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John C. Forbes Jr.

2.9
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 29 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Woodstock, GA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Car Accidents

1200 Buckhead Crossing, Ste. A, Woodstock, GA

About John

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 40%

Have been handling criminal cases since 2001. I handle all manner of cases including armed robbery and aggravated assault cases to misdemeanor drug and traffic cases. Experienced in trying cases to juries.

23 years | 500 cases

40%
Divorce and Separation 40%

Have been handling all manner of cases included divorce, modification of custody, child support, and contempt matters. Experienced in trying cases to juries.

23 years | 200 cases

40%
Car Accident 20%

Started as an insurance adjuster and went to law school nights. Handled an extremely high volume of Personal injury cases for over 13 years for the insurance company and against. Experienced in trying cases to juries.

28 years | 500 cases

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in Georgia for 29 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 1996

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No misconduct found

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Attorney at Law

1200 Buckhead Crossing, Ste. A, Woodstock, GA, 30189

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John C. Forbes Jr.'s Reviews

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2.9 /5.0

15 Client Reviews

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Posted by Patty Butler | May 03, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Not What He Seems To Be

Two, yes two years ago I gave John Forbes $1400.00 to help with me getting visitation with my granddaughter in GA. At first he was attentive with phone calls only or text. Seven months latter, still no court date or phone calls I contact him and ask what can I do to expedite my case and I asked if h...e needed more money. I live in FL so he gave me his account number and I went down and deposited $500.00 more into his account. Since then I was told I had a court case, took time off from work, driving to Atlanta for my court date he text me and said that it was postponed and he would advise me when it was rescheduled. That call never happened, I told him this was ridiculous and I wanted my money back. Imagine my surprise when he refunded me $300.00, for what! I spoke with my family and they said to ask him to continue with the case due to him being familiar with the case and keeping the $1100.00 for whatever little thing he did. Then came covid.... He text me once to say he had covid and would get with me once he was over it. That was October 2020. I text him (he didn't answer his phone) on 11/23/2020 I text him that I was trying to be patient but was getting hard to do, no response. I text him again (still not answering phone)Feb 8, 2021 Asking if this was hi normal business practice, still no response. I text him again 3/15/2021 still no response. On March 17,2021 I text him one last time. At no point did I get any response from him, I even checked obituaries to make sure he did not succumb to covid and nope he did not. Still to this day 5/3/2021 I have yet to hear from him, I basically flushed 1900.00 down the drain for something as simple as getting to see my granddaughter who lives with her other grandparents. Since then I have on my own addressed the other grandparents, we pick my granddaughter up and go off for a few hours with no help from John Forbes. He talks a good game but a wolf in sheep's clothing.

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Experience

Rating:  6.7 (Good)

Sample of Legal Cases

DUI

Plea bargain - Reckless Driving

Divorce Settlement

Mother moves with custody

Aggravated Assault

Acquittal

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John Marshall (Atlanta)

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