Casteel & Associates is neither efficient nor client-focused, and they show little interest in…read moreresolving cases in a timely manner. They take what could be a relatively peaceful and straightforward process and turn it into an expensive, drawn-out conflict over items that often end up where they started. Excessive paperwork and poor communication with opposing counsel on straightforward matters frequently lead to increased billable hours and a more contentious case. Instead of reaching out for negotiations by telephone or correspondence, Casteel tends to file for court dates, using combative language that states "opposing counsel has been unwilling..." without ever attempting to negotiate. Like most attorneys, going to court incurs a minimum of $2,000 from your retainer. However, with Casteel, you may find yourself making multiple trips without ever actually seeing a judge. Instead, you will likely wait in a conference room for hours while the attorneys negotiate back and forth, eventually reaching an agreement that could have been proposed and accepted weeks earlier through a couple of conversations--making the court trip entirely unnecessary. Barron is an average attorney at best and often displays laziness. Discussions with other attorneys in town will likely validate this assessment. Carter, on the other hand, is a competent attorney but has a tendency to engage in disputes over virtually anything, regardless of its significance. She prefers fighting over negotiating, making it a costly process for even the simplest items that could be settled easily. It's essential to understand that not every aspect of a case has to be contentious; finding middle ground allows for greater willingness to compromise on more significant issues. Casteel frequently relies on temporary orders, which serve as rules of engagement until the case is finalized. More rules equate to more expenses and unnecessary tension. They will file motions requesting obscure and restrictive conditions without any supporting evidence, only to advise you later in court to concede to more generous terms. This approach is a waste of both time and money. During mediation, which is meant to facilitate compromise towards a final agreement, Casteel tends to focus on unnecessary temporary orders instead of discussing anything final. Their goal during mediation appears to be avoiding a resolution, as final settlements would not generate additional fees for them. Barron and Carter often swap cases, meaning that Barron could be your attorney while Carter represents you at mediation. Unfortunately, they do not communicate effectively about the details of the case, wasting time by rehashing events from months prior. Moreover, Carter may reopen previous agreements, choosing to fight for a different direction than what Barron previously agreed upon. They will request extensive discovery information from the opposing party while openly admitting that they do not review it unless it goes to court. Understanding both the strengths and weaknesses of the case is crucial in finding agreement outside of a courtroom. However, their team often spends an excessive amount of billable hours "reviewing" your own discovery response, which will ultimately be submitted incomplete to opposing counsel. This incompleteness leads to further requests and additional billable hours to respond. While it may not be accurate to label Casteel as a bad firm, they clearly capitalize on billable hours and lack a sense of urgency when it comes to settling cases.

I called to see if I could schedule a consultation to see what my my options are and to decide if I…read morewanted to retain them and represent me with my legal issue. The consultation fee is a flat $250, which I wouldn't mind paying if I decided to retain them, but not if it's just an initial consultation! I'm glad I didn't because I look at some of the reviews now and it's disheartening

Lousy representation for family law. If you want to loose your kids this is the firm you must hire…read more Takes your money but does not fight for you. They just sit there say nothing on your behalf. Just go through the court proceedings while you watch your children get taken away. If you love your kids hire a different attorney.

The lawyer did a horrendous job on the will of a dear loved one…read more My grandmother on her will with this firm and had several drafts done to accommodate her changing wishes. Now that she has passed and we are working with other attorneys, the final draft will apparently won't hold up almost anything that we are supposed to be entitled to. We have been warned by more than one attorney that to try to assure we receive what we were supposed to, we may face having to pay thousands of dollars to try and remediate this issue. I do not recommend spending your money here.

John McGlothlin and his team are very professional and ensure their client has the best legal…read morerepresentation from beginning to the end. We were very impressed with their guidance throughout our legal matter.

