Lewis Alvin Williams

Do not hire Lewis Williams or Flexer Law. I hired him for a family law matter in Davidson County, and in my experience it was the worst professional service I have ever paid for. His paralegal drafted and filed a 16-count contempt petition in my case under his name. It was obvious to me he had nev...er read my parenting plan or the contempt petition his own office filed: 8 of those counts had to be withdrawn. When I pointed out what the plan actually said, Lewis wrote to his own paralegal, "If this is what the parenting plan really says, and we're going to have to change that language in the petition again." Half the petition was gone by the time it was amended. That's what you get at $475 an hour. The drafts they sent me to approve had basic facts wrong. I went through every one line by line and sent back annotated corrections, correct dates, documentation, and timelines. Then they called me again and again asking the same questions. It was clear to me nobody read a word of it, and most of my corrections never made it into the filings. I was doing my own lawyer's job and paying him for the privilege. He pushed me toward things I didn't want to do and never explained why, including asking for more than I was ever seeking. In my opinion that made the case uglier, dragged it out for months, and cost me a lot of time and money. One count was thrown out because his paralegal put the abbreviation of a resort on the petition where my daughter's initials belonged. He then tried to blame me for his paralegal's mistake. A legal citation was wrong too, and opposing counsel used it to try to get every count dismissed. Nobody at the firm caught either one. All 8 counts were dismissed. The worst part: I gave him the key evidence in my case, records from the U.S. State Department, at our very first meeting. They directly contradicted statements made to the State Department. He sat on them for five months. Twenty-one days before the hearing his office told me they couldn't be used without authentication and asked ME to handle it. Nine days out, his paralegal wrote that she didn't know how and there wasn't time. I googled it and sent them the exact process the same afternoon. It took me five minutes. I called and asked him to move the hearing. He didn't. The evidence was never used. He asked me how to pronounce my daughter's name, which is two syllables, then got it wrong for an entire six-hour hearing. He asked again before the next hearing and got it wrong for four more hours. When things went badly he sat there with his arms crossed. To me he looked like he had already quit on my case. Opposing counsel, Rachel Upshaw of Miller Upshaw Family Law, was prepared, organized, and professional, and she ran circles around him. Watching the two of them side by side, I knew I had hired the wrong lawyer. After losing, he moved to withdraw. While he was still my attorney of record, he told me in writing he would not file anything else for me and that I should file it myself. So I did, with no lawyer, and I got my daughter's initials right, something Lewis and his paralegals could not do. He bills $475 an hour, and over the course of this case he billed me almost $30,000. In my opinion his work wasn't worth a third of that. If you need a family law attorney, hire Rachel Upshaw, Morgan Smith, or honestly anyone else before Lewis Williams. You know a law firm is terrible when I'm recommending my ex-wife's lawyer over Flexer Law.

I had to find new legal counsel after my first lawyer's lack of experience became painfully obvious the first time in front of the judge. In my search for a new lawyer, Lewis Williams came highly recommended, and he made an immediate impact. My (now) ex-wife’s lawyer was loud, rude, aggressive, a...nd willing to present half-truths and outright lies in the courtroom. (My previous lawyer didn’t stand up to her, but just wilted.) After I hired Lewis, she became much more civil and showed him immediate respect. (He told me he had beaten her in the courtroom before, so that was a good sign.) My ex-wife worked very little during our 18-year marriage, had an affair, and faked a brain injury in her attempt to gain disability benefits. I had copious amounts of evidence for all this. Unfortunately, Tennessee state law apparently cares little about morality and ethics and mostly looks at income vs. need. Thus, I was vulnerable to paying extensive alimony due to my income and the length of our marriage. Lewis encouraged me to settle, even though he told me he would make up to $30,000 in more legal fees if we went to court. I was amazed at his honesty and integrity. On a side note, he is very prompt at returning emails and works through weekends, holidays, and even when he’s sick! There were times when I thought, “He needs to rest.”

Lewis represented me in a contested divorce that was being drawn out longer than needed. He and his team have the quickest, straight forward communication you could ask for. Everyone is prompt to reply and address any new circumstances with a level head and your best interest in mind. Going through a... divorce is extremely stressful and I could not imagine having anyone else by my side, Lewis and Jaclin are the best team any client could ask for! If you're reading these, then your in the same boat I was, do not wait any longer wondering who would be best, give Lewis a call and he will get the path started as painless as possible with your best interest in mind. He knows the laws so you don't have to.

Lewis genuinely cares. If there is one thing that makes Lewis different that other attorneys I've engaged with, is his personal investment in your case and story and his superb instincts and knowledge. He worked tirelessly to understand my situation and worked diligently to prepare for our hearings. ...He was always available and responded to me after hour and on weekends. I would highly recommend him to anyone needing an attorney who practices family law in Nashville and Middle Tennessee.