Bridget Joy Tartaglia

I met with Bridget 2 years ago after being unhappy with my current lawyer. She was knowledgable and made me feel very at ease. I decided to change attorneys and it was the best move ever. With her help, I was able to end a very horrible chapter in my life and benefited by having a great resolution of my matter. Both her and her staff were attentive to my matter and I feel very fortunate that I had her on my side.

I used her for a divorce.She represented me for 4 years. She never told me that splitting everything down the middle.a 50-50 split meant that I would owe my ex $240.000. She mis-informed me on several important issues and I am still paying for it in over $1oo,ooo worth of expenses that she left me owing.She encouraged me to take my case to trial to fight for child support,1/2 of all bank accounts /back pay in support by my ex-husband/outstanding monies that my ex husband was court ordered to pay/and spousal support. My ex husband at the on set of this divorce showed a w2 worth approximately $900,000. She old me I would be fine and get a nice settlement. and be ok to maintain a decent lifestyle for my only child..In addition she had been collecting tens of thousands of dollars of "LEGAL FEES' from my ex husband as I had only a minimal income of 10,000-15,000 a year. She encouraged me to take this case to trial and "fight" for money she claimed I was entitled to.In the meantime...It is now weeks before Christmas and January of the New Year we are scheduled to begin trial. At the same time my ex-husband looses his $9oo.0000 a year job and is now making unemployment ..I suddenly get a $9,000 bill to pay and in addition,are asked to give up front a $8,000 retainer to begin my trial proceedings.My ex lost his job-her money source has run out so I get hit with the bill's. My next day in court I tell the judge I do not want her to represent me any longer. He asked if I was in agreement with my legal charges,I said No,he told me to have an arbitration hearing.By April I was in arbitration-which NO ONE SHOULD EVER DO-its all run by lawyers,like a brotherhood,the head arbitrator actually said"the only mistake that was made here was that you married the wrong person.."You can't win..they don't even listen and just make your life into an even bigger joke....So I owe Bridget $9,000 ..the very next day after the arbitration hearing..i am mowing my lawn and I get served by a processor..she served me with legal papers that said she was suing me for the $9000.00 . I couldn't have even mailed a check or gotten to the bank yet,it was the very next day after the hearing,,,,that is something you do when someone refuses to pay or hasn't paid their bill. But this was ridiculous. Monthly household bill's are sent out and utility company's give 30 days to pay before it's "late" this was purposeful and very unnecessary.I wish it mattered that i was with her for 4 years and I wish it mattered that she new better than anyone that I had no financial means to pay that bill,i wish i had deserved to be treated in a such a degrading,disrespectful manner,but i did not! I was served by a court processor the very next day that she was awarded the full amount of the $9000.00. She knew,,she would be awarded the money..she already had the court papers ready to go ...and she served me..I of course applauded her for FINALLY being able to attend to something in my case with such urgency.....i guess when it really was something that was important to her ...like her ..wallet.