James Richie Owen

James Owen was hired to handle charges of misdemeanor domestic assault against my son which were loosely based. After posting bail, Mr. Owen immediately consulted with my son, and spent the necessary time to understand the incident and surrounding circumstances. This enabled him to represent my son ...before the prosecutor and explain the incident. His discussion with the prosecutor explained the rest of the story and established terms with the prosecutor that enabled a full dismissal since full compliance was met before the next court date. Mr. Owen's professionalism and experience with the prosecutor and judge contributed to a successful result. I would highly recommend consulting with attorney James Owen to represent prospective clients based on his willingness to help, and his expert knowledge and experience in this area of law.

James did an excellent job guiding me through an intimidating and unfamiliar process. He was always available to address my questions and concerns. His recommendations were spot on, and contributed greatly to achieving my desired outcome. He was confident, knowledgeable, and professional at all ti...mes. I am extremely satisfied and would highly recommend James to anyone needing an attorney.

Mr. Owens was great. I called for a consult and was pleased so went from there. He answered all my questions and was always there when I had more. He and his office made everything convenient for me. He walked me thru what was going to happen when we went to court and in between. He talked on my beha...lf to the DA and came up with a very acceptable plea. Gave his true opinion on where I stood thru out the process (to push further, not to, etc.) And gave honest advice, but at the same time would go with my wishes and whatever I decided. He didn't just do the minimum to get by. He made me feel like I was the most important client he had when we spoke even though I know he had many other cases. In other words he didn't just blow me off because he was busy. I feel like I finally found an attorney that does what he says he will do... I've had attorneys in the past (different case issues) and left feeling like I bought into a good sales pitch and nothing more when I couldn't get a hold of them and ended up feeling like I would have got the same with or without a lawyer. BUT not Mr. Owens I left feeling he had my best interests covered the entire time.

My daughter was charged with a DUI in Tennessee in 2017 but is a resident of South Carolina. She went online and found reviews for James Owen and subsequently met with him. She was pleased with the meeting so I called and retained him to represent her. From the outset James was very pragmatic but als...o made us feel he was emotionally engaged as well. He told me several times he believed he could get the charges reduced or dismissed which was very important to us. The first court date was in October 2017 and my daughter had completed out patient rehabilitation as well as doing volunteer work and maintaining enrollment in college. James was hopeful the prosecutor would recognize her progress and give her a break. However the prosecutor said he had a solid case and would not change the DUI charge. Wisely, James recommended to us that we reschedule the court date for a few months later since my daughter had decided to go into an inpatient rehabilitation program for 90 days. James thought that good report after a 90 day program would be helpful. We went back to court mid February, 2018 and James was able to convince the prosecutor that the success of my daughters 90 program was notable and worthy of changing the charges. The prosecutor agreed and reduced the charge to Reckless Driving. We were very happy but then James went one step further and introduced the concept of a Judicial Waiver program. We completed the form and James took it to the prosecutor who agreed to sign it. Bottom line...the Reckless Driving charge was dismissed and my daughter is on 6 months probation. Per James, at the end of 6 months of successful he believes he can get the entire record expunged from the record. James Owen went way beyond what we expected or would have accepted and all for the same fee I originally paid him close to a year ago. We would have gladly accepted the Reckless Driving charge but James cared enough for my family to push for everything he could possibly get for my daughter. I believe he took a personal interest in making sure my daughter has a clean start. I am 64 years old and regularly work with business and real estate attorneys. In my career I've only met one other attorney who made me feel as though I was his only client. James Owen is the other. I highly recommend James and am forever grateful our paths crossed.