Jake Gilbreath's actions in my case include forcing a settlement and allowing the other side to rework the terms into a horrible decree he signed without my knowledge, which I only learned about after it was too late to appeal. He is a shady and dishonest attorney who should be sanctioned and/or dis...barred.

Hired Jake for a family law case and he was anything but professional. There was a supposed merger of his law firm with another and come to find out that it was a complete fake. www.mccullargilbreath.com/ Mid way through the case, we were told that he has moved onto yet another law firm. ... He did everything to prolong the case and extend the rancor despite the other side and opposing attorney trying to mediate and settle. When the case came up for hearing, the judge saw right through Jake's inability to work with opposing attorney and ruled accordingly. Family court has been turned into a 'drama' due to such attorneys. I lost both my money and any relationship with my children.

I hired James "Jake" Gilbreath to assist me with a child support matter. At the outset of the matter, he communicated with by email and would (slowly) respond to my questions. We needed a court hearing to obtain a modification in my situation. It took Jake over 6 months to set up the very basic h...earing, and that was with many requests for updates on the status on my part. These status requests were either ignored or responded to by his paralegal with "I'll let you know what I hear." When the hearing date finally arrived, the judge decided to discuss the matter informally with the attorneys and said she would hear the matter on a formal basis in six months. That was 5 months ago. Since that time, all of my attempts to contact Jake and/or his legal assistant have gone completely unanswered. Neither one will return my telephone calls, email messages, messages left with the office receptionist, or letters sent by certified mail. I believe the small matter was not lucrative enough for Jake to spend any additional time on it, so he apparently decided to simply stop working on my case. He has not communicated to me, however, that he has ceased to be my attorney. He has also not responded to my written requests for my file so that I could hire someone else to complete the work. It is an entirely unprofessional situation. I would never recommend using Jake Gilbreath for any family law matter or for any other legal purpose. You will not get prompt attention to your matter and you may get ignored entirely.