Shirley Ann Makuta

From the beginning I was told that she could handle my divorce. I hired her. I was never informed of things that needed to be responded to until it was almost too late. Forgetting to mail out paperwork, not really wanting to do the things I asked of her. Always received a monthly statement of all the... “ work” that was done, such as reviewing my file etc. she is not very knowledgeable on many of the issues and would rather dismiss you than try to find the answer. A lot of the work I had to do myself or get help from someone else and then got charged for her to talk to the person that had the answers. Very unprofessional. Made me feel that she was defending my opponent rather than myself. If you didn’t want the case then just say so, but don’t continue to take money and deliver only excuses as to why something isn’t done or try to convince me that I don’t want to do something. It was just a waste of time and money, both of which are very valuable to me.

In my experience and what I have interpreted is this : unless you have $ , or are flawless, she will pick at you and target you like she is the opposing side. She is supposed to be representing ME, yet has done NOTHING to help. She has not once called me or returned my calls in between hearings, ba...rely speaks up for me in court, doesn't point out anything that I ask her to bring up, she made me cry at our first hearing right before we went into the court room before the judge, etc. She never took the time to actually " HEAR" what I had to say, and basically treated me like crap. It feels as though she is working for the other side, and not for me. I'm not sure it it's because she is court appointed or because she is just discriminate against people that have physical or mental health problems. Whatever the case, I am innocent of 90 % of things that are being used against me in court, and she has not done her part as my attorney to go out of her way and defend me.