James Marvin Calhoun II

James Marvin Calhoun II

also known as Jimmy Calhoun

1.0
Rating: 8.3

Licensed for 12 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Middletown, OH
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Juvenile, Landlord & Tenant

301 N. Breiel Blvd, Suite A, Middletown, OH

About James

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 50%

Representing those who have been charged criminally in Dayton Municipal Court and Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. Throughout my time time as an intern, as well as a practicing attorney, I have had the pleasure of representing clients in arraignments, pretrial hearings, plea negotiations, preliminary hearings, parole revocations, and even those who have been charged criminally in housing cases. I have also defended a number of clients in both bench trials, as well as jury trials

14 years

50%
Juvenile Law 24%

14 years

24%
Landlord or Tenant 1%

Defending tenants against wrongful evictions, as well as landlords who are attempting to evict tenants for breaching their leasing agreement.

13 years

1%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Ohio for 12 years

State: Ohio

Acquired: 2013

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Location

Hurley Law

301 N. Breiel Blvd, Suite A, Middletown, OH, 45042

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James Marvin Calhoun II's Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | April 17, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Very disappointing Lawyer!!!

I would not recommend Jimmy Calhoun as a lawyer to anyone! He never responds to emails text, phone calls. He doesn’t even take the time to visit a client in jail who he is representing to talk about his case before a trial. Every time I tried to reach him he had an excuse. You could leave him a mes...sage, and it would take him weeks to get back sometimes longer!!! Please do not waste your time or your money on him.

Posted by Alayna | February 22, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Terrible experience.

My husband and I hired Jimmy for my husbands custody case. Jimmy lied about filing time sensitive paperwork with the court multiple times which caused problems with our case and stretched it out considerably. He gave my husband bad legal advice multiple times, and incorrect information multiple times.... He took almost $2,000 from us, filed one paper, showed up to one conference, and that’s it. He is impossible to get ahold of. We had to eventually call and schedule a meeting under a fake name just so we could fire him as a lawyer and get new representation. There’s a reason why he’s been at 3 or four different law firms in the past couple years. If I could do it again I’d hire literally anyone else.

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Michael Waddington

Criminal defense lawyer | Jun 08

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"I endorse James. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

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Kiriakos Kordalis

Criminal defense lawyer | Jan 03

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Ernie Trichler

Criminal defense lawyer | Dec 10

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"I fully endorse this lawyer as Jimmy is an extremely detailed, articulate and hardworking attorney. Jimmy proudly represents his clients with passion and zeal."

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Experience

Rating:  8.3 (Excellent)

Work Experience

2016 - 2020

Associate, Flanagan, Lieberman, Hoffman and Swaim

2013 - 2016

Assistant Public Defender, The Law Office of the Montgomery County Public Defender

2012 - 2013

Licensed Intern, Law Office of the Montgomery County Public Defender

2011 - 2012

Licensed Legal Intern, Federal Public Defender's Office Southern District of Ohio

2011 - 2011

Legal Intern, Polk County Public Defenders Office

2011 - 2012

Student Legal Intern, University Of Dayton School Of Law Legal Clinic

2010 - 2010

Legal Intern, Polk County Public Defenders Office

Associations

2015 - Present

Dayton Bar Association

Chair Young Lawyers Division

Ohio State Bar Association

Education

2012

University of Dayton School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2008

Miami University of Ohio

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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