I ended up at this law firm by default when my original attorney decided to run for public office…read more Since the case was already cooking I decided to have them represent me. I found John to be very aloof and not sympathetic to the details of the case. He was not prepared for trial, did not appropriately prepare me for trial, was unorganized and seemed like a dear in headlights in front of the judge. Ultimately using John and his team cost me a lot of money and will continue to cost me a lot of money for years to come.

[Not a client of this firm] Informational comment: It appears that calling in for information, such…read moreas for a deed change, apparently requires sharing your home address. According to them, this is necessary so they can provide the address to the lawyers, allowing them to retrieve your deed and review the details before contacting you. I chose not to provide my address since this was just an informational call, and as a result, the clerk informed me that they couldn't assist me. While I found this surprising, it is within their rights to enforce such a policy.

Mike and his team were focussed, educated, professional, and most of all won in a difficult…read morebusiness civil issue. Thank you Mike!

Sean Henricksen represented me in a criminal case that was very stressful, and my case was…read moreultimately dismissed. He was easy to talk to, honest about what to expect, and always took the time to explain things clearly. I never felt brushed off or left in the dark. From the beginning, he laid out the entire process so I always knew what was coming. He also worked with me when it came to payment. His flat rate was explained up front with no surprises, which made things much easier during an already stressful situation. When it mattered, Sean was prepared and spoke up exactly when he needed to, and he was fully prepared to take the case to a jury trial if necessary. I'm confident his work played a major role in getting my case dismissed. I would absolutely recommend him to anyone who needs a knowledgeable and dependable criminal defense attorney.

UNPROFESSIONAL. UNETHICAL. SCAMMER .I NEVER SIGNED ANY PAPER WORK TO RETAIN HICKS. Let's just start…read morethere. I was going through a initial crisis with my children and court day was coming fast. My friend passed me along her cell phone number. Where are we spoke about my situation and she told me a lot about herself . MISS HICKS TOLD ME WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR SHE WAS VERY NICE AND SOUNDED LIKE SHE WANTED TO HELP ME FIGHT FOR MY KIDS. I was forthcoming about not having 7k to retain. I flat out said I could not move forward. She insisted she could help since I'm a friend of brandy. She told me to cash app her 2000 so she could get ahead of this and help me on the 19th of July . she assured me that her paralegal will be back in town Monday and could get all the paperwork drawn up. MONDAY comes and the paralegal does not know what's going on. SHES SADLY UNEDUCATED ON ANYTHING A PARALEGAL SHOULD KNOW HOW TO DO AND RUDE. PRINTER IS BROKEN too. Miss Hicks is not in office. Due to a "family emergency." Her paralegal books, my appointment for THURSDAY where I wait around for hours. Her paralegal tells me that we will need to reschedule. That's when Miss Hicks walks in the door. She proceeds to tell me all of her business of what she has going on, in a very unprofessional manner. She says it's really hard when you're a breadwinner, you're only options in men are convict drug dealers who can stay home with your kids all day or a 22-year-old who has no career. She then goes on about how her boyfriend or a husband (unsure) has taken her kids and he is somewhere on the south side because she has her child's iPad location. She tells me we don't have time to go over the paperwork because she needs to go file paperwork down at the courthouse in regards to her drama .  Says she will need to do a continuance , that we will reschedule for tomorrow that I will not be charged for waiting around or for that day ...rushes out . Now I'm feeling very anxious and I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to convey this to her in our next meeting. I see that she has a lot going on and she may not be the best attorney for me at the moment. FRIDAY COMES And she reschedules AGAIN to Monday. In this message, she says if I cannot make this appointment, please let her know. Or I will be charged $300. now I'm very uneasy, so I go ahead and tell the paralegal very nicely (what I wanted to say in person) that I will possibly be using them in the future but right now is not a good time. If I could have back the money I sent since no paperwork was drawn up or signed to retain her as a lawyer due to the circumstances. SHE REPLIES NO REFUNDS. This is clarified a few times that this is coming from Miss Hicks. IM IN DISBELIEF. I asked for a itemized invoice to wear my $2000 went . NOTHING . IM NOW BLOCKED. BEING IGNORED. When looking her up online, I only looked at the good reviews. I did not bother to click on the one stars because she had so many reviews. Now I'm wondering if they are even real. I clicked on the one stars and was mortified.    MOST REVIEWS ON AVVO.COM. Sounds like everyone has had a similar experience. Mine is just worse, (MAKES ZERO because no paperwork was even signed to retain her or legally bind a contract. SHE BASICALLY SCAMMED ME.  HAD HER PRINTER BEEN WORKING & HER DRAMA NOT HAPPEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE SAME STORY AS EVERYONE ELSE. DO EVERYONE A FAVOR AND SHARE THIS STORY. REPORT HER CASH APP. ILL ADD PHOTOS LATER . It's currently not letting me.

