Alexandra Burkett

She got me in to an appointment right away and sounded like she really would be helpful in my case. She sounded concerned and talked a good game about all the ways I could do great in court and how easy the case was for her. In our very first appearance in court and she sounded really unprepared. The... other lawyer walked all over her. It was so bad and I was embarrassed. Outside of court she she just complained about the other lawyer not doing this the right way or not doing that the right way or was not filing the right papers but none of her complaining mattered because the other lawyer made her look bad in court every single time. She made ME look bad. All my phone calls to her office didn’t get answered and she didn’t call back so I had to call 4 or 5 times over three weeks evwrytime I had to talk to her. Moths and months of going back to court and lots of talk from her but in the end she gave up and told me to settle. I could have done that without going to court at all and just got the same thing in the end without paying a huge bill. Oh yeah- she saves the biggest bill for the end! Surprise!

I also hired Alex as my divorce attorney. During our first initial consultations, she promised that she would fight for me. Thousands of dollars later and after I hired a new attorney, I received what I should have when I first filed. She is an attorney who will tell you she will fight for you, bu...t when their is a battle to be fought over your rights as a parent, she will succumb to the opposing attorney and still bill you, while not fully representing you. It was an eye opener about her character when she started representing my former spouse and her attorney instead of representing me and my rights as a parent. Do Not Hire unless you want to pay thousands of dollars to be misrepresented.

Ms. Burkett sold herself well in our first meeting. She was agreeable and acted compassionate. In hindsight, I feel she was not sincere. I hired her for a divorce that should have been quite simple. As soon as I retained her, things seemed to change. Her paralegal handled all communication (Ms. ...Burkett never was available unless I scheduled a face-to-face meeting). She seemed very unprepared for court, many times acting confused when I referred to the legal documents that her office (obviously her paralegal) prepared. She was always late for court and would then rush in, straight past me into the room with the judge and the opposing lawyer, leaving me in the waiting room and in the dark. I would never be advised of her strategy before court. She delayed proceedings and seemed to be working against me. Many times I felt she was my adversary instead of my representative. It didn't appear that she was listening to my opinions or wishes. Her bill ended up being several thousands more than she quoted me. It also seemed like it took a very long time to get a separation agreement and to finalize. In such a highly emotional situation as a divorce, I would avoid this lawyer. Her lack of attention is upsetting. Seriously, AVOID Alexandra Burkett.