Started practicing law in 1984, and have practice continuously since that time. Started my practice in criminal law, but migrated to domestic relations law before the year 2000 and have practiced primarily domestic relations law since that time.
Honor Council, Nashville School of Law. Recipient: Rule 31 Family Mediator, May 2008, 12 Hour Domestic Violence Training Requirement for Mediators, July 2008.
I received the desired outcome by utilizing the services of her firm. However, I don't really recall very much correspondence coming from her firm, aside from a small handful of letters/documents. I feel that most of the tough negotiating work that determined the outcome of the settlement was done by a mediator, not by anyone from this law firm. That having been said, however, in the end I was satisfied with the outcome of the case and I would recommend it to a friend or family.
After charging me $ 2,500 to prepare a few documents from time to time, she ultimately ended up sending me to a mediator, who was able to conclude the matter. The mediator charged me $ 200. It seems like the mediator did most of the hard negotiating work. It seems like all Martelia Crawford did was to prepare a few standard documents and legal responses. It certainly did not seem like $ 2,500 worth of work.
Ultimately, I got a satisfactory outcome from using her services: My wife got the child support from her ex-husband. However, it didn't seem like her firm performed a lot of work for the money that they received. The actual child support settlement was negotiated by a mediator, not by the lawyer. Maybe there was some extra work that was done behind the scenes, but I didn't see it or hear about it. I guess it was worth the money spent to hire her, since we got a favorable outcome.
101 South Jefferson AvenueCookeville, TN 38501U.S.A.
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