I highly regret hiring this law firm for my divorce, only bigger regret I have was not terminating the relationship with this firm sooner. I filed my divorce petition myself, yet this firm managed to burn through more than 90% of my retainer on clerical/administrative tasks. No petitions were filed, no progress made to further my case yet the bills just kept coming. Many emails I sent to the firm went ignored/unanswered, including an email about a billing discrepancy. One email I sent sat for 3 weeks unanswered, and only got addressed because I brought it to Dan's attention. Letters were written with typos/mistakes. I proofread letters, addressed mistakes and letters were still sent out with only partial corrections made, I then got billed for addressing the mistakes. I needed a court order to retrieve my dogs from a hostile situation pertaining to my divorce. Dan printed off a public form, had his paralegal fill in the couple of sentences necessary on the form.....with typos, and then handed me the document so I could go represent myself to the courts on this matter. Of course I was billed the premium hourly attorney rate for the handoff of this document. My hourly meetings with Dan that are, of course, charged the premium hourly attorney rate were filled with stories and other cases that had nothing to do with me or my case. My initial meeting, Dan was completely unprepared and blamed it on "not having ink in the printer as the ink had not been delivered yet" and proceeded with basic pinpoints that we went over on the fly as he had not even read my intake packet. If he had read it and was prepared, he would of already known the answers to some of the questions he asked me. I was also billed on 5 separate occasions, the premium hourly attorney rate, for the same copy/paste "billable work" which was "met with paralegals to discuss previous weeks tasks and upcoming weeks task". Only tasks performed were the basic clerical/administrative tasks of uploading documents to my file and emails that were repetitively asking info they already had or emails that, had there been internal communication, shouldn't of been sent at all.....anything and everything was used to get that "billable work performed". The financial burden this has put on me to terminate this relationship and hire new counsel is monumental. It will take years to recoup from this. read more

If I could rate a zero, I would. I have waited to post this review since I needed the last of my financial paperwork to be completed. I interviewed Mr. Dodds about my divorce and he was compassionate, sympathetic and "a Christian" and would help me deal with my divorce where I had been financially abused for decades. Turns out, had I researched deeper, I would find this is his way of signing clients, only to turn them over to incompetent "jr lawyers". I was handed over to William Welch and the drain of my money began... nearly $30K in attorney costs and billing that didn't match what I was getting. I repeatedly had to call and question charges. Welch was beyond incompetent, telling me things wouldn't rule in my favor "because the judge just doesn't like him." The problem was the judge was holding him accountable for doing his job. I got handed nearly the highest alimony rate allowed, was told I could petition for marital waste ... it was just lie after lie. I believe he was in cahoots with my husband's attorney, who was equally as incompetent. The bills came left and right and zero progression on my case. Stalling ... and more stalling. Then magically Welch leaves the firm. No notice, no nothing. My case handed to TJ Coons who told me it wasn't his fault he got brought into the case late. Mr. Dodds no where in sight. I received a letter shortly after signing up with him that he was "retiring" and because of his health issues, he could no longer represent clients. But it appears he continues to take in clients. Had I read the reviews that I ended up reading later, I would have seen this bait and switch he has pulled on several clients. Interesting, when I started complaining, all of a sudden all these 5 star reviews started appearing about the firm. In the office, they openly solicit reviews ... I would challenge that many must be fake. There's too many that happened all at one time. I ended up firing the firm, went pro se - and magically got my divorce completed on my own within 30 days. I wasted so much money with this firm. It was a complete disgrace they are allowed to prey on people the way they do - Mr. Dodds saw a broken woman with a failed marriage of 34 years and saw I had some money and proceeded to take as much of it as he could. William Welch - buyer beware. He left the firm, but I hope this review comes up with people google for him ... he was in over his head from day 1 and worthless. I had to read the law to him on more than one occasion. A waste of time and energy. Lies and false expectations is the name of this firm. Again, buyers beware. Not that I trust any attorney, but I would never in a million years recommend this firm to anyone unless you have money to just give away. read more

Please avoid the firm at all costs. They took me for almost 5k for a bankruptcy, told me I couldn't file chapter 7, had to file chapter 13. Ended up quitting my case. I paid another attorney and had a chapter 7 discharge in six months. You're better off filing for yourself than using this firm. read more

Paid for the consultation. Was told that they would take my case and I would hear from them the next day. Near the close of business the next day I called them only to be told they will not take my case. read more

