Betsy E. Cornatzer

I hired this attorney to complete a custody case for me and gave her 80% of her flat fee, as a down payment. Not only did she not show up for court, but she was not very attentive to my needs. I disliked that I rarely got a return call and that she always used her family as an excuse as to why she ...couldn't discuss my case. She was hired for two months and nine days before she attempted to get my case continued because she could not make it, knowing that when I first hired her. She sent an apology letter to me and asked to stay on my case, but I just wanted to hire someone new. That is when I found out that she was not only keeping my $2000 deposit, but that she billed me an additional $1315 because her flat fee no longer applied since I fired her. We never signed a contract and I was not aware that her standing policy was to charge $195/hr if she is fired from a job. I felt like I was taken advantage of and that she should give me a refund. She never made a court appearance or filed anything in my case aside from sending a continuance request (via letter) to the court and sign a guardian ad litem form for me since I was technically represented by counsel. Very disappointing.