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Posted by anonymous | October 22, 2020 | Hired Attorney

Mrs

Couldn’t get the paperwork right to get in front of the judge overcharged and never gave any justification for charges a total rip off and never follows through on anything she says

Posted by Patrick | May 30, 2018 | Hired Attorney

Mishandled my case

Mishandled my divorce case. Had to fire and start over with another attorney at the 11th hour. Over-billed me and had I not been paying attention to my bills, I would have overpaid....

Marlys Bergstrom

Replied last May 30, 2018

He had incurred over $7,000 in fees. In the name of good will, I deducted $3,500 from the bill. This still was not sufficient so he decided to hire another attorney, his fifth.

Posted by Jeremy | November 02, 2015 | Hired Attorney

Client Dedication and Professionalism

Marlys is my second divorce lawyer after I had a bad experience with my first one in the middle of my proceedings. I made the switch to Bergstrom & Associates because of two main reasons. First is their commitment to client dedication. I was impressed with Marlys and her willingness to go the extra m...ile to meet deadlines. I can't count how many times she has had after hours meetings and phone calls with me just to accommodate my busy work schedule. Her reasonably priced rates for not only herself, but staff as well were also a welcomed change. My previous lawyer had chewed through an initial retainer fee like a bag of chips during the Super Bowl. I had no choice but to find a lawyer that I could afford to go the distance with, especially just to make sure that I was not taken advantage of by a very corrupt and malicious opposing counsel. Second, I do want to mention that her professionalism and knowledge on any topic regarding divorce I brought up was answered. That is the kind of lawyer you want on your side to represent you during a divorce. I am happy that I found Marlys and you will be too.

Posted by Sam | October 30, 2015 | Hired Attorney

Incompetent

Marlys has less than a year experience in family law. I thought she will make up for experience with hard work. She didn't. She failed to do the most basic steps, such as send me the discovery request on time, or complete the affidavit. She responded to formal letters from the other lawer with email...s. The cost of these mistakes was extremely harsh temporary order. I had to fire her after a month. She sent me a bill for $2,538 the same day!

Marlys Bergstrom

Replied last October 30, 2015

Sorry to learn you were so disappointed. Just to be clear, we did send all the discovery to your attorney and made copies for you to deliver to her. Email responses were prepared in response to emails, not formal letters. It is my opinion, that your decision to represent yourself was what led to the harsh result. After you decided to terminate our relationship, I did have you finalize and pay your bill of $1,038.50, a charge you have formally disputed with the credit card company. We had worked and prepared for the hearing we were scheduled to attend; the day before you "fired" us.

Posted by Chaille | March 01, 2015

Satisfied thus far

Ms. Bergstrom is currently representing me in family court. Although the matter hasn't made it to court yet, I feel confident that she will represent me well. She is very attentive to my needs and she has great communication skills. I also find her rates to be very reasonable.

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