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James Boldt

Shelton, WA

Licensed for 45 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Divorce and Family

Language

English

About

James Boldt, attorney has always maintained a distinguished reputation in Shelton and Olympia, WA area communities for the care and attention he gives his clients. Mr. Boldt and his staff will work with you to attain your legal goals and will strive for 100% customer satisfaction with every client whom he provides counsel. Specializing in family law since 2005, Attorney Boldt is a member of the Washington State Bar Association's section on Family Law as well as the American Bar Association's section on Family Law.Learn more about our practice's style

Practices Areas

Family

Language

English

Contact

606 W Cota StPo Box 1605Shelton, WA, 98584-0988606 W Cota StPo Box 1605Po Box 1605Shelton, WA, 98584-0988

Office: N/A

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Reviews

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.

anonymous
November 24, 2010

I have had a couple local lawyers. All seemed to be too large and too busy to give my case amount of time that was needed. I will say the 2 lawyers I got along with the best are ex military. Jim is included in this. Small office with Jim and Amy working it. Both kept me in the loop. Even after hours I would send an email and they normally responded in a timely fashion. Jim does agrue well in the court room. Jim is very easy to talk to. He might not always tell you what you want to hear but he is truthful.

JAA
January 11, 2016

Attorney James Boldt advertises himself as being thorough and aggressive. His actions did not show this to be the case. He was hired for representation in a child custody case on 8/18/2015. At the initial consulatation he laid out his plan for the case and it sounded like good plan. On his website he has a posting titled, "How We Do What We Do (style of practice.)" Under the section, "preparation," Attorney Boldt speaks about "cost -benefit analysis." At the initial consulation it was stated to him that the funds that were available needed to be used with restraint. Attorney Boldt has been a licensed attorney for 39 years and he states he only works in the area of Family Law. As this was the first child custody case I have been invoved in I am not aware of all of the documents that might be needed. Instead of supplying the client with a checklist of documents that will be needed, Attorney Boldt had his office staff contact me and ask for documents in a piecemeal manner over several weeks. This did not make sense to me as it only increased the billable time and extended the timeline to get things in order to proceed. At the initial meeting it was brought up that a pending legal issue might have an impact upon this custody case. Attorney Boldt did not ask any questions so it was assumed it would not make a difference. At the first court custody hearing Attorney Boldt made four statements in support of my motion to get custody. The opposing counsel pointed out the few number of supporting statements and the pending legal issue. The judge stated he agreed with the opposing counsel and restricted my visitation further. Attorney Boldt did not make any statements as to why the visitation schedule presently in place had been successful and should not be changed. (The legal issue was successfully resolved a few days later.) Two invoices were sent since the initial consultation and before the first court hearing. There were instances listed where the length of meeting times were shorter than what was listed and billed for, and instances when there were charges to contact us to request more documents that had already been submitted. A letter was given to him stating the instances where it was felt the charges were not accurate. He did not respond to the issues in the letter. After the first court hearing, a third invoice was received and once again, it listed charges that were considered to be inaccurate. A meeting was asked for and held on 10/16/2015. The items that were questioned were pointed out on the three invoices. Attorney Boldt stated he would respond to me within a few days. He did not respond to my concerns as he stated he would so a new attorney was hired. As of 12/30/2015, Attorney Boldt has failed to send a final invoice along with the remaining trust funds in the account along with the funds for those items in the three invoices that were discussed at the meeting or to respond as to why no invoice or funds have been sent since the meeting was held.