Tiyesha N. Decosta

This lawyer does not communicate well, only wanted to email and text. I requested many times a phone call or office visit but weeks will go by with no response MEANWHILE the opposing attorney is sending numerous letters to me. This lawyer never notified the court she was representing me and did NO...THING on my case. I filed a temporary parenting agreement on my own and hired this lawyer to ensure it goes through along with any further assistance with this. I was trying to see my son and his mother was keeping him from me. I was informed a FLAT FEE of $1775.00 for a Temporary parenting agreement or TPA. I paid $1500.00 towards this and was informed by mail later it was denied. I informed this lawyer and she said "because I filed it". She was extremely hard to reach, only responded to emails days after I sent them multiple times, multiple voicemails left with no response. Even after I requested a refund she said she was going to deduct phone calls, which I had begged for and only received after I requested the refund. She kept blaming the lack of communication on her being licensed in NJ as well as NC or my job schedule. I informed her early my job is aware of my situation and I can speak anytime if she tells me a time. She never did!! She has not been returning my calls, has not responded to the letter I was advised to send by the State Bar Association and weeks have gone by with NO WORDS or CONTACT from this attorney. She has not refunded me anything, even though she did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING on my case.

Tiyesha is an attorney that took my case for divorce. I paid her a retainer. I met her at a rental office space, she didn't have any assistants, resources or deep level of law acumen. She prepared papers to be filled for my case and it contained a multitude of mistakes. I told her about the mista...kes and she downplayed the errors. I asked her the make the changes and she fail to make some significant changes that were flat-out things that were not true. When my wife got served, she pointed out the inaccuracies in the paperwork which killed Tiyesha's credibility with me and gave my wife confidence in her lawyer's defense against my filing. In short, Tiyesha is not a hard worker, she is limited in knowledge and experience and she doesn't follow up very well. She is not established and should not represent anyone in a divorce as she would put her client in a poor position to get what they want out of divorce. She does not have the resources to do investigation into adultery and financials.

Ms. Decosta was attentive, patient, knowledgeable, and extremely helpful. I currently live out of the state, and I had to travel back and forth for all court appointments. She ensured that I received all information in a timely manner so that I could make adequate travel arrangements since I an bond ...to a wheelchair. She returned any phone calls or messages in a timely fashion as I had many questions. Her expertise helped to guide me throughout the process which ultimately resulted in me be awarded the alimony I deserved. I am extremely appreciative and grateful to have connected with her.

She did a great job is court, but now is impossible to reach or get ahold of her.. Paid her to handle the QDRO which has not been done... I’ve left at least 25 messages for her which I have dates and times. I’ve even gone to her office four times and left messages for her asking the status of the se...ttlement and for her to contact me... She’s never there. This is More then Two years ago now... I’m Disabled and Feel like I'm being taken advantage of because of this . Any help that I can get will be greatly appreciated Thank you and God Bless

Attorney Decosta deserves five stars. She is a superstar! Attorney Decosta jumped into the fray of my case during the ED portion and showed poise in making a complicated situation seem simple which had numerous accounts and assets hidden by the opposing party for nearly three years which my forme...r attorneys could not discover. With Attorney Decosta’s experience in discovery and her savy questioning of witnesses during trial, she was able to impress upon the courts the lack of candor by the opposing side. If you seek an honest, ethical, hardworking attorney who will fight for your rights there is no-one better in Mecklenburg County than Attorney Decosta. She doesn’t get stressed, agitated or unnerved and has a way to put her clients at ease while always keeping her clients up to date on the latest of their case. Attorney Decosta’s knowledge of the law and court presence was head and shoulders above my expectations. She is well prepared and goes into court with a strategy that is sound and proper. Attorney Decosta will fight for her clients rights and is hands down one of the best family court attorneys around. I could not have imagined a better outcome to my case and it was all due to Attorney Decosta’s hard work and dedication. With Attorney Decosta you are not just a client but more importantly part of her family.