Jennifer L. Donlon

Unprofessional, rude, I did the leg work and she dropped the ball. Helped my abuser abuse me more. talked to me in the hallway in front of my abuser. With what I know now that hair folical test would hae changed everything. I went thru NYLAW to write it up and submit it I also had to go thru NYLAW f...or an order of protection. Things would have been so differant if I hadn't gotten her as my public defender. Especially with all the proof I have that is now considered hearsay. She told me to agree to an uncontested divorce. Which my abuser only put my half in. Leaving me unable to sell or leave. I'm right where my abuser wants me. So she knows where i am and is in full control. I can't sell. I can't do anything. She stole thousands via a PayPal she made with my social. As well as credit cards and Verizon accounts she opened with my social. I have nothing don't even have water and im stuck here. I know i.messed up marrying a demon but she helped the demon when she was suppose to be my attorney.

I want to start out by saying Ms Donlon's paralegal is extremely knowledgeable and nice. If for some reason you hire Ms Donlon you will probably deal with her paralegal at least 90% of the time. She didn't show up for my first hearing. When i called to ask her if she was on her way she replied, ..."Why would I be? I wasn't hired for that." Well she was hired for that and I have the contract to prove it. I asked her multiple times to call about statements from a couple of witnesses. I didn't find out until I fired her 2.5 months later that she didn't get those statements. She said she wouldn't need them for another 5-6 months. Which i thought was even more reason to get them when I requested. She couldn't seem to grasp that concept. I didn't think it was worth my time to explain her job to her so I left. Both options would have yielded the same results. Memories can get a little hazy after time has passed and what what could have been a huge advantage can end up being being worthless because you failed to comprehend something most 6th graders would understand. You are 1000% better off hiring someone else. That is unless you like being talked down to and paying someone to copy your homework.

I hired Miss Donlon in a custody matter. I should of just got a public defender. She Atleast fought for her client.. She was late for the first court date. It was over by the time she even got there. She didn’t listen to anyone of my wants. Never responded back. Day of final court date she had... nothing ready. Felt like I did most of the work. When they order came I didn’t even get to see it before it was signed by the judge, It had all sorts of mistakes on it that she wouldn’t fix. She kept the entire retainer for nothing. I would of done better pro se.

In my divorce and child custody hearing Ms. Donlon did not keep in contact with me, almost all communication was initiated by myself and I rarely spoke to anyone but the receptionist. In every case I showed up to court not knowing what to expect and was basically told to give up that there was nothin...g to do. I could have done no worse had I represented myself as I ended up paying maximum everything with almost no parental rights even though I had proof to counter the lies that were being told. She told me to gather everything I had and send it to her which I did. She had it for two months and informed me on the court date she never even looked at it and that I was going to lose anyway. I feel as though she never did anything for the money she was paid. I can not in good conscience recommend her in any way. I did all the legwork and got nothing in return. Even after asking her to petition for lower child support after I had to move to a different area and take a job making half of what I was she told me no, that I would not even be considered. Afterwards I discovered that was not true and have paid 80% of my income for a year because sure have me bad council and wouldn't go through the effort of helping me, her client.

I retained Ms Donlon to represent me in a divorce proceeding. I am very disappointed in her response during these proceedings. She would never call me to provide an update. I had to negotiate with my ex for a settlement. My lawyer (Ms Donlon) didn't want to be bothered with providing me with any ...updates. She was never available when I called and all communication was through the receptionist. My ex provided me with more information the Ms Donlon as to the status of the proceedings. I had to find out from my ex that the divorce was final. I can not in good conscience recommend her to anyone. Save your money and find a lawyer who cares about her clients.