i'm more thankful for mr yates, for helping me win my case. He stood by ny side thru and thir and was able to help me clean my record

I was referred to this office and spoke to the front desk, never received a call back, tried calling and phone went unanswered and website is not helpful. Very stressed out by this lack of professionalism; especially since I am in a situation that is very unfamiliar to me, in a strange state whose laws I'm not entirely abreast of and was direct to this office to help guide me through a fairly simple run of the issue but to ensure that it is handled properly. read more

Some 17 years ago I found myself in the first (and ultimately only) trouble of my life. I hired Mr. Yates as my attorney to represent me on some serious charges in Virginia Beach. I'll be honest in saying that at the time I wasn't overly sure I had made the right decision. Mr. Yates is a straight shooter and may come off as less compassionate than you would hope for. With that said he has a great law mind and knew what direction to take my case. I am writing this review now because it took many years to realize how fortunate I was to have Mr. Yates handle my case. He gave me an opportunity to work my way out of the trouble I had gotten myself into. Yes, I had to plead guilty but in fairness I was guilty. The plea bargin that I accepted (from Mr. Yates work with the courts) offered me a chance to avoid jail time and ultimately have the charges dismissed. I rarely think about that chapter of my life anymore. It seems like another lifetime ago. I don't recall exactly what I paid for his services but I don't remember it being unreasonable and given the outcome it was well worth it. Thanks to Mr. Yates those charges are nowhere to be found on my record and I have been able to live my life without concern for the mistakes I made that year. Thank you Mr. Yates. read more

I would never ever recommend George Holton Yates to represent anyone. A little over 2 years ago, there was an incident that was in every circumstance a medical problem when it happened. I'm a 33 year old mother of two and a mental illness patient (bipolar1) as well as mental health advocate. I run support groups for other mental illness sufferers (i.e. depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, bipolar, etc.) in virginia beach and nationally online support. As with any chronic health condition, I take medication to treat my disease and have done so since the early age of 16 years old. The day before the incident, there was a medication change in my mental health regimen prescribed by my doctor. As you can imagine, these medications do alter the chemicals and functions in your brain significantly to bring your illness to normal. However, every now and then, there can be adverse reactions to new psychiatric medications before they figure out if they will affect you or help you. Due to my bipolar disorder, I've experience 3 episodes of psychosis (mental break delusions, hallucinations, etc.) in my life. Unfortunately, with this particular medication change, I had an adverse reaction and I caused an incident during this time, within 24 hours of starting the medication. I came off the medication the next day and the issue was resolved. I was arrested that night and quickly sought council from Mr. Yates the next day. I have never been in any kind of trouble in my life and was very scared. During the consultation, Mr. Yates was extremely supportive, understanding, and pleasant and seemed absolutely ready to fight for me. It wasn't until after we paid $2000 to him upfront, that his attitude completely changed. The next appointment, I brought in all of my doctors notes, medical history, and medication research which was well over 10 pages and it was ALL 1000% disregarded by Mr. Yates who had already decided that I was guilty. He did zero research on my condition and then completely dismissed all of the evidence that I brought to him. I had to ask him more than once to admit my research into evidence along with a full explanation written by me and explaining what happened and also my apology letter to the courts and he finally agreed. He didn't believe me and it was extremely apparent. He said that I should take a plea deal and just say that I was guilty. I didn't know what to do but even after his snide attitude with me, I had faith in his professional skills and conduct to represent my case to the best of his ability since I paid him such a large fee for doing nothing except dismissing anything I had to say. He flat out didn't care. I took his advice out of faith in his profession and now I regret it greatly. When my court date came, Mr. Yates did not show up nor had I heard from him since our last appoinment. He sent his associate to represent me instead. After the judge read all of the paperwork that I had to practically beg Mr. Yates to even admit into my file, she cut the sentence that I pled to down to half. I believe that Mr. Yates and the prosecutor, that he previously informed me of, had already come to agreement that I was going to plead out of this case so there wasn't much else the judge could do I guess. Because of Mr. Yates, looking back, I absolutely regret hiring a lawyer at all. This experience has made me lose faith in lawyers and their profession. It is my strong belief that Mr. Yates made the outcome of my case significantly worse than it had to be and added nothing but pretty significant emotional distress at that time. During the second appointment, he even eluded to me being a kleptomaniac to my face which broke my heart that someone would ever think that of me, especially someone that I just spent two grand on to prove my innocence. It definitely caused me great and extreme stress and anxiety on top of everything else that was going on. I left his office in tears that day. Now I have to hire another lawyer to reopen my case which is going to be even more expensive. I feel like I basically paid Mr. Yates for the criminal charge on my record that now must be reexamined by a lawyer who has experience with mental illness cases and actually believes me and all of my doctors to fix his mistakes. I strongly believe that to say that Mr. Yates is ill equipped for handling any kind of mental health case is an understatement. read more

George Holton Yates recently defended a family member who was falsely charged in Chesapeake with a serious felony-level offense. George applied his in-depth knowledge and understanding of Virginia law to the facts of the case and formulated a comprehensive defense that resulted in the jury's unanimous "not guilty" verdict. Our experience clearly demonstrates that he is a highly skilled attorney who worked diligently and timelessly on behalf of our family member. Due to his legal expertise, justice was obtained. We enthusiastically recommend George Holton Yates to anyone in need of legal advice and assistance. read more

We had the pleasure of watching George Yates in many criminal cases whereas he was hired by a close family member. He walked in the courtroom with confidence and with presence each time. He knew exactly what he was doing and what was needed for each to reach a positive outcome on each case. He is highly knowledgeable and obviously experienced in the court room. He sticks to the facts and presents his cases with expertise allowing for the best possible outcome. He was also helpful in communicating to concerned family members best possible scenarios while answering serious concerns and questions . I highly recommend George Yates as an excellent criminal attorney giving you peace of mind as best as he can - knowing he will do his best and that's all we expect is for our attorney to Do his BEST! read more

USE A NORFOLK ATTORNEY, (David Allmond is awesome..)...Yates is a total jerk. Paid him by American Express, decided to go with another lawyer, refused to refund the credit card. Never met this sleeze bag. Reported this to the Bar Association, JOKE! They don't handle financial matters! read more

George did an amazing job! He is absolutely the best defense lawyer that Virginia Beach has. I would recommend him to anyone who needs a seasoned lawyer. He WILL WIN your case for you. All around great guy! read more

Mr. Yates is amazing, first he listen to you, understand the situation and work tirelessly to get you the best outcome. I lost my case with another law firm. I hired Mr. Yates who appealed and got me a win. If you want a lawyer who will work hard for you, with experience and knowledgeable in the area of law this is the lawyer for you. read more