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James Ralph Hickman Jr.

3.2
Rating: 1.0

Licensed for 27 years

Family Lawyer at Sevierville, TN
Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense, Probate, General Practice

140 Court Ave, Sevierville, TN

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2025
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About James

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Family 40%

27 years

40%
Probate 10%

19 years

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in Tennessee for 27 years

State: Tennessee

Acquired: 1999

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Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2025

Location

Law Offices of James Ralph Hickman Jr.

140 Court Ave, Sevierville, TN, 37862-3587

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James Ralph Hickman Jr.'s Reviews

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3.2 /5.0

5 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | December 14, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Court appointed, acted like a paid lawyer

Mr. Hickman had 5 minutes to review it case and TOTALLY shut down the oppositions attorney... He was 18 minutes of lightning and thunder on the drop off a dime... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Posted by anonymous | September 10, 2018

Excellent Attorney

I consulted with Mr. Hickman to handle a legal matter concerning my husband. I don't understand the bad reviews because I was treated very well. The secretary was always courteous. She did put people to voice mail when I was in the office. She told me she does this so that others don't hear about o...ther cases. Which to me , is very ethical. She also returns calls. I have no problem with communication. Mr. Hickman is and was very knowledgeable on my case and handled things wonderfully. I would recommend him to anyone.

Posted by anonymous | July 30, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Not to bad

He was my Court appointed attorney and I felt like he treated me like I was a paying client. Surprised he had some bad reviews. I liked him.

Posted by anonymous | April 06, 2018 | Hired Attorney

Very bad attourney. No star if I could

Pretty much what other reviewer has said. Takes money then does minimum of work. Will not return emails or phone calls. The only way to contact or talk to him or his secretary is to show up unannounced at their office. Then they give you the same old " we had an emergency so we could not call you" Do...es none and mean NO paper work and will not help in any way after your court day. At any meeting that you may actually get to see him because she keeps changing appointments times and days, he mostly talks about himself and how smart he is through the whole thing. What a waste of money and time these people are. Use any Lawyer except James Hickman

Posted by J and J | December 19, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Spend Your Money Elsewhere

Mr. Hickman was hired to represent me in a child's custody case. His retainer was paid in full. He failed to inform me of documents he received from the other attorney, he failed to file one piece of paperwork on one of my children. When he did work for the other child it was because the other attorn...ey hounded him into a date. When in court he would not object, intervene, or do anything but nod his head. He never returns calls or emails unless he initiated the email. His secretary screens every call, I have personally watched and heard her inform me she knew whos number that was and it can just go to voicemail. I would call from my phone and it would go to voicemail and then immediately call from another number and they would answer and ask if this was a new number for me. Please go somewhere else and get true representation.

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Experience

Rating:  1.0 (Extreme Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2025.

Censured issued in TN, 2025

updated on 03/10/2026

When an attorney is censured it means he or she did something wrong but may still practice law. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Suspension issued in TN, 2023

updated on 10/13/2023

Suspended means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Education

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University of Memphis - Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law

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Univ Memphis

Languages

English

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