Reviews

I hired Deean after I felt I was getting nowhere with my first attorney. I had spent a lot of money with my first attorney and felt the only people getting any satisfaction was the attorneys and my soon to be ex-husband. When I hired Deean she understood my situation and I felt she truly cared. She got things headed in the right direction and got me a very generous ruling from the court. I am so thankful for all her hard work. Even though I know I was not the most easy client to work with at times she always seemed to get me back in focus and did a great job. Her staff is very friendly and knowledgeable also and they always let me know what was happening as thing can be overwhelming at times in the court system. I would highly recommend her and her law firm to all.

DeeAn handled my divorce case 3 years ago and she was terrible from the beginning...I felt like I was always chasing her and her office staff for information...We sat before the Judge and agreed to mediate the divorce....after the mediation meeting held in June and all the details were agreed upon that day...it took over 9 months to finalize my divorce.....I called several times with questions like ...where are we at in the process? What are we doing next? When will the divorce be final? I thought that was the job of the attorney to keep their clients informed?? The only thing consistent you'll find here is her bill in your mailbox ...When we left court after one of our appearances I walked down the hall with DeeAn and we discussed the cost to finalize everything....we agreed on $2000 - I continued to get bill after bill for $3500+ do not trust her word...get everything in writing.... Chris Phillips her office manager or collection guy was terrible too...he continued to try to collect the full amount and 2-3 times I told him what DeeAn and I discussed...I held off paying her until I was able to negotiate a settlement I could live with....The only person worth a damn in the office is Shelia Cartwright - she was professional and did have good info when I spoke with her....I think DeeAn takes on too many cases and fails to give her clients the attention they deserve....I wouldn't recommend her to my worst enemy.....Do yourself a favor and save yourself the headache, find a different attorney...

I could not recommend DeeAn enough, nor can I thank her enough, or say enough good about her work. Her professionalism and knowledge were off the charts. She was creative and effective both in court and in our pre-court planning meetings. When she took my case, she did so knowing that the deck was stacked against us. We had a judge who did not like me and had already ruled against me before. We were fighting to get my ex to bring my kids back to the state, and this was the same judge who had allowed my ex to leave the state with them already. DeeAn was aggressive when needed, and more subtle when the moment required, and was poised and in control at all times. My ex's attorney was incredibly antagonistic and is a master of confusion and twisting the truth to fit her agenda, but it never seemed to rattle DeeAn. I was always impressed with how she handled the smoke and noise coming from the opposition. My daughters and I will be eternally happy for the masterful help that DeeAn provided us.

She was a motivator to see my son again; She made it possible when she got the judge to force my ex-wife to take my son to reunification therapy every two weeks! That was great!

In June 2007, due to my fiancée’s addiction to alcohol and lack of trust with her parents, I was forced to file emergency custody. To my surprise with all the evidence I had to support my emergency, I was denied and a hearing date was set on the matter. A few weeks later I received a letter from newly appointed opposing counsel that stated horrific allegations stating I was very inappropriate with my two month old daughter, reasons why my child’s best interest is to not be alone with me and my inability to be a parent. I quickly realized that my in-laws were funding this madness. I knew I had a long road ahead of me. At 25 years old and very limited funds my only option was to find a cheap attorney, I found her. Make a long story short, my attorney was in the wrong carrier field, the judge ordered me to take a physcosematic sexual exam and I was ordered visitation two hours every other weekend with a court ordered supervisor that I had to pay for. This visitation went on for 18 months. I hired another attorney who specialized in typing left to right, and charging me for it. I can’t express in words how defeated, picked apart and alone I felt. For months I searched, called and met with attorneys who all left me feeling hopeless and broke. I will never forget when I stumbled on DeeAn Gillespie’s website. I called and spoke with her for about 15-20 min. To my surprise I could tell DeeAn was listening to me. She spoke to me like she truly cared about the pain I was enduring and she gave me hope. The first time I met with DeeAn was a change in the tide. Her professional attitude and knowledge of family law uplifted me from feeling broken, hopeless and defeated. To feeling like a warrior preparing for battle. For the first time in 20 months I knew I was getting my daughter back. DeeAn stood by me and fought tooth and nail and in only three months I was awarded Sole custody of my daughter. The war wasn’t over though; opposing counsel watched me like a hawk, making sure I did everything the court ordered me to do. And for the past year they have jumped on every opportunity they could to get custody or destroy my character and every time they tried DeeAn would smash them down. I am still battling with them but I feel secure in the fact that DeeAn will always be there for me. I no longer fear going into court. DeeAn is my guardian angel, I truly feel that way. No one in my life has shown me so much compassion, faithfulness, and love. I know DeeAn truly cares about me and my family. Without DeeAn I would not have Sole custody of both my children. Words can’t describe how much I truly appreciate her.

I've know this lawyer for almost 20 years; DeeAn has helped me on three cases...from divorce....to contract mediation....to child support and visitation rights. She loves to help her clients, is a savvy lawyer, and is persistent in her work and her staff is accessible and very responsive. I'm not sure what I would have done without her!!

I was angry. My previous employer owed me thousands in back wages and then let me go. This firm counseled me, negotiated the best settlement I could expect, saved me time and was very frugal with my money. Honest attorneys -- what a surprise! Now I know where to return if I need any kind of legal assistance.