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Posted by Kristy vazquez | January 31, 2016 | Hired Attorney

BEST LAWYER EVER!!!!!

I normally do not leave ratings. But James barnes is hands down worth my time to leave a review. I have used James barnes a my criminal attorney since 2009. I had a very confusing case when I first hired him. I had a vop and a bunch of new law felony charges! I felt like I was going to be in jail for... a long time. I hired mr. Barnes after sitting in jail 2 weeks due to a felony vop. 2 days after I hired him he got me out of jail! I have recently had to hire him again on another vop and new law charges. I would never think of hiring anyone else. I trust James barnes he has always been attentive to my needs. And I know I get on his nerves texting him everyday worried about my case! And not once have I ever not been able to get a quik response directly from James barnes himself! He has always been honest,concerned,and helpful. I know when hiring him that he will do everything in his power to help me. Every case is different and he is only human he will Definitely do all he can to help. Every case unfortunately does not end perfect or without consequences. But mr. Barnes will definitely come out with a lesser consequence at the end of your case! Thank you James barnes I love you. You have become a part of my family! I will always recommend you to any one in need of a criminal offense attorney! You deserve 1,000 stars!

Posted by Stacie | May 27, 2015

A Grateful Mother

I hired Mr. Barnes to represent my son on a VOP and new charge after a close family friend recommended him. I thank God every day she did. Because of the seriousness of the potential consequences, my son had a lot at stake. Mr. Barnes really listened to what I had to say and genuinely wanted to try t...o help my son. I cannot express how that made me feel as a mother. He was upfront and honest with me and walked me through the whole process step by step. Mr. Barnes actually cared about my sons best interest and went above and beyond for the well being of my son. Mr. Barnes worked hard to resolve my sons case, saving him from a possible jail/prison sentence which is what my son was facing. The care and support we received from Mr. Barnes was immense. My son is home and because of Mr. Barnes we can now get back to our lives. My gratefulness to Mr. Barnes can not be measured. I cannot thank him enough.

Posted by Michael | April 08, 2022 | Hired Attorney

If I could give him ZERO Stars, I would.

Years ago I paid this attorney thousands to handle a case which I believed was a slam dunk for him (or anyone with any law degree). I also paid him thousands more to handle another, previous case (under ineffective assistance of counsel) where I was represented by an attorney who turned out to be his... buddy. It's a good ol' boy system there in WeScamYa County. He gladly took ALL my money. He showed up to the jail only once to discuss intake information and the case in general. Then he never came back again to discuss with me how to proceed at trial. Instead he talked my fiancé into convincing me to take the exact same plea that the public defender had brought to me, stating that the case had been transferred to the same judge as the other case. So for thousands of dollars, everything I had left, I got a public defender. Then, while in prison he did nothing for the ineffective assistance of counsel. N-O-T-H-I-N-G. This guy knew I was on my way to prison and that I would not have any recourse for his malpractice... until now. It is beyond me how this attorney has had so many great reviews but is so trash.

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