Seth David Schraier

3+ years after using him. Bad custody agreement that is WORSE than the original he was to fix. Abandoned paid contract for a support agreement & lied about it being settled for months. His incompetence & lies still cause serious problems & costs. Result: damage to child & myself. High costs to f...ix if it can be. Reviewed all email & notes for accuracy. Research lawyers thoroughly. A bad choice can be devastating. Look at ratings on this & other sites. Interview 3+ references from good & bad reviews. If you have any doubts, or can’t get references, go away! Do not chose under pressure or confusion. CASE SUMMARY: 2 parts: 1st: Custody agreement: Violations of visitation, etc. led to need for a new one. 2nd: Support agreement: Lower support due to income. Many violations by Ex. I was given bad advice to unilaterally lower support. Merited, but court must do it. DETAIL: 1 - ABANDONED A PAID CONTRACT: Ignored 20+ emails to get support agreement. Lied 2+ times - it is coming “next week or Monday". Stopped responding to all emails & calls! Result: huge costs to fix problem. * Not sure he had an agreement or lied that he did for months & planned to abandon case. He had a letter from opposing lawyer offering to lower the support! 2 - CONFLICT W/ OTHER LAWYER: He had upcoming cases w/ her. Asked if there was conflict. Result: It is suspicious. Was he influenced by the conflict? *Said "There was no conflict". Do not know if it is common but can be bad for the client. 3 - DISHONEST FEES: Bid low to get case. Reliably told he bid too low for required work. Result: Cut corners. Now huge costs to fix scam. * Chose on reviews. I suggest you check lawyer's old clients. Look at ratings on this & other sites. Ask to interview several references w/ good & bad reviews. If you have any doubts about a lawyer, find another! Do not decide under pressure or confusion. 4 –UNPROFESSIONAL & SLOW. Result: Bad custody agreement (he skipped out on support agreement.) * Other lawyer had to send Schraier a note requesting promised work after he didn't respond! * Incomplete/no answers to many questions. * I requested guidance prior to court. He waited to the last minute and talks to you outside the court room - if he is on time! You are unprepared. He's not fully prepared for court. 5 – TERRIBLE CUSTODY AGREEMENT THAT HE PRESSURED ME TO TAKE: Ex violated most of old agreement. He didn't fix compliance in new agreement or ask court to protect child. Result: A WORSE custody agreement with less enforcement & even more violations. * Support & Custody agreement deals got worse due to delays & a good opposing strategy. * OTHER lawyer drafted a bad custody agreement. He negotiated from HER draft! Did not propose changes unless I told him! * It is likely his negligence led opposition to propose a bad agreement at the last minute - just prior to court. He did not object to the trick! Pressured me to sign! I should not have. My fault. * Weak agreement led to Parental Alienation. (That means that the child is turned against you by threat, fear, manipulation, and slandering the other parent. Child can get false memories, be afraid of you, etc. Symptoms can be loss of confidence, self-esteem, etc.) * He did not address alienation, but dismissed it as a past, uncorrectable issue. The word "Parental Alienation" was not used but he said he got it. He still did nothing despite available remedies. Schreier’s work was negligent and he was dishonest. He secured a WORSE agreement that hurt me and my child. It has and still costs more money. He abandoned the custody agreement - a PAID contract! I suggest you research potential lawyers thoroughly. It is important. A bad choice can be devastating. Look at ratings on this & other sites. Ask to interview 3+ references from reviews that are good & bad. If any doubts about a lawyer, or cannot get references, find another! Do not chose under pressure or confusion.