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12 Dec, 2020 by Anonymous
Jennifer is all talk but in the end she has no idea what to do. I reccomend she take time off and receive some additional training.
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18 Nov, 2015 by Anonymous
She sounded great on my initial conversation with her and said all the right things. She said she would get started right away as soon as she received payment. I spoke with her weeks later and she said she was waiting to see what the other party did. I told her that I wanted her not to wait and she still did nothing. Weeks after that, I called her office every day with information pertaining to the case. Two weeks went by and she never called me back. I called the owner of the firm and I was very nice. I asked him to have her call me as I had information for the case. About a week later, I received some of the money that I sent her. She cost me both time and money that I did not have. Thanks Jennifer for dragging your feet at one of the worst time of my life. Thanks for all the call backs. If you hire her, you deserve what you get
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21 May, 2015 by Anonymous
I hired Jennifer to file a modification for me, not only did she delay the proceedings for over a year she was extremely unknowledgeable in custody laws all together. The only thing she did was cost me thousands and waste my time.
She has also done the same thing to others I know. From missing court dates, incorrectly filing motions, and incorrectly advising clients on laws. She is a joke for an attorney to say the least and should not be allowed to practice law.
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24 Oct, 2018 by Anonymous
My life was falling apart and she was to be filing my divorce. She gave me all these high numbers id be getting from ex-spouse. I had to call and/or email about 20 times to just get an answer or action. Suddenly with no warning she just says she has too much and drops my case. Did not give my money back or anything. It was horrific. She just disappeared.
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14 Sep, 2018 by Anonymous
I brought Britta on to represent me in an custody case and I quickly realized she absolutely sucked at communication. From my experience, she does not know much about the fields of law she specializes in like child custody and family law. I believe when someone hires an attorney, that they should be able to trust that attorney to do their job properly and to COMMUNICATE. But Britta did not do either, which resulted in me looking for different/better counsel to handle my case.
I honestly don't know how or why shes still allowed to practice law
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05 Feb, 2018 by Anonymous
Britta failed to communicate, blatantly lied about filing documents requested from her by the judge on my behalf, missed filing deadlines, and disappeared. Her failure to submit documents cost me custody of my children. In the order handed down by the judge it states that Britta never submitted findings of facts and conclusion of law, or financial information or a proposed parenting plan. Just mediocre all across the board.
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19 Jul, 2021 by Anonymous
Her paralegal lost my paperwork. Summer refused to speak to or work with opposing counsel. She was so bad I fired her and went without representation. The absolute worst attorney I've ever used in my life. She is awful.
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13 Oct, 2019 by Anonymous
This was the worst lawyer I’ve ever had. She didn’t help me with anything, she would never speak up for me and would tell me to be quiet when I had facts. She would talk with the other lawyer and tell me I couldn’t say anything. Stay away from her because she doesn’t help at all.
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01 Feb, 2016 by John
Hired him for employment issue never filed it. Then made him my divorce attorney worst attorney I could of pick. He doesn't have a secretary . Doesn't respond to calls or emails. Had to do all the paperwork. Doesn't file motion on time. Gives away my bond money from another country from another case. . Getting ready to get a hold of the bar association. Warning do not hire this attorney. You will be sorry. ..
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16 Nov, 2015 by Carl
If I could've not chose a star we wouldn't have. We've been waiting over a year for him to respond to paperwork we sent him asking him to review it & let us know if he thought we had a case. We told him if he said we did we would then send him a retainer fee & proceed with our case. I've called him multiple times & hearing him tell me he was just about to look at the paperwork or he read it & thought there might be something & he'd call me back. To date, he has NOT EVER CALLED ME BACK! I'm extremely frustrated & don't know what we ever did to be treated this way. At this point we want our paperwork returned to us. We hope to find an attorney in the St. Louis area that would entertain our potential case & let us pay them to proceed.
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28 Jul, 2021 by Toby
So as a reference from a friend, they told me cordell and cordell is the best for fathers rights. Well that may have been the case for others, but it was not for me, it was not for the other guy who left a review, and I highly doubt you will get what you’re asking for. I literally raised my child my entire life, I wasn’t seeking full custody, my ex was. The only thing I received was shared 50/50 and to be able to talk to my daughter daily. He couldn’t get my parenting schedule, child support or the school that best fits my daughters needs. This guy is a joke. Throughout the entire time I hired him (9 months) he spoke so highly of himself, his 20+ years of bring the lead litigator for cordell and cordell. It was all bull, I could’ve got the same results representing myself. Go with someone else or expect to spend money on absolutely nothing.
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28 Nov, 2017 by Josh
This lawyer ended up only wanting to go to trial and would not even discuss any other option for a divorce. He lost paperwork, forgot important details about the case and seemed non interested to deal with the issues of the case.
Because of his careless handling of the case, I had to seek out another legal firm. When requested to hand over my case file, several items were missing or incomplete.
