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11 Jul, 2022 by Mary d
11 Nov, 2021 by Tama begley
Mr. Kurt Weiting, I highly recommend. Professional and a great source of protection.
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31 Dec, 2019 by Terens tachitta
Never called me back
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09 Oct, 2024 by Daniel platt
Very helpful
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18 Sep, 2024 by Dirk
Hired Tara for my first divorce of 38 years. A year later she worked a deal with the other attorney to get me $600 maintenance for 6 months. I said no way! She got angry and quit. With just 3 weeks til the trial I had to scramble to find a lawyer to represent me. I was awarded under his legal help $1200 a month for the rest of his life. She didnt give a crap how it was settled, from woman to woman she didn't look out for me. I still had to pay her full amount plus my other lawyers bill. She was a waste of time and money. I would really be in hardship if I had accepted the $600. Ladies, I cannot impress on you enough. Do not hire this woman.
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18 Mar, 2024 by Jonathan bostedt
I have attempted writing reviews for the services I have received from Atty. Tara Adolph and her team at Adolph Legal and the words seemed to fall short of how GREAT they are! So I never submitted any reviews until now.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Adolph Legal. Tara is straight to the point, honest and well worth the money she charges. Especially for a consultation to see where you stand in your case. She has never tried to "oversell".
I have experience with other attorneys that were not so great. I am happy to say that if Atty. Tara Adolph can represent me, she is hired!
Thank you Tara, Kelsey, and Amanda!
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08 Jul, 2024 by J c
08 Jul, 2024 by Stacey bolen
Attorney Dickey was the attorney on behalf of my son and myself in a very stressful and financial ruin for both of us. His professionalism, knowledge and compassion he had towards us the entire time we were working with him proved to us that there would be no other Attorney we would have wanted to help with this lawsuit. His hard work and dedication to not only our insurance company but to my son and myself showed volumes on not only who is as an Attorney but as a person as well! I would highly recommend Attorney Dickey and his Law Firm to anyone I know in the future. There are not enough stars to show our gratitude to him and his staff. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts, keep being who you are because that's what makes you an outstanding person! Stacey and Taylor.
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30 Mar, 2024 by Aaron & terri “mr&mrs.superbatshitcrazy†nearman
25 Mar, 2024 by Rae j
Larry Vesely was wonderful to work with! I will definitely come back if I ever need help in the future.
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09 Dec, 2023 by David riebe ii
Larry Vesely has helped me extremely in navigating legal chaos. Expensive like a doctor, but well worth it like he was in explaining things like a doctor and giving a heads-up on caveats and things to be aware of. Has definitely stood up for my family, very tiny business and given great advice when previous attorneys have fallen short.
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11 Apr, 2023 by Kris c d
01 Feb, 2024 by David sapp
not just a number here. thank you!
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15 Jan, 2024 by Stacey ceniceros
I called Attorney Alex about a deed issue on a house we were thinking of buying. I told him that I wasn't sure we were going to pursue the issue, wanted a consultation with him, and that I was concerned about getting a large surprise bill.
Alex assured me that if hired, he would keep me updated on all charges as they accrued, yet he never explicitly told me when he started charging me and never gave me any of those updates he said he would.
We had 2 phone calls and a few brief emails. He did take time to review our case after my first consulation call, but never told me that I was being charged.
In the end, I told him that we would not need his services and suddenly got a $625 bill. When I complained, he told that their firm does NOT offer a free consultation and yet he chose not to charge me for the first phone call, but that was within his right to charge for everything after that.
Be sure to ask each and every time you email or speak to someone in their office as to whether or not you are being charged. This attorney lacked transparency and did not keep his word about informing me of charges as we interacted. I expected him to clearly say to me when charges would be start and like he reassured me he would, give me updates on the total of any bill as we interacted.
