Shaun Lendis Hayes

I was separated from my husband who had been abusive. I consulted with Mr. Hayes and informed him of the abuse at the initial consultation for a divorce. I felt like he understood my situation and I hired him. I did not know that I could have filed a DV Restraining order against my estranged husband ...at the time. I knew very little about the law which is why I needed an attorney in the first place. What ended up happening was my ex took out DV papers on me for simply returning his phone calls over some property that we had in storage. My Ex lied to take the DV papers out on me and convinced his mistress to do the same. I had to spend an addition thousand dollars to hire a civil attorney to defend me in this civil matter after enduring weeks of Process servers disturbing my household and what little peace I had found after already leaving an abusive situation. I feel like I was abused twice. I needed help and I didn't get it. My ex was the only person that had ever had a police report for DV filed against him during the duration of our marriage. Generally, people do not understand how easy it is for an abuser to use the law to continue their abuse against a spouse. If my Lawyer had filed these papers on my behalf to start with, I would not have had to present photos of my bruises and phone records ( where he had been harassing me over months) in a civil court. In fact, there would not have been a civil case to start with. I am very disappointed and made this known to Mr. Haye's office.