The Pendleton Law Firm

First of all let me say this...Clay is a nice guy, fast talker but still a nice guy. My wife and I separated. At the time I didn't know who to go to but growing up I always walked by his father's law firm and chose to go there for my representation. My advice is that if you have more money than you know what to do with, go to this law firm. If not, look elsewhere. My total cost was around $9,700.00 not including the mediation fee!!! My wife's law firm of Jonas-Jonas was in the $5,000.00 range and she got a hecka lot better service than I did.I will give you an example of one of my occurrences with Clay. We were to have mediation one day. Clay had to cancel it because he had a last minute hearing come up. He charged me $100.00 to send an email to me, the mediator, and my wife's lawyer notifying us of the cancellation. This was totally wrong!! At the end of the separation hearing Clay informed me I owed $3200.00 ($950.00 of that to the mediator). I thought that this was the end of my fees. Boy, was I wrong. A couple of weeks later I got an email from his paralegal that I needed to sign a couple of documents and that I would owe another $2200.00 to have them sent to the parties involved. I was totally stunned. If I had to give anyone advice on selecting a lawyer to represent them it would be...get an estimated price of what it's going to cost you in which I didn't do and don't go here. I learned my lesson the hard way.

My name is Harold Cooke , and The Pendleton Law firm has represented my Family for many years. I recently needed a Family Law Attorney, and was very blessed Mr Clay Pendleton took my case. He did everything he said he would do. if I had any questions, or concerns he would always respond in a timely manner. he is very compassionate, and Honest Man. Most importantly he's a winner.He won our case. words can't express how grateful I am for what he done for me, and my family. if your child is your everything, go with Mr Clay Pendleton.

Paid $150 for a consultation fee that did not leave me very confident my case could be handled. Waited 3 weeks with 0 results on probate issue with no communication with Jamie Hodges. Needless to say Im obtaining a different lawyer.

Mr.Pendleton helped me with custody of my grandchild. He was very professional, courteous, and genuine. I highly recommend his office .

Attorney Clay Pendleton and his entire staff, especially Kaitlyn Long, did a marvelous job in handling a difficult case for me. I really appreciated their honest, courteous, thorough and intellectual approach to the matter. They made sure I understood everything I needed to, and kept me apprised of the status frequently. I was accommodated on many office visits and well prepped for two court appearances. Clay was extremely professional and 'nice' in the actual court proceedings in contrast to the opposition counsel. In the end, righteousness prevailed and I am thankful to God and the excellent Pendelton Law Firm. Need an attorney? Call these folks now!

They make your case worse than when you started. We had to hire a new lawyer to undo the mess this man created for us.

I called last Tuesday, and spoke with Beverly, and made an appointment for Wednesday January 15th at 4:30 for a consultation. I called this afternoon to confirm my consultation appointment and was told by the other secretary's, 'because Beverly was at lunch' and was told that I wasn't on the schedule. Finally Beverly returned from lunch and she got on the phone with me and said she was confused, and started looking through her notes. She found where she took my info and seen that I called and made the appointment. But she said she must have forgotten to put my name and appointment on the calendar! She proceeded to look at the calendar to see when the next appointment would be available! At that point, I kindly thanked her, and am currently seeking other council. I can clearly see why they have a 3 star rating!

Straight forward ,honest ,and willing to go the extra mile,clear consiese,and very pleasent,look no further,this law firm,is top notch,it comes highly recommended,.

Do not trust this attorney. He is dishonest, unreliable, takes your money and doesn't do his job. My son took money he worked very hard for to try to get custody of his son and was cheated and treated disrespectful. This attorney was rude, always late, and never communicated with him. It was such a shame and a disgrace. This office would be closed down if the world were fair.

Clay had told us we only had to pay a certain amount and he would take care of everything. He made a court date and then kept canceling and then would charge us for every time he canceled. Then would proceed to charge us for many things that he never even did. He would never keep in contact and wouldnt do anything like he told us he would. Worst experience

We were the sellers of a property for a closing. The buyer's chose this law firm. Slow to respond to emails and confirm information. I gave wiring instructions two days before closing and they called me in the afternoon of closing to confirm it, therefore missing a cut off time to wire funds. Since it's Friday, I'm going to have to pay interest on the money for an extra 3 days. I had called at 2:00 p.m. to confirm the wire was done, and I was told it was. An hour and a half later, I was told they needed to confirm the account number still and another person who had told me the wire was done had 'misspoke' if they want me to remove this review, they need to pay me the interest on the money I'm going to owe over the weekend since I do not have the funds. EDIT The funds did arrived today. I'm still not impressed with this law firm. I did not receive a call back from the office manager about the issues.