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28 Nov, 2023 by Greg tonn
Dave Dewick is very knowledgeable
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08 Jul, 2024 by Stacey bolen
Attorney Dickey was the attorney on behalf of my son and myself in a very stressful and financial ruin for both of us. His professionalism, knowledge and compassion he had towards us the entire time we were working with him proved to us that there would be no other Attorney we would have wanted to help with this lawsuit. His hard work and dedication to not only our insurance company but to my son and myself showed volumes on not only who is as an Attorney but as a person as well! I would highly recommend Attorney Dickey and his Law Firm to anyone I know in the future. There are not enough stars to show our gratitude to him and his staff. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts, keep being who you are because that's what makes you an outstanding person! Stacey and Taylor.
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08 Jul, 2024 by J c
30 Mar, 2024 by Aaron & terri “mr&mrs.superbatshitcrazy†nearman
12 Dec, 2021 by A.b.
Larry is smarter than your average lawyer. His 40 years of experience picked up on things that other expensive younger attorneys never thought about in my case which wasn't easy. He isn't about just "winning" his case, rather he looks at the big picture. He has a good heart and my family's life would not be the same today without him! His assistant Linda is always kind and courteous as well. Don't go anywhere else.
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03 Feb, 2017 by Anonymous
Wouldn't answer emails or phone calls. Two to three weeks later we would finally get a callback from him and when we asked him questions about our case it was like he blow us off not caring about our concerns. Doesn't explain things well, you have to constantly remind him of things that you want done. We also had to basicly pull his teeth to get anything done for us if he would even do them at all.
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24 Jul, 2013 by Dan & sharon
He was always available and always returned emails or phone calls. We couldn't have asked for better lawyer.
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04 May, 2024 by Shane
Rude, self centered, arrogant, will take your money and not do his job. He will make you promises he can not keep, he is only interested in pleasing the court
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26 Jul, 2021 by Anonymous
Long story short if you not WHITE and rich or family have money and contacts he won’t FIGHT for you…you better off throwing ur money in the toilet and flushing it
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19 Jun, 2020 by Anonymous
No contact. Poor quality of service for expense I’m paying. Getting no where in court with my custody case
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11 Jul, 2022 by Mary d
11 Nov, 2021 by Tama begley
Mr. Kurt Weiting, I highly recommend. Professional and a great source of protection.
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31 Dec, 2019 by Terens tachitta
Never called me back
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11 Jul, 2022 by Mary d
11 Nov, 2021 by Tama begley
Mr. Kurt Weiting, I highly recommend. Professional and a great source of protection.
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31 Dec, 2019 by Terens tachitta
Never called me back
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22 Sep, 2023 by Greg
When going for a termination of divorce maintenance attorney Babcock seemed over booked or too busy to prepare for the hearing . I had to call to setup the final meeting before court. I also compiled relevant information on my disabilities and finances. When the court hearing day arrived he told the judge why I was asking for a termination he said health issues and then stopped talking. I did ask him to ask the judge the questions I formulated as well as present data I provided . He told me to stop talking . The judge dismissed it and I am now facing financial difficulties with disabilities. After we walked out he told to stop talking to during a hearing . He did put up a much better job of debating me outside the court room (about nudging him to talk ) than he had done in the court room. He was up against a 60 year old divorcee with no counsel present. He lost . He was non existent! He does a great job writing wills but in the court room I believe he is not cut out for it.
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24 Oct, 2022 by Anonymous
Greg, gives a great consultation, provides a great game plan, but when it comes to following the plan and executing it is a different story. Through the whole process I never felt as though he was on my side. This firm overcharges for the value you receive from the attorney. They are quick to run up a bill with "correspondences". Where things they accomplished take minutes to achieve and they charge a substantial rate for it. At the end of the day the other side was able to come away with the better end of the stick. I was very unhappy with the service received. Please vett a different attorney and check the ratings online before selecting. I write this so you do not waste your time and money. Make sure the attorney you choose actually cares about helping you and not just taking your money. Lesson learned.
