John T. Fields

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.

I went through a long and hard divorce and custody fight. John T. Fields and Assoc. really fought for me. They told me what needed to be done and when and filed everything for me in a timely matter. I couldn't have asked for a better law office. They helped me get full placement of my daughter and s...till have answered any questions that I had after the divorce was finalized. Definitely recommend!

Attorney John T. Fields was retained to represent me in a divorce action where my infant child was taken out of the country by her mother. Attorney Fields knowledge, experience, and expertise brought this matter to a swift and beneficial disposition. Attorney Fields and representatives of his office... handled this matter with integrity, professionalism, compassion, and dignity. Their efforts were invaluable in bringing my situation to a favorable conclusion. My daughter was returned, and my divorce was finalized to my satisfaction.

I hired Attorney Fields to help me with my divorce and custody. It was a very complicated process with custody, placement, property division and retirement accounts. I appreciated his experience, advice and extensive knowledge during the entire process. I felt that he and his staff were sympathetic a...nd emotionally supportive. He was able to get the best results for me and my children and I always felt like I had the best representation possible.

Attorney Fields never even showed up to my T.R.O. as promised but a younger much less qualified and incapable attorney was there. I was informed that attorney Fields was " sick" and unable to make my court date the day before. The other attorney did not enter anything as evidence as was planned... and cross examined with as few questions as necessary. They also charged me for my initial consult which I never agreed to and was told that it was complimentary, obviously more lies. When I left them for a new attorney I was completely taken aback at the cost that they had the audacity to charge me. Almost $5,000.00 for something that I called around for priced an Avg of approx $1200 to $1500 for the whole case. They combined both my contract amounts just to cover the one. It has been a back and forth nightmare with them for any and everything that I need that has to do with my case. Watch your money and your own best interests because they are only watching out for theirs.