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Kiff Leroy Newkirk

4.1
Rating: 6.9

Licensed for 30 years

Child support Lawyer at Chattanooga, TN
Practice Areas: Child Support, Child Custody, Divorce & Separation ... +2 more

631 Cherry St, Chattanooga, TN

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Licenses

Licensed in Tennessee for 30 years

State: Tennessee

Acquired: 1996

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Speek, Webb, Turner & Newkirk

631 Cherry St, Chattanooga, TN, 37402-1908

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Kiff Leroy Newkirk's Reviews

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25 Client Reviews

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Showing 6 - 10 of 13 reviews | Recommendation

Posted by Zack | July 06, 2015 | Guardianship

Never Ending Battle

I have used Mr. Newkirk in the past and currently using his services now(probably for the next 16 years at no fault of his). Kiff had to get me out of a bad situation that a previous Attorney dug me into by not telling me about court dates. I respect the fact that Kiff will shoot straight with you ...when others will tell you what you want to hear. I want to hear what the laws will do for me not what I think the laws should do for me and thats exactly how he tells you. With that, Mr. Newkirk has fought hard for me to gain FULL Guardianship of my son which is unheard of for a father to get in our Judicial system. I have and I will continue to recommend Kiff and his staff to everyone I talk to. Thank You Kiff.

Posted by Jim | July 01, 2015 | Divorce & Separation

Kiff Newkirk review

After 18 years of marriage with two beautiful children my then wife decided it was time for her to move on. I have had the pleasure of having Kiff Newkirk represent me over the past four years both with divorce representation and matters of parenting rights. I have found his knowledge, behavior and... mannerism in the office and court room second to none. In my opinion his interest as it pertained to the children’s wellbeing has always been both fair and honorable. I will without hesitation recommend Kiff Newkirk to friends and family should they need the legal expertise he possesses. In reading the negative comments below I can personally say I have never over the four years Kiff has represented me both on the phone, office and court room have been nothing but positive. I will close saying his staff also has always been proactive when dealing with them.

Posted by Michael | June 30, 2015 | Family

Representation in progress....

I just got done reading the other reviews posted by other customers of Mr. Newkirk and i have to say that YES, emotions do run very high in a child related Family Law case. Mr. Newkirk has been very straightforward and to the point with me about my case, there wasn't any beating around the bush whic...h i liked. Mr. Newkirk has appeared in court on my behalf a half dozen times or so since i hired him 10 months ago and has returned my calls promptly. True i haven't gotten my way but it was through no fault of my lawyer due to our judicial systems deficiencies.. I paid $1500 to a previous lawyer to stand before the judge and say yes sir 3 times while Mr. Newkirk has earned his pay representing me. Mr. Newkirk has performed above par and I would recommend him and his staff to anyone seeking some "real" legal help.

Posted by anonymous | August 18, 2011 | Child Support

Very dissapointing

I hired this attorney due to strong sense of concern for me and childrens well -being. I have 19 times documented he has not returned phone calls ,after one year, no court date . I am very displeased with the entire offices sense of uncaring and lack of concern .I was inquiring on first visit about o...verall cost and he assured me it would not extend over twice the amount I payed upfront ,however It has now quadrupled the 1100 and he never completed necessary steps we discussed that had to be completed at beginning of case.So very disappointing after once again thought had to be a few decent guys left.I had all documents,etc for him so not alot of discovery.He appears to have staff that are severely overwhelmed so my suggestion is avoid. I was told this by another attorney but Mr. Newkirks' presentation made me feel secure.Anyway another hard life lession for this girl! Have a blessed day oh yeah we are talking about a dad that has over 40,000 in arrears and no contempt for this. pointing

Posted by anonymous | June 08, 2011 | Child Custody

I do not recommend this attorney

I hired Kiff on February 23, 2009 to obtain custody of my daughter from her father. It is now June of 2011 and still haven't had a court date. He didn't even get temporary child support for my daughter until January 2011...almost 2 years after hiring him. He never kept me informed of all that was goi...ng on and has charged me well over $10,000. He withdrew from my case in March 2011 leaving me to represent myself in any upcoming court dates. I can not afford to hire another attorney, so I have no choice but to do this without an attorney. I do not recomeend him at all.

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Kenneth Lawson

Family lawyer | Nov 06

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"I endorse this lawyer. I have known him his entire career and he worked for me as his first position. Kiff has the highest integrity, the greatest amount of empathy for his clients, and there are few with as high a level of professionalism that he brings to the practice of law."

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Rebecca Parker

Family lawyer | Jan 20

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

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Experience

Rating:  6.9 (Good)

Education

1996

University of Nebraska

JD - Juris Doctor

1992

Univ NE

BS - Bachelor of Science

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