Outstanding Legal Representation and Results…read more I truly appreciate the time, effort, and care that Karma and her team invested in my case over the years. My situation was pretty complicated and Karma took my case at a time when I was struggling to find an attorney willing to do so. That decision meant a lot to me and my family, and it made a difficult situation far more manageable knowing I had her support and expertise. I gladly recommend Karma and her firm to others.

What does want in an attorney - typically during a difficult time of one's life. Well whether you…read moreknow it yet or not, you WANT and NEED Karama Zaiki. Karma went far beyond her role as my attorney. She and her team were a steady, clear presence during one of the most difficult periods of my life. When I doubted myself, Karma was there and helped me find my footing again. There were times I had to step back to take care of myself. During those moments, her consistency and support mattered more than I can fully put into words. What I'm walking away with is strength, clarity, and a deeper trust in myself. The incredible Karma Zaike, played a real role in that. I'm genuinely grateful--for your work, your integrity, and the way you showed up for me. I won't miss court, but I will miss your confidence, your honesty, and your strength. Thank you.

She represented me to the fullest and took special care of a delicate situation. I appreciated the…read morecare and thought she had strategically to resolve my issue.

See the review of 6/26/15, and the 4 other bad reviews since then. This is all still the same, poor…read morerepresentation, unprepared your during mediation, causing me to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in my divorce. I was never even told to file for alimony or child support and I filed in July 2020, when asking for food stamps and on unemployment. She never even explained that I couldn't ask for that money back. In mediation she was a deer in the headlights, letting the mediator dictate the decisions, she didn't even have my financial spreadsheet ready when the mediator asked for it. I am a survivor of both emotional and financial abuse, she knew this going into mediation. I was forced to comb through numbers and produce while flooded with PTSD. I was unable to calculate the numbers, and that should have been her job. I was re-victimized during mediation. When I wrote Karin and Melissa the next morning, explaining that I needed them to be my voice, asking them why they froze up and why they let Cheryll the mediator dictate the decisions, and told them they didn't consider the mortage owed on my home, only the equity. They didn't even confirm the numbers used in his bank statement were not correct. Their firm is clearly not prepared for complex asset divorce, or dealing with women from domestic abuse and financial abuse. This has been a complete nightmare. I only ask for what is fair, and now I walk away with nothing but child support that can be overturned at any time. I hope no one else goes through this nightmare. I signed a CR2A after being coached by her and the mediator that I could stand to lose $100-$200,000. The next day in the morning with no distractions, and a calm place I look at the spreadsheet used in mediation and I see over a six-figure errors in their calculations that the decisions were based on. It was her job to oversee the financials, and understand how to litigate finances. It was her job to know divorce law, but instead she was quiet and let the mediator dictate. I asked her why the next day I said why didn't you advocate for me why were you sitting there silent, she said "oh well Cheryl's been doing this for so many years so I let her do it" she should have prepared me for mediation, it was her job to be my advocate when I was in the most vulnerable place possible. I was nervous as we lead up to mediation, she sent me and asked me questions literally for financials again after I already sent them to her only three days before mediation. I was expected to come up and produce during mediation, and it was the one day I really needed an advocate, I needed somebody who knew divorce law. It was clear she didn't as she sat there saying nothing. In mediation I asked her and her assistant Melissa, "please help me." Here I am scrambling for numbers when it was their responsibility to have the numbers prepared and have grit behind their global offer. It was a complete nightmare and still is. At this point I need help and going to the state bar to report the negligence and gross mathematical errors in the spreadsheet. She actually asked my exes attorney during mediation to update the spreadsheet's. She didn't even cross check the numbers? The experience was surreal, and it was a nightmare. It is still an ongoing nightmare because now I have to overturn what's been done. I am now seeking an attorney to take my case and overturn what has been done, and make this right. When I wrote her The next morning and to understand how she came up with the number so I could have a peace of mind, she used victim blaming. I will update this review again as I have submitted the glaring errors on the spreadsheet to her and the mediator Cheryll and have asked them to make this right. At this point I'm going to have to report her, sue her for what I paid her, fire her and then seek another attorney. This is the last thing I need as I am a single working mother. I could've got spousal support and child support this whole time yet she didn't advise me, and led me to believe I could have got it when I went to mediation. She did not explain that was something that I could never get back. She knew my fears going up against my husband. She knew the financial abuse that had gone on for years. She knew my emotions around this and that I was scared even to be at the mediation. No woman should put their trust in her for legal advice. Somehow someway I hope that I can overturn this, and get what's fair. I never asked for more than what's fair, and unfortunately I'm walking out with nothing.

