Douglas Cannon Smith

Everytime I called to speak to Mr. Smith about my child support case he was always so busy, never there, or with other clients at court. How busy can he be everyday? He was payed to answer questions with knowledge and truth, instead he never returned our calls and his emails were not informative. His... emails just reinstated what was already covered in the court documents I received in the mail. I also believe he never asnwer the questions in person because he had no clue and needed the extra time to research the basic questions I had. He always overcharged to show up 5 minutes before court without having a meeting with me to discuss any issues or answer any questions I may have had. I wouldnt recommened him to anyone. The office has very poor customer service, his legal assistant rarely answers the phone, it's difficult to get an appointment, and once you do get an appointment Mr. Smith will tell you he will call you to follow up on paperwork which he never does. NO ONE ever returns phone calls. Is that too much to ask. Simply put, I received subpar leagal service from an inept lawyer! Keep looking around, because his he completely got ran over in court by a plantiff with no legal representation. Finally, after the case was over and he only charged me for $800.00 of legal service. I got a final bill for $1200 exactly to take every penny of the retainer.

This guy seems interested in your case until you deposit money to his account. I hired him to win a custody battle with my ex husband and he only wanted me to fight for one child and not the other. He knew the case was not going to be in my favor since the judge hates splitting siblings, yet he still... did it after I dissagreed. He ended up cancelling one of my hearings because it was his anniversary and he had a colonoscopy scheduled with his wife which was more important than my case. He takes your money and looses interest, then has his secretary handle your case. Does not return your calls then scolds you for things you did wrong in trials after he never took the time to counsel or prepare you for trial. He keeps your money even if you did not use it all. Would never ever recommend him to anyone!