Ward & Ketchersid, P.A.

Lawyers
Anna G. Cothran
Credit & Debt, Criminal, DUI-DWI, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Domestic Violence & Neglect
Clary-Cobb Building, 1241 Airport Road Suite H
Destin, FL 32541
Donald Bennett Bolt
Accident & Injury, Insurance Malpractice,
1241 Airport Rd Suite H
Destin, FL 32541
William L. Ketchersid
Banking & Finance, Family Law, Business Organization, Corporate, Corporate
4014 Commons Dr W Suite 100
Destin, FL 32541
Reviews

Terrible experience with my last case. I've used Ward Law 2 other times. In the third case, the attorney that had worked with me, left and opened his own firm. Nobody let me know anything. They've been retained since January 2022, and its been one thing after another. The new attorney assigned sends confidential emails to the wrong address. I find this out by following up questioning why I haven't heard anything from them. Makes you question what's really going on. I will be following up on this review pending the outcome.
This place doesn't even deserve one star. Very rarely do I leave a bad review but this is well deserved. After SEVEN months of no progress on one of my cases, I fired Ward Law. Immediately upon firing them, I seem to have an $1,800 invoice out of nowhere. Funny how that happens. I paid all the invoices that were sent to me, but yet let me fire them for not being capable of doing their job, and boom, a large attempt of a bill. My original attorney left this firm and started his own, and I should've followed him before now. He handled the first 2 of the 3 cases and they were resolved. Now that the ball was left in Ward Laws court on finalizing my 3rd case, there has been NO PROGRESS. Instead I am stuck with an attorney who is incapable for multiple reason, of doing his job. I was frustrated at no progress being made since JANUARY and his wonderful idea is to "fish with honey not vinegar" and "take things slow". Some scenarios require quick aggressive response. Not aggressive in nature meaning verbally or physically, but aggressive in the effort put into solving a case in a timely manner! If your case needs a timely resolution DO NOT use these people. I had to print out my packet of information TWICE and still had to constantly call and check in on progress and status updates, only to find there was none. I did all of the work just without the title of "attorney". Again, DO NOT use Ward Law. Unless you're ok with one of them, literally in all aspects of this next part, drooling on your documents. I am well aware everyone has multiple things going on and that there are other cases besides mine, however, they have no sense of urgency whatsoever and I am thoroughly DISGUSTED with their practice!!!!
Mr. Jeremy Cranford helped me successfully navigate a dispute with a tenant of mine regarding a rent to own lease contract. He was readily available and easily accessible for any questions or concerns I had regardless of time of day. His expertise and devotion towards my case provided me with piece of mind during this stressful situation. I truly felt like he was on my team and I was able to handle the situation with my tenant in a professional and legal manner. It was a pleasure working with Mr. Jeremy Cranford and I would highly recommend him for anyone looking for real estate advice.
I have been a client of Bill's for three years and I won't go anywhere else. he recently helped me with estate planning and his attention to detail was just phenomenal. Good legal work costs money, but the peace of mind is priceless. Bill is an ethical and principled lawyer, but also extremely practical. He has never steered me wrong.
David Powell is a world-class lawyer. We had such an amazing experience working with him. He was extremely responsive and communicated well. He knows the law inside and out and provide excellent advice. I would highly recommend him!