I live in another state and had an issue with a Va contract where someone screwed up costing me…read morelots of money. Mottley Law Firm responded to my email quickly and scheduled a time to talk. The attorney, Kevin, called on time and was very kind. He listened to what I had to say, asked questions about the contract and explained to me my options, which pretty much weren't any. I was never asked for money nor did I feel like that's all they cared about. I genuinely felt like they cared and were interested in my best interests. I would highly recommend them.

From the owner: The Mottley Law Firm PLC was founded by trial attorney Kevin W. Mottley. It is a boutique civil…read morelitigation practice that accepts a select and small volume of cases. Its practice areas include personal injury, business litigation, and wills, trusts, and estate litigation. In the personal injury field, the firm focuses its practice on serious injury cases, such as those involving a traumatic brain injury ("TBI"). In the business litigation field, the firm focuses on partnership disputes, shareholder disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims and breach of contract claims.

This firm was recommended to us…read more M.R. Litman, Attorney at VA Estate and Law, was employed to make basic changes to my 95 year old father's Last Will and Testament. (Basic changes.) She offered to "go to" his assisted living to have the final documents signed. A courtesy, you might think? When my father's bill arrived, he discovered he was charged over $500 for this visit. How could this be ethical? This was not a kind overture, but a crafty way to eek more money from my father, who was quite upset. M.R. Litman didn't disclose this ahead of time nor did she tell him he needed 2 witnesses. All of this, as well as "how long it took" my father to arrive at the conference room, just added to the bill. Ms. Litman also cited, "unexpected bad traffic." (These quoted excerpts were taken from a defensive email I received from Ms. Litman.) The bottom line is that Ms. M.R. Litman should have acted IN GOOD FAITH and disclosed these exorbitant fees to my 95 year old father. P. Atkins, M.Ed.

I had an excellent experience with Emily Sumner. I hired her…read moreonce and will hire her again next year when I can start my citizenship process. Thanks again for the excellent service.

We cannot praise Sumner Immigration Law highly enough! Emily and her team shepherded us through the…read moreprocess of obtaining a family-based green card (I-130/I-485 adjustment of status). Highly knowledgeable, very kind and friendly, and super responsive, these folks are experts at what they do. From paperwork to interview prep to answering anxious emails and phone calls, we felt at ease during the entire process. For something as delicate and important as an immigration-related matter, you want a partner by your side who understands the intricacies of the process and can navigate them skillfully. Emily Sumner is that person. We were referred to her by two friends, and in turn we have recommended her to friends, and we plan to retain her again in the future.

Charles "Jody" Schumaker!!!!! on my way home i was saying Jody! Jody! Jody! lol He came off the…read moreelevator with this big box I was like what in the world. OMG he was so smooth with the trapping he got my ex lost in his lies. My ex eventually admitted to our agreement when his own attorney was questioning him. Me and Jody lol looked at each other like wtf. It got to a point I was embarrassed for him but then i thought nah. We each had less than an hour that was good for them because Charles was ready to mop the floor with him. Charles did his homework before the case he actually caught another lie while in court and went back up to question him about it. I am so so happy with the results. Put his name in Chatgpt lol. If you are looking for an attorney who is intelligent, organized, strategic, and truly prepared to fight for you in court, I would absolutely recommend Charles Shumaker.

Robert Miller was the worst. I wasted money and time with him representing me. I collected majority…read moreof the information and received outrageous charges to voth him and Owen. According to other reviews, Mr. Van Smith definitely knew before February of Mr. Miller's unsatisfactory representation. Why wasn't he addressed beforehand? Instead, money was adding up for services that weren't received. I blame the firm as well as Mr. Miller.February was when I reported Mr.Miller lack of interest and promptness of handling my case went unniticed in this firm. I will carry out my final decisions with Brian Fraser and hopefully this will be completed promptly.

I hired Riley & Wells Attorneys-At-Law for a reckless driving case and was extremely impressed with…read morehow organized and responsive the team was. They reviewed all of the paperwork, explained what to expect before court, and kept me updated throughout the entire process. Their preparation and attention to detail helped me feel much less stressed, and the outcome was better than I expected. I am very happy I chose them.