The company I work for retained Ms. Edrington from Mills, Meyers Swartling P.S. based on a glowing…read morerecommendation from our outside corporate attorney. At the time, we were looking to hire someone to handle a subrogation lawsuit in federal court. Working with Ms. Edrington was amazing! She was really patient and extremely personable. However, what was most impressive about her was her attention to detail and knowledge of the law. While working on our case, she spotted another potential issue and suggested we seek the opinion of another lawyer in her office who was an insurance expert. Together they drafted a very professional letter that resulted in us receiving full coverage of her/our legal fees. What an amazing result! Another thing I appreciated about Ms. Edrington was her ability to work within the boundaries of our limited budget. I also was thankful for the fair/ generous terms of MMS' fee schedule. I would recommend Ms. Edrington and Mills Meyers Swartling to anyone and everyone looking for representation in federal court.

Very Disappointed!!!! Going through a divorce is not easy…read moreand you expect to have a support from your lawyer. My lawyer Allen Dermody just went out on medical leave and guess what???? I found this out only after he left for medical leaving and I was totally abandoned by this firm! I paid 10k for my process that is still with them , but Chad and Les that should be taking care of my case, just don't care!!! If they are going to charge $300 per hour to ready and charge all the emails that I am sending asking to please reply to answer my questions, and also the numerous phone calls that Ieft with VM.... it will be terrible. They just want your money because you have 0 help. No sympathy from them. The reception woman called Sabrina is just too rude! I told it was an emergency and to her ask Les for the 2 time to make sure he calls me, and she told me that he has a client and would return my call maybe in 24hrs! THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY!!!! And if it was going to count 24 hours for a reply, I was in advantage, because I sent an email to Les with questions a week ago and NOTHING!!! They have my 10k for the deposit, but they are not helping me at all after Allen left and did even had the courtesy to notify me! Also tho this Sabrina! For someone that paid 10k for a service, I am pretty sure I am a client. Run from this place! They are so bad that I can even tell that the attorney from my ex is WAY BETTER!!!!! Run!!!!! Don't waste your money here!

Disappointed. I…read morerecently reached out to Carena McIlwain, an attorney at this firm. The person that took my call shared that Ms. Mcllwain would only have an initial call with me for $100, would need a $5,000 retainer for any follow-up and charge $300 an hour for time beyond the initial consultation. The call was strictly financial focused. My objective for an initial call was to validate if Ms. Mcllwain had the background to meet my needs, was interested in my case and to see if we were compatible. Ms. Mcllwain also reached out to me in a follow-up email stating that she needed to be paid even if we have a "meet and greet". I have worked with multiple attorneys and have never experienced such a money first approach. Other attorneys I have worked with have instilled confidence that they had a fiduciary duty to act for the benefit of their client. I was not under the impression from my initial contact with this firm that this was in their core values.

Thank you so much for the exceptional representation in my workplace retaliation case.. From start…read moreto finish, the professionalism and back and forth communication were outstanding, leading to a true excellent outcome. Dealing with employment issues is daunting, but Laura and Mr. Stockwell gave me total peace of mind. I strongly encourage anyone looking for an attorney to work with Laura and Mr. Stockwell - you will be in the best possible hands! Thank you both so very much!

Stockwell Law was a huge help during a very stressful time. They took my case when I wasn't sure…read moreanyone would, treated me with kindness and respect, and worked hard to get me a good settlement. Everyone I dealt with was professional, supportive, and genuinely nice. I'm very grateful for their help and would highly recommend them.

