After 35 years, I never thought my life would be turned upside down and I would find myself in the middle of a divorce proceeding. not knowing where or who to turn to, I chose Cordell and Cordell based on the advice of a friend and ai am so thankful that I did. The team at the Austin office gave me a shoulder to lean on and an understanding of the stress and mixed emotions, led me through every step of the process, explaining it so I know what to expect all along the way. The team was extremely responsive and I never had to hunt anyone down. Any business issues were handled quickly and professionally to my complete satisfaction. As for my Attorney, Marie McGrath is one of the most skilled and competent attorneys I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Her professionalism and work ethic are above reproach and has no equal. Marie had daily demonstrated her understanding of my issues and while she has been sympathetic to the stress and emotions of my situation, Ms McGrath is a fierce advocate of her client and works tirelessly to represent them to the fullest. While hiring and attorney can be a costly endeavor and some litigants may take steps to "pad the billing statement" Marie takes her client's needs into account and charts out a course of action to get to the objective without any unnecessary costs. I fully and unequivocally recommend Marie McGrath and the Cordell and Cordell team to anyone in need of a lawyer who understands from a guys perspective and will truly go the distance with you and beside you all the way! Doug Babb read more

Divorce is hard. I don't believe anyone plans on getting one but I am glad I had Miguel Castillo of Cordell &Cordell to usher me through the process. I felt well represented and taken care of. Every encounter I had with the staff was professional, efficient, empathetic and compassionate. read more

This firm is not good. Had to chase my lawyer quite often. I had corporate calling me daily to see if my lawyer got back to me. My lawyer was working on 50 cases at one time. Didn't feel he ever had time for me. Over 11 months I had to call there corporate several times , 13 times. A lot of wasting my time. Now I ha e a final bill with a very high interest rate. Each month I call corporate to make a payment and there staff each time are very rude or like I am less of a person. I will tell 100 friends and family to tell all there friends to avoid this company. read more

My experience with Cordell & Cordell was exceptional! As with many others, I was unexpectedly served with papers and did not know the best legal team to reach out to. My mother actually recommended Cordell & Cordell to me, and I could not have been more satisfied. Cassandra was the lead on my case and handled every detail that was needed. I was kept in constant communication with her every step of the way. She is very knowledgeable and transparent with all aspects of the proceedings. Throughout the entire process, Cassandra provided options that were available and allowed me to make informed decisions. Everyone in the office is extremely professional, courteous and acknowledge the importance of your case. If you are new to this legal arena and want to feel comfortable and at ease, definitely work with the Cordell & Cordell Team! read more

There is a reason they was you to prepay on a credit card. Absolutely dishonest. They charged me for a 'consultation' and then passed me off to two other people whom I was charged to 'update' my case. Each was significantly worse. My lawyer did not submit my financial declarations to the Court so I was unable to defend myself. I paid my ex-wife fees as well. I had had to submit the forms twice for each attorney since it took the, over 6 months to file. When the Judge laughed at me I complained. Mark, his boss, and 'Customer Relations' attacked me f9r my lawyers incompetence and did a legalease goat rodeo. Incompetent, dishonest, unprepared. I, embarrassingly, believed the radios ads. Crooks! read more

I was served with papers by complete surprise for a law suit. My case is far from a standard case and is significantly emotionally and legally challenging. I reached out to Cordell and Cordell and I was given a list of attorneys to choose from along with their rates and biographies. The entire process was very straight-forward and easy to navigate. I chose to work with Cassandra Pillonel because I felt I needed experienced representation due to some complicating factors in my case. I feel that was a great choice. Cassandra is extremely knowledgeable, very responsive, and probably most importantly honest and forthright. She showed empathy for how I felt throughout my case, but she was always advising me on the specific relevant law that related to my case and what is realistic. I do not know the final outcome of the case, but I am confident I have the right person by my side to help navigate these waters. To this point, she has been able to predict with great accuracy what is going to happen in the case as well as develop a strategy for any of the possible outcomes. I would strongly recommend Cassandra to anyone I know who is facing legal difficulty. It has certainly been a good choice for me. read more