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05 Jul, 2022 by Anonymous
I don’t know where to start, mr babcock first of all says yes I hear you over and over again. But I’m highly doubtful of that. Leading into court he instructs to give in to this give in to that. For over a year this goes. Then court doesn’t bring up important issues. His line of questions are all the ones that I supplied, when he asked if there were anything I could think of. He did mange to ask two questions that with a simple follow up question could have proved that but he didn’t. I’m not sure why he even asked any questions at that point. Child custody lawyer well hiring him was a huge mistake and has cost dearly. But he will get his well over 20, 000 and that the most important thing here. Now I can only pray this doesn’t happen to another person and or family. I had to give a star which is still to much
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15 Apr, 2024 by Anonymous
https://lawyerhistory.wicourts.gov/attorneys/1001838
Research lawyers carefully. They can make you a financial "hostage" once you pay a retainer and not work for you, refuse to refund retainer etc. A short term divorce with no children could cost three years of legal fees with no progress if you are not smart about it. Proceed with caution. See link above.
Research lawyers carefully. They can make you a financial "hostage" once you pay a retainer and not work for you, refuse to refund retainer etc. A short term divorce with no children could cost three years of legal fees with no progress if you are not smart about it. Proceed with caution. See link above.
Research lawyers carefully. They can make you a financial "hostage" once you pay a retainer and not work for you, refuse to refund retainer etc. A short term divorce with no children could cost three years of legal fees with no progress if you are not smart about it. Proceed with caution. See link above.
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06 Nov, 2020 by Edmund
i hired Alf for assistance in my divorce and custody/placement battle. while the cost was high, you cant put a price on 50/50 custody and placement of children. especially as a father. he negotiated a fair property and debt split, helped me bring up and end shady behavior by my ex, and was, and still is, very understanding with payments. especially with the current covid crisis.
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28 Mar, 2018 by Amy
I hired Alf Langan for a family court case back in 2012. I wrote an honest poor review of my experience. Now he's disputing my review as if he never represented me. Here is my honest review below, as the original was removed due to his dishonest dispute.
If you have this many Poor reviews and have also been disciplined as a lawyer, maybe you should take a look at your performance rather than get honest review removed.
I hired this attorney for a very simple family court matter. I made a huge mistake. He does not respond very well to emails, if at all. He sent about 10 emails about a certain topic for NO reason as they were not getting us anywhere. Then I am charged for them. He charged me for part of my initial conversation with him, never telling me this until I see the bill. I waited 2 weeks for a call back and made 3 calls total before getting one back. He sent me a time sensitive email and implied that I needed to answer him and he would pass the answer to the parties involved and then he never did tell them. I left him a voicemail the same day regarding difficulties with the party because of his inaction and requested a call back asap because of this and it is now 2 full business days later and still no word. Today I hired a new attorney who has a much better rating than this man. In my opinion, do NOT waste your money. I have gone through almost $1,500 and all he did was go to one court date and send countless useless emails. Then I had to call him to let him know that these emails were useless and he wasn't listening to me. Although he seems like a nice man, as an attorney; get someone else.
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20 Mar, 2023 by Anonymous
This lawyer is supposed to protect kids and have them with the right parent and look in the best interest of children!! She took my daughter and placed her with her dad after me having her with me since she was 3 she placed my babies with there dad only gave me 2 days out of the month to see my kids ! She does not know anything about my ex not his place and all my kids sharing a one bedroom and she don’t care but I have a three bedroom and she said my daughter not well adjusted when my daughter had everything she needed and so many people who love her and supported her My daughter is not well in her mind now since she has separation anxiety from me and her dr said she does not do good in new places and my daughter can’t handle it !! This lady Didn’t do her job and she lied to the courts said she talked to my witnesses and she didn’t talk to any of them ! I had to get all of the paper work and I filed court she didn’t do nothing she was going to my other party and was not on my side when she supposed to be for the children and the mother ! She only cares about money and not looking about what she doing to these kids by hurting them mentally!! She going to my other party and saying stuff and making more problems for me and my ex !
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30 Oct, 2013 by Anonymous
The only good thing I can say is that he was good at keeping us informed regarding my worker's compensation case. After the case closed in March 2013, it was really hard to get in contact with him. He has been avoiding our phone calls (which we even diverted to calling his old law firm for help since he was with them while working on my case). I just needed to have him send in the necessary paper works regarding my work comp agreement to re-process the unpaid claims through my insurance company before they refuse to pay (the claims not covered under the worker's compensation agreement). It's now been on-going for the last 6 months that I still cannot get him to send in the necessary documents, so to me his action as a lawyer is the type of lawyer who just wants to get paid and not help you after he gets paid.
