Reviews

My family ran into some issues with the CPS system, and Dorthea stepped in, took our case right away, we were stressed out because we knew we were innocent, but Dorthea kept her professional demeanor and listened to our story! She dealt with CPS on our behalf, walked with us through the process, and stopped the unwarranted harassments. Dorothea knows what she’s doing!!!

I've been working with Dorothea for about a year on an appeal of a complex child custody case. First of all, Dorothea is not a "Yes-Man". She will tell you bluntly if she believes your case has slim or no odds of succeeding. And better to hear that at an initial consultation with her than after you've invested thousands of dollars just to be told 'no' by someone else. Dorothea told me the odds of success in my case were not great. It's the nature of appeals. I felt so strongly that a wrong had been done to me that I decided to proceed anyway, even with her telling me at our initial consultation that the odds were against me. As my appeal nears its conclusion, she's produced a brief for me that I'm very proud of that I feel presents the issues as succinctly as she could in only 15,000 words. After retaining her services, Dorothea put in countless hours reviewing court transcripts, thousands of pages of medical records, and interviewing witnesses. Five years had passed in between the time this case was opened and the time it went to trial. There was a lot for Dorothea to catch up on and not much time for her to get up to speed. To further complicate matters, my trial attorney had a family emergency that prevented him from being much help in the transition to Dorothea as my appellate attorney. Despite all of the obstacles and difficulties, she was able to get a grasp on what had happened. She was able to see from a legal perspective how my rights had been violated at trial whereas I had only my belief that this was not how "justice" was supposed to work. I wasn't able to see the forest for the trees until Dorothea made me step back and showed it to me. Because of her patience, her diligence, her enthusiasm for the law and for issues of social justice, I have hope where before I only had a prayer. Dorothea's mental agility and tenacity are the things I appreciate most about her in the courtroom. At every court appearance, she has always had a Plan A, a Plan B and a Plan C. I suspect if we ever need a Plan D, she would probably pull one of those out of her hat, too. For example, when Dorothea had critical evidence she wanted to get into the record on my behalf, she had that evidence ready to present in multiple different formats to ensure it got into the record. She didn't just give up the first time she was told 'no', as has been my experience with other attorneys, but fluidly shifted to her backup strategies to get that evidence into the record. I intend to continue working with Dorothea even after our business with the appeal is concluded and can't recommend her highly enough.

She is extremely professional, knowledgeable, focused and detailed orientated. She was also accessible with "no nonsense" persona. She creates a sense of strength and confidence.

Dorothea is the best lawyer I have ever worked with. She was recommended to me by my father who also was going through a custody battle and divorce. Dorothea helped me every step of the way and the outcome was better than I expected. I am thankful for her and will continue to use her in the future!

She aided me to solve the problem that I raised and I'm happy with that. Thank you.

Mrs. Dorothea Elaine Laster helped me and my family with a custody issue. She was very specific and informative along the way. She’s very direct and do what she says she’s going to do. I will very much use her again if needed.

Dorothea was successful in presenting my case which ultimately made my ex pay off an asset that I was financially responsible for. She did a good job explaining what my options were and made sure I understood the choice was mine on how I moved forward with my case and she would do what I ask. It's unfortunate that I was in a situation to need legal counsel but I'm glad I had her to represent me.

Dorothea has provided excellent representation to me during the difficult process of custody enforcement. She was able to quickly resolve my issues and helped me maintain the most important thing to me, time with my daughter. I was facing false allegations and my ex took custody time away from me during the holidays against court orders. We were able to restore the time lost and make some improvements to the custody agreement in the process. I highly recommend Dorothea.

I can not even express how grateful I feel after working with Ms. Laster. Only by the Grace of God and with my lawyer’s proficiency, I was able to get the divorce within 3 months. After this big experience in life, I understand that a lawyer with passion, knowledge, experience, and persuasive communication can make your life so easy and you will definitely get the result which is more than what you expect. She was so affordable and She even advised me how I can make the expenses lower. Where as my ex had to give up on his lawyer due to the high cost which was not at all affordable. You can rely on Ms Laster and I never had to wait for her reply. She was available any time of the day or night and intact I was surprised to see her messages even after midnight. I highly recommend this Lawyer to anyone who is around DFW area. Thank You.

Hiring Ms. Laster was really one of the best decisions I have made in 15 years. She knows the law better than any attorney I have ever worked with and can translate that into results. She is always available and works anytime my case needed her while never missing a deadline. I had a very complicated case and I know I couldn't have had anyone better in my corner then Dorothea. I will ALWAYS recommend her to anyone who crosses my path that needs a family attorney. She is a tough cookie and any attorney that is up against her should watch out! Thank you Dorothea for everything you did for my family!

Very specific on details and Thorough through out the process. Would highly recommend Dorothea to others.very dedicated to her work.

Dorothy took the weekend to the time out of her weekend and mornings to help us deal properly with our Safety plan agreements. She helped shed light on issues we didn't understand or needed clarity. She is awesome and we will forever be grateful