Robert James

I made the mistake as being a black man of wanting a black attorney for my case I was incarcerated at the time for a charge I did not commit. I was adamant to my mother to retain a black attorney and unfortunately the one we came up with ‘good reviews’ was Robert James Trial Attorneys. The initial me...eting with Mel whom I was assigned to went left as he was unaware of what my case was about and why he had been assigned the case. I was immediately taken aback because we had paid $3000 to retain this attorney. Mel then told me that I would be able to get a refund on my $3000 after meeting me at Fulton County Jail. However, after calling the office a repeated amount of times to get clarity on the refund process. My Mother and I were told we were not eligible to receive a refund, even though no services had been rendered. They also refused from that point on to even speak with me (their client) from whom the money had come from. I immediately contacted my bank and they refunded me the funds after a thorough investigation. After the office was made aware of my refund they contacted me to be sure we no longer wanted to retain them. The audacity! BUYER BEWARE! I would not hire this attorney for my worst enemy. The way they treated me was reprehensible. I won’t even go into the details of the language used by the assistant, Brandon nor Mel during our phone calls once they realized they weren’t dealing with some ignorant N-word with no education or wealth of knowledge of the law. It’s been months since this ordeal and I retained a highly qualified attorney who has been on my case since they dropped the ball. It doesn’t bring me joy to write this review months later, but I would do a disservice to anyone who may be incarcerated or thinking of retaining them for a loved one and they are strapped on cash. You are better off representing yourself than going with this law firm. Take it from me! RUN! Find you an attorney that is not just black but competent!