Sean Robert Whitworth

Mr. Whitworth assured that we would win my case and we did. It was a bit difficult because I am deployed but that never stopped him from moving things forward. He kept me up to date on everything right when it happened. There was never a doubt in my mind that my divorce wouldn't be finalized. It only... took him a few months to get me my divorce decree. He is very professional and doesn't sugarcoat anything. I highly recommend him to anyone currently separated and/or going through a divorce

My divorce case is still pending so I can't say for sure how it will turn out but I only have positive comments to make about my experience with Sean so far. Starting with the first time I spoke with Sean for a free consultation he has done an excellent job of letting me know exactly what to expect d...uring each phase of the process. Also, his courtroom presence is ideal as an advocate for me as plaintiff and resulted in a more favorable temporary ruling for my children than I ever expected. Highly recommended!!

***DO NOT HIRE THIS LAWYER!!!!**** WARNING!!! SEAN IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST LAWYER YOU COULD POSSIBLY HIRE IF YOU ARE FIGHTING FOR THE CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILDREN, NEVERMIND IF ITS AN EMERGENCY. HE WILL ABSOLUTELY RIP YOU OFF AND TAKE YOUR MONEY AND RUN. HE LIKES TO BLOW UP ON YOU AND LITERALLY START SCR...EAMING OVER THE PHONE WHEN YOU ASK A SIMPLE QUESTION. THEN MUCH LIKE A CHILD, HE WILL SEND AN EMAIL AFTERWARDS STATING THAT HE IS SORRY FOR GOING OFF ON YOU. HE DIDNT FILE THE PAPERWORK WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR INITIAL CONVERSATION, BUT HE WAS VERY QUICK TO TAKE OUR DEPOSIT AND REFUSES TO RETURN ANY OF THE MONEY. WE HAD TO HIRE A NEW LAWYER BECAUSE SEAN CANCELLED OUR MEETING WITH HIM AND WE HAD NO WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIM BEFORE OUR COURT DATE. UPON HIRING OUR NEW LAWYER, THEY STATED THIS WOULDNT BE THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE HEARD OF HIM BEING FIRED AND HE IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING IN THE COURT ROOM AND TREATS HIS CLIENTS AWFULLY. DONT EVEN BOTHER PEOPLE!!! SAVE YOURSELF THE HEADACHE AND YOUR MONEY!!!

I reached out to Sean for a custody matter. When I met Sean to discuss the case, expectations and payment (first and only time I saw him) he assured me I had a good case and had nothing to worry about. It started out well but rapidly changed. Lack of replies, availability, out of the office without n...otification for a week at the time, Cancellation of a hearing without my knowledge nor consent, ie Negligence from his practice, 3 face to face meetings for preparation of mediation cancelled including one while on my way (gave a month notice to schedule them), I got really upset and instead of apologizing he yelled at me and threaten to drop my case. I should have left right there but was afraid. To calm things down, he assured me he would attend the mediation with me. He cancelled the afternoon before due to a hearing (which was most likely scheduled weeks in advance). He sent someone I didn’t know in his place. Due to complete lack of preparation, proper representation & fear, I lost visitation days, gave up the previous visitation schedule, lost my CS, and now trying to keep my job due to what was agreed at that time. I even called the office during mediation stating I wasn’t comfortable with what was happening. When I realized what happened, it was too late. I signed the agreement but was never advised this would be binding.. Needless to say my experience has been far from positive and I am in worse situation now that I was prior to hiring Sean. I feel taken advantage of as a foreign single working mother. I ended up having to hire someone to try to fix the mess. I also asked due to the outcome of the case a PARTIAL refund. His reply: he would take legal actions against me if I was going to ask again. He is standing by his “good work” even though he got his behind kicked by a 2019 graduate from the OC and this costs me close to $100K... Sean took another vacation right after and doesn’t seem bothered by the outcome. I trusted him ... my mistake. If you have a sensitive matter that involved kids or divorce then do invest that few extra thousands for an attorney who will represents you and care about your case.. I don’t believe in threats and that’s all I got from Sean. BIG ego and not accountable. I didn’t expect an apology but a partial refund based on the obvious lack of representation that lead to that result. My mother overseas got really sick over all of this as she could not believe that someone could act in such way. I can’t express enough the financial and emotional stress he put us in, every interaction with his office was stressful. If this can help one person, then this review is worth it...go to someone who cares.. I was one of the few who had a terrible experience.. it s a gamble with Sean.