The best advice I was given when I decided to throw my cheating husband to the curb was "Get a good…read morelawyer." Thank God I found Christie, Kantor, Griffin and Smith. Mark Smith represented me and he was on top of everything from day one. He gave me sound advice, always returned my calls (he even gave me his cell phone number for weekends), and always kept a good handle on the mounds of paperwork and communication involved. While he was always professional, he was also compassionate given the emotional situation. I've heard so many horror stories from people who went through a divorce never getting called back from their lawyers, or worse, their lawyer not even telling them when to show up for court. Divorce is stressful, and it's rarely straight forward. Having a good lawyer you can depend on makes a huge difference in getting through it with your mind still intact. That's the best way to move on with your life and never look back!

I can not even start to tell you how thankful I am for this firm. If I could give 10 stars would!…read moreMikes team has gone above and beyond for me and my case. From investigating to follow up, there have been times that I have literally been lost and the team at Joynes and Gaidies would be the only part of my life that would be any sort of direction going for me. Trust the process and know that this team of professionals is fighting for you all the way to the finish line.

If there zero star I will choose it. Ms. Hadley good in sending you invoice but not a good fighter…read more She charged me 61,000 in 8 months. Lost all my cases with her. The ironic thing that my ex sign a prenuptial contract to pay all the legal fees. When the judge saw the way she charges me he ordered that my ex pay 25000 only cause she changed me in ridiculous way my ex attorney send someone to retake a document from Hadley office she charged me 200 dollars. After all of this the judge give her one week to finish the divorce decree she is behind 4 weeks now. I had physical custody from the beginning then the ex file to have the custody 50/50 she could not keep the full custody for me and he wins. I have been I full time mother since my kids born my son is 10 years now. She could not help me to have full spouse support and the judge imputed my spouse support 17.50 per hour. I am asking her to give a hard copy from my orders her office refuses to help me and prepare this for me to pick up. After the judge ordered to close the case after one week from the trial she is behind 4 weeks and I called several times to set deadline with her to close the case and she does not want to give a deadline and he does not want to close the case. Every month she was charging me from 7 to 10 thousand dollars. I do not know how to say that but when she talks in the court judge does not consider her talk. Not strong fighter. Something also I did not like she charged me all this money and in the court she does not talk too much infront of the judge. Every time she was talking to the judge she talks about 5 minutes. The ex attorney was talking and reading from papers. The performance so weak, the invoices huge. Update: now they decree is not entered yet, so Ms Hadley had 25000 to be paid by the ex. So, what they do Ms. Hadley and the other attorney of the ex black mail me that if I do not sign the deeds of the houses they will not enter the decree in the court and when I said I am not going to sign the deed till he refinance the house under my name they said ok we will enter the decree tomorrow. Consulting other attorney, they said it is black mail. Gathering with my ex against me so he pays her the balance. After I called her and I said to her you are black mail me you and the ex attorney, answer was you do not have to sign now the deeds. Really, I have been told if I do not sign the deeds they will not send the decree to the court and they will take me to the court. Too much money and poor service. Update: the receptionist is the most disrespectful person you will meet in the Virginia beach law offices. She is discriminator. Second, after all of this experience and charges Ms. Hadley saying that she worked for free. Also, the decree that has been sent to the court to be signed was rejected by the the office of the judge cause it has a list of corrections that she has to correct so the judge has to sign it. This decree has to be finished in beginning of my now we are 30th of june. Update: here is the result she does not want to finish the case and the divorce decree. The ex does not want to Pay the child support and spouse support and she does not do any thing for that. She does not care about me or my kids and I do not know why she wants to stay in my life. She just send invoices. I am telling ms. Hadley the ex did not pay the support, she answered back ( go find a job). Wow Update: now we are about to be in August and Ms. Hadley does not want to finish up my divorce decree and she said that she will keep sending me invoices as long as the case opened and I want to close the case and have my decree. I think she keeps the case opened to keep charging me. I am asking here when she will finish the divorce decree her answer is she does not know!!!!!!!! Update: the judge ruled that the ex pays Ms. Hadley 25000$. Of course she made sure to write it in my divorce decree. Now, she wants to collect the money twice one from the ex according to the judge rules, and once again from me she wants 33000 $ from me. She caused alot of problems and lost

