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

Active

No misconduct found

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 1 - 4 of 4 reviews | Cost of Services

Posted by Billy | December 09, 2014 | Insurance

Don't despair, hire Mr. Price!

I am a Vietnam Era Army Veteran who suffers from many side effects from Agent Orange exposure. After I had my first heart attack, I started getting bills from my insurance company trying to get more money out of me than they were entitled to. My premiums were paid up, yet my health insurance was try...ing to deny some coverages and charge me. Since I had just had a heart attack, money was extremely tight. A friend told me to talk to Mr. Price and see if anything could be done. Mr. Price immediately and without hesitation scheduled to see me. After going through my policy, all my bills, and proof of my premium payments, Mr. Price immediately began communications with my insurance company. Mr. Price was on top of my situation, was able to obtain the contractual benefits I was entitled to, and did not charge me a penny to do this. He was a God send to me. I was overwhelmed by these bills and how I was going to put food on the table for my family if I had to pay these mounting bills. Mr. Price saved me and my family in our time of extreme need.

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!

Posted by anonymous | September 18, 2013 | Divorce & Separation

Divorce

I hired Joel W Price for my divorce. I only met him once and that was 30 mins before court. I dealt with his secretary from the moment I walked in the door. I gave the secretary all of my information. She said we could send a certified letter to my ex. She informed me that after sending him a certif...ied letter in the mail and him not picking it up we could post the divorce in the newspaper and after 30 days we could file for a court date. After paying more money a total of $850 and finally having a court date, I find out 30 mins before court that things were done wrong and the judge may not grant the divorce. This was the first time I ever met Joel Price. I explained to Joel Price all that I had explained to his secretary and he blamed me for everything. I had my friend who was also going to be my witness with me and he told her that I could have lied to her about how many times I called their office to check on my case!!! Then I also found out I should have taken a class they never informed me about! We went to court and the divorce did not go threw! Why because my ex husband was not served properly. So then Joel Price's secretary calls me about 3 days later and informs me that it will be $1500 more up front to continue the divorce. I told her after all you both screwed up NO WAY!! I hired another attorney. Even though I spent close to the same amount but everything finally went threw with the divorce and I am so happy I did not continue with Joel Price.

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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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