ATTORNEY J. MICHAEL MARTIN IS AMAZING! WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH HE HELPED ME WITH MY CASE. HE ALLOWED ME TO EARN ADDITIONAL MONEY AND FEES THAT I HAD ORIGINALLY NOT EVEN THOUGHT OF! HE IS TRULY AN EXCELLENT ATTORNEY AND I WISH I COULD USE HIM FOR ANYTHING I NEEDED ALTHOUGH HE IS NOT PRACTICING ...MUCH ANYMORE DUE TO HIS HEALTH, BUT MY FRIEND THAT KNOWS HIM EXPLAINED THE DETAILS OF THE CASE TO HIM AND HE WAS VERY ANGRY WITH HOW A RENTER COULD ACT LIKE A CONTRACT NEVER EXISTED AND TEAR MY RENTAL HOUSE UP SO BAD BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AN OLDER WOMAN.
I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO OBTAIN HIS NUMBER BUT HAD TO GIVE MY PHONE NUMBER FIRST TO HIM SO HE WOULD KNOW WHO WAS CALLING (MY GOODNESS IS IT HARD TO REACH HIM) I CALLED HIM AND HE TOLD ME HE WAS BUSY AND WOULD GET BACK TO ME LATER. LATER THAT DAY HE TOLD ME TO PROVIDE HIM WITH THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT, ANY STATEMENTS THE PEOPLE RENTING THE CONTRACT SAID OR PAID, OR ANY ACTIONS THEY TOOK. I TOLD HIM I WASN’T SURE IF I HAD THE CASHED CHECKS THAT THEY PAID WITH, AND HE TOLD ME TO LISTEN AND GET THEM TO HIM OR FIND ANOTHER LAWYER.VERY INTIMIDATING.
I DID WHAT HE SAID, AND I HAD 3 OF THE CHECKS THE RENTER HAD PAID ME FROM THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FULL 12 MONTHS. HE ASKED IF I KNEW WHERE THE GUY WORKED AND I SAID YES. J. MICHAEL THEN ASKED ME FOR SOME PICTURES OF MY RENTAL HOUSE ADVERTISEMENT, SPECIFICALLY THE INTERIOR. I GAVE THEM TO HIM, HE THEN ASKED FOR MY KEYS AND SAID I COULD HAVE THEM IN A WEEK. I WAS WONDERING WHAT HE NEEDED MY KEYS FOR AND WHY SO LONG? I LEARNED IT WAS SO HE COULD HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGES TAKEN INSIDE OF THE HOUSE AS WELL AS A CRACKED WINDOW.
WELL THE RENTER THOUGHT HE COULD NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS ACTIONS. HE DESTROYED MY HOUSE, AND EVEN THOUGHT HE COULD OUTSMART AN EXCELLENT ATTORNEY NAMED J. MICHAEL MARTIN AND HE WAS IN FOR A HUGE WAKE UP CALL. J. MICHAEL MADE THIS IMMATURE “TOUGH GUY” LOOK AND PROVE TO THE JUDGE THAT THIS KID HAD A HORRIBLE ATTITUDE, CAUGHT HIM IN 4 DIFFERENT LIES, AND NEEDED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS ACTIONS DURING THE COURT TRIAL AND EVEN AFTER, GETTING ME NEARLY $14,000 WHEN I EXPECTED MAYBE $7,500 AT THE MOST.
HE IS SO ETHICAL, NICE, FRIENDLY, AND IS NOT THE TYPICAL LAWYER WHO WILL TELL YOU ANYTHING TO GET YOUR MONEY AND THEN LEAVE YOU HANGING OUT IN THE COLD. HE EXPLAINS EVERY POSSIBLE SCENARIO, GOOD AND BAD. AND EVEN THOUGH HES SUPER FRIENDLY TO HIS CLIENTS, HE KNOWS HOW TO GET HIS POINT ACROSS AND IS VERY INTIMIDATING WHEN HE NEEDS TO BE, ESPECIALLY IN COURT WHILE ASKING PEOPLE ASKING QUESTIONS. I AM THANKFUL I DID NOT HAVE TO GO AGAINST HIM! HE IS VERY SKILLED SINCE HE HAS DONE THIS FOR 30+ YEARS. I WISH HE WAS STILL HEALTHY AND HOPE HE STAYS WELL!