Amy B. McGarry

Amy is very personable; however I should have followed my gut when initial paperwork was file with wrong court. Long story short, in the end after repeated cancelled appointments, no requested call backs and not being able to pick up paperwork at her office due to other clients confidentiality. I t...erminated my contract of employment with this attorney.

I hired Amy to represent me in a divorce where federally protected monies as well as Maine laws relating to VA Title 38 Disability money. Both Federal law and Maine law says that VA Disability money is not to be counted as income in a divorce. Amy represented herself as being well versed in the area ...but said she had a paralegal who she considered an expert in said area. I never saw ANY outside staff when we had office appointments. On the day of my first hearing, she went to a court four cities over. When she finally showed, just under 2 hours late, she was not prepared. (NOTE: I'm a retired paralegal so am well cognizant of how a competent attorney acts!) After the hearing, she met with my sister and me and apologized for being late, for going to the wrong courthouse, and said that she would work my case for free as I had been doing all of the research for the case. Well, a couple of months later she demanded payment for hours that she had said she was going to do for free. When I refused she went to the court and filed documents that she had sealed where I'm sure she lied some more.

Amy came off far to strong with my husband and as a result I now have to wait even longer before I can legally see my child again. What should have been a simple PFA hearing turned into Amy grasping for straws and by the end she practically begged the judge to make my husband sign with no result. She... does not seem to be respected within the judicial community and as a reault the judge was not willing to work with her whatsoever.