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Melissa Leigh Poole

Licensed for 27 years

Violent crime Lawyer at Hinesville, GA
Practice Areas: Violent Crime

945 Elma G Miles Pkwy, Hinesville, GA

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Licensed in Georgia for 27 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 1998

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Atlantic Circuit District Attorney's Office

945 Elma G Miles Pkwy, Hinesville, GA, 31313-4514

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Melissa Leigh Poole's Reviews

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4 Client Reviews

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Posted by Kayla | September 13, 2024 | Consulted Attorney

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The case of Timothy Stephens

I am the daughter of Timothy Stephens the man you put 14 counts on him because the long county court messed up his surname when the case should have been dismissed. My dad is innocent maybe if you all would done your Jobs correctly you would have seen the innocence instead you were more worried about... money. Your a horrible person Melissa L poole sending an innocent man to prison for vigilante justice for me because I was sexually assaulted by a person who was just the age of eleven. Just because you have your law degree that doesn't give the right to make me and my family suffer because of what you all did we had to suffer a loss of my brother taking his own life. You don't deserve your position at all because guess what you won't have your position when you get disbarred from your job and which you will. Congratulations on destroying the childhood I never got was because of you. I also took criminal justice at Campbellsville University and there were a lot mistakes you all have made. I wouldn't recommend you because you don't do your job correctly. Sincerely Kayla Stephens.

Posted by anonymous | August 22, 2024 | Hired Attorney

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Shes chill

she was able to get my mugger 2 years served with probation for 5 years after release

Posted by TerryRyansdad | September 11, 2013

ADA Poole.

*The disrespect failure of ADA Melissa Poole to call me as I requested through the DA's victim advocate. *Justice delayed..! 4 years from crime to Plea. No calls returned by an ADA in that four year period Until MADD stepped in a week before plea. *ADA Pooles' failure to read the case file before ...negotiating the plea agreement. Poole admitted this during our one & only phone conversation a few days prior to the hearing. I asked her to describe the crime scene (which I was familiar with). Being painted into a corner with no knowledge of same she admitted not having read the case file. *ADA Poole's negotiated the plea agreement with defense without knowledge that the defendant had a prior DUI within a year of killing my son. She initially disputed this fact with my other son in his one and only returned call. When she subsequently called me (for the 1st time) she was then aware that def had the prior DUI. *The utter disrespect for my family including our beloved Ryan in not having the decency to return phone calls to the grieving father and brother. Our being kept out of the loop was 4 years of salt in the wound. I have forgiven the defendant, a troubled hound man with a drinking problem, but I have no aspirations of forgiving ADA Poole. Her failures showed an indifference to the one consolation that my family and I had hoped for; justice. Not the def's head on a stick, but competent due process. Go home and look at your children and think of how you would feel if you were denied that which you denied my family and our beloved Ryan. Shame on you! A forever grieving dad,Terrence

Posted by anonymous | May 18, 2012

Did not even try to prosecute case

Had our case that Grand Jury upped the charge from Felony murder to Malice murder and she did not even try to prosecute the offender. Instead she offered him a plea of involuntary manslaughter with no jail time and 10 years probation!

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Mercer University-W. George L.S.

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