Joseph C Alamilla

Joseph C Alamilla

also known as Joe Alamilla

3.9
Rating: 7.6

Licensed for 22 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Sandy, UT
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Lawsuits & Disputes

9557 South 700 East, Suite 101, Sandy, UT

About Joseph

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 34%

Felony and Misdemeanor Cases - including Assault, DUI, Domestic Violence, Rape, Sex Crimes, Possession, Trespass, Criminal Mischief, Drug Cases, Solicitation, Massage Cases. Numerous successful Not Guilty at Trials.

23 years | 600 cases

34%
Divorce and Separation 33%

Divorce and Custody Cases - including Child Support, Paternity, Parental Interference, Change of Custody, Protective Orders, Alimony, Guardianship

23 years | 100 cases

33%
Lawsuits and Disputes 33%

Business Litigation and Contract Enforcement - including, Business Disputes, Contract Termination, Contract Enforcement, Construction Litigation, Lien Disputes

23 years | 100 cases

33%

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Licenses

Licensed in Utah for 22 years

State: Utah

Acquired: 2003

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Location

Law Office of Joseph C. Alamilla, PC

9557 South 700 East, Suite 101, Sandy, UT, 84070

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Joseph C Alamilla's Reviews

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3.9 /5.0

9 Client Reviews

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Posted by Preston | August 26, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Amazing !

Joey was very helpful and took his time to make sure we had the best deal. His ability to pay attention to detail is absolutely amazing. I have recommended Joey to a lot of people and I will continue to recommend him to everybody.

Posted by I should have seen the signs | August 14, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

What Was I Thinking

Hiring Mr. Alamilla was the worst experience. He was late to court (by over 30 min) twice which lead to my feeling of extreme non-confidence in the courtroom. He blamed it on traffic, his kids, other court appearances before 9am in the morning??, (alien abduction) or whatever and he didn't call me ...either. I had to track down him while I was sitting in the courtroom 40 minutes after my hearing started. He did not write up the orders as he was told to my the court (he claimed forgetfulness). That is currently causing me lots of headache with my new lawyer. He NEVER returned phone calls or emails. I tried to fire him in person at his office 4 times and no one (not even his staff) was there. So if you like laziness, forgetfulness, inattentiveness, and down right incompetence, Mr. Alamilla is your guy.

Joseph Alamilla

Replied last August 14, 2019

I'm sorry that you were frustrated. I responded promptly to your new lawyer's emails and gave over the significant documents on the work I had done on your case. Your case is and was complicated and involved more than a few hearings, a guardian ad litem, and more than one and a half years of litigation. Too many things fell through the cracks when my paralegal's brother died suddenly and when I switched offices, and for that I am sorry.

Posted by anonymous | July 19, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

There must be better lawyers out there

I hired Joseph Alamilla through Outlaw Legal Services. I am sure he did his best in defending me, but beware! He does not answer emails or telephone calls. I had to get Outlaw Legal Services involved before he would contact me. When your future is on the line I would expect a defender that put mo...re work into your case. A return email or text.

Joseph Alamilla

Replied last July 19, 2019

I stopped using these guys as a third party referral resource because there was too much confusion between their referrals and my office. The communication had to go through their office before it got to my office. I stopped it for several reasons and chief among them was the confusion that lead to negative reviews (2 negative reviews in 15 years). I'm sorry you were frustrated.

Posted by West | July 19, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

What a joke

hired Joe alamilla through the legal boys. Right from the beginning there were issues with getting calls returned or any info on how the cases were progressing. always were left wondering what was going on. They made me feel like we were not even getting defended instead got treated like they just w...anted the money and didnt want to work for it. Then right in the middle of it all he just quits. No explanation and wasnt even going to inform me that he was no longer going to defend. Left me hanging on the day of court. Very unprofessional. You are better off defending yourself.

Joseph Alamilla

Replied last July 19, 2019

West - I'm sorry that you were frustrated and I know you were not the only one frustrated with the legal referral service that paired us together, which is why I stopped using them as a third party referral resource. Too many things fell through the cracks in terms of communication and when I stopped working with them I withdrew on the cases I had through them, which included yours. Again, I'm sorry you were frustrated.

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Experience

Rating:  7.6 (Very Good)

Honors

2005

Licensed to Practice in the Tenth Circuit Court, Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Work Experience

2009 - Present

Attorney at Law, Joseph C Alamilla PLLC

2008 - 2009

Attorney, Dexter & Dexter

2007 - 2008

Attorney, Shapiro Partridge

2002 - 2007

Attorney, Plant Christensen & Kanell

Associations

2003 - Present

Minority Bar Association of Utah

Sample of Legal Cases

Tabor v. Metal Ware Corp., 2007 UT 71, 585 Utah Adv. Rep. 23

The court declined to adopt either the product line or the continuity of enterprise exceptions, and held that Utah law does impose a duty to warn on a successor corporation in accordance with section 13 of the Restatement (Third) of Torts

Evans v. Langston, 2007 UT App 240, 166 P.3d 621

The Court ruled in favor of my client, and upheld the trial court's dismissal of the case at trial.

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Education

2003

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2000

University of Utah

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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