Jamaul Dmitri Cannon

After my boyfriend pushed me down a flight of stairs (sadly not the first time), I had convinced myself that I wouldn't feel comfortable with a male attorney representing me after I finally worked up the nerve to get a restraining order against him. I called a few women attorneys but for some reason... nothing seemed quite right with them. Then I searched avvo and saw Mr. Cannon's name. I called his office and I was impressed with how quickly he (emphasis on HIM responding and not an assistant or paralegal). First, he asked if I was ok; he asked if I still was living in a harsh situation. He said he had great referrals for domestic violence counselors (which kinda surprised me coming from a man). I was amazed that Mr. Cannon asked all of these things that had nothing to do with HIM actually getting business, and he sounded like he genuinely wanted to make sure I was ok before "talking shop". And when he did start discussing the process for restraining orders, he was really patient, and explained the difference between temporary and permanent restraining orders. He told me the temporary order was "easy" but the permanent was "hard". He told me how to get an Emergency Protective Order from the police before seeking a family order. I was so impressed I had the utmost confidence and I hired Mr. Cannon. At my hearing, he continued to exceed expectations. He gave a killer opening statement, he made sharp arguments, he was able to stop my ex from trying to "put the victim on trial" by bringing up a bunch of irrelevant stuff. He totally threw my ex off on cross-examination. In the end, I got a 5 year restraining order and I couldn't be happier. I know the focus of Mr. Cannon's business is divorce but if TROs are only what he handles part time, I can't imagine how smart he must be in his main practice. I could rave on for days but I've already rambled enough. Thank you Mr. Cannon

As a "repeat customer" (Jamaul handled my first AND second divorce), I can tell you that Jamaul is as wise, intelligent and "unjaded" five years later as he was when we first met. He has certain empathy for clients while also remaining "no nonsense" in his approach (in our first consult five years ...ago, he told me "I don't want to waste your time promising the moon only to leave you disappointed in the end so I'm not going to lie about how GREAT your life will be after divorce...being divorced sucks"), which I suppose can rankle some, but I truly enjoyed it. When my second marriage didn't work out, I had ZERO qualms going back to Jamaul. He was great about it the second time around and didn't make me feel like I was the problem with my inability to have a functioning marriage. All in all, Jamaul is kind, brilliant but most importantly...HONEST. And that's really all you can ask for in an attorney.

I have to admit...I was a little wishy washy when I first met Jamaul. In fact, nearly six months passed between me first meeting with him and me ultimately retaining him. I suppose I just couldn't admit my marriage was broken. But during that six month period, I would occasionally check in with Ja...maul and ask him things about the divorce process. Nearly every email I sent him was prefaced with an apology for wasting his time but I just wanted ONE more question to be answered. Shockingly, he stayed patient with me and always assured me that the decision to get divorced is a personal one that only I could make. I suppose what made me trust him the most was the fact I never seemed like "just a number" to him. Needless to say, when I finally DID get my act together and file for divorce, Jamaul was great. And he even helped me and my ex reached a fairly amicable settlement. I knew he could've convinced me to fight over every little thing (and run up his own bill in the process) but he actually put me first. I have since referred two other friends to Jamaul and they have both shared equally glowing feelings. All in all, I couldn't recommend him enough.

I'll be honest. When I first started researching attorneys, the primary thing that drew me to Jamaul was that we shared the last name (though I'm a middle aged white guy from Australia, so I'm pretty sure we aren't related). Anyhoo, I reached out to Jamaul after my first divorce lawyer complete...ly tanked the issue of spousal support from my ex. Jamaul came in after my first judgment and despite language in my divorce that basically made it seem like it would be impossible for me to ever modify spousal support, he effectively got it halved. This was partially due to the fact that I was demoted at work but also partially because he managed to prove that my wife (a Ph.D graduate) was capable of earning a lot more than $20,000 a year which is what she claimed (and my first attorney did a horrible job of refuting). As attorneys go, Jamaul is a great guy and not just because he's "another Cannon"

Here's Jamaul's sharp (borderline cynical) wit in heartbeat: he once told me that "an incompetent lawyer can delay a case for months and cost twice as much as it should; a competent lawyer can delay it for years and make it cost ten times as much as it should." Well under that logic, I guess he ...was pretty incompetent because he made my divorce take a really short amount of time. In fact, he convinced me to file a joint "summary" divorce so that the court could automatically grant my divorce in six months without me ever having to go to court. When I told Jamaul I never heard of such a thing, he told me that many divorce lawyers didn't mention this option because it meant way fewer fees on their end. I couldn't believe his candor but I was certainly happy he shared it with me. Because of Jamaul, I had an easy divorce made easy and I couldn't have been happier.