Don Pendleton set up a Ladybird deed at the request of a step sibling. My father had no clue what was going on. Don told my Dad that he could sell, rent, and mortage his house as long as he was alive. He deeded the house to 4 of his step children not knowing the true consequenses of the deed. Sure, he can sell his house but he only owns 1/5 of it and has to get permission from the other 4 siblings to do so. He left the house to them in his will. My Dad was coerced and decieved to sign over his home without knowing all the facts. Don Pendleton purposefully deceived my father. I have absolutely no use for this crook! Don Pendleton took advantage of my elderly father as well as his step children. My dad can't get a home equity loan even though the house is paid off. He can't downsize to a smaller home as he ages. Another attorney told my dad to sue for elder abuse. However, that is not the kind of person he is. Maybe that was why they took advantage of his good nature.

Clay has worked with my on my case for almost a year now and is fantastic. My children are safe with me and he has been strong representation in court. Ive followed all of his advice and we are doing well! Thanks Clay youre the man!

Clay represented a family member and did an outstanding job! We are pleased with his support, knowledge and guidance. Thanks to Clay and all his office staff!

My divorce was easy and quick!

I'd leave a zero but isn't available. Clay will take your money but doesn't represent or prepare you then says in a text, you need local attorney without even spelling it correctly. For your best interest FIND SOMEONE ELSEWHERE.

Retained to help a friend with a problem. Did a great job.

What I witnessed in the courtroom was a enormous effort to defend a client with an indefensible case. Clay Pendleton and his staff will be on my side, if I ever find myself on the wrong side of the law.Thanks Clay

He is just a horrible person... he's a crook he needs his ability to practice law suspended. I honestly hope he does someday soon so I can go piss on his grave

Clay Pendleton got it done for me. Was perfect on my custody case. His staff are amazing and caring people. Would not use anyone else

One of the best in the business. Very knowledgeable and kind. Any legal issue can cause intense amounts of stress, all the staff was so kind and I really felt like they cared about my situation. 10 out of 10

Clay represented my my brother in a custody case. He and his staff were stead fast and on top of everything. I would recommend Mr. Pendelton to represent. He will definitely be the one we call in the future.

Mr. Pendleton brought us fantastic results and expressed genuine concern with our case and well being, and continues to be a friend and provide occasional advice on a number of topics.

Don't hire Clay Pendleton unless you like throwing money down the drain and having him make your case worse than when you started. Absolutely ruined my custody case and put my child in danger. He couldn't even remember simple details and was never prepared for court. The other party was caught lying on the stand about drug use yet Clay still failed to get anything done. Paperwork is always late and you may miss important court dates because he forgot to send the paperwork. He will lie to you about the law he is supposed to know and ignore your calls when you get in legal trouble by following his advice. He also lies about his fees and tacks on random charges he won't explain. A lying cheat who grabs what money he can and runs as soon as he has throughly ruined your case.

The best around

Never tells me what's going on and thinks everything a joke

They didn't pay me much attention. ..

Great service

Would like a response from Clay, How did he have any idea that my ex and I were living apart for one year, which were grounds for my divorce? Believed a man that was involved in a racketeering scheme... that would be my ex Ralph. Two “fast talkers”. Charge me if you must... but I need answers to move ahead!

Would like a response from Clay, How did he have any idea that my ex and I were living apart for one year, which were grounds for my divorce? Believed a man that was involved in a racketeering scheme... that would be my ex Ralph. Two “fast talkers”. Charge me if you must... but I need answers to move ahead!

Would like a response from Clay, How did he have any idea that my ex and I were living apart for one year, which were grounds for my divorce? Believed a man that was involved in a racketeering scheme... that would be my ex Ralph. Two “fast talkers”. Charge me if you must... but I need answers to move ahead!

Clay is a complete joke. This guy takes pride in tearing down a good parent for the sake of his wallet. He is overpriced, he himself doesn’t contact you

Clay is a joke. He takes a certain level of personal pride in tearing down a parent that is actually doing all they can for their family. He is snarky, sarcastic and creepy in my opinion towards woman. He rarely contacts his clients himself unless it is an attractive female. He literally takes a situation where separated parents are leaning towards working things out in an amicable way and turns them against each other while wildly overpricing his work or “lack of” in his personal case. He talked my ex wife into all this crazy stuff to attack me with STRiCKLY to take her money. Well guess what Clay… you may have gotten roughly $12,000 for what was a simple separation/divorce and got what you wanted from my wife & in your eyes and hers you won.. at the time she felt like she won, but again I am here for my family and his aggression that he instilled in her still couldn’t mask a good parents work. I have my kids almost every single day only because my ex and I once again are work things out in the best. My suggestion would be never take an attorneys word that attacking people you love is always the answer… it just makes him the most money.. He methods were NOT in the best interest of my kids . Somehow Clay Pendleton talks people into thinking that lining his pockets with THEIR hard earned money is what’s best for the KIDS! Clay doesn’t care one bit about his clients only his pockets.