Kelly Cordell Johnson

Posted by Debra | May 17, 2025 | Hired Attorney OH WHERE TO START!! Wish I could give ZERO ⭐️‘a I hired Kelly in Sept of 2020 after paying her almost $300 for a consultation. She sounded OUTSTANDING, so I went with her. Oh what a miserable life changing choice that was! Kelly is AWFUL! She ignored... my calls and e-mails for months at a time, all while charging me to read them, and I had to BEG her to contact me! Then when she finally connected, she told me more BS lies telling me what I wanted to hear. We had to mediate TWICE, her separation agreement is unclear, and while I asked many questions, she acted like the questions were dumb and there wouldn’t be a problem with the paperwork. WRONG! I’m still dealing with my ex telling me I owe for things and we honestly have no idea, because nothing was discussed or put on paper. My ex owed me a lot of back money and 4 mo prior to my one yr separation coming to a close, I asked how I can get my money back and tie up my divorce at the year mark (June of 2021) Let’s just say, I got more bills, nothing accomplished for the next 11 months! I had to fire her finally at the end of Dec 2022 because my divorce was NEVER GOING TO BE FINALIZED. (My one year separation was June 6 2021!) a year and 1/2 later and I was no closer, just more in the hole financially to KELLY. I finally put my foot down, went to her office, demanded money back and for her to show me what she’d done, since none of her promised documents were ever sent to me aside from a crappy separation agreement. As soon as I was onto her….she up and QUITS Collins family law, and starts her OWN business! NOW, Collins Family Law is getting the brunt of my frustration and as they have paid me several thousand back for her errors, it’s nowhere close to the amount she STOLE from me by making promises and not delivering. If u decide to go with her, TAKE NOTES ON TIMES AND DATES OF MEETINGS ETC WATCH YOUR INVOICES FOR ACCURACY HOLD HER TO HER WORD STAY ON HER She will say crap like, “I won’t email unless I have news or something to tell you…I don’t want you to be charged unnecessarily” Which is short for, “don’t call me, I’m not doing anything for you and I don’t want to be caught”. She took advantage of me in my desperate time of need and I’m STILL paying the price 3yrs later. Please save yourself time and MONEY and go with someone else!! I promise you will be better off!!

I hired Kelly in Sept of 2020 after paying her almost $300 for a consultation. She sounded OUTSTANDING, so I went with her. Oh what a miserable life changing choice that was! Kelly is AWFUL! She ignored my calls and e-mails for months at a time, all while charging me to read them, and I had to BEG ...her to contact me! Then when she finally connected, she told me more BS lies telling me what I wanted to hear. We had to mediate TWICE, her separation agreement is unclear, and while I asked many questions, she acted like the questions were dumb and there wouldn’t be a problem with the paperwork. WRONG! I’m still dealing with my ex telling me I owe for things and we honestly have no idea, because nothing was discussed or put on paper. My ex owed me a lot of back money and 4 mo prior to my one yr separation coming to a close, I asked how I can get my money back and tie up my divorce at the year mark (June of 2021) Let’s just say, I got more bills, nothing accomplished for the next 11 months! I had to fire her finally at the end of Dec 2022 because my divorce was NEVER GOING TO BE FINALIZED. (My one year separation was June 6 2021!) a year and 1/2 later and I was no closer, just more in the hole financially to KELLY. I finally put my foot down, went to her office, demanded money back and for her to show me what she’d done, since none of her promised documents were ever sent to me aside from a crappy separation agreement. As soon as I was onto her….she up and QUITS Collins family law, and starts her OWN business! NOW, Collins Family Law is getting the brunt of my frustration and as they have paid me several thousand back for her errors, it’s nowhere close to the amount she STOLE from me by making promises and not delivering. If u decide to go with her, TAKE NOTES ON TIMES AND DATES OF MEETINGS ETC WATCH YOUR INVOICES FOR ACCURACY HOLD HER TO HER WORD STAY ON HER She will say crap like, “I won’t email unless I have news or something to tell you…I don’t want you to be charged unnecessarily” Which is short for, “don’t call me, I’m not doing anything for you and I don’t want to be caught”. She took advantage of me in my desperate time of need and I’m STILL paying the price 3yrs later. Please save yourself time and MONEY and go with someone else!! I promise you will be better off!!

I was highly disappointed in this attorney. She promised she would do all this stuff for me during our consultation but after I paid the retainer, she became unresponsive and hard to get a hold of. She is way over priced, she was not the shark I needed. She was also late for every single encounter we... had. She rescheduled 4 meetings. She didn't send over forms she said she would. She was scatterbrained and had horrible bedside manner in a very stressful time for me. During mediation all she could talk about was her 2 children and how much back to school shopping they did and how they went out for breakfast (hence why she was late that day) while I was in the middle of a high-conflict custody battle against my ex. She didn't clearly explain my options and my rights and what I can do. She was not fully prepared for my mediation. She did not seem very connected in the community. My exes lawyer was unfortunately, way better then her.

Kelly has helped me with an extremely difficult family and custody matter. She has looked out for our best interest, gotten us what we needed, gave me great advice and was kind and caring while still being very professional. I continue to recommend her and know she will be there throughout the futur...e issues that may arise.

The last thing anyone wants us an ugly divorce, but if you're faced with one, I highly recommend hiring Kelly. Her ability to think outside the box, but maintain her integrity and ethics is unmatched by any other attorney with whom I've had dealings. I was able to tell her everything without judgemen...t, and she never waivered in her representation of my case. The way she handled the less than professional behavior of opposing counsel was a testament to her personality and profession. A close second to her abilities, are her communication skills with her clients. My advice to anyone needing counsel in Kelly's areas of expertise is to hire her immediately, and tell her everything to give her the tools she needs to win your case.