Danny Carol Garland II

Danny Garland is hands down the best attorney in Knoxville! With nearly 30 years of experience, he knows the law inside and out, and elegantly outwitted our opposition every time. I witnessed first-hand his positive rapport with local judges and other attorneys in town for being knowledgeable, ethica...l, and tireless in his pursuit of justice. Danny and his paralegal, Carolyn, work seamlessly as a team to ensure i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed on the mountain of paperwork required throughout the process. This included staying on top of petitions, counter-petitions, multiple contempt violations, hearings, depositions, interrogatories, and countless records entered as evidence during the trial. They both went far above and beyond my expectations in helping me to obtain a favorable outcome for both custody and child support. I truly became friends with both of them throughout the nearly year-long court battle in a very high-conflict co-parenting situation. My daughter’s father hired an extremely aggressive lawyer, and together they used every trick in the book to attempt to intimidate and bully me into submission. Danny encouraged me not to back down and gave me the confidence to keep fighting for what was best for her. Danny and Carolyn had my back unconditionally, coaching me through every step with empathy and patience. I now have the parenting time I will need to try and undo the trauma that has been inflicted upon her. As my review hopefully demonstrates, I cannot recommend Danny enough.

From the very beginning this attorney did not properly prepare...he did not bother to go over my testimony beforehand (any attorney worth their salt definitely will,) did not seem to know that all phone call recordings between you and the other party are admissible!! Seriously, it's your job to know ...these things and prepare your client for them. The court appointed attorney I had prior to him did all the work for him and handed it over. The only thing he actually appeared to be somewhat decent at was speaking and essentially "dealing" with opposing council. PLEASE HEED THIS WARNING: If your case is not a clear cut and dried case and actually requires your attorney to make a case for you and fight for you, their client, this is not the gentleman you want. You may, however, consider calling Sam English-based on my experience I wish I had retained him first.

If it was not for Danny I would not have full custody of my daughter. I was an unwed father fighting for custody of my daughter. I hired a very large law firm in Knoxville to handle my case. After almost 2 years of long drawn out court battles, I was told that I would not get full custody and should ...settle out of court for visitation. I fired that firm and hired Danny Garland on the advice of a friend who had used him to obtain custody of his daughter. Danny fought hard against one of the best child custody attorney's in Knoxville that tried to pull every trick in the book. Ultimately, it was Danny who had them settling out of court, awarding me full custody! Hiring him was the best decision I could have made for myself and my family.