Reviews

Can't say enough good things about Ms. D'Angelo and her staff! Extremely helpful, readily available, beyond knowledgeable, and VERY defensive of her clients! I've referred many people to this firm, and all have been very pleased. 5+ stars!

I rank this law firm as high as it gets! These attorneys are experienced, ethical and effective. I highly recommend. I am an attorney too, and if I needed representation in Waukesha or surrounding counties, D'Angelo & Grabow would be high on my list.

If I could rate a zero I would, ReAnna was not helpful I just paid a lot of money to get no where. I have never seen an attorney side with the other side because she was friends with the other attorney. Very disappointed, if you are a male or minority find a different attorney.

Now that my divorce is over, I feel it's important for anyone going through it to pick the right attorney. If you are the one who will end up paying child support, or are the main bread winner, I would go with a different attorney. In my experience, Christy was not organized, not available, does not respond to emails timely. One example is a counter offer from my ex's attorney 2 weeks prior to the divorce hearing. D'Angelo sat on the counter offer for a week before sending it to me. When I confronted her, she just said sorry. The loss of one week did not allow me to fully negotiate and cost additional money. Christy is not creative with finances. The tools she uses are standard forms and calculations but she doesn't think outside the box. I spent roughly 35 thousand and did most of the work myself, redlining the agreement. She charged for every email, even emails I didn't know where taking place between the two attorney's and never received copy's. Christy missed a huge error in a stipulation revision that would have cost me an extra $1000 per month in maintenance had I not caught it before the signatures. During the summer she will take a lot of vacation and most of the time you will have to schedule a meeting with her over a week in advance. She doesn't have a paralegal working for her so you will pay full price for every interaction. She is direct in the courtroom and stands her ground. I'll give her that. The financial cost, headache, unresponsiveness, lack of care, neglect, and being unavailable when you need her is not worth the risk of what you have to lose.

Christine made our mediation process very simple and streamlined. She didn't waste our time or money with unnecessary meetings or unnecessary billing. Christine was very clear and explained everything very well. She was knowledgeable and friendly. She respected our decisions and choices without judgement.

Christine D'Angelo had an unprofessional, disheveled, and highly unorganized approach the entire divorce which led to adjourned hearings, sloppy incomplete documentation, extra cost and a prolonged divorce process. She often did not recall the case and had to be reminded. She was very rigid in her thinking as she saw things very black and white. Despite giving her ample documentation as to why the marital assets should not be divided equally, she fought hard to pressure me into an agreement to just that; an equal division of assets. She did not advocate on my behalf at all! She routinely used the few minutes before court to complete items that should have been done prior and talk me into an agreement that was not nearly what it should have been. I paid her a lot of money to prepare the paperwork for court rather than do any type of actual law practice. Even though she indicates when you initially hire her that she has her legal assistant doing most of the paperwork, she charges her rate and it often had errors. She took several days to get back to you and often had poor communication with the other attorney involved despite having a long-standing relationship with that attorney.

I now believe there is actually such a thing as a good divorce, even though it may seem an oxymoron. Attorney ReAnna Grabow had no small part in that desirable and amicable outcome. She explained matters of law in a friendly and professional way, and helped us choose the best means to reach a marital settlement that considered my best interest and that of the children, while being fair to both sides. Also, she and Paralegal Irina Cauwels were very supportive during those times when it was difficult for me to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The divorce went from start to finish in under 8 months, and most importantly, ended well. A year later, my ex and I are on good terms. Thanks to ReAnna Grabow for first-class legal representation.

Great attorneys.

Attorney D'Angelo and her entire team are phenomenal. She worked hard to keep the process cooperative and focused on what was best for everyone involved. She advocated professionally and effectively. I would highly recommend her and her team.

I agree with the posts about Christine. Two years later I am still upset I fell for her tactics to prolong the trial (she "lost an email from another attorney during the holidays, I was like whatever, let it go because one item in question was able to be solved on both sides, but seriously she never questioned until after the new year, how convenient) with her (or her extensive list of interns) and take whatever small amount I had to gain from 25+ years of marriage from selling my family home. 5 + times I had to sit thru her re-doing my financial statements at her hourly rate, not at an intern, because were wrong (acct information and balances wrong - I thought I would not be charged at her rate, as she has to realize some of the time should not be charged full price - but no, when I questioned why, a few balances on my card were charged, and asked for a discount or time to pay, I was coldly told "no" by her office manager - I had a month to get a new card - no discount. My final court documents as it relates to details I don't think as small, i.e. - account #s, spelling errors - are still wrong even after reviewed the final documents. Dare I ask to fix as it would cost me more, and I was done fighting everyone and everything ( the day of my trail, a certain women judge even held up proceedings for whatever else was important to her, but it still costed me money! Rude! I wish I could charge her time, like a doctor, for not working, as I am hourly, and was losing money sitting there. Certain items I asked for follow-up during the divorce never were followed-up on. About 1/2 way thru the process with her, I was not happy, but kept her as it would have cost me more time and money to hire another. Perhaps not, but I have to actually work to keep a job that pays less than her monthly car payment. She started off as understanding my placement in life, but she was too busy to really come off as concerned. My ex on the other did get a better deal. Oh well, life throws you curves, move on, but somedays....either way. Good to vent.