Reviews

Came to our sessions unprepared. Unfair billing, paid for witnesses to be called that weren't. Biased on name knowing within the court.< Wanted to give my ex a 50/50 parenting plan when he worked 2nd shift and lived 45 min away. Took to long to come back with a recommendation, over 30 days and had to be prompted by my lawyer.

I felt she was biased from the start towards my ex. After spending a few grand on her making sure he could flout the orders set forth, I finally wrote to the sitting judge to get out of case management with her. She only cost me money and didn't really help the situation at all. I would not recommend her to anyone for any kind of help unless you have a bottomless pit of money.

She was patient and understanding and very reasonable. Didn't charge me for things that she probably could have. I had a good experience with her.

worst experience ever. Stacy was hired as our LCM. She continued to want to meet separately with my ex and I, and would tell us different information, leading to more meetings. She felt it was too hostile for us to meet in the same room. You want hostile, tell parties different things. Just got a bill for 2 years ago. Have not received anything since then, was all paid up. I don't know what is going on, but that is ridiculous. Not a mathematician, but have never seen anything as confusing as the spreadsheet she sends out. Have had several people look at and they say they same thing. Invoice is better, but you have to watch it. Constantly receiving charges that were my exs. In the end, she just wanted to get paid. My two kids' and my exes and my issues were an inconvenience. We would get a final decision, and she wouldn't enforce it. Said she knew my ex was telling my son things he wasn't old enough to handle, but had no proof. Don't waste your time or money.

Stacy Ortega was the worst lawyer to hire for our child support/time adjustment case. To begin, her case load is immensely more than she can handle. We had a terrible time getting a hold of her or responses to our questions. At one point our LCM had asked us to gather character witnesses and we had to tell her we couldn't ever get ahold of Stacy on exactly who we were supposed to recruit. She eventually got back to everyone asking for a personal extension because her work load was overwhelming. She was dealing with our personal lives in the greatest aspect and couldn't give us the time of day. When everything was settled it took her no time to ask for payment. In fact, we talked to her 10x more when she was looking for compensation than when we actually needed her help. My advice to anyone considering hiring Stacy is to not. She might be a good lawyer, but we'd never know because she was never fully involved or on the same page as everyone else in the case. We will never work with Mrs. Ortega again.

Stacy helped me file for and resolve my divorce after I discovered my husband was unfaithful. She was knowledgeable and helped me to see reason through my emotions. Stacy was not afraid to tell me what I needed to hear, even when I did not want to hear it. I found both her and her staff to be courteous and warm. They were compassionate and patient with me. Her fees were reasonable and she always sent me invoices every few weeks so I knew what I owed her. I would recommend her to a family member or a friend who needed her help.

I hired her because I wanted to be represented by a woman and I also liked that her retainer fee was the lowest I could find in Wichita. I borrowed money from family and friends just to pay her in (full) each time vs. monthly payments and I did not get far in my case at all. I called her office crying because my ex who makes 6 figures didn't follow court orders and my children and I didn't have enough for groceries. The only concern she had was of me scaring off her new "assistant" I didn't qualify for foodstamps because there was an order regardless if it was enforced or not. Not only did she not care, she sent me an invoice and then threatened to withdraw from my case if I didn't pay her in full again. I thought maybe she was a racist, but after much investigating, I found she is just a good for nothing person to most people she deals with.

I hired Stacy and spent thousands for her to be rude, insulting, dismissive and she charged me for doing things that were not required of her such as emailing my exes lawyer non-stop and charging me for it. I needed help enforcing a temporary child support and alimony order and KPS told me that they didn't have what they needed from her. She did not comply and I feel she purposefully dragged it out knowing there were easier alternatives for a single mother like myself. I ended up firing her and won my divorce case myself. That should tell you something.

I retained Stacy Ortega for one year and spent $8000 on my case. I found her cold and rude which was not helpful during an already difficult time. We made little progress. I felt ill informed. I believe a lawyer has the responsibility to guide a client through the court process and provide education to help a client succeed. Family court is not always a just process and the client needs education about how to be heard, and how to succeed. I lost a year in this process, and did not gain any ground. We went to court one time only for approximately one hour.

I do not live in the area and Stacy was able to completely take care of my matter without me ever having to miss work or to travel to the area. It was great to know that I was being taken care of without the extra hassle of travel.

Stacy always kept the best interest of the child as her first priority. After being referred to her for Case Management, I wished I had retained her as my primary attorney. I was always kept informed every step of the process and I always felt that my case was a high priority for her and I was never pushed to the side. Her staff has always been extremely helpful and would help with questions as best they legally could and always in a very timely fashion. I would recommend Stacy to anyone who is looking for a very high quality attorney.

Stacy was appointed to my case as a LCM. After finding that the childs best interests would be served in KS (family, friends, financial, ect) she ruled that the child should live out of state due to the childs "feeling" of being closer to that parent. Since when have we placed a childs "feelings" over what is best for them?