Anastasa S. Williams

I NEEDED IMMEDIATE HELP WITH CHILD CUSTODY. I HAD TO CONSTANTLY CALL AND ASK WHAT WAS GOING ON. THERE WAS ALWAYS A EXPLINATION OF SOME SORT ABOUT THE DELAY. I HAD TO ASK FOR HELP FROM HER PARTNER BEFORE THINGS TURNED AROUND. SHE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT SHE IS DOING AND I PAID UP FRONT FOR THE SERVICE OF W...AITING 4 MONTHS FOR A RESOLUTION

Anastasa Williams was court appointed to represent me. I really didn’t need an attorney, but it was customary for this type of proceeding. Maybe if I was paying out of pocket, she would have been more responsive... I only spoke to her once, besides the hearing. She was reassuring during that conversa...tion. I had one question when we spoke, and she promised to get back to me, but never did. I left a few messages via text and phone to remind her as well, but she ignored my messages. I wouldn’t recommend her for that reason.

I contacted Attorney Williams for a legal proceeding regarding the amendment of a birth certificate. When we first spoke, I was told this would take 2-3 months tops, only due to paperwork moving slow through the court system.. We are now well over a year and this is finally being resolved, only becau...se I have kept pushing and pushing (daily emails and calls). At one point, I even emailed asking if I needed to find another attorney because a had received no response for almost a month. On several occasions, I was told I would have paperwork mailed to me only to find out that she had not mailed the paperwork. The only reason I found out is because I had to reach out to her. She did not keep me informed throughout the process. I paid $1250 for her services and then almost another $250 for paperwork to be filled out. I was informed in the beginning that she knew what to do.. After reaching out to (3) separate judges, she informed me that she was learning as she went with this case because it was unusual. Why not tell me this up front instead of saying that this would be an easy process..? This is a very good case of - "just because you have a degree does not mean you are ready for the field". To add icing to the cake, she informed me that she didn't want to pay for priority mail ($7) for this to reach me in time. Instead of her being in contact with the other party involved, she has had me in constant contact with the other party and having me bring the paperwork to the other party involved. -Not enough experience -Poor communication -Poor Follow-through -Unprofessional

When I hired Mrs Williams I was told that the 500$ would cover all legal paper work, the court appearance, and she would be able to answer any and all questions in a reasonable manner considering she is a independent practice. Well my custody battle started In December of 2017 she is not holding my c...ourt order that needs sent to me and signed to be official because she wants another 250$ just for her signature and to be mailed out to me.. considering there was no paper work after the first and only court appearance. This should be considered the legal paperwork she said she would file when I paid her the first 500$. She is a complete rip off and now there will be no custody order because I refuse to pay her even more when she did nothing the first time