Bayly Miller

Bayly Miller

also known as C. Bayly Miller

4.6
Rating: 9.7

Licensed for 33 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Tacoma, WA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Child Support, Criminal Defense

1008 South Yakima Ave, Suite 201, Tacoma, WA

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Licensed in Washington for 33 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 1992

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C. Bayly Miller, Attorney at Law

1008 South Yakima Ave, Suite 201, Tacoma, WA, 98405

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Bayly Miller's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

23 Client Reviews

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Posted by Banji | May 15, 2013 | Child Custody

A great attorney

I am very proud to have Bayly Miller as my Attorney and even though our case is closed we will be keeping Bayly as our family attorney for sure. He was there for us through the toughest time of our lives and my children due to false allegations by friends of my ex boyfriend. I called just about every... attorney in Tacoma Washington to seek representation. There were only two Attorneys out of a dozen that I had contacted willing to take my case and I chose Bayly, and I'm very happy with my decision and the outcome. He is very bold to go against the State of Washington, as the other attorneys I contacted would not take my case because they don't like going against the state, as they were to afraid. Bayly stood by me through thick and thin, he was there when I needed him every time and he especially cared about my children and what they were going through in the process and did everything he could to help them as well in their situation, advocating on the behalf of my child who has special needs by contacting the Attorney General several times when issues needed resolved, and getting the results my child needed for his well fair. He is a people person and, very friendly, and an awesome human being, and he is definitely an excellent or actually he is the best Trial Attorney I've seen in action and I always felt on top of the world after every court hearing and I will never forget the day I was granted custody back, he was well prepared, he had every document on file and evidence we accumulated over the time the case was opened. I was amazed how very prepared he was for every court hearing we had and also before the trial began and he was like a PIT BULL in the court room, he is very strong in the courtroom and there was no rock left unturned and he had my opponent in such a daze he couldn't even think to answer Bayly's questions on the witness stand because Bayly had all the evidence in his file that he compiled and my opponent could not get away with telling any lies, and he ultimately proved my case and I won custody of my boys back as he worked my case efficiently as well and as you can see from my testimony that he did his job very well. I didn't feel alone in the situation as I felt like we were a team, we worked together and we won!!!! We are back to our normal lives and our children are so very relieved and happy to be home now, they are so grateful so I took my children in to meet Bayly and to shake his hand and thank him for what he had done for our family. I wanted my children to know that Bayly is the man who was working so hard for us to get them home. It was a tough road, but Bayly stood by us through it all from September 2010 to June 2012 as it was a long process due to requirements I had to fulfill for the State before fighting for custody of my children and he worked with me allowing me to make payments and worked with me on the retainer in the beginning , and I strongly recommend him to anyone who needs representation.Words cannot express all my gratitude for this Attorney! Bayly Miller is a keeper!

Posted by Jameel | February 27, 2013 | Child Support

A good lawyer who happens to be a good guy

I am a USAR soldier just returning from combat assignment and live close to JBLM. My situation is a support issue. Six years ago, I fathered a child in a unwanted relationship out of wedlock. Since this child was born I have been in deployed too one exotic location after another. In 08, I was repres...ented by another firm (Heritage Law) as counsel to help set my support obligation, they truly did nothing for me as a client. I walked away in 08 paying a 1100 support for this child and another 680 for my other 2 children. Several years back I actually got it right and I married foriegn national. Being in an out of the country and on active duty the 1800 for support was manageable. I have been home now since last summer as reservist and the military pay and allowance don't apply. So I attempted to modify that support obligation and hired Attorney Miller as my counsel and have been very satisfied with him, he truly comes off as honest, concise, and direct person. Attorney Miller hasn't really cost me a lot and has put in alot of work because of the games the other attorney has been playing. I work many hours on several jobs to support my family and my outside obligations, which has and will probably continue to cost more in my support portion for the outside the home children; but this is the price I have to pay for earlier bad decisions and my desired to give my family the life they want and deserve. I am extremely grateful for all of his hard work and professionalism because I am a little smarter about our broken system.

Posted by Christina | February 15, 2013 | Domestic Violence

A Champion of the Wrongfully Accused!

In October 2012, my ex-husband of over 6 years, took our three children under the pretence of visiting his sister in Washington, and shortly after declared he had no intentions of ANY of them returning to California, that he planned on starting a new life in Washington, and abruptly filed an Ex Part...e Order Of Protection against me based on a bogus claim of assaulting him in earlier part of 2011. Devastated and confused by being abandoned, I nearly failed to respond to being served. Fortunately, I took the advice of a friend and sought counsel from an attorney licensed in Washington. After corresponding via phone/email with several attorneys who responded to the inquiries I made regarding my case, I sharply recall Attorney Miller's consult coming off immediately as honest, concise, and direct. Throughout the whole ordeal of composing what little evidence I could muster up in my defense, and in a limited amount of time, Attorney Miller wasted no time on fluff, and always exhumed effortless confidence in his knowledge of the law--which was something that was very strengthening for my otherwise, very rattled reality at the time. I admit, I initially found the forthrightness in Attorney Miller's advice, such as cutting off the financial support I was STILL giving my exhusband and close the joint accounts I shared with him to be a little insensitive, but knowing what I know now, I realize one could not have better legal counsel than an attorney that will tell you what you need to know, when you need to know it, even if you don't necessarily want to hear it. Obtaining legal representation from Attorney Miller was definitely the pivotal point in the successful dismissal of the protection order that could have ruined any chances of ever being with my children again, and gone on to haunt me for the rest of my life. After Attorney Miller proved my innocence, and exposed my ex-husband's greedy motives, the case was finally dismissed. I flew to Washington state on Thanksgiving weekend--and brought my children back home with me. A world of gratitude, Attorney Miller!

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Child custody lawyer | Mar 14

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Family lawyer | Nov 15

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Family lawyer | Nov 06

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Experience

Rating:  9.7 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association

2017

Notable, Martindale-Hubbell

2017

Top 10 Attorney, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

2017

Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association

2016

10 Best - Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

2016

Lead Counsel Rated - Family Law, Lead Counsel Review Board

2016

Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Most Honored Professionals - Top 10%, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association

2015

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1996 - Present

Attorney, Bayly Miller Attorney at Law LLC

1993 - 1996

Extra Hire, Department of Science Council

1992 - 1993

Special Deputy, King County Prosecutor's Office

1990 - 1991

Research Assistant, Seattle University School Of Law

Associations

1996 - Present

Washington Defender Association

Member

1992 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Member

Education

1991

Seattle University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1987

Portland State University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

English

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