Joel William Price

Joel William Price

4.4
Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 47 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Fort Smith, AR
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Criminal Defense, Constitutional ... +2 more

515 Garrison Ave, Fort Smith, AR

About Joel

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 30%

1,000 cases

30%
Divorce and Separation 30%

42 years | 1,000 cases

30%
Constitutional 20%

42 years | 1,000 cases

20%
Trusts 10%

1,000 cases

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in Arkansas for 47 years

State: Arkansas

Acquired: 1978

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Location

Law Offices of Joel William Price

515 Garrison Ave, Fort Smith, AR, 72901-2506

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Joel William Price's Reviews

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4.4 /5.0

14 Client Reviews

Showing 6 - 8 of 8 reviews | General Knowledge

Posted by enetgirl | December 08, 2014 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Stop looking, Joel Price is the BEST attorney you can get!

I hired Mr.Joe W. Price to represent me in a case. After meeting with him several times, I felt that his mannerism was way to harsh for my liking. Mr.Joe W. Price was very blunt. He told me some things I didn't want to hear concerning my case. But always he was honest and straight forward with me. I ...noticed this right off of course. But I did not think that he was there to help me at all with my case in the beginning. I became disheartened with him and begin to feel like I hired an Attorney that was not going to bat for me. I was so wrong. Mr..Joe W. Price is the greatest Attorney in my personal opinion in Arkansas. He went on to win my case for me. Which was not an easy case to win. But with his expertise then, if you are searching for an Attorney in Arkansas that will fight for you in your case with complete honesty, awesome professional knowledge of the law then, you should, hire Mr. Price for, he is one heck of a great Attorney here in Arkansas. I wanted to write this review because again if you are searching for a Attorney that will go to bat for you. Mr. Joe W. Price is the Attorney you should hire. You won't be sorry. I wasn't. Also his secretary is a professional women and very nice indeed, who answers all your questions when you call. They are just a great team. Thank You Mr.Joe W. Price for representing me and winning my case!

Posted by Amanda | December 05, 2014 | Constitutional

Response... Great experience and 100% knowledgeable!

I'm unsure who the first two "reviews" are referring to, because ttorney Joel Price has been in practice for over 34 years and has been an excellent source of information and help to me and my family. My only regret is that my mother didn't use him during her divorce. I can't speak for his secretar...y; she is only the messenger and is not here to defend herself. I can say that, in my experience in retail and customer service of 20 years, when someone attacks another person, it's because they're guilty of their own demise. Mr. Price has been a shining example of studious lawyering, and he is one of the best Constitutional lawyers in Arkansas, if not in the U.S.! Mr. Price deals with cases on an appeals level, in higher courts, and I've known him to spend hours upon hours reviewing, learning, and putting together volumes of paperwork for his appellate clients. On the same note, I have seen Mr. Price spend hours upon hours helping couples who are unable to have biological children of their own, proceed with adoptions and those same parents refuse to pay him for his work. So, attacking a man of good heart and character because you've lied, because you've refused to pay a bill, and because you screwed up your case, goes unjustified. It should also be noted that Mr. Price was the driving force behind "Linder vs. Linder", regarding grandparental visitation act. Instead of attacking because you owe money and refuse to pay, and because you're looking for someone to blame but yourself, try looking at Mr. Price's history as an excellent lawyer and 100% knowledgeable!

Posted by anonymous | November 24, 2014 | Child Custody

Don't waste your time (he doesn't have the time for you)

My husband and I hired Joel for a post-divorce custody case. Over the course of 13 months, we submitted videos, audio recordings, photos, police reports, texts messages- you name it! All of which depicted my husbands ex denying him visitation, neglecting to take care of their son, and also showed how... poorly my step-son is being treated at home (denied medical treatment, receiving bruises and other questionable marks on his back and the backs of his legs, telling his father that he'll hurt himself if he has to go back to his moms-he's 3!). We dealt mostly with Joel's secretary. And 50% of the time, we would not get a response back if we called or sent an email. If we did, if stated that Joel was busy working on other cases. We asked for a court date back in May- nothing. Then in a August, my husbands ex's attorney filed for a court date. Three days before court, we met with Joel. we sat there and watched as he read through the paperwork in the box with the information we'd given him. Then, he began asking us who was involved in the case- he didn't even know my step-sons name. At the end of it all, he asked my husband and I to go home and mark off what we think should be used as evidence!!! We aren't lawyers! We spent the year getting you the information so you could go through everything and decide what should and should not be used! It was very clear that Mr. Price had not looked at any of the information given to him at any point during the year that had past, even though we had tried to keep in touch with him. He was clearly "too busy" working on other cases, as his assistant, Lynsey said. Now, the opposing attorney is trying to sneak things into the order and Joel Price won't do anything about it until we pay him an additional $3,100 (this is on top of the $3200 we've already paid him). Like is said- don't waste your time- or money!

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Experience

Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Work Experience

1976 - 1977

Clerk, US Attorney's Office

Education

1978

University of Arkansas Law School

JD

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