John T. Fields

John T. Fields

4.0
Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 40 years

Family Lawyer at Madison, WI
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody

2810 Crossroads Dr #4000, Madison, WI

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Licenses

Licensed in Wisconsin for 40 years

State: Wisconsin

Acquired: 1985

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John T. Fields & Associates, LLC

2810 Crossroads Dr #4000, Madison, WI, 53718

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John T. Fields's Reviews

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4.0 /5.0

36 Client Reviews

Showing 6 - 10 of 17 reviews | Professionalism

Posted by Mike | December 13, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Attorney Fields

Attorney Fields was the 5th attorney I used in a 4-year divorce case. As a retired Law Enforcement officer I expected the Attorneys to work for me since I was paying them. I had other attorneys come to court unprepared and they had to utilize my paperwork during the proceedings. I had attorneys en...ter into agreements with out consulting with me. And I had attorneys that failed to return phone calls, allowed the other side to tell lies about me in court and felt it was ok to go to court without my ex's financial statements. Attorney Fields was prepared much more than my ex's attorney, listened to me and never made any agreements with out my ok. I certainly will use Attorney Fields again if I ever need an Attorney.

Posted by anonymous | November 20, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Don't waste your time

I hired Attorney Fields for my divorce. My divorce was very simple, and should have taken minimal time. 6 months and $10,000 later- nothing had been accomplished. I let him go as my Attorney, and hired someone else. Also, check your invoices! was shocked that I had been charged extra (i.e charged for... 2 hours in court, when we were only there for one hour, etc). When I brought this up to the Firms attention I was ignored. Please consider hiring a different attorney who won't waste your time and money.

Posted by anonymous | November 10, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

The service I received from John T. Field and Associates was great!

The ease of handling my divorce went good. They made me feel like they cared.

Posted by anonymous | November 03, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Child Abuse

Guardianship for minor

The child was in a volatile dangerous and sentive a situation. He was being abused by the mother and other family member. Mr Fields was tenacious and carefull not to have the child testify in court. His team was best courteous professional. He won the case and I would recommend him to anyone who has... a problem where a minor child in danger

Posted by Adam | May 26, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Aggressive... trying to get clients

I probably should have known better than to respond to a lawyer who trolls the court records for new cases... but I was out of state and the few recommendations I had did not return my calls. Mr. Fields office was responsive and immediately took my call, heard the basics of my divorce case and q...uoted my retainer... I went ahead and gave them my credit card number and they said they would send me an authorization and a schedule of fees... however, about 30 minutes after the call I changed my mind after considering the fact my court hearing would be 2 counties away and I would be paying for the time Fields would be driving... seemed like a waste. I immediately called and they agreed not to charge my card. About 15 minutes later I received a call from their office and they advised attorney Fields wanted to speak with me... I said OK and I told him my concerns about paying for unnecessary travel. He tried to convince me to stay and mentioned he would not charge full hourly wages for travel time... he then went right in to discussing some vague strategy about what he would try to do with the case... I listened and gave him a few details about my situation, but I was still unsure. However, Mr. Fields apparently decided I still wanted to retain him so they billed my card and he contacted my Wife's lawyer to advise he was taking the case (which I was told the following day). Meanwhile I was continuing to look for a local attorney and the next business day I called Mr. Fields' office again and told them I was not interested in using their services and would go with a local attorney. They advised they would refund my retainer and that was it.... until approximately 45 days later when I finally received my refund minus $285 for the "consultation" aka Fields convincing me to stay with him. So needless to say, I would advise you do not even call the office unless you are certain you want to use them.

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Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Honors

2023

Elite Lawyer, Elite Lawyer

2023

Expertise.com, Best Divorce Lawyers in Madison

2022

Elite Lawyer, Elite Lawyer

2021

Elite Lawyer, Elite Lawyer

Work Experience

1985 - Present

Founder, John T. Fields & Associates, LLC

Associations

Dane County Bar Association

Milwaukee Bar Association

Education

1985

Marquette University Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

Publications

2023

John T. Fields & Associates Fight Against Domestic Violence Scholarship

Languages

English

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