Rebecca Wyatt McLaws

I would not recommend working with McLaw’s Law Group. My experience was marred by several communication breakdowns and a lack of professionalism from both Rebecca and her paralegal, Rosalyn. Divorce is challenging, and while there are no winners, a competent attorney can help their client feel more c...onfident and secure throughout the process. To be fair, I will outline both the positives and negatives of my experience with Rebecca. Initially, Rebecca was very responsive. I did not have the funds to retain her immediately, so she kindly gave me a week to gather the money from selling my house. However, I asked Rebecca to escrow the funds from the sale into her account, but she deferred to my ex’s legal team to manage the escrow. This has since become a nightmare, making it difficult to retrieve my money. Once the case settled, I could not pick up the check from my ex’s legal team; it was sent via FedEx to Rebecca’s office, which failed to deliver it, causing further delays. Rebecca went on leave due to a death in her family without notifying me. After several unanswered emails and calls, her paralegal, Rosalyn, eventually informed me that Rebecca was out of the office. When I confronted Rebecca about the lack of communication, she blamed me for over-communicating, saying there were no updates to provide. However, I wasn't just seeking updates; I needed a timeline and next steps, which they failed to provide. During this time, I lost my car and had to rent one to meet Rebecca. After traveling an hour and fifteen minutes, I called to inform her I was running five minutes late, only to learn she wasn't in the office and had been called into emergency court the day before. Although she apologized, this incident was just one of many demonstrating their lack of professionalism and communication. This was my first divorce, and I had many questions. Given my financial situation, having a clear timeline and next steps was crucial to plan my life. I ended up losing almost everything in the divorce. Additionally, my mother and brother fell ill, prompting me to push for a settlement instead of waiting two more months for the court date. Unfortunately, the settlement process took longer than going to court would have, partly due to my ex’s lawyer, Jackie Piland, taking a week to review a document. Throughout the process, it seemed that either my legal team or my ex’s was not being truthful about the status and next steps. I expressed my diminishing confidence in Rebecca to her, and instead of reassuring me, she stated she did not want to represent a client who lacked confidence in her abilities and refused to return the retainer. If a paying client expresses doubt, the professional response would be to reassure them, not threaten to terminate the contract. Lastly, I am still facing issues retrieving the settled funds and have yet to receive a response to my emails or phone calls. Given these experiences, I cannot recommend working with Rebecca.

I was in desperate need of an attorney who would take my case. Due to my lying family and my ex I was fighting hard for custody of my kids and to divorce my ex. Due to covid and the shut downs and the court it did take a long time but Rebecca worked really hard and is a “bull dog” attorney. She helpe...d me get my girls home safe and sound and away from my toxic family and my abusive and negligent ex. On the flip side of this coin, after having a conversation with her after court she said I would not have to pay attorneys fees as I was awarded them by the court and that my ex would have to pay her. I was so excited and grateful as I had taken out two loans and lost a car fighting for my kids and paying her. I also reapeatedly requested the itemized bill which I would constantly be told I would receive and wouldn’t ever get. I paid her a lot and after looking at the bills was not only double charged for things but hours had been adjusted to charge me almost double for something I had already paid for. She was also very unprofessional when she spoke to me on several occasions for trying to check in on my case after not hearing anything for weeks on end. And to top it all off, she is now suing me for the money that is left owed for the remaining balance even though she verbally told me I was not gonna have to pay and the order specifically named that the money is owed by him. She is great in court but unethical.

I hired Rebecca to do my divorce and as we would meet, i started second guessing my decision to hire her. She was very hard to get a hold of. They NEVER answer the phone. They very rarely answer the emails. After the divorce was final, they didn't include my name change and I tried for 6 months to ge...t her to take care of this for me and to this day, my name is still the same as it was when I was married. The courts told me that I would have to pay an additional $300 for the name change after I paid her $2,000 for the divorce! I just wish I would have researched her before I hired her because if I did, I would have NEVER hire her. I even told her that I was going to write a bad review on her and she wouldn't even respond to me! PLEASE think twice before you hire her.