The only thing that this lawyer was good at was billing me.
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18 Jul, 2015 by Anonymous
All he wants is your money. My family retained him for $1500 and all he did was write up a parenting plan. The day I knew he was a bad lawyer is when he looked me in the eyes and said I will not get custody of my son. Even tho I was by far the better option. I wanted to fire him on the spot but my family insisted I stick with him. He didn't follow through with any evidence I provided... The only thing he followed through with was charging me money. He quickly ran out the retainer fee with emails and court appearances. I got a letter in the mail once stating that there was a court date. So I got dressed up and was 15 minutes early. I pull up and who do I see running across the road 15 minutes before the time court started.. Royce... I flagged him down and he didn't even recognize me. Finally after me telling him who I was we conveniently remembered and invite me into his office, just to charge me $75!! That was haof his hourly rate. Funny thing is that I was only in there for 5 minutes but he went ahead and charged me for 30 minutes.. The only thing he said was that I wasn't required to show up. Gave me a briefing on what he did at this court apperence, which was only to get the judge to sign the papers. The kicker is that he charged me another $1500 after he blew through my retainer fee of $1500. And he didn't do anything but write up a parenting plan. Worst experience ever and I do not recommend Royce to anyone.
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05 Nov, 2012 by Clifford
I retained James Royce for a divorce, sadly I made a very expensive mistake, he is professional at opening letters and charging a high fee to do so, Mr. Royce did very little if anything to protect my property and retirement assets, he surprised me with hidden fees prior to entering the court room to represent in a very lengthy divorce. Mr. Royce left literally every issue I approached him with UNRESOLVED, tax issues, stock fund issues, property being hidden to property issues still unresolved to this date after excessive requests for resolutions in this matter, Mr. Royce did NOTHING to resolve child visitation issues, Mr. Royce DID take very aggressive action when he expected payment for ??? he sued me in the town that I reside in and during his court performance explained many personal issues related to my particular divorce case he also used my daughters disability as a plow to gain attention of the judge making it sound as if he and his staff worked long exhausting hours and days on visitation arrangements which were not logged in time sheets that he had charged me for. James Royce informed me after court that I have 10 years from my divorce date to take my "X" back to court to collect my property, --- Funny I thought I had hired him to do that for me. Mr. Royce has a strong issue with integrity when he was placed on the stand. Attorneys lie through their teeth !!!!!! I am confused about truth, and justice. "Just because you have a college degree hanging on the wall does not make you an honest man" Mr. Royce will speak with compassion and concern but actually doesn't give a damn with the exceptions of you wallet and be very aware of his wonderful friend Mrs. Housholder in Marshfield, MO
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12 Apr, 2024 by Laura
She’s responsible for tearing apart a family. She refused to let us present witnesses that would have proven innocence.
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12 Mar, 2024 by Sonya
I just watched and listened to the Dateline episodes about her as the judge in Russ"s case. She is a bias horrible person and I'm glad she lost her judgeship. No one should have her representing them. Beware of this person.
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08 Jan, 2023 by Justin
I invested several years and many thousands of dollars in Kristin and in Cordell & Cordell. They advertised themselves as lawyers dads can count on. But both behaved unethically and unprofessionally.
As my case drew to a close, I raised concerns with Kristin about the quality of legal services I had received. In short, the judge’s position contradicted the vast majority of Kristin’s legal advice. Rather than discuss my concerns, Kristin filed a motion to withdraw, leaving me without representation only days before trial. Because I followed Kristin’s advice, my ex-wife's harmful parenting remains unchecked, and I am in no better position to help my children.
Follow-up attempts with the firm’s Client Care division, with management partner Kimberly Gray, and with founding partner Joseph Cordell were unhelpful. I posed questions about quality of legal advice, commitment to clients, major discrepancies between projected and actual costs, truth in advertising, value of services, and the client care process. Across emails and phone calls, my concerns were repeatedly sidestepped, and in every interaction I was treated more like a witness to be cross-examined than a paying client. When the Missouri Bar became involved, both Kristin and Cordell & Cordell refused to cooperate.
I cannot recoup my investment, nor can I reverse the negative outcome for my children. But if you’re reading this, you can avoid my missteps. Dads: don’t hire Kristin, nor any Cordell & Cordell attorney. You cannot count on them.
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05 Jan, 2016 by Anonymous
You should know that you are the boss of your case. Do not let any attorney sway you from proceeding how you wish to proceed. If she got a grade it would be a "F". going to court is a very tough decision and make sure that you heed all reviews for any site before giving a attorney money.
