Reviews

All around horrible experience. If anything, she made things significantly worse for me and my children.

i am recently divorced , and although i didn't always like or understand Eileen's methods but am i glad that she didn't give up on me, After being displaced from my home for a year while another man lived in my house with my ex wife and her and his children as i payed the bills Eileen got me the justice i deserved! when i thought the world was against me at my darkest moments in life she helped me pull thru! i still get emotional as i type this and talk about it today. she truly saved me! the system i felt (and still do) is broken! i am so lucky to have had the help of Attorney Eileen Marie Stiglmeier , who i can say has PROVED ME WRONG in my assumption that all lawyers are sharks and thieves she sure as hell IS NOT!

After a recommendation through an experienced family court attorney, I hired Ms. Stiglmeier after filing a petition to enforce a separation and opting out agreement that survived my divorce. A month after I filed this, my ex husband went to court and requested emergency custody on false allegations and domestic violence allegations I had with another individual that did not occur when I had my children and my children never met this person. I contacted police and police did not arrest. Subsequently, attorney for the children and judge (agreeing with AFC, which is not allowed), said due to my “poor decision making I’m not having the man arrested.” My children were immediately removed from my physical custody with a no contact order and he received temporary full custody. Ms. Stiglmeier (I have full evidence to support these claims) told me to sign documents that the courts afterward deemed me to have waived my right to my $30,000 in maintenance, child support, and primary custody...she also caused me to miss an appearance in a support matter. She was always unavailable an in open court acknowledged not reading a significant part of my separation and opting out agreement specifically detailing custody, even though she charged me for review of such. 5 years later and I am still fighting for my children and the irreparable harm caused by her ineffective counsel. My ex husband would hold visitation against me if I didn’t sign subsequent agreements, and she never responded or defended such. My ex husband said he hoped she was stupid enough not to read the agreement and didn’t realize she actually was...

If I could rate no stars that would be more accurate. Ms. Stiglmeier did irreparable damage after just 3 appearances in a custody case before I realized how incompetent she was and terminated her. My ex-husband had a history of domestic violence, alcohol abuse, guns in the home, an unstable job and a great lawyer. I had a stable home and job, loving family, no history of drug or alcohol abuse, and Ms. Stiglmeier as my attorney. I lost custody of my 7 year old child due to her haphazard preparation for hearings and lack of knowledge of the family court system, especially in cases involving domestic violence. Her sister, Carol, is an excellent attorney and she relies on her reputation to gain clients.

She was completely ineffective in renegotiating my separation agreement although the terms were very unfair to me. She was hard to reach and did not meet with me before the court date. Would definately not recommend her.