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Posted by Ashley | November 12, 2014

Ms. Monte

I have worked with Ms. Monte for approximately 5 years in regards to custody of my daughter. As a lawyer she is a phenomenal woman. Her desire to be there for her clients, at any time is something she should be commended for. Whenever I had a question regarding my options, Ms. Monte was always will...ing to spend the time explaining each option, but also was willing to give me her professional opinion on what would be the best option for me. To say that she is a "go getter" in the court room is an understatement. She has always fought for me as her client and she fought hard. I have since referred a few friends to her who I'm sure would say the same as I have.

Posted by anonymous | January 12, 2017 | Hired Attorney

only efficient until she loses interest

This attorney is friendly and seems to be concerned about your court issues and how it will impact your life until she has or makes up a reason not to. hard to reach half of the time, does not respond to texts or messages once she gets comfortable with you and does not always follow through with what... she promises to do. was willing to make her my long term attorney until she proved to be someone different than who she seemed to be at first. once my court issues got better (not with her help as I decided to settle before trial) she did not do anything she said she would do. does not return my attempts to reach her and left me completely in limbo with more to do regarding my case. would not hire her again.

Posted by anonymous | September 27, 2021 | Hired Attorney

TERRIBLE

Do yourself a favor and do not hire this woman, she will take your money and run. You won't hear from her and years will go by and your case will be on going. She is full of excuses and lies, bills for everytime you try to reach her even though 90% of the time she does not respond. 3 years in still n...ot divorced and nickeled and dimed to death. Find someone else the good reviews are false!

Elaina Monte

Replied last September 27, 2021

Since it appears as though this review was written in very close time to the analogous review written just a couple days ago, also by an "anonymous" user, I'll simply offer the same reply and hope that if you are actually a client, that you reach out to me directly so I can better assist you. Thanks so much and be well! "Dear Sir or Madam: Thank you for your feedback. I'm very sorry that you've had a negative experience. Of course, I always aim to assist my clients as efficiently as possible, taking into consideration that progress and results take time. Unfortunately, I had no control over the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and if your divorce has been going on for two years, that means that your case may have been delayed by rules and restrictions set my court administration for the past 18 months, which is the majority of the time that your case has been pending, of which I have no control. I certainly could address your concerns more thoroughly if I knew who you were. Currently, I have no clients that have stated their displeasure to me directly, so I have no ability to know if someone is not satisfied. I welcome you to contact my office directly, so I can get your name and confirm that you are a current client, and address your concerns. I have not taken a vacation since October 2019, so I'm unsure why you're under the impression that I have been on vacation. I wish I could take a vacation, but I am very busy working hard for my clients :) I hope to hear from you directly when you call the office. Thank you and stay well! ”

Posted by anonymous | March 11, 2021 | Hired Attorney

Ultimate Fraud

First- It is nice to know that Ms. Monte will respond to a Google review rather than respond to her paying clients. I have spent $7500 in three years and nothing has changed. We now face trial and she wants an additional $5000. After many attorney only conferences which they are probably talking abo...ut where to go golfing next, I have NEVER heard from her about how my case is going. I literally just received a phone call a month ago stating that it was going to trial and she needs an additional $5000. Second- Ms. Monte is constantly going on vacation. It is extremely hard to get ahold of her and what is most frustrating is when you send her a text and she doesn't respond, she still triple charges you even though she hasn't responded. Third- She claims that she genuinely cares and goes above and beyond for her clients. Not only is that statement false but it is grossly misleading. She has not once cares about my situation or the well being of my child, if she did my court case would be wrapped up by now. Grand total: 12,500.00 for absolutely nothing! Nothing has changed in my court case in three years!!!! The visitation is still the same. We now face the anxiety of trial and leaving it up to a complete total stranger to see what is the best interest of the child based on he said/she said. She is the ultimate fraud!

Posted by Doug | August 01, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Total crap

She has been working on my divorce for two years and has gotten nothing done. There is no parental agreement, no financial separation, no divorce. She has said she’d have things done, documents finalized, etc and months go by with nothing. She feigns sickness stating she has health issues, she goe...s on vacation and takes a week to respond. I hired another lawyer and will not respond to her. She doesn’t even communicate with the children’s law guardian. I really like how she posts all this father stuff and what in the best interest of the children stuff on her Facebook page but honestly could care less.

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