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16 Nov, 2014 by Antoinette
I hired him and so did my cousin for the same type of case. Parental Alienation- Custody problems. The same result in both cases. Dennis didnt know what he was doing. Didnt prepare for anything. Couldnt speak in court as a knowledgeable attorney. He left me to represent myself so that he could go defend a Jeffco judge in a divorce case. I fired him and hired an amazing attorney who wrapped up everything in my case beautifully. Then Dennis sued me for 12k when he clearly didnt do the work. When i fired him i owed him 2 maybe 3 grand. Not 12. Well, Dennis just seized and garnished my bank account for 12k, didnt notify me of any hearings. He is COMPLETLY underhanded and should not be practicing law. PERIOD.
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12 Sep, 2013 by Wgl
hired Dennis Bonner' law firm in June 2012 to represent me in a simple child support/visitation case. I deployed to Afghanistan in January 2013 and in March 2013, Dennis Bonner informed me of his motion to withdraw from the case. The motion to withdraw took me by total surprise especially since I had provided Mr. Bonner with all items and documents that he had requested before I deployed. After talking with Dennis Bonner, he decided to continue to represent me in my case while I was deployed to Afghanistan. I put my full trust in Mr. Dennis Bonner; however, in my absence, I found out that Mr. Bonner had missed court appearances. In addition, Mr. Bonner rarely emailed or called me and totally failed to inform me of the status of my case. I was not made aware of any case hearings and I found out about case ruling month's after they had been ruled on and to add insult to injury, I found out case rulings thru the opposing party. Again, I was informed by the opposing party -month's later -of the outcome of my case, not by my hired attorney
Mr. Bonner's inadvertence and excusable neglect were clearly recognizable and on display in my case. I put my full and complete trust in Mr. Dennis Bonner and he misrepresented and essentially neglected my case. I would not recommend Mr. Bonner as an attorney to any client.
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24 Oct, 2014 by Marianne
I needed a lawyer to help me dealing with a contractor who had walked out in the middle of construction for an addition on my home. I called and left a message on a Tuesday morning (Oct. 14, 2014). I received a call back from his assistant later that morning. She took all the info and said that they needed to do a conflict of interest check on all involved parties. She said that I would hear back from her that afternoon or by Wednesday. I received no call back so I called and left a message midday on Thursday. I still received no call back so I called and left another message midday on Friday. I finally received a callback late Friday afternoon and was told that there was a potential conflict of interest that they were still research and that they would get back with me on Monday and let me know. Again, no callback on Monday so I left a message on Tuesday asking them to please call me and let me know what the heck was going on. It is now Friday afternoon (Oct. 24, 2014), 11 days since my first call, and they have never returned that call. I had repeatedly told them that this was a time sensitive issue for me and I needed legal advise quickly so that I could figure out how to proceed with the construction before the winter weather set in.
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26 Aug, 2022 by Leah
My mother used Mr Mullinnex as her attorney for her will for years,she took me to have my will done by Mr Mullennix.My mother has Alzheimer's,my sister took our mother and had her will changed giving my sister power of attorney and executor of our mother's will,our mother already had Alzheimer's and never should've changed her will.My sister is taking advantage of our mother, won't let me or my adult son see my mother,bought a lake house with our mother's money,has it willed to herself, that's just two things.Mr Mullennix has known my mother for years,why isn't he protecting her will.Our mother worked very hard for her money,she wouldn't buy a lake house for one of her children,not even for herself, it's wrong,I need help stopping my sister from taking advantage of our sick mother.
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18 Sep, 2015 by J.d.
I hired this firm for a civil real estate complaint. Thomas Federer passed me off to three different underlings in his Firm. Federer failed to keep me reasonably informed, would not respond to written questions, and even failed to show up for a scheduled Court date. If I had not personally appeared that day and asked the Judge for a continuance, my case would have likely been dismissed. After requesting my written permission for implementing discovery and to file a notice for depositions, it still took the Firm over a year to file such a notice. This Firm is great at generating billing, but not in accomplishing adequate representation.
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29 Nov, 2017 by Anonymous
Mr. Liles accepted my case after our consultation. He was willing to make payment arrangements with me so I was appreciative for that. We agreed $1,500 retainer fee was to be the cost. I made $200 payments bi-weekly until taxes came in. I made 2 payments of $400. Once I got everything paid up Mr. Liles made a order of appearance for me on my case. My case had a year minimum wait before we could go back to change anything. Once time was ready to go back january 2017 I called Me. Liles office every other day. I then started calling weekly up until august. I had multiple left messages, I emailed, I even called his personal phone and did not once get a response from him until august. Just for him to say that he DOESN'T REPRESENT me. He says he didn't have any documentation saying I ever made a payment, or ever starting the payments. He said he would not represent me. That he has other people and other cases to worry about that he didn't have to drop what he was doing just to get back in touch with me. It took me 8 months to get a response. I had receipts but they had gotten stolen when my vehicle did. So Mr. Liles got $1,500 from me for absolutely no work to done in exchange.
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12 Sep, 2020 by Anonymous
Take a gander at this attorney’s Facebook page. I’d suggest never hiring her as she has no regard for the health of others, and her page paints her as a despicable person.
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