Shawna M. Woods

Ms. Woods was extremely difficult to communicate to. My case was only initiated after 3 months from hiring her, I actually had to intitate the case myself! She charged me a lot of money for doing nothing except one time she showed up with me in court! My case was easy and no opposition from my ex, sh...e only had to draft an agreement! I would send her an email and get a response days if not weeks resulting in frustration and anger and yet I was charged for the follow emails to get a response; no effective responses or work done! I was extremely disappointed at the lack of effort to my case even after this was bought to her attention! I had to hire another attorney who was amazing and concluded or better saying did everything, since Ms. Woods literally did nothing, in less than 2 months but had the courage to even ask for more $ to transfer my file to the new attorney, even this took forever that my new attorney had to file herself for change of counsel because Ms. Woods wouldn’t do the proper thing. The shock was the lack of work done for the money charged! I was willing to pay anything just to end my contract with her but currently seeking a complain against her and her unreasonable charges to the Bar! Please do not fall in the trap of her pleasant personality at the beginning and then get ignored and frustrated! She is knowledgeable but that is nothing if not applied. This is my first time ever I write a bad review so you can imagine my frustration.

Shawna Woods was the best hire I could have made. She represented me all the way through trial. Her compassion and understanding made the process much easier. Shawna was also a fierce attorney in court. We were able to get much more than my husband originally offered because of her skill. I highl...y recommend Ms. Woods

Hiring Shawna Woods was WORST mistake I ever made for my divorce proceedings. She recommended I drop my TPO, she went along with the opposing counsel to have my case transferred to Juvenile Court, even though the Superior Court Judge was opposed to the transfer. She went along with the opposing cou...nsel ON EVERYTHING, she DID NOT PROTECT HER CLIENT AT ALL!!. After She agreed to have my case transferred, she filed out because I didn’t pay her more money. We had an emergency hearing, where I was awarded temporary child support/ alimony. However, she never requested a start date for payments!! OMG! After trial, I asked her when will my payments start. Shawna started “I don’t know, when does he get paid, every two weeks?” She then went on to ask me for an additional 1,500 by the end of the week, or she would have to quit my case. Nonetheless, she quit my case by the end of the weekl. She left me in Juvenile Court to defend myself (pro se) for 2 hearings ( during my first hearing is when I had to request Child Support/Alimony payments start dates) , until I was able to secure another attorney by final trial . She made my divorce HELL!! I’m still in a drawn out 2 year litigation (on appeal) , because of her agreeing to transfer my divorce case to Juvenile and advising me to drop my TPO from an abusive husband.

Shawna was a Godsend. I was fortunate enough to be referred to her while I was pregnant with my daughter, who's father was less than receptive to her imminent arrival into the world. I had never needed an attorney for anything in my life before and even as a grown adult, established in my career, I f...elt alone and afraid. Shawna was kind, patient and simultaneously matter of fact and compassionate. She walked me through everything, and answered all of my questions and more. She was always mindful of my tight budget doing her best to stretch my dollar as far as possible. She did not tolerate any paternal attempt to diminish support and made it clear what was and was not acceptable on his part. I could not be happier with the expertise and skill she provided.