Jennifer R Morton

Jen has been my attorney since the start of what was without the most traumatic and difficult thing that I have ever experianced. Throughout the entirety of it she has always been extremely professional both in and outside the courtroom. Well prepared, no-nonsense, straight to the point type of pe...rsonality, which anyone in those positions can certainly appreciate. I am grateful for the help and guidance she has provided throughout, and would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone.

I would actually like to talk to the Better Business Bureau to find out if it is ethical to charge a client for writing *to* the lawyer a letter of complaint, and getting billed for reading that letter and for writing a response. It's certainly rude. It's certainly insult to injury. And (!), our f...amily only lives on SSI and child support. Billable hours for complaints--a new low for lawyers :-( . One of the things I wrote in the letter to say why I was displeased was the complete lack of communication. She told me that that's how she helps save money for people like me (to fail to communicate). She DID have the time to write her full explanation to my complaints, but not the time to make a strategy. My case was more complicated than the cut-and-dry, cut-and-paste legal formalities: it involved pressing the father to pay for out-of-network health coverage for the children. Instead of learning that health insurance _does not cover_ this illness (I have a friend who has to take her daughter to either Boston or to Westchester County for help), she repeatedly asked, "WHY are you going out-of-network?" I did it to care for these children. She didn't like my case, so she didn't work well for it. If this lawyer doesn't like your case up front, do NOT stick with her. But....given the lack of communication, just...don't do it... A one-word yes or no follow-up via phone or email could have be responsible ***and respectful** legal use of time and money. If you don't have money, she doesn't do it. And she and her office don't take constructive criticism--AT ALL. Not only did she not believe in the validity of my case, she was rude in communication from the get-go. I was assigned this lawyer from the firm because she would be the 'cheapest'. She certainly cost me more of my health, and lost me faith in humans--the consistent disrespect was exhausting. This case involved a negotiation with the ex. She came completely unprepared, which she herself referred to when she told me the surprising offer that the ex gave for legal fees (she only knew April's legal fees and not January through May). She prepared for negotiations **without me*** and the night before and day of. WHEN I COMPLAINED -- that that was unprofessional and that that hurt my health (I'm on SSI, yes?), I ***got billed for writing a letter of complaint and for her writing a response to me.***. Is she intelligent? Yes. Is she knowledgeable about the law? Yes. If you have a cut-and-dry case, go for it. Be sure to get emotional support while working with her however--moreso than in other legal / divorce-type actions. Her framework is highly negative and is always about worst-case scenerio. In fact, that IS the thing that she shoots for -- and gets: worst case. She's good for that.