Jackie Glenn Patterson

While locked up awaiting bail, I spoke to him on the phone asking him why he wasn't fighting for a bail hearing for a 1st time offender pulled over for a traffic violation, and he told me he did what he wanted, hung up on me and didn't speak to me again until court. He's as arrogant and stupid as he ...looks. He even gave some of the money back, like that's something fair. He should've never took the case or gave all the money back. I ended up as a 1st time offender with a maximum sentence.

Mr.Patterson is one of the best lawyers in state of Georgia and Atlanta metro area Mr. Patterson and his staff communicates from the beginning to end of court . They are friendly and will work with you Mr Patterson work in person with the prosecutors to work the best deals he deeply respected through...out the state of Georgia which separates him from the rest lawyers in Georgia. BELIEVE ME YOU WILL BE SATISFIED WITH Mr. Patterson LAWYER EXPERTISE

I Had an unfortunate conversation with Mr. Patterson that I will never forget. Mr. Patterson represented me in a criminal matter a few years ago that resulted in a sentence of probation. I then contacted Mr. Patterson 2 weeks ago to discuss the possibly of him filing a motion to terminate my probatio...n with the court and his response to my request was not only offensive but disappointing. Mr. Patterson stated that he would charge me $5000 to file the motion on my behalf. I then asked him why would he charge me such an astronomical fee just to simply file a standard motion on my behalf. Mr. Patterson stated to me that his fee for filing such a motion is usually $3500 however he was charging me $5000 because I was what he considered to be a "high maintenance" client. He stated that he considered me to be "high maintenance" because according to him "I think I know the law". I immediately pushed back and stated to Mr. Patterson that although I am not a lawyer I DO however understand the law as it pertains to MY SITUATION and that you DO NOT have to have a law degree to simply read the law, comprehend the law, and understand it. And he responded with ... "Well some attorney's would consider that to be high maintenance". smh. Mr. Patterson's comments were not only hurtful and offensive but they shed light on his character as an attorney. And that is an attorney that would prefer for his clients to be ignorant and uneducated to the law so that they will remain handicap and be solely dependent on him and his understanding of the law without educating themselves on the law as it pertains to their situation. I also found Mr. Patterson's comments hurtful and offensive because at a time where African American's are fighting for justice and fair play within our criminal justice system you would think that an African American attorney like Mr. Patterson would actually be encouraging other people of color to learn the law and to do their due diligence on their rights instead of trying to discourage them for doing so and then overpricing his services simply because he's bothered by your desire to learn the law yourself and then labeling you as "high maintenance". smh... Well i would like to remind Mr. Patterson that I NEVER wanted to learn the law... the law was FORCED upon me! It was the injustice that I suffered in the criminal justice system that made me learn the law and that made me want to fully understand my rights so that they would never be violated again. and there is NOTHING wrong with that! My dedication and my hunger to learn the law should have been applauded, encouraged and celebrated instead of being ridiculed, mocked, discouraged and made light of. I will however, say in closing that I take no joy or personal gratification in making this review on Mr. Patterson because i once viewed Mr. Patterson in a different light and had the upmost respect for him as an attorney. However, our interaction has changed my perception and I cannot in good faith recommend his service to anyone else moving forward. I will however like to encourage Mr. Patterson to change his way of thinking and to become a champion and an advocate for those clients who do know the law and understand their rights instead of being a barrier between them and justice as I believe that this type of encouragement is greatly needed at this time in our democracy and our communities. God Bless.

Our son was charged for domestic violence by his ex-wife while he was on probation in another county in GA for another issue. He was arrested and she filed several charges against him which he was falsely imprisoned. After sitting in detention center for 1 1/2 yrs, he was offered to accept 8yrs inc...arceration with possible parole. At that time we were using another lawyer and I was referred to Mr Jackie Patterson. I immediately called his office and he set up a consultation and accepted my son's case. I remember him saying to me, "I will fight for your son", and he did. Within a month Mr Patterson got my son's charges to be reduced to probation for the domestic violence and he was transferred to the other county to complete his other case. Due to Mr Patterson's excellent knowledge about the criminal system he was able to apply the time served from the other county and help my son get released and complete the last 6 months on probation. What I really love about Mr Patterson is that I respected his dedication, if I called or text him he would immediately respond to me. He listened to us, went above and beyond and did everything he could to ensure a great outcome which he delivered. We would highly recommend Jackie Patterson to any one who is looking for an honest, reliable, professional person who will get the job done Thank you from The Franklin family.

We hired Mr. Patterson for a criminal case for a hefty $ 10 000 fee. After speaking with Mr. Patterson he stated I quote that he would “fight tooth and nail” for our case, well, this statement could not have been further from what ensued. First, Mr. Patterson missed our first hearing and was very... aggressive when we questioned him about it. After that, his client, my fiance, became very specific about how he wanted his defense to be conducted and, upon feeling that Mr. Patterson was lacking the time to truly work on his case, provided him with many case references to explore and bring up during his court date. Mr. Patterson never listened to his client, was extremely dismissive of our questions, mocked our concerns and even lied about how the court hearing went. On that particular instance, Mr. Patterson came very unprepared and just bowed down to the DA without trying any defense. Following this, his client requested several documents that Mr. Patterson never bothered to send, just as he didn't return phone calls and ultimately decided that we were asking too many questions and that he would not speak to us anymore. With such poor representation and this being our second bad experience with a lawyer in GA, my fiance decided to go to a plea hearing instead of a jury trial. During this plea deal, Mr. Patterson showed either his incompetency or his sheer indifference for the future of his client and “negotiated” a 10 year sentence on a sentence that carried a 1 to 10 year sentence ! In the end, a handful of visits to the jail, one motion for speedy trial and one motion to suppress evidence that never happened, one hearing, one letter with a self-made stamp with Mr. Patterson's photo on it, and a 3 hours negotiation plea that resulted in a 10 years sentence for one non violent charge for a first time offender cost us $ 5000. I have to admit, he at least had the decency to not charge us the remaining balance. We contacted the state Bar Association but there has been no follow-up and we feel it is fair to let potential clients know what may happen to them. Mr. Patterson had come highly recommended but it seems that if your case will not land him TV time, you are out of luck when it comes to your defense. Our lives are deeply affected as a result of our poor representation in this case.