Joel Thomas Harris

Mr. Harris is a fantastic attorney. He is knowledgeable, ethical, hard working, and assertive in representing the best interests of his clients. He is not an attorney who will tell you exactly what you want to hear if it’s not possible or reasonable, which doesn’t always feel great, but I appreciated... his honest perspective. He is great in the courtroom- he is well prepared and well spoken. I had so much confidence in Mr. Harris and his staff throughout my case and honestly now consider him a friend. I wouldn’t hesitate to refer anyone to him.

We hired Joel as our attorney for our custody case. He was recommended to us from a friend that is a top attorney elsewhere. We were so glad we did. Joel is not only an attorney, but a judge so he knows the law backwards and forwards. The attorney on the other side of our case was supposedly one ...of the "top" attorneys in our area. Joel, having had so much experience with this attorney knew exactly what we were dealing with, and what strategy to employ. He provided us with such great advice that he put our minds at ease throughout the whole process leading up to trial. Joel is kind, attentive and we felt like we were his only client, even though we knew how busy he was in and out of court. At the end of it all, we got the exact outcome we had hoped for, and now consider Joel a friend. How often can you say that about your attorney? Joel is affordable and highly knowledgeable. We didn't have to go into debt to hire him or pay his bill. He is a good man, shoots straight, and always gave us the same legal advice he would give his own family. He never padded the bill for extra hours or silly motions that he knew would go nowhere, he is a stand up guy that we completely trust and will always be our attorney from here on out. I don't think we could have been more pleased with our experience, he made a bad situation bearable.

Not sure what I was thinking in hiring him. I first met with his paralegal, Liz and she was great. I never met with the attorney until we went to court. The paralegal had quoted a certain price and the price that I was billed after everything was double what we had agreed upon. She had left the pract...ice at this time and his Mom took over in that capacity. It was a very simple case, yet I had to guide him along at each step. He made a lot of excuses why things were not handled promptly and correctly. However, I contacted the county, which he kept blaming things on and they indicated that they were waiting for responses from him. He told me, "If my husband and I were happier with the process, things would go a lot better." Not sure what mine and my husband's happiness has to do with our case, but whatever you say Joel. The paperwork was not correct, it indicated that my husband had a maiden name, addresses were not correct, dates were not correct, etc so the paperwork all had to be redone. Please hire at your own risk.