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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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3.3 /5.0

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Posted by anonymous | December 02, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Don't use Meares and Dillard

My divorce took 9 years to get concluded with no children and really no assets, not even a home. It was drug out and I even did a lot of my own copying to save fees and still ended up with a large bill. I asked about a uncontested divorce on grounds of abandonment since he went to federal prison an...d I had learned this was possible and claimed they knew nothing about it and would have to research it. They never checked on it and let it drag out years longer until the judge and his attorney was finally over it and granted it anyway. This was a marriage with severe mental and physical abuse involved that was even documented. It was unsafe for me to have to continue fighting him and she knew it. I needed a speedy out and safety and it was not found there.

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.

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