Richard Shannon Lord

He's supposed to be the professional. He is supposed to know the right questions to ask and should be well versed in the law enough to know the potential problem areas that might weaken or strengthen a case. Sigh he should find another line of work. Unless you're looking for a novice look elsewhere....

I hired him for a divorce case, and after 5 months he never even requested any discovery documents from my spouses attorney. When I questioned him about that and what he was doing for me, he claimed he must have forgot to do that, then he sent a withdrawal request into the court and notified me after... the fact, stating that I owed him too much money. He only sent me the bill 2 weeks ago for $1500.00 and claimed I had not paid him. He knows how to send a bill but that's about all...

Richard Lord did not read through my documents nor did he research anything in my case. I had to indicate I wanted to counter claim, I was not asked. I did not feel like I received any due diligence. I had no help with answering interrogatories and admissions. His request for admissions and interr...ogatories read like a template. He did not call me, but I communicated with him to guide my case. When the opposing side agreed to meet, as I requested, Richard Lord said NOTHING during the meeting. He did not want to prepare or strategize before the meeting. He did no follow up . Then, unexpectedly he proceeded to withdraw from my case by sending me a certified return receipt letter. He had no valid reason, he just made up one. He said I did not pay my bills and I had.

I hired Mr. Lord and though he had a very rough way of talking and discussing my case I hired him. Throughout my case he was neglectful, did not follow up with me or the opposing attorney. Routinely, sent things to me at the last minute, which caused me to rush around to complete a task he should h...ave given me ample time to complete. He was often rude, and did little to ease my fears. He also did not do much for my case. He left many things unfinished and I was left misinformed. He is not very knowledgeable and truly behaves like he does not take pride in his work or representing a client. I would never hire him again and warn all that I know to do the same.