The attorneys at Riley & Wells were incredibly responsive and knowledgeable. Their background in…read moreCriminal Defense Law helped me understand my options and feel prepared every step of the way. I'm grateful for their support and dedication.

It's under new ownership since the last time I used them. They now make you haul all your…read moreboxes/bags to curb yourself. They charged me more than I was quoted for the job and it took many many phone calls and months to get the overage refunded. I explained over and over again that I wanted to close the company's books Dec 31 and to please process the refund. The refund hit my account on Jan 3! The man who came to operate the truck was nice and helped me put the papers into his truck's bin for dumping into the shredder, but I had already put the bags and boxes of documents by the curb. I do not like giving a credit card number in advance and feel like they tried to take advantage by charging a lot more than I was quoted especially when I did all the hauling and dumping work!

I called ProShred to ask them if they had a facility that I could go to to drop off all my…read morepaperwork and watch it being shed. Michelle told me they did, where the location was since I wasn't familiar with the area and that I could indeed watch my confidential papers be shredded. She even took down my number and called me when I could come in. They were extremely helpful, friendly, and their pricing was very reasonable. I will definitely be a returned customer. Thank you ProShred!

If you need Estate Planning, you need this firm. I spoke with 3 different firms and received 3…read moredifferent answers. I decided to go with this firm because they not only took their time explaining, (as I know nothing about this), they were not after the green. Seriously guys, this is a trustworthy family establishment, who cares more about getting what you need, than their bottom line. Lawyers who actually care about you... I didn't think that existed anymore. We are getting the whole family outfitted here now. If you want honest, helpful and just what you need (not what you don't) try them!! You won't be sorry.

DO NOT USE THEM. RUN! It would appear the lawyer they retained for family law (Mrs. Barclay) should…read morenot be in practice or be retired. You can see the burnout or lack of caring (she self admitted that she no longer cared about complaints while at the same time, receiving many of them). In essence, the only thing they may have excelled at are uncontested matters, maybe a criminal one. Apparently, they only have one lawyer to work on family cases. When I determined that I was the recipient of ineffective counsel or ethical wrong by Mrs. Barclay, I tried working with the attorney directly in the course of the proceedings, and then ultimately addressed these concerns of ineffective counsel to the law firm owner. I expected that there would be a concern given, but there was not. I was advised by the law firm owner (Mrs. Ranney) that she could not help, considering her and her husband's background in family law was limited. Given that I tried to rehabilitate our relationship with clear expectations, I was further denied service by Mrs. Ranney due to my complaints or concerns that were credible enough to be reported to the Virginia Bar. I sought return of my retainer at the least (realizing they must be paid for some effort even if it were unscrupulous) However, this was never answered. Counsel in this matter was critical, due to a wife who absconded with my children over a decade ago and denied custodial or visitation. The issues I faced are not limited to: 1) Last minute discovery and poor communication. Whether about admissibility, facts or case direction and intentions. 2) No use of subpoena duces tecum to corroborate findings. 3) Allowing unsupervised interrogatories by GAL or court appointed staff. 4) Failure to make disclosures of evidence or submit interrogatories. No evidence was reported by judge! 5) Failure to proceed on the wishes of client during trial, threatening to leave the case and ultimately causing a show cause to be vacated. 6) Threatening abandonment numerous times over minor disagreements. 7) Fails to immediately recognize and object to inadmissible evidence. 8) Allows opposition to run all over the case. Rolling over at any concern raised by GAL or opposing party. Hesitant to make any push for justice, or seek recompense. During retainment, it was pitched about the enjoyment of such cases, determination to follow through, and aggressive stance. This could be further from the truth. We were treated as another manila folder in the stack. The only thing we expected were emails detailing what "couldn't be accomplished", and lowering the bar on the "aggressive" representation promised from the outset. When contacting other law firms to represent in the appeal, it was clear they were "known" as having difficulties in family related cases, particularly Mrs. Barclay's counsel. You cannot win a case when all you do is waste time putting out the fires... VSB case been opened based on this representation.