Michael E. Underwood

I hired Michael based on his "reviews" and 1st conversation which he personally answered the incoming call. !st flag. His retainer is low for a reason, bait and switch. he proclaimed himself as the Walmart of lawyers, 2nd flag. He promised he was experienced in court appearances for divorce and assur...ed me he could handle anything. Payed retainer in full, never received much for info after that. He doesn't respond to emails in a timely manner. When he does, its $395/hr for every little question and second that he fails to expressly answer questions correctly the 1st time. His responses are Incomplete and vague usually. He failed to show up to 1st court appearance because of "scheduling conflict", ya, whatever! My date was scheduled 3 months in advance. You dont represent "emergency cases". The ONLY excuse he provided when the reality is, that is unprofessionalism, period. The worst part is I knew nothing until 1.5 hr before court session!! I showed alone. When the case progressed to contested, he bailed and refused to provide further help, only to bail when needed the most and rudely drops me mid case. I should have fired him before this because i caught him in a couple lies of things he denied he said when in fact he did say. I recommend recording ANY conversation you have with him. Choose another Lawyer and do yourself a favor.

Hired Mike in January 2016 to deal with my child custody issues, fathers rights problems and a QDRO. Went to court many times and every time we would go to court I would lose more of my custody and fathers rights. Communication was terrible, the only emails I would get would be my bill every month. A...fter 2 years of having the Underwood law firm represent me I let them go due to not receiving any results. I lost almost all my custody rights, my fathers right where null and void and my QDRO still has not been finalized. $8000 in debt after 2 years and no results. Definitely not a “Fathers Rights” attorney. Look elsewhere!!