James Woodfin Parkman III

Jim Parkman is hands down the best criminal defense attorney in Birmingham, AL. He specializes in federal cases and handled our matter with total professionalism. It’s rare to find a lawyer with this much experience in federal court who still gives you personal attention. If you’re facing serious all...egations like drug trafficking or homicide in Alabama, call Jim Parkman first. He’s the real deal.

Attorney Parkman showed a lack of effort in handling my case. Despite numerous attempts to contact his office for updates, there was no response. The attorney postponed the case twice before the initial appearance on the 15th, and upon arrival, he was not punctual. The magistrate informed colleagues ...that Attorney Parkman hadn't arrived after an hour into the proceedings. When he finally appeared, he seemed disheveled, struggled to sign in, and appeared unprepared for legal representation. The $2,500 paid for representation did not align with the unsatisfactory service, as my concerns from our initial meeting were not addressed in court.

Mr. Parkman had no trouble taking my money. He absolutely blew my case and my defense. He collected tens of thousands of dollars and I had to hire another attorney to get the job done I can't believe that this man still has a license. He never followed through on any of his promises to me. He is high...ly inflammatory and clearly violated his fiduciary duty to me. Based on my experience with Mr. Parkman, I implore others to not hire him.

I paid ten's of thousands of dollars to this man for him to represent us in a criminal proceeding. Instead of him being there for most of the hearings that took place he sent his junior and very inexperienced attorney that worked for him. His junior attorney did basically nothing during the whole p...rocess, he would just show up and give little to no representation. The only times Parkman himself was present was during the pre-trial and finally at the end when we were forced to plead guilty to charges and accept an unfavorable outcome. He was also impossible to talk to when you wanted to speak to him. I would call and they always put me in touch with his junior attorney that was very inexperienced. I would never again hire this man!