Reviews

Suellen is a woman who fights, but always maintains her integrity. Something,lacking in family law. When my divorce started (going on a year and 8 months) I was broken. I was leaving an abusive relationship, my ex took my children and I had just quit my job. It was extremely complex and messy, but she did exactly what needed to happened including being honest with me about counseling for myself. She fought when I couldn't, but she also puts me in check in when I am being unreasonable. She doesn't play games, especially if it is a divorce with children. Suellen is like a slow drip, she just keeps going to make sure my girls and I have best and most just outcome. Ultimately, the outcome has been better than I could have imagined. She has become a friend and I recommend her whole heartedly! If you have a battle ahead, go with Suellen.

If you are reading this review, then it is my hope that you consider it closely for an accurate review of Ms. Howard's legal services. I hired Ms. Howard more than 15 years ago to be my attorney for a divorce case with child support. I did not hire somebody to listen to me whine about my case, but instead one that would handle my case ethically and professionally, and not promise me a thing but rather just do her part so the outcomes could be the best that could be expected. I retained her because she did the job and the other party in the case did not make things easy at all. I read comments in reviews here that she was rude. I believe people are mistaking candid and 'get the job done' approach as being rude, but instead she is saving her client money and time by just getting to business. I learned over the years that her services were as good as the assistance I provided in my attention to detail in the documents and items she needed to do her job. I did my best to give her what she asked and do it as quickly as I was able to provide it. If I was not wearing my "big boy pants" at anytime, she was quick to get me back on task so that I was able to do my part in it all. I was certain that my children would have the best support and payments were emphasized in court as needing to go to the care of the children, period. When the other party was not complying with court orders, Ms. Howard got things back on track for holding the other party accountable. My case went before the court many times for adjustments over the years as the children grew up and out. Ms. Howard was solid each and every time. If you want an attorney that will 'tell you like it is' and not let you 'slip into a poor me pit of misery,' contact Ms. Howard. Then, do your part in getting her what she needs and do it with more attention and speed than you expect from her. She has other clients, you have perhaps only one attorney. Give her a call. Here 15 years later, I am sure glad I did.

This attorney treated me with dignity and respect. She stood up for me, encouraged me, and the result was I was able to keep my home. She's 5 stars.

Terrible, terrible, terrible. Incompetent, and won't stand up for you. Thank goodness I fired her and sought other counsel who told me something I did not know. You can offer an attorney to pay only a fraction of what you owe, to settle the bill. When I fired Sue Ellen, I owed her $2200. I wrote her a scathing letter and offered $700 to settle the bill. She wrote back a very rude, condescending, unprofessional letter, filled with spelling and grammatical errors in which she accepted my offer of payment. Her message in essence was "Fine, I'll take you money, and good riddance to you". Wow, really Sue Ellen? I'm very skeptical of positive reviews on here. I find it hard to believe Sue Ellen has the ability to offer exceptional, expedient service. I'm led to ponder that perhaps these positive reviews are not authentic.

Ms. Howard was referred to me by a friend who had used her with a divorce/custody case and had won it for him. I found her unfriendly and unsympathetic. She would not keep me informed. I found myself calling her office repeatedly and having to wait days for a response. Oh and my divorce case was closed due to her "failure to show up to court". Nice, huh?

Knowing your attorney is paying attention is priceless. 5 years ago I sought her help. After what was a very lengthy free session, she gave me advice leading to my not having to seek legal help at the time. Now 5 years later, she still remembers me and is now handling my divorce long distance. I was originally referred to Suellen by someone who had to face her in court, that is saying something.

Suellen recently mediated my divorce. I was a bit skeptical reading the reviews about her posted on AVVO put I am happy to say I was not disappointed with her at all! She was on time, very nice, courteous, knowledgeable, and helpful! I used her services through the King County Volunteer Family Law Settlement Conference Program and she was scheduled to mediate with us for a three hour session. She stayed with us beyond our time for our first session and graciously offered to do another mediation session where everything was finalized. I enjoyed working with her and was grateful for her time and expertise.

Horribly incompetent. Late to mediation and court, did not stand up for me at mediation, just sat there and let me get rolled over. Tons of spelling and grammar errors on her written communication, especially embarrassing since my now ex has a degree in English. My ex constantly made fun of me for having such a terrible attorney. She will promise you that she's a pitbull who will fight to the end for you. No pitbull here, just a lazy, worthless slug.

Used this attorney for a short while to handle ugle separation and divorce. Discovered quickly that she is borderline incompetant, is poorly regarded by legal peers and judges and that she does not track case well. She is cheap to start out with but expensive in the bigger picture due to her unethical way of managing cases. Plays games with other side that went against me in Court. Had to fire her and retain an lawyer that could acutally HELP versus hinder my case!

Suellen was able to do in just a few weeks what my last attorney was not able to accomplish in almost 2 years. My last attorney in Auburn charged me over 14k, mostly for making copies, reading emails, and trying to prolong my case. I met with Suellen, paid a very low retainer, and she has already sent the settlement over in my divorce case. She keeps me informed and answers my emails almost immediately. i feel very lucky to have found her.

She was incredible! Got my child support issue resolved quickly and efficiently without having to go to court!

Suellen Howard does not have the best interest of her clients at heart. What she tells you initially, changes. She is not on the same team as her client, she is the only one on HER team. Never returns calls. Office extremely unorganized, and she will get irritated of you want to know what's happening with YOUR case. Do NOT expect anything done in a timely manner. DO expect to be spoken down to. Will challenge her client as though you are the one the case is against if you have questions for her. You appear to be a bother to her. Would never refer anyone to her. Total lack of customer service, and she doesn't care. Gets your business then treats you altogether differently. Have worked with other attorneys, and have never encountered this. Had I not invested $$ in her, would have walked before my case was over. Gives lawyers an even worse reputation.