Julie Marie Pirtle

Julie Pirtle was an instrumental representation of my divorce. She laid out the plan and how to execute each step with ease and confidence. Her knowledge of the law, as well as her legal advice, resulted in a fair proceeding where all the parties involved walked away with closure. Her transparency in...volving billable hours and ways to cut costs was extremely helpful in staying within budget. There were no surprises in all aspects of her work and she delivered above and beyond her call of duty. She communicated as needed and answered all questions I had and beyond. She knew when to press the pedal and when to back off on certain requests and indifferences during the divorce. I didn't feel rushed, had no anxiety, and completely trusted her with everything. I highly recommend Pirtle Law Group as all of her staff are a direct reflection of her integrity, transparency, and hard work. I am impressed with her knowledge of the law. Rest assured, having Julie as your counsel is a vote of confidence that you want when it is most needed. She is a powerhouse with poise and elegance. As long as she is practicing law, she will forever be on my speed dial.

Met with Julie Pirtle the first week of November explaining my goals with my divorce. I knew I would need to pay alimony but didn’t know how much. I said my husband doesn’t want the divorce. She gave me a quote of 3500 to 5000 for the divorce. It ended up costing me 12,500 more than double. If ther...e had been progress made, I would have been ok paying the money but there wasn’t. Received bills with double billings, items that didn’t belong on the bill, items that said no charge but were charged for it. The most concerning issue was receiving other client’s information. Who received my information? When I asked about it, they said there was a lawyer with similar email address as mine. I use AOL, what lawyer uses AOL? Most times when I was given a document to read and approve, there was some issue that wasn’t correct. I had provided all the financial information and it wasn’t used correctly; it was wrong in the documents. For example, in calculating the alimony, she used my exact salary but rounded my ex-husband’s social security down. This caused a difference in $200 monthly on my alimony. Tax returns with all of my information were sent via email to my ex’s lawyer then on to him. I provided a secure portal when I gave them the information and pointed out email is easily hacked and I didn’t want my information sent via email. I dealt with 5 different people in this organization. Each month there was a status hearing and each time I was told there was no agreement with the other lawyer. I was charged for 30 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes of status time. The status is a call with the judge where 20 or so cases are held in 30 minutes. She may have spoken for 5 minutes but I was charged for 30. Since these were remote, I am sure other work was taking place. This happened for 6 months. During this time, I was talking to my ex-husband, and he said we were in agreement. I asked for details from my lawyer and could never get any concrete information. In March, I asked to have a meeting with both lawyers and my ex-husband so that we could finalize the divorce. This meeting was never setup, and my request was ignored when I asked about it. Then I resorted to having my ex put in writing what we agreed to. He sent that to me in email, I sent on to both lawyers. This was in April and still no movement on the divorce. I just got reprimanded by my lawyer for going directly to the other lawyer. I kept asking why this wasn’t resolved yet, and no I wasn’t nice about it. I felt completely ripped off by this organization so Julie fired me as her client saying I didn’t have confidence in their firm – no kidding who would! I hired a new lawyer and it was smooth and done in 2 months.

From the start of the second go at my child support/custody case, Julie and her team have been on point. I'm not an average worrier, I worry about worrying - but with this team, my questions via email or voicemails were returned immediately and removed doubts and stress I had. They have been prompt t...o all court dates and prepared for the topics at hand; I have never once had to follow up to find out the status of items relating to my case, as they are the first to reach out to me. Julie has understood my intentions throughout my case and has listened and been sympathetic to issues that have popped up. They have unknowingly given me my life back with some hope added in and that is PRICELESS to a client like me. I will retain Julie for any legal matter she could assist with, because at the end of the day, her and her team gave me a streamlined process in an otherwise pretty uncomfortable situation.

When my whole world was turning upside down, Julie Pirtle was so great to work with. She was always available for me, with any questions I needed answered or explained. She covered court for me, explaining every step of the way. Julie is a true professional, very knowledgeable about divorce law, and ...as a wife and mother, herself, encompasses an empathetic bedside manner, which is rare these days. Mary W