I don't usually write negative reviews, but I feel obligated to share my experience with Elise Buie…read moreFamily Law so others can make an informed decision before hiring them. I paid a $10,000 retainer to begin working with the firm. During the first couple of weeks, they repeatedly misspelled my name and there seemed to be confusion internally about who was responsible for different parts of my case. I had to follow up multiple times just to get basic things moving. Communication throughout the process was frustrating. Different members of the team appeared to have different understandings of what was happening in my case, and I often felt like I had to repeat information several times. I kept extremely organized documentation and provided everything they asked for, but progress still felt slow and disorganized. Another issue was how communication was handled from a billing standpoint. Many emails came back filled with legal jargon that was difficult to understand, which meant I had to reply asking for clarification. Each of those back-and-forth responses was billed time. When we eventually went to court, I was disappointed with how the hearing went and how unprepared my attorney appeared. Afterward I was told the outcome wasn't what they expected. That particular process alone cost around $6,000. By the time everything was finished, about $20,000 had been billed and my situation was actually worse than when I started. My advice to anyone considering this firm would be to ask very detailed questions about communication, preparation, and expected costs before signing a retainer.

I already had one lawyer who did absolutely nothing but bill, bill, bill. I lost my kids, my house…read more(ex-wife) wasn't even on loan, my pension, my VA home loan, my GI Bill, child support.... it keeps going. I stressed and stressed and stressed to Elise Buie numerous times I didn't want to shell out tens of thousands more dollars to just keep losing. I was met with a whole host of promises..... unfortunately, they were just like the others. Every month I received bills (felt like every 2 weeks) for thousands of dollars while actually accomplishing nothing!!! I saved and saved to try to get some justice, hoping and praying I could get something back for my 26 years of service to this country. All I got in the end was bills again totaling in the tens of thousands of dollars over the course of months with zero wins on my end! Not ONE win!! I was just a bill every month after promise after promise. Save your time, energy, money and sanity.... Find another law firm. Garret Filletti and Elise Bleu will NOT fight for you!! You are just a credit in their bank account every month!!

I am one of 4 siblings in a Partnership. Mr. Glockner inappropriately worked with a non-partner to…read moreprepare the 2020 Partnership taxes. To this date he will not confirm if he filed the taxes or if he filed an extension. Because the non-partner provided figures from a second set of books he developed, what was given to accountant wasn't correct. Mr. Glockner agreed with my updated, correct figures and promised to file an amended return (suggesting he had filed the return and not an extension). Mr. Glockner has refused to return messages to our managing partner, or two other partners. He is working ONLY with non-partner who has no standing whatsoever.

Don at QTS is a life saver. My 2008 compared to 2007 was like an entirely different person's…read moretaxes. I went from being able to do it myself with Turbo Tax to having a rental property, work-from-home write-offs and a small business to wrangle. If you hire a professional it's because you don't know what the heck you're doing and you want someone you can trust to do it right. You don't stand over your auto mechanic and ask "what's that" or "why are you doing that". But in the end, you want a general understanding of the high-level stuff that went on so you can tell if you got ripped off. Don is super friendly, patient, and helpful. I got a good summary walk-through on my 1040 and actually (kind of) understand what is going on with some of the detail numbers behind the scenes on all those forms and addendums and what have you. But again, that's what I'm paying Don for. Don took care of everything, including my WA State sales tax. We are in peak tax season and he would always answer my calls (not have me leave a message and get a call back in a couple days). One word of advice when you go into his office: don't freak out when you see his desk. It looks like Office Max exploded in his office. Seriously. But don't worry, he has a "system". They're in the same building as Hale's Brewery there on Leary, and across the street from Ballard Grill and Treehouse. Plan a late afternoon meeting then hit happy hour :)

Darek is a very professional attorney who helped me resolve the 3520 Appeal across the past whole…read moreyear. The final result ends up with completely success in appeal. IRS removes the penalty entirely. Darek is very patient and definitely the expert dealing with oversea matter with IRS. I highly recommend him to help you if you run into trouble on oversea tax issue such as 3520 penalty. His team is the top notch and the most professional in this area. The attorney fee is not cheap but it can really help you resolve huge penalty from IRS.

As my mother always said, "if you can't say something nice, it isn't a good idea to say anything."…read moreMy lips are sealed.