Paul Joseph Oeland IV

I hired this attorney based on a recommendation of another attorney in Atlanta. After our initial consultation I decided to hire Paul to represent me in my divorce. He seemed knowledgeable and very confident. A couple of months into my divorce I started to get an uneasy feeling about having him re...present me during this most difficult time in my life. He would not return phone calls or emails in a timely manner. I also would ask him very specific questions or have requests during my case that would go ignored when I did hear from him. He failed to do a complete discovery on my ex and this was very costly to me and a mistake that cannot be undone. Most importantly, I do not feel that he is knowledgeable about matters of custody and the concerns that I had regarding my children. When I voiced my concerns to Mr. Oeland about my case, he completely stopped communicating with me. I called his office, emailed, and resorted to texting him (after weeks and weeks of no response). I spent well over a month during a critical part of my case, during which things needed to be handled, trying to get a hold of him. He basically forced me to fire him and find a new attorney. I wound up spending a large sum of money hiring him and then had to subsequently hire another attorney to start my case over from the beginning. Mr. Oeland made a mess of my divorce case and when I hired my new attorney, he did not even submit my case file to her. It turned out he had kept no records of my case except for a few emails exchanged. Even my new attorney was shocked about what had (and had not) happened with my case. I cannot in good faith recommned this attorney to anyone who is going through a divorce. I spent a fortune having him mess up my case and and having a new attorney pick up the pieces. My new attorney was heads above Mr. Oeland and I do now know the difference. Please don't make the mistake of hiring Mr. Oeland. When you hire an attorney to represent you in a divorce case, your children and finanical future are basically in their hands and this man almost ruined my life.