Ashby Lawton Jones

Everything I write here is the truth nothing but the truth, so help me God! I am a professor at a local university. I have just stumbled upon some negative reviews and was shocked to see a few lower ratings. I have read all reviews one by one. I disagree with the negative reviews and wanted to add m...ore to the positive ones. The negative reviews here are extremely harsh, certainly some bogus reviews generated by a variety of stakeholders in competition with or angry at her because they may have lost a case against her. I wouldn’t be surprised if one of them to be my ex-wife. If you are looking for a family lawyer, the cream of the crop, the best in the Midlands, perhaps even in South Carolina and a true fighting trial lawyer, a legal scholar who can argue cases all the way to the US supreme court for seemingly unwinnable custody cases, I highly recommend Mrs. Ashby Johnson along with her new protégés amazingly intelligent lawyers Mr. Bob Jackman and Mrs. Rebekah Bonekamp. Although, I have only worked with Mrs. Jones, on several occasion we needed the input of her partner Mr. Kinard who proved to be nothing less than a genius and seasoned legal strategist. Please be reminded that most case-outcome are determined outside the court rooms during the preparation of written material. The judges read these writings first before they listen to the arguments by counselors. When Mrs. Jones and her folks in their firm start writing your complaint or defense of your case, they bring in their combined years’ of experiences and dealings with each Judge. First of all, they know the law; they know all judges’ likes and dislikes, how they will view your story from their angle, what they hate and like, how they manage their court rooms, and most importantly, these lawyers and judges have mutual respect for each other. In short, your case could be over as soon within a few minutes when a Judge starts reading your case. If it is written well, you’d have the judge on your side and win the hearing instantly. Mrs. Jones and her partner are extremely intelligent folks (a rarity among family lawyers, I found out). I waited in line literally for a year to be able to hire her. As soon as her schedule freed up, I fired my ex lawyer. My case ended up going all the way up to the appellate court, involved parental evaluators, guardian ad-litem, psychologists, hand-writing experts, private investigators, you name it. She found the best experts, and other expert lawyers in two specific areas when we had to go to the appellate court. She won eight consecutive hearings for me until, finally, the other side threw the towel and had to settle through mediation in August of 2020. Twice, she made the other side pay my legal fees for her office. This outcome is rare in family courts. She fought for me two full years but you must do your part and act as part of their legal team, not as a lazy client. Teams win cases. After eight months of patience and when my ex did something that was considered as a reason to open a new case, she’s acted on it and opened a new child custody case. During the first hearing, Ashby’s honesty and trial skills created nothing but a miracle; we won the sole-custody with mother given only two-days in a month: please be reminded that losing party (the mother) was not a drug abuser, nor alcoholic, could not be considered as unfit mother. However, she showed the truth to the world, parental alienation is real, it’s happening every day, it destroys the lives of the children, and that it needed to be taken seriously by the courts. Some parents should not continue having the custody of their kids because of their hate toward their ex-spouses. Mrs. Jones is a believer in God, attends church but will be very respectful to your belief-system and religion if you are from a different faith. And God and his angels always seemed to be on her side in the court room. Ask this competent legal scholars and court room strategists for help.

Words cannot express how satisfied I am with Ashby’s representation in my divorce. I’ve been a trial lawyer myself for over 20 years and Ashby’s performance in the courtroom was as good as any I have seen. We had a weeklong trial involving multiple expert witnesses as well as a novel issue of evide...ntiary law. Her preparation, presentation, and persuasion led to an outcome better than I had ever hoped possible. I always felt that she and her partners (Murry and Bob) were personally invested in my case and their staff members were always very responsive to me. My divorce was the toughest emotional time of my life and Ashby steered me through it. If want one of the absolute best trial attorneys in South Carolina to represent you in your divorce, hire Ashby.

Yahe assured me she knew exactly what to do and that her papers were so Air tight that nothing could get through!! She was far from correct. My life Has been a nightmare since signing those papers she assured me would fix all our problems all it did was wreck my life! I am having to pay a new attorn...ey to undo everything she screwed up and lied to me about! Undoing is way harder than just doing it right the first time!!!

Without a doubt I highly recommend Ashby. She is one of the most respected, compassionate, caring individuals that I have ever met. I went in to see her several times concerning a divorce in which she told me the options that I need to consider. This was extremely hard for me as I was ending a 36 ...year marriage. She always kept me updated on what was going on. I never once felt in the dark or unsure of what the next steps needed to be as she led me down the path of all the uncertainty that comes up with a divorce. Since then anytime anyone in social media asks for a recommendation, I always say Ashby. I promise, you will not get any better. She never made me feel just a "client" but took great care in the advice she was giving me.

I can't say enough about Ashby AND the young ladies who work for her in her office. I knew that my divorce wasn't going to be simple so I searched for the best and I feel confident saying that's exactly who I found. I am not an aggressive individual, in fact I'm quite passive, so I knew I needed some...one who would have my best interests in mind. I was married many years and trying to get all of the information I needed together seemed impossible but Ashby and the ladies in her office worked patiently and closely with me as I sorted through my life and information to put everything I needed, together. I would get discouraged at times but they supported me even emotionally to help me move forward. Divorce is not something you want to go through without experienced legal council. And the better the council, the less stressed you feel. It is still stressful, but I felt fully confident in Ashby and the ladies which took a tremendous amount of stress off of me. Since I'm so passive, there were times I just wanted to throw in the towel but Ashby would tell me to let her do her job and don't give up, everything would be fine. She was so right. If I needed something explained, she didn't treat me like I "should understand". She would explain patiently so I was comfortable with everything. I needed a spine, a backbone, and she was exactly that for me. I've spoken to people who felt their attorney was all about the money and I never once felt that. I don't believe I could have made a better investment in my future as a woman. You have got to get an attorney who will fight for you. Not one who wants to just settle. DON'T settle! Find an attorney who pushes forward and pushes hard. I am so thankful I was led to Ashby. Divorce is already hard. I'm thankful I had Ashby and the ladies in her office to guide me and fight for me. It made what was already hard and murky, easier to navigate through and endure. Now that it's all over, I can breathe and know I was represented well. I highly recommend Ashby and hope I never need her again............... But, if anything does ever come up, I won't go to anyone else.