Dorothy Johnson Pounders

Dotty adviced me to announce the divorce news to my spouse by email. Later I found out that is the worst strategy if you are seeking a friendly divorce . It was the best strategy to make it more expensive though . Well my wife who's IQ is 164 after I sent her that terrible email realized of it and a...ctually proposed me to do it in court without her and save us a lot of money . After this smart and considerate gesture I realized It will be a mistake to divorce a woman that on top of been hurt as a women thanks to Dotty recommendation and call it out with an email ( a polite one though) ; she actually put aside her pride and helped me to find a way to divorce her in a civilized way and a respectful one , after me sending that terrible email . After I told Dotty I did not want to serve my wife with papers neither divorce her , Dotty still charged me $125 a month to let me know that there were not changes in court . I actually got a link from my wife to do so by myself . I guess for searching online Dotty was charging $ 125 to let me know she was not doing anything.

Dorothy (Dotty) Pounders was recommended to me by a Lawyer as having a great reputation in the past. My experience was very different. There was a hearing scheduled for which she did nothing for. She would not reply to emails, would not reply to my wife's Lawyer's letters and rarely returned a call. ...She spent a lot of my money claiming she read letters and emails but would not reply or give me advice for weeks at a time if at all. I’m sure she was once a brilliant divorce Lawyer but my understanding is she living off her past reputation with little regard for her current clients. If you were a past client of hers a long time ago them you probably experienced something completely different. When looking for another Lawyer to replace her I heard this was their experience too with clients coming to them with the same story. I hired another attorney and was very satisfied with their performance and the final outcome.

Dorothy Pounders is, on paper, as accomplished a family lawyer as there is in the state of Tennessee. Her many accomplishments led me to retain her in a very time sensitive child abandonment case. The initial consultation was great and I paid her sizable retainer in full. Then my nightmare began.... Mrs. Pounders told me to expect a draft within a week. Three weeks and no draft or other communication later, I decided to call and inquire about the delay. I was told to expect the draft in a week. 10 days later, I called wondering why I hadn't received a two page draft in nearly 5 weeks and a $5,000 retainer. I was told that if I was uncomfortable with her service that I could find another attorney. Her firm would not return another phone call or email and held my retainer for 4 nearly months only to deduct $500 from it. Mrs. Pounders is just a despicable human. Callous, arrogant, petty, and only concerned about taking your money. She is brilliant. But a horrible person.