Paul John Sweeney

My personal experience with Attorney Sweeney's office was excellent. From the beginning of the litigation to my case all the way through to the end after my trial, I was very satisfied with my results. The judgment order had mostly everything I wanted. My case is with a narcissistic co-parent that in...volves high conflict, poor communication, history of domestic violence, and polar opposite beliefs. Attorney Sweeney and his team Susanne and Lilly always communicated to me the best course of action (recommendations) and they helped me every step of the way. The team always kept me up to date and they always answered all of my questions. Attorney Sweeney and his team are knowledgeable, efficient, respond in a timely manner, and have a lot of experience. My child is currently 3 years old, however in the beginning of litigation she was just a one year old. My child and I have a long journey ahead of us. However, I will forever be grateful and thankful for Attorney Sweeney and his team's hard work to be successful in the beginning of my journey.

My experience with attorney Sweeney was disappointing. Communication was extremely difficult, as he has no dedicated email address or direct phone contact. Reaching him directly was nearly impossible. Beyond that, there was a clear lack of effort and guidance on my case. As someone unfamiliar with ...the legal process, I relied on him to navigate my divorce, but it became evident he or his office were not taking necessary steps or providing critical information. Only when I realized he wasn’t handling the case appropriately did I seek new representation. I strongly advise others to consider these factors before hiring him.

Extremely disorganized. Paul's paralegal is the reason he isn't completely inept. Paul can't read his own writing when hand drafts in changes at the court on temporary orders, four ways, and draft settlements. Very unprofessional about not discussing cases in advance, debriefing cases afterwards, ... prepping for meetings and showing up on time. Several times because of the disorganization I was held in contempt for documents that were not submitted on time by Paul. Courts don't care that your lawyer is disorganized it ends up reflecting on the client and ultimately costing more money .I would get calls from Paul after 5 pm Sunday or at 6 pm the night prior to court opposed to reviewing a few days in advance. This only after several calls to the office asking why I have not heard from Paul to discuss court. I had an important work meeting and could not make a court date. I made Paul aware months in advance. I was forced to go to court on a frivolous contempt order almost costing me my job because no continuation was filed. Several times I was taken to court on frivolous orders where my spouse had filed false affidavits. I asked several times for mine to be submitted but again none were. Ultimately, I hired a new attorney and realized divorce attorney organization is important. If deadlines aren't met regarding all the menusha of divorce the client ends up in court, paying money and taking the blame on the work you pay your lawyer to do (or not do).

Paul did the first part of my divorce. He did not prepare me at all for the first hearing we had together. This would have been useful since that is when we arrived at a settlement and when we could have negotiated more effectively. First, my husband had not filed taxes for a few years, I had inde...pendently. My ex asked that I let him file jointly...that would have been the time to say, "let's talk later," not yes. Paul didn't counsel me on this. I agreed and that took away any leverage in negotiations. My husband kept filing frivolous contempt orders and I had to respond, hence outrageous legal bills. Also, Paul's birthday had been the day before and his daughters had taken him and his girlfriend out the night before, I discovered at lunch which he needed right away because he had not had time for breakfast. While we were out at lunch, my ex decided to change his mind on a 60:40 settlement he had agreed to. His prep was done at the last minute, the weekend before we went to court, It was spotty, at best. After this performance I changed lawyers and had a very different experience with competency. Paul also did NOT give me bills. Instead he took money in various $15,000 and $12,000 amounts from the escrow in selling our major residence. I do not know how much he got in the end. I called and asked Susanne who told me they would send Billings, but they never did. I did not get a "caring," or even "interested" vibe.