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James E. Toland Jr.

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Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 40 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Dalton, GA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Criminal Defense ... +3 more

Po Box 488, Dalton, GA

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Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Divorce and Separation 40%

42 years | 6,000 cases

40%
Child Custody 30%

42 years | 2,000 cases

30%
Criminal Defense 10%

42 years | 10,000 cases

10%
Personal Injury 10%

42 years | 1,000 cases

10%
Adoption 5%

42 years | 250 cases

5%
Business 5%

42 years | 2,000 cases

5%

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Licenses

Licensed in Georgia for 40 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 1985

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Location

Little Bates Kelehear & Toland PC

Po Box 488, Dalton, GA, 30722-0488

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Posted by Tim | July 17, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Not Reliable

He did a very poor job on handling my divorce case. It took him 2 months after I hired him for my divorce to finally file. He didn't contact me to let me know that it was ready, even after several un-returned emails, phone calls and voicemails left. It wasn't until I went by his office to ask for a r...efund, did he then tell me he had my case ready to file. When I read over it, he had a lot of the information wrong. He lost my info sheet twice along the way. I don't believe he looked at any evidence that I provided. He was always losing my information and couldn't keep up with what information I had already provided him. This along with much more of his lack of actually caring enough about me or my case to spend much time on it at all. The only call I received from him was the day of my Final Hearing, telling me that he made a deal with my spouse's attorney and cost me a lot more to have to pay out for the next several years. I don't feel like he made much of an attempt to fight for me. I don't feel like he worked enough on my case to warrant the retainer I paid him. Do not trust this man with your case. I wonder how many other people's lives have been negatively affected due his poor work ethic. There were so many red flags, but he assured me that it would be fine. I trusted him with so much and he failed me. Hindsight is truly 20/20. I hope this will deter anyone else to put their trust and life in his hands. Remember, whatever the outcome of your case is, it does not effect this man's life one bit.

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Experience

Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Associations

1988 - Present

State Bar of Georgia, Family Law Section

Education

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Mercer University-W. George L.S.

Languages

English

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