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Martha Meares

3.3
Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 54 years

Family Lawyer at Maryville, TN
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Support, Child Custody

315 College St, Maryville, TN

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Licenses

Licensed in Tennessee for 54 years

State: Tennessee

Acquired: 1972

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Meares & Dillard

315 College St, Maryville, TN, 37804-5912

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Martha Meares's Reviews

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3.3 /5.0

7 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 5 reviews | Child Custody

Posted by J.Hardy | July 30, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Highly Recommend Martha for Honest, Expert Advice

I cannot recommend Martha and her team highly enough. Their expertise in handling my ongoing custody case has been exceptional. Martha provides clear, honest, and practical legal advice without sugarcoating the realities of my situation, which has been invaluable as I navigate my complex situation. ...Her guidance has both strengthened both my case and my personal resolve. Martha's professionalism, compassion, and dedication maker her an exceptional advocate. Thank you for everything Martha and team!

Posted by anonymous | February 10, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Untrustworthy and crooked

Drags out cases for as long as possible and does not care about the best interest of children. Martha sees everyone as a dollar sign and will take as much as she can get without any regard for the parties involved.

Posted by Kelli | February 28, 2020 | Child Custody

The best of the best.

Martha Meares dedicates all her time and resources to every case she comes across. She invests not only her time, but makes each and every case personal in order to provide the best representation that she possibly can. She has gone above and beyond to make sure the cases are handled with the best of... intentions and works her absolute hardest to make sure all customers are satisfied. I consulted Martha on my case involving custody of my two children. She was not only honest about what I was up against, but made sure since she couldn't personally handle my case due to being in high demand that she sent me to another well respected and amazing attorney who happens to be her partner Mr. Paul Dillard. If you want the best, anyone at Meares and Dillard is more than competent in being able to provide the best of services.

Posted by anonymous | March 26, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Stalls and drags out case to get more money

I hired Martha for a child custody case and she stalled the case. She didn't even know how to subpoena banking records. She charged me for 10 hours of research to find out how. I found out that there is a simple rule of civil procedure that states the requirements. I confronted here aboout the rule a...nd and she took it off the bill. I had other charges that were not right. She will rip off her clients. DO NOT HIRE MARTHA MEARS.

Posted by Roddy | March 14, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

I went where the action was.

I was going to need an attorney for my divorce so I went around the courthouse and asked workers and guards who they would get and all but one said Martha Mears. Some indicated that she was expensive. Long story short, she was worth every penny, and it was expensive. The money she saved me in the inc...ome division paid for her many times over. My current wife used Martha in her divorce and got a parenting agreement that was so tough on the father 14 years ago that it would not be allowed today. We are in a custody battle now with that father and you can guess who we got for this fight. Martha and her staff are relentless, available and honest with us. You will never doubt that you got the best representation money can buy.

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