Worst experience with them ever! Went to them to protect myself from my husband's poor financial decisions. I paid them for a divorce and a trust and my husband paid them for filing bankruptcy. They did not advise us that the bankruptcy court would come after me. I ended up having to pay over $150,000 in legal fees and debts to the bankruptcy court. I was advised by the attorney I hired as well as the attorney that represented the bankruptcy court that the Dodds Firm had not given us the right advice and that I should sue them for malpractice. The only problem is that no one would take the case as malpractice attornies appeal and appeal when they lose, so it would not be worth it for another law firm to take the case unless it is over $500,000. read more

I have used Dodd's law on several occasions. I trust them completely. They truly have been a lifesaver for me. Thank you Dan and TeeJay for your wisdom and honesty always. Their staff is amazing and very kind. read more

​I will keep this shorter than my Google review but I hired them June 2022. I hired Dodds but was passed around to Mr. Coon and some lawyer that had not passed the AZ bar yet. They claim they are always busy but I was charged for the same document to be submitted to the court twice and it never made it to the court. The paralegals are sloppy and clueless. Dodds is rude and will tell you to hire a new lawyer once they realize they have milked you for as much money as they can. For nearly a year all they did was extend my case every 60 days. They did absolutely nothing. My ex had no lawyer to start with and this should have been an easy for them to handle but they dragged it out and I ended up getting a new lawyer at a different firm. They will advise you poorly and cost you so much money. I think they just hire as many clients as they can then drag their cases out getting as much money as they can until the clients find another attorney or God have mercy on the clients that stuck it out and got the short end of the stick in court. You will have to send several emails and make several phone calls for them to contact you They will charge you to discuss your case with each other but will be completely clueless when you ask for status updates I feel like I was pulled in three different directions from three different attorneys at the same firm I was double charged because two attorneys would sit in one meeting and one of them didn't contribute during the meeting snd they already charged me for her and Coon to talk about my case so her sitting in on that meeting literally was just a money grab on their part and very unethical in my opinion. Extending cases every 60 days saying they need more time but then doing nothing during those days is ridiculous because again you get charged for every extension they submit. If they are truly that busy they need to stop taking clients on and handle the cases they have in front of them before bringing on other clients their actions may not be illegal but is extremely unethical. read more

The BEST!!! is all i can say, they work hard for you, there team work hard for me and if I have anymore Legal issues I will deffinetly call them. read more

I presented the firm with a difficult situation and they have been very professional in resolving my problem. Sherman L. read more

Had these folks for a bankruptcy claim a few years ago! Started off by paying them $500 for help. They decided our "home" state was TN although we owned a house in AZ. Then told us to get a TN lawyer & then kept all of the $500. Here we were getting ejected from our home & these clowns steal our money too! read more

This law firm is a bunch of frauds so be very careful. I read the reviews and was very excited to try this law firm. I went to the initial consultation and explained everything to Attorney Dan. He passed the case to his assistant and that is where everything went down hill. The assistant attorney did not call to set up an initial meeting. She said that she sent an email that we never received (which costs money). Then when we finally got ahold of her (which cost money) she told us to come in. We come in and she has paperwork already done based on what Attorney Dan told her, which was not the correct information (which cost money). Then she tells us that we have to go another direction since the original plan would not work (which cost money). Then after several more phone conversations (money, money, money) and another meeting (money) she tells us that the law firm cannot handle our case even thought she was the one that told us we needed to go that way. So after $1700 nothing was accomplished and we were referred to a new law firm. Buyer beware make sure that they understand everything about your case up front and repeat it back to you, then never call or email cause it will cost you. read more

I had a consultation with Dr. Dodds on a timeshare issue my wife and I had gotten into in Las Vegas. Dr. Dodds gave me some great advise and along with the AZ Attorney Generals Office and prayers to the good Lord above. The timeshare company is letting us out of the contract. God is good. The AG/s office and Dr. Dodds advice saved us from financial ruin. Thank you and your staff very much. I will always recommend your law firm to all my family and friends thank you Dr. Dodds. read more

I was skeptical trying Dodds Law Firm, but it turned out to be the best decision I made. My case was difficult and they never gave up on me or my situation. They always kept their word and fought hard on my behalf. I couldn't be happier with their service and would recommend them in a heartbeat. read more