James David Lutes

I consulted with James about a very simple parenting plan modification. I'm not an attorney, however, I've spent countless hours reading and studying RCW 26 and have a solid understanding of the laws. During my consultation James gave me terrible advice, and completely lied about several things. Jam...es told me that unless the mother of my children was a meth addict or something similar that there isn't a basis for modification. When I told him I have my children 10-12 unscheduled nights every month he was more concerned about how that reflected their mother than as a basis for modification. He also said that even though I have my children 50% of the time that there was an extremely small chance that my child support would be modified based on parenting time and it was not worth pursuing. James also quoted me a combined $10,000 retainer (which is around three times the standard rate for a modification) and said "that might get me close to the finish line but not all the way there." After my consultation I spoke with several acquaintances who work in family law as well as a relative who is a Clark County judge and each of them were appalled at the terrible advice I received from James. I would definitely recommend James Lutes to anyone who wants to overpay for terrible advice and representation. As for myself I've decided to take the risk of filing Pro Se rather than waste my money on an attorney that is willing to flat out lie to a paying client.