Jennelle J Johnson

Plea peddlers, no better way to describe my experiences with this law firm. They will maneuver you into taking a plea deal, she will tell you to waive your speedy trial rights every single time, and she will make it sound like you have no chance of winning even if you have a good argument. I made the... mistake of listening to her advice and accepting a plea deal that has cost me dearly, in every aspect of my life. She is trained like a salesperson to look for every opportunity to convince you to take a plea and get it done quickly. She made excuses, she yelled at me, she was impatient and never explained anything in detail without having to be pressed over and over and over. She doesn't want to do the work of actually defending her clients because it doesn't help her make more money. She has kids, so she's obviously has to provide for them, she even told me as much. She said she makes 400 dollars for every misdemeanor case win or lose, and 600 for every felony. So obviously the faster she plows through these the more money she brings home. It's not entirely her fault either, it's the system. They extort defendants by hanging giant sentences over their head and saying "well, you know if you lose, you'll have to do X years but if you take the plea you'll get out in a week or a few months!" REGARDLESS of the fact that you know you're INNOCENT! Or that you can win! She will not look out for you she will try at any chance she gets to pressure you into taking the plea no matter what. Working with her was awful, like I said she yelled at me a lot, she was abusive, she judged me for decisions, she lambasted me constantly. All while doing next to no work for my case and the work she did do was like pulling teeth! I doubt it would make a difference if she was hired or not. She was my court appointed attorney. IF She is your court appointed attorney QUICKLY fire her and get a different one, no one could be as bad as my experience with Ridehalgh & Associates. Trust your gut, I wish I had, because my gut over and OVER was telling me ***FIRE HER!*** but I was so depressed by her constant barrage of negativity that I didn't do it and now I'm paying the price, my life is completely ruined due to the plea I took. I can't find work, I'm homeless, my life has gone to hell. I was innocent, I TOLD HER I was innocent and she KNEW I was innocent and what did she do? She sold me the plea.

I own a family business with 20 employees. Jennelle is the person I contact when I need someone I can trust to give me advice. She has assisted with contracts, environmental, injury, and criminal. I can trust her because she is rarely wrong and she has the highest level of integrity. She is sensi...tive when you are in a tough situation and is always looking for the win for you. She is very mindful of costs which make me trust her more. Jennelle paints a picture of all the possible outcomes and says which is the most likely to occur. That outcome is usually correct. She will tell you when you are screwed also. There are never surprises. Overall, Jennelle is very well rounded. She will be my "go to" person.

After my arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol on February 15, 2009, I contacted Jennelle Johnson through some friends of mine. She was very polite, professional and thorough. It was quite embarrassing for me to be in that position but Jennelle handled the situation with grace and witho...ut judgement. I appreciated her calling me back with the information and in a way that I felt she really cared for me and the situation I was in.