Douglas Dale Jones

First of, his "office" is very gloomy and unwelcoming, very messy. So head's up. We thought he would be a good person to go to for a case about custody and child support. He charged us $3300 up front for a big case that ended up being very small, and did not want to pay us back for all the hours he d...idn't use on our case. He also wanted to charge us over $500 for my grandson to get his last name changed. We found out it only costs about $100 and is easy to do. Mr. Jones did very little, copied and pasted a lot, overcharged for his services, did not return phone calls, and tried to prolong this case. My daughter spent hours on the phone to talk to her ex husband because Jones refused to return his phone calls. We tried to dismiss the case and he told us it could not be done, then we found out it could, Jones told us in order to do this he needed a letter and signature to get it filed. This was the night before the deadline to get anything done before it would go to a court hearing. I had found out the previous day about the dismissal procedure and had a copy of the signed form, already filed with the clerk of courts, for Jones to keep. Needless to say, his dumbfounded facial expression was priceless, since he realized he would not get any more money from us. After receiving an itemized bill, on which he stated we owed him $156 more, and to pay it at our earliest convenience, I took the bill to the finance section at the courthouse and was told that there was actually a refund on this bill. Had I paid the $156, he would also have pocketed the $180+, since the paperwork we signed stated, very hidden toward the end, that any access money is considered additional attorney fees. So please, before you sign anything, READ everything and ask questions. And be proactive in researching. Bottom line: Look at other attorneys or do some serious research before getting involved with Mr. Douglas Jones.