I am very happy with the way my case has been handled at Cordell & Cordell. Kelly Burris is very professional and knowledgable. Her attention to detail just adds to the excellent service I have been given. Kelly has always made herself available and explained everything every step of the way. I appreciate her dedication. Her staff and everyone else at Cordell & Cordell has always treated me with the utmost respect and made me feel as though I was their only client. I am forever grateful. Thank you so much for protecting my daughter and "our" rights. R.M. Austin, TX read more

I choose Cordell & Cordell on the advice of my friend. Being the first divorce with a daughter I was concerned as any father would be. when I first met with my attorney; Jillian French; she took copious notes and listened to the details of my concerns and situation. Having a vast experience she was able to quickly identify a plan that would help me. After the initial meeting I was confident in my choice. From the first time I met with my attorney all thru the divorce, Ms French explained every step and what would happen next. The Cordell and Cordell law firm embodies a very transparent and straightforward set of ethics. I can say that every person I delt with or who worked on my case embraces the same high quality ethics and standards. If nothing else at least consult with the firm, if you go forward I would highly recommend retaining the firm. read more

I do not recommend the services of this firm. I chose this firm because they objectively decided that my case was a good one to take (as the mother I have primary custody) and I felt that C & C could give me insight on how a father's attorney would aggressively pursue the divorce proceedings. I blindly believed that they were acting in my interest, but they did not. One year after the divorce was finalized I took my former spouse back to court for what I felt was a violation of the agreement, using a second C & C attorney. My former spouse's failure to pay was not actually a failure, but a clever loophole in the writing of my divorce degree. He was not obligated as a support payment, but failed on an optional benefit to me, even though the decree says "must." It's confusing to me, but clear that C & C failed me in two key ways: they failed to ensure that the original wording in the decree was airtight in my former spouse in honoring the agreement, and then when we filed for violation of the agreement they filed using the wrong language. It cost me $10,000 more than the original six-figure representation in the end. I would not recommend this firm, especially if you have the hunch that you're not being fairly represented. read more

My fellow men, I am writing this review because Cordell and Cordell pride themselves with their advertising that they are an advocate for men and have a solid legal service for men needed their services. For me, this was far from what I received. I will not identify anyone from C&C because I believe my review is based on the firm as a whole and not any one individual. If I could provide 1/2 star I would. I had greater than 5000 characters, so this is the condensed version. I noticed that there were a lot of "case reviews" showing up on my 1st bill about my case. Then I started to see many more show up over time. Keep in mind that the amount of "case review" going on did not make sense with respect to the stage of the divorce process we were in. Meaning, we were in discovery. When asked about the billing I was told it was in preparation of my case. I was then shocked to discover that my original attorney was leaving my case and I would be assigned a different attorney. I was then given a free 1hr session with the new attorney to bring him/her up-to-date. After the new attorney showed up to the meeting 35 min late I was able to discuss my case. During this meeting I indicated that my wife and I were on the verge of settling an amicable deal that would result in a 50/50 split of everything. I left the meeting feeling a little frazzled because of losing the first attorney and the new one being so late. The meeting felt rushed and I didn't have the warm fuzzy feeling that everything got through to the new attorney. I noticed on my bill that I was being charged for an out of office letter. That's right, I was being charged for my attorney to draft a out of office letter, then I was charged for it to be filed, then I was charged for it to be sent to opposing counsel. Knowing that I was on the cusp of the amicable deal with the wife, I asked my attorney to stop billing ANYTHING to my account until I presented the final divorce decree to them for review. The final divorce decree was to be penned by opposing counsel. While I was waiting for the document to be penned I was informed by C&C that they were filling a motion of withdrawal from my case. When I tried to reach my attorney about the motion, I received nothing in response. When I received the divorce decree, I managed to talk my attorney into reviewing the document with me and we did. There was VERY minor changes that needed to be done. While I was waiting on the divorce decree to me modified, I was notified that was getting a new attorney...yep a new one...That would be 3 now. The new attorney was purely focused on the motion for withdrawal and did not respond with any case help about the modification to the divorce decree. I went as far as going to court against C&C for a motion for extension. I was granted one extension and yet my attorney did not provide any legal assistance towards my case. During the second motion for extension I lost and the relationship between myself and C&C was over. The short version and my opinion is that C&C really did nothing for me and just billed me as often as they could to the tune of about $8.5K. The billing process for discovery paperwork was about $6.1k. Keep in mind, I did all the work to compile the data and sent it to them in a meticulous format so all they had to do was copy and paste. 100% of the amicable deal was done in the background without an ounce of effort from C&C. The document was penned by opposing counsel and the review of this document with my attorney was about $366....Pretty much the only thing on my bill that seems fair. Between out of office billing for my attorney going on vacation, having to pay for C&C to file a motion of withdrawal, "case review" billing was about $2.2K My Opinion and words of advice. C&C is a corporate firm and has a lot of advertising. They are going to continue with their business model until the end of time...they have to pay the bills somehow I have not found an attorney that does not have unfair billing practices. If you take my advice, at least C&C will not get your money. Last bit... Try your best to not be emotional with your spouse during discussions. Break your discussions up into sessions to lessen the stress. Use one common spreadsheet. When you are done with the agreed terms go find and attorney. Getting an attorney too early is a huge problem and only steals money form both of your pockets...be level headed and have an agreed upon plan when seeking out an attorney. If you cannot do this, then ask your law firm to assign the cheapest paralegal to document your case as you need them too and use the high dollar attorney for the big job. BTW - I waited a long time to write this review so that there would be no emotion or animosity towards C&C in this review. I truly believe that their billing practices are wrong and that I was misrepresented by all 3 attorneys provided to me. Good luck!! read more

