Walter Pierce Hammon

Avoid Walter Hammon unless your goal is protracted [long] litigation at unending cost. Walter is a skilled litigator, does frequent Court appearances and knows everyone in the Court system. Unfortunately, Walter is not interested in getting you resolution. Walter is interested in billing you ...monthly for as many months or years as he can. Your issue will never progress unless the opposing party gives up or begs to settle. Walter writes many letters and a few motions. Walter is never reachable by phone and doesn't return calls. If you call or write to him you may receive a letter via postal mail about 10 - 20 days later. If you don't pay your bill you will receive a quick call within a few days. Walter keeps low overhead by hiring few unskilled staff who's primary function is to type his letters, act as gatekeepers and collect payments. Walter is rarely available as he keeps very busy by handling more than 40 active cases at a time and billing each case a few thousand dollars per month. He has little interest in resolving your case if he can just keep your case active and continue collecting thousands of dollars from you for writing a few letters each month. If you ask Walter for advice or a legal opinion he will give you a lengthy 'IT DEPENDS' and elaborate on many possible outcomes providing lots of information but nothing actionable or no conclusion while generating a hefty bill. He's not wrong as everything in life depends and there are no guarantees - but that's not why you were paying for expert legal advice as you could have gotten an unclear answer from a 3 year old or a nebulous answer from fortune teller or Facebook groups for a much lower price. If your goal is to delay resolution and maintain the status quo while paying hefty legal fees - Walter is GREAT. If your goal is to have a letter writing campaign Walter is GREAT. If your goal is to get resolution and move on with your life chose another attorney. If your goal is related to getting any type of Court orders move on to another attorney. This review is based on my personal, lengthy and expensive experience.

I was Walter Hammon's client for way too long and still owe him money that I won't/can't pay. Walter's office would write me 4 to 5 letters a day, none of which I wanted written, and none of which Walter was aware of, and none of which came from him. All of the 500 plus letters I received from Walt...er Hammon's office were from Nicole, his secretary who loves to write in length and bill for what she writes. This attorney is not available to you, The Client, but you will see him in court constantly and he is hard to miss because of the numerous high school rings on his fingers, his huge red beard, and he is also very tall and very thin. This attorney should be avoided if you have children and want them to grow up healthy and happy, loved and cared for by their parents throughout difficult times brought about by divorce. Jack