Mr. James D Van Ness is a lawyer practicing divorce and custody, criminal law, custody evaluation and 9 other areas of law. James received a B.S. degree from University of Maryland in 1977, and has been licensed for 27 years. James practices at Van Ness, Williamson LLP in Salem, OR.
Very confident and feel his experience when talking with him.
You think the Democrats are bad, just wait until you try working with this guy. This arrogant baffon sides with the opposing attorney to create a hostile environment in the courtroom and in the office. He is slow on responses but he claims he is this high and mighty professional with claims of national fame. Not only will he work behind-the-scenes and work with opposing party without your knowledge but he will do it pro bono to cause more damage to your case and offer sound legal advise to the opposing party if you meet his criteria of being an arrogant man like he is. He will do anything to put a dollar in his pocket including trying to destroy any livlihood you may have. DO NOT HIRE OR USE HIM AS A COURT APPOINTED PC OR ATTORNEY. You've been warned..
Argumentative and arrogant. Diminishes clients who find his service lacking on other sites. He started out as if he knows a lot, but ends up in a pile of fees with no results and defensiveness. To be specific: 1) Did not respond in a timely manner to questions or sometimes not at all. 2) Submitted a hand-written draft of an official court document with lined out words and margin notes. I specifically stated that I wanted to discuss this document and the numbers before submission. 3) Scheduled and rescheduled hearings without consulting me to as to my availability or to even inform me that it had taken place. 4) Did not provide copies of court documents filed, correspondence to/from opposing counsel, nor copies of any discovery items supplied by the petitioner. 5) Failed to inform me of progress in the case, his strategy, what to expect in the process or any options I had available. 6) Sent an email requesting documents that I had sen
960 Liberty Street SE, Suite 100Salem, OR 97301U.S.A.
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