Shames & Byrum

Robert Byrum wasted my time. Barely listened to my issue before telling me I can't afford him. I don't know how he would even know that without knowing anything about my finances or job or anything. He never tried to help me or point me in the right direction. His office staff get 5 stars tho they were awesome. I can only assume he stays in business by going for major lawsuits in which case he should just stick to what he does best and not waste anyone's time. Rude. Curt. Cold. Old school lawyer.

I do not know this woman’s years of work. However, I do know this. She is appointed as a GAL at Norfolk Juvenile Court. In our case Both parties submitted Interrogatories, stating habits and the way they care for their child. This woman slandered me in the report. The report was clearly rushed and When I sat down to speak with Her about it pre-trial, she immediately shut down the idea of discussing the erroneous data in her report. She stated that her reports cannot be questioned. This is despite the fact that her firm pushes that they are great communicators. She had 4+ errors in the report and it was not updated to represent the updated facts of the case. She advocated for a home-base without researching the intricate details of the case, and now my daughter is suicidal. I finally figure

Mr. Byrum is a terrible criminal attorney. He did not know anything about my fiances case. He did nothing to help him at his bond hearing this morning that I paid a lot of money for. He said one sentence that made no sense at all nor did it help him. I have never seen an attorney so clueless about his own client's case. Do NOT put your loved ones life in this man hands!

Please do not hire Mr. Byrum for any case, period he isn't a lawyer that will do any research before the case. He was late coming to court, he hadn't talked to any of the people on the other side to see what they're request were to come to to a solution or agreement. We paid 2000.00 and it was a waist of time and money. He do not care about his clients. He will not work for you or do the proper research needed to build a case. Please, I'm begging you, Find another attorney.

Erica Byrum was very confident before the trial started and rightly so. She knew exactly what to say, even when evidence was just provided to her 10 minutes before the trial started. God forbid I'll need it, but in the future I hope I can count on her help again.