Dawn Marie
1/5
My divorce involves abuse and nearly a month went by trying to find out if they would accept me as a client. I filled out the online form to see if I was eligible, which I am, and scheduled a call with a representative. This was misleading as I was left with the impression that I would be speaking with someone who could give me legal advice. No, the scheduled call was ONLY to verify the exact information I put on the online intake form. If you're desperate for an attorney, skip the online form and call, you'll save yourself at least a week of time that you could be looking for another lawyer. After I re-confirmed my eligibility during my redundant 1st scheduled call, a 2nd call was scheduled to speak to someone who could give legal advice. The advice I was given wasn't in any way helpful, leaving me with more questions than answers and I was then told to expect an email in a few days to find out if they could represent me or not because they only have 2 family law attorneys to cover 9 counties. I recieved the email later than I was told I would with the information that they could not represent me (which I almost understand since pro-bono representation is hard to come by, but they really wasted my time) and they would no longer give me legal advice. I can't even get advice? I can't follow up to learn the form numbers of the motions they recommended that I file (no, can't search for those forms on the specific county court website w/o knowing the form numbers). They did provide a phone number in the email in case I wanted to file a complaint, but what good would that do? It certainly won't help me obtain a laywer in a county where every lawyer wants a retainer between$5k-$30k due to the amount of paperwork involved. It won't help me get my children out of the hands of a narcissistically abusive parent (and worse spouse).