I hired Mrs Hicks to get joint custody of my granddaughter and put her on my husbands tricare…read moreinsurance. Only thing I really required was for paperwork to be accepted by military. Paid $3,500 retainer. Three months later I received a draft that was all messed up and had all my grandkids on it. Also I found out I was only credited $1,200 of $3,500 I paid. After having to prove I paid all $3,500 I asked for it to only be my granddaughter. And hoping she did research to make sure military accepted paperwork. Well after asking for corrections I never received another copy. But trusted them. Finally got paperwork end of May just to go to deers office and get rejected because paperwork wasn't properly done. So now I have court order stating I have to carry insurance on granddaughter without being able to enroll her. I have sent a couple of messages and even called with no response in 3 weeks. I couldn't imagine going on a full on custody battle with this lawyer. I have done custody battles, thankfully not with this lawyer. I feel cheated, didn't even get what I asked for. I just wanted it acceptable by military. Please save your money. This wasn't a difficult case. All parties agreed. Now I have to go to court house and pray they will allow me to fix it since her office doesn't want to respond to me!

I was calling about a business dispute, Lynn was really rude. I wanted to know if I had a case or…read morenot. I had no idea me calling him was "the free consultation". He said why didn't you do this or that, look buddy my goal was to provide evidence to see if I have a case, not for you to ask me what you would've done. Consultation is really expensive aswell for 1 hour. $680 for a small claims matter. Richard ended reaching out to me and gave me the information I was looking for. I haven't hired this firm but the consultation from him was helpful. Lynn on the other hand was garbage. I can't give it a 5 or 4 from initial interactions. This new review reflects my experience so far from this firm.

Very impressive law firm - call them, you will be glad you did…read more I will give Weaver Law Firm 6 stars if I could. I called their office after searching through countless of lawyers and by some miracle I reached Atty Richard Weaver himself. He was thorough, went through every scenario with me and he patiently answered the 20 questions I have. I am not a paying customer but never felt I was wasting his time. I learned later on from his secretary they normally ask $50 deposit for a consult which gets paid back after the consult. Never mentioned it to me during our conversation. Bottomline: Atty Weaver is knowledgeable, straight to the point and very thorough - traits you would want in a lawyer but more importantly for me, he is a good human being who truly wants to help someone in a bad situation. He earned me as a client.

I had an excellent experience with Vanhemelrijck Law Offices. From the initial consultation through…read morethe discharge of my Chapter 7 case, the entire process was handled professionally and efficiently. Melissa Lawson was always responsive, patient, and clear in answering my questions. She made a stressful situation much easier to navigate and kept me informed every step of the way. If you are looking for a bankruptcy attorney who is knowledgeable, organized, and treats clients with respect, I highly recommend Vanhemelrijck Law Offices.

I honestly do not know where the 5 star reviews came from because I had a very different experience…read morewith this law office. I called their office for a consult. I was put through to this lawyer and he was audibly yawning as I was telling him my situation. He did this multiple times. Did not offer me real advice just reiterated how bad of a situation I was in. Thats the reason I called them! I felt humiliated and frustrated after the call. I do not recommend!