Sarah Maureen Kempf

This review is specific to Sarah Kempf. I absolutely, and without a doubt in my mind would not recommend this lawyer or firm. She was very unresponsive, billed me mostly for email exchanges, and to draft 2 motions one of which I had to file because she did not after 3 months. I couldn’t get a call ba...ck before any of my appearances to talk strategy and no apology. She delayed my trial which helped her amass quite a lot more from some emails that I sent largely because she was unresponsive and didn’t file motions timely as she should have. She also canceled on pre trial prep leading to , you guessed it more emails. Some of these emails including one to tell me she doesn’t work on weekends and I should not expect a response, another to scold me for submitting a petition 2 business days from my court appearance months after she said she would (right after saying 3 days before that appearance that we should really file the motions before the appearances). The second motion was never filed and I found out she didn’t even talk to the other party as discussed. I feel completely scammed. She received 2 invoices for 6 months of work, the second I received only after I terminated her. I went over my retainer at some point which did not know because I was not receiving regular invoices. And oh after I terminated her and was able to resolve my case ProSe she emailed saying all this could have been resolved by a discussion. Maybe if I had received call backs or meaningful responses to emails. Run. Fast. The opposite direction. I will update review after the outcome of my formal complaints. Don’t risk your family or your own sanity with this firm. Update: While my experience with her should have made me not surprise, I still was shocked when she indicated that at no time did I attempt to meet with her in my fee dispute. I wish someone had warned me to expect lies and the behavior I described above. Lawyers like this meet you at some of your most vulnerable points, trying to protect and keep safe the most important people to you and act unethically.