Amanda Bowden Johnson's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.2 /5.0

136 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | September 21, 2023 | Child Custody

Horrible advise

When asking a question about a custody order and seeing parent can provide me with location as to where kids will be sleeping when not at his residence, she told me I was too controlling to want that? Lol she’s a joke! Who doesn’t want to know where their 3 and 4 year old are staying when not at fath...ers house?? What if something were to happen and I have no idea where my kids are? Horrible advice from a so called lawyer. Then told me I might as well add that he needs to update me when brushing their teeth and eating since I am controlling his time with the kids. I just want to know the location as to where they will be sleeping when not at his home. Every parent has a legitimate right to know where their kids will be. No wonder she has a low rating! I would never hire her!

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Amanda Johnson

Replied last September 21, 2023

Awww, did someone not like my response to the question they asked on the public forum Avvo telling them they were likely being controlling and unreasonable? I don't even really need to respond to that point - your review pretty much proves who you are to everyone. You know, normal people understand that when they post a question on a public forum they don’t get to dictate and control the answers they get. You may get answers you like and you may get answers you don't like. Normal people just take whatever information they do get and use the bits they find useful as they see fit. Controlling and unreasonable people, like you, tend to become angry and whine about how they got an answer they disagree with. Regardless, me answering your question on Avvo does not make you a client or even a potential client. But as to your suggestion that actual clients and actual potential clients look at my reviews - yes, they absolutely should! I have a 4.6 Google Review Rating and Avvo and the state bar clearly show I have no instances of misconduct. Your review didn't even put a scratch on my over 4 star rating. So there are basically a whole lot more people who disagree with your - assessment (or more accurately your control induced pissy fit simply because you didn't like my response). Essentially not every person that a law firm comes onto contact with is a nice decent person. There are plenty of over reaching, over bearing, jerks in the world - even if only on occasion. What I tell people who act as you do is that I'd rather represent their ex. Which is what I told you. So if you want to call the state bar and tell them that - please, be my guest. They will likely get a laugh like most others reading your review. One last thing, if getting the simple fact of the matter truth or even just an opinion that differs from yours in a response to a question you ask causes you to act the way you did - perhaps you should consider not asking questions. I hope your ex mops the floor with you in court - the children deserve better than you.

Posted by anonymous | May 24, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Would not recommend

Hired for child custody/ paternity issues. Issues were not resolved, and she did not refund any of the 7K flat fee I paid her, or any of the additional fees I paid her for the “piece work” she did before I retained her. She has the term “non refundable” in her contract for legal services which is mi...sleading. If you don’t agree with her “legal strategies” expect her to withdrawal from your case and not refund any of the money you paid her. Also very rude. If you look at previous reviews on google, anyone that left her a negative review she had to clap back, which IMO is very unprofessional.

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Amanda Johnson

Replied last May 24, 2023

My policy is to be nice until it is time to not be nice - and frankly, this is as it should be. If I was rude to you - then you deserved it. I told you what needed to be done and you refused to do it. I told you what would happen if you continued to refuse and you opted to continue to refuse. So now bad things are happening to you. You did this to yourself because I gave you more warning than you deserved.

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Divorce and separation lawyer | Dec 09

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Unknown lawyer | Nov 03

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Divorce and separation lawyer | Oct 31

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Divorce and separation lawyer | Sep 08

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Criminal defense lawyer | Sep 07

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Lee Thompson

Family lawyer | Aug 18

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"Although I do not know Ms. Houser personally, I have read her answers on this site from people writing in with legal questions. Her responses are concise and well thought out and certainly beneficial to those asking questions and there I can endorse Ms. Houser as an attorney."

Curt Bogen

Divorce and separation lawyer | Aug 12

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"Amanda has a wonderful "take no prisoners" attitude which enables her to tell the unvarnished truth to her clients. She is a skilled advocate, knows the law, and has the ability to powerfully represent her clients and win cases. I endorse this lawyer. She has great instincts, and from her responses to questions on this website and others, gives of herself in a public forum in a manner which does credit to our profession. I respect and value her as a colleague. You should respect her as an Attorney."