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22 Nov, 2014 by Anonymous
Tom promised me I would get sole custody. Tom promised me he would ruin my wife. Tom promised me he would find my wife crazy or drive her there. Tom promised me I would walk away with everything! Tom promised me I would get child support. Tom promised me he would make my wife pay for leaving me. That is how he talked me into signing a retainer. He fought and fought. After he took my life savings 70 grand, he settled for nothing. I don't even know how I am going to live now. He needs to stop making promises he can't keep.
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25 Nov, 2014 by Anonymous
Horrible experience went to a petty criminal traffic should couldn't even call she sent all response in text very unprofessional. Did not even believe me and then said it was best she could do with no priors. Very dissatisfied with her work. And myself because when I met her I knew I sensed a mole.
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What a Family Law Lawyer Can Do for You
A family law lawyer provides legal services related to family relationships, including marriage, divorce, child custody, and adoption. Family lawyers help clients navigate emotionally charged legal issues, providing guidance and representation in disputes that affect spouses, children, and parents. Whether you're going through a divorce, seeking custody of your children, or drafting a prenuptial agreement, a family law lawyer ensures your rights are protected and your interests are represented.
Family law attorneys often handle sensitive matters and offer objective legal advice, helping clients reach fair outcomes either through negotiation, mediation, or litigation.
When Should I Hire a Family Law Lawyer?
Hiring a family law lawyer is beneficial in several situations, especially when legal matters involve close personal relationships. Common reasons to hire a family law lawyer include:
- Divorce or separation: When ending a marriage, a lawyer can help you navigate issues such as division of assets, spousal support, and child custody arrangements.
- Child custody and visitation disputes: If you and your co-parent can't agree on custody or visitation, a lawyer can represent your interests and work toward a solution that benefits your children.
- Child support: Whether you’re seeking child support or defending against a claim, a lawyer can help ensure the appropriate amount is calculated and enforced.
- Prenuptial or postnuptial agreements: A lawyer can help draft or review agreements that protect your assets in case of divorce.
- Adoption: Family law lawyers guide you through the legal process of adoption, ensuring that all requirements are met.
- Domestic violence or restraining orders: If you're a victim of domestic violence or being falsely accused, a lawyer can help you obtain or challenge protective orders.
- Paternity cases: If there are questions about the paternity of a child, a lawyer can help establish or dispute legal fatherhood.
Hiring a lawyer early can prevent issues from escalating, and they can offer you the best chance of achieving a favorable outcome in emotionally charged situations.
What Does a Family Law Lawyer Do?
A family law lawyer provides a wide range of services depending on your specific legal needs. Their responsibilities may include:
- Advising on legal rights and options: Helping you understand your legal rights regarding divorce, child custody, support, and other family law issues.
- Filing legal documents: Drafting and filing petitions, motions, and agreements with the court, such as divorce papers, custody agreements, or support orders.
- Representing clients in court: Arguing your case in front of a judge if a settlement can’t be reached through negotiation or mediation.
- Mediation and negotiation: Assisting with alternative dispute resolution methods, such as mediation, to reach agreements on issues like custody, property division, and support without going to trial.
- Enforcing court orders: Helping you enforce court orders related to child support, alimony, or custody if the other party fails to comply.
- Drafting prenuptial or postnuptial agreements: Creating agreements that protect your assets in the event of a divorce.
- Handling adoption proceedings: Ensuring that the legal process of adoption is followed, from filing paperwork to finalizing the adoption in court.
How Are Family Law Lawyers Paid?
Family law lawyers typically charge clients in one of several ways, depending on the complexity of the case and the lawyer’s experience. Common payment arrangements include:
- Hourly rates: Most family lawyers charge by the hour, with rates varying based on experience and location. Clients are billed for the time spent working on their case, including consultations, court appearances, and document preparation.
