James C Jagger

In 2012 I was arrested for something I didn't do. I made collect calls to several lawyers from jail. I had no money, no ID, and no idea how I was going to defend myself in court. Mr. Jagger was the only lawyer to respond to my calls and he met me at the jail the very next day. He arranged for my ...release and stayed in touch while I waited for a trial date. He was very patient with me when I called his office with questions several times a day, believed in me, and helped me get through the mess I was in. I appreciated his kindness as well as the fact he was never judgmental in his dealings with me.

Mr. Jagger and his office were not forthright about his suspension from practicing law. I tried on several occasions, after paying a retainer to Mr. Jagger, to make appointments to handle my legal matters and was given excuse after excuse as to why I would not be able to see Mr. Jagger. Finally, wh...en the news was about to release a story, his receptionist came clean about his suspension and referred me to another attorney. While waiting to even get an appt. with Mr. Jagger, I'd managed to do most of the legwork myself and the other attorney even said as much when he met me on my court date to represent me- he never billed me as a result. However, when Mr. Jagger was able to begin practicing law again, he immediately billed me for hours he never worked for me and an issue in my case that ended up not being resolved as a result of his dishonesty by taking my $$ and not doing any casework on my behalf.