And as horrifying as the divorce process can be, I couldn't be happier and more pleased to have…read moreworked with LaCretia and Cherish from Hadley Law. They were able to get my case to the finish line and with highly favorable outcomes with lower costs than expected. 1. Understanding the options and legal process: I had no background in law or experience with involved divorce cases prior to experiencing my own. Cherish and LaCretia were able to easily explain and put in simple terms my options and different approaches to the case that I could understand. I feel this gave me a better idea of the decisions I would make to determine the future. They were outstanding at this. 2. Taking onboard Client input: After helping me understand the status of the case, Cherish and LaCretia were very open and receptive on my input. They made it feel like a team effort and I feel this resulted in more favorable results for my case. 3. Ease of communications: For a good majority of my case process, I lived out of state moving multiple times through the process. I always felt I could call or email and would receive a timely response with useful information. 4. Understanding the costs of decisions: Cherish and LaCretia did an outstanding job of not only taking into account my desired outcome but also helping me understand the general costs of each option. 5. Rapidly up to speed: My original case started in Northern VA. Cherish and LaCretia were easily brought up to speed in my case and immediately stepped into some contested issues early on and they made excellent recommendations. If you are unhappy with your lawyer and thinking of a switch, they can easily take over your case. Overall, I couldn't be more happy with my experience at Hadley Law.

I reached out to David Cardon pertaining to a citation I received for holding my phone while…read moredriving in the Virginia beach area. He was able to get my case dismissed which saved me points on my license, a higher insurance rate, and court fees. His fee for representation was much more reasonable in comparison to other attorneys in the Virginia Beach area. Being out of town, he also represented me so that I did not have to be present for my court date. I am very thankful and appreciative for his expertise. I highly recommend Cardon Law.

I was charged with reckless driving due to speed (35 over) and was facing up to a year in jail. Mr…read more Cardon was able to go above and beyond any other traffic lawyers I talked to. I was able to have an in person meeting with him long before going to court, was given a list of things to do to make my case look better in-front of the judge, and given case specific recommendations on what I should do. In the end when my court date came Mr. Cardon was able to get my reckless driving reduced to only speeding 19 over and a $200 fine. I would highly recommend Mr.Cardon to anyone else stuck in the same situation I was.

Michael Robusto is an excellent lawyer and I recommend him as one who knows the law but also all…read morethe folks: lawyers, police officers, judges. He knows everybody and they all seem to hold him in high regard. A person could never have better representation than he.

Slipow was very adamant in the consultation that he would be able to help me in my first DWI…read moreoffense. 10 minutes before the trial we met privately and he reassured me we would plead not guilty and fight the charges. Upon being called to the stand he then asked the judge if we could be excused for a second so we could talk. He then told me the judge wasn't going to budge and we needed to plead guilty. I felt totally put on the spot having really never seen any lawyer do this. I paid this guy for representation and other than the account of the arrest by the police officer, no details of the case were brought up at all. I was told he was going to attack the probable cause of being pulled over in the first place, bring up the fact that the officer agreed I was cooperative, etc...........and nothing. Look, I'm not saying any of this would have worked anyway but I literally felt like a sacrificial lamb. I felt like all he really did was agree with the DA and never "defended" me whatsoever. $1600 to plead guilty to a .09 first offense. There were also 3 citations (improper lane change, no signal, no seat belt), I want to make sure I'm not trying to make myself look innocent or naive in this whole situation. I just was led to believe that the whole thing was going to go one way..........and 10 minutes later he's telling me to plead guilty. I truly wish I would have saved my money.

Heath Thompson is a wonderful lawyer. He has been so helpful with all the dealings with what I…read moreneeded todo when my husband suddenly passed away. He is always available to answer my questions and gives me great guidance on how to handle different situations. I highly recommend him if you are looking for advice or need a lawyer. Don't look anywhere else, no need. Go see Heath!

Mr. Latuga took on my Gun Rights Restoration case like a champion attorney. He planned, stategized…read moreand WON! He is a hard working, VERY likable gentleman and his assistant Heather is amazing. He also has built over the years many friends in the business from the courts and many others. So he has the connections and the established relationships to make things happen. He is like a household name within the courts of Va. Beach and surounding areas. Brian Latuga worked for me and accomplished our goals. When we need legal help, we all need a fighter, a strategist and an effective legal councel. I would whole heartedly recomend Brian Latuga as he did what he said he was going to do and always shot it straight with me.

Mr. Kevin Brunich assisted me by explaining all legal documents that I needed to sign to sell my…read moretownhouse for the payoff amount of my mortgage loan since I did not understand them prior to his explaining them to me. I had 1-3 area of concern and he used layman 's language to explain them to me. I want to publicly thank him for his help.