I used Julian French. I met December 15 2015. I was told if current on child support they can only go after future earnings. A lie. I would have never paid $4000 as I had a lot of assets. Julian French said three service attempts were made in December. She lied again. It was January. I paid $1000 for December and nothing was done. They continued this $400 to $500 a week automatic withdrawal and would only give a monthly invoice that never tied to billings. If ur anal it was impossible to reconcile. I had to move on to a new attorney $4000 later. Never got to court in 4 months. Another 4500 dollars to start over. Then I filed complaint w state bar of Texas they said it was ok to charge and do nothing. The bar is as corrupt and lazy as Cordell read more

in one of the most difficult seasons in my personal life Cordell & Cordell helped bring clarity to a very scary and uncertain situation. As my head raced to make sense of everything, my attorney and her staff at Cordell & Cordell walked me through everything. From what to say and how to say it down to getting a game plan on how to move forward with the seen and unforeseen issues. Although divorce is one of the hardest things to go through, i moved forward with confidence and very satisfied with the out come of everything. I hope you never have to go through a divorce, But if you do Cordell & Cordell is the team you want behind you. read more

So I hired these guys after hearing the boss on radio ads. MrCordell seemed like a stand up guy n facing my 1st n my wife's 3rd I knew I needed help. Colleen Kinsler was assigned to my case n she did get down for me so I thought but she only cared about one thing. Getting her legal fees. Twice in the first 30 daysafter our first preliminary hearingOur divorce is strictly design how to break up fam biz wife m started n that's it. Haven't even been to trial yet and I'm 1600$ short of a $20k legal bill! Freaking nuts! Nothing they told me at my $280 ' initiaconsultatiom held water. RUN! They don't care about your case they care about your money money runs out they run out .my lawyer is now standing in the way of my divorce being settled.I've paid $7400 for three little hearings we haven't even been a trial that she wants another 12 grand read more

Couldn't be happier with their level of service or professionalism. Responsive to calls and emails, detailed billing, set good expectations and helped make a difficult process as painless as possible. Ms. French was always well prepared, and knew what was coming before hand. As with any situation, your mileage may vary -- but if you actually put in the time and effort, the odds are good that Cordell will help you to get what you want. read more

I could not be more disappointed. Enough said!

they need to get a fax number