- Flat fees: For more straightforward legal services, such as drafting a prenuptial agreement or handling an uncontested divorce, some lawyers offer flat-fee arrangements.
- Retainer fees: In cases that are expected to require significant time and attention, such as contentious custody battles, a lawyer may charge a retainer, which is an upfront payment that covers the initial costs of legal services. The lawyer then bills against the retainer as they work on your case.
The exact cost will depend on the complexity of your case and the lawyer’s fee structure, which should be discussed upfront.
How Much Does a Family Law Lawyer Cost?
The cost of hiring a family law lawyer varies based on factors such as the lawyer's experience, the location, and the complexity of your case. Here are some general cost guidelines:
- Hourly rates: Family law lawyers typically charge between $150 and $500 per hour, depending on their experience and the complexity of the case.
- Flat fees: For simpler cases, such as drafting a prenuptial agreement or handling an uncontested divorce, fees may range from $1,000 to $5,000.
- Retainers: For more complex matters, such as contested divorces or custody battles, lawyers may charge a retainer ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 or more. The lawyer will bill against the retainer for the work they do on your case.
- Additional costs: You may also be responsible for additional costs, such as filing fees, mediation fees, or expert witness fees.
Always ask for a clear breakdown of the lawyer’s fees and any additional expenses during your consultation.
Top Questions to Ask a Family Law Lawyer
Before hiring a family law lawyer, it's important to ask questions to ensure they're the right fit for your case. Here are key questions to ask during your consultation:
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What experience do you have with family law cases like mine?
Make sure the lawyer has experience handling cases similar to yours, whether it's a contested divorce, child custody dispute, or adoption. -
How will you charge for your services?
Clarify whether the lawyer charges by the hour, a flat fee, or requires a retainer. Ask for an estimate of the total costs involved. -
What are the possible outcomes of my case?
An experienced lawyer should be able to give you a general idea of what to expect based on the facts of your case. -
What is your approach to resolving disputes?
Ask whether the lawyer tends to favor negotiation and mediation or whether they prefer to take cases to court. This can help you determine if their style matches your goals. -
How long do you expect my case to take?
While it’s difficult to predict, the lawyer should give you an estimate based on similar cases. -
Who will be handling my case?
In larger firms, junior attorneys or paralegals may do much of the work, so make sure you understand who will be your main point of contact.
How to Check the Credibility of a Family Law Lawyer
To ensure you're hiring a reputable family law lawyer, follow these steps to verify their credentials and reputation:
- Check state bar association records: Verify that the lawyer is licensed to practice in your state and is in good standing with no disciplinary actions.
- Read client reviews and testimonials: Look for reviews on websites like Avvo, Google, or Martindale-Hubbell. Previous clients can give you insight into the lawyer’s professionalism and success in family law cases.
- Request references: Ask the lawyer for references from past clients who can speak to their experience with the lawyer.
- Review their website or professional profile: Look at the lawyer’s background, case history, and areas of focus to ensure they have substantial experience in family law.
- Look for professional memberships: Membership in reputable organizations, such as the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), can indicate a lawyer's expertise and dedication to family law.
What Should I Prepare for My First Consultation?
To get the most out of your first consultation with a family law lawyer, it’s important to come prepared. Here’s what you should bring:
- Relevant documents: Bring any documents related to your case, such as marriage certificates, prenuptial agreements, financial records, custody agreements, or court orders.
- List of assets and debts: For divorce cases, prepare a detailed list of all assets (e.g., homes, bank accounts, retirement funds) and debts (e.g., mortgages, loans, credit card balances).
- Details of the family issue: Provide a written summary of the situation, including key dates and facts related to your divorce, custody dispute, or support issue.
- Questions for the lawyer: Write down any questions you have about the legal process, costs, and potential outcomes.
- Your goals: Be prepared to discuss your objectives, such as custody arrangements, property division, or spousal support, so the lawyer understands your priorities.
Being organized and clear about your situation will help the lawyer evaluate your case more effectively and offer the best advice for moving forward.
