I wish I could give her a rave review but unfortunately I can't. However in all fairness, it's been the same for most attorneys I've worked with in the past. I guess I just have very high expectations from people I'm paying more than $200 an hour to. Well, I have high expectations from anyone I hire regardless of what I'm paying them but anyhoo.
In my experience with Attorney Rice, although I very wasn't very impressed with her "business casual" attire upon our initial consultation, she was pleasant and seemed fairly knowledgeable so I gave her a chance to handle my probate case. I regret to say that my case dragged on longer than what she initially led me to believe because she stated it was pretty much an open and shut case, which it was essentially, but it took forever to settle .
In addition, I didn't like her lack of follow-up or follow through and I believe she was just a bit overwhelmed at times because she is a sole practitioner with no office staff. I also had to question her on certain things that I researched and spoke to other attorneys about that left me really skeptical about her knowledge and expertise.
In conclusion, she's a fairly decent attorney but I believe she needs to hire a full time person or some interns to help her business run a little more efficiently, in addition to gaining a little more knowledge that will come with time. Some attorneys are just not meant to be sole practitioners and could benefit from working under seasoned, knowledgeable lawyers at reputable firms. read more