Monica Joy Hanrahan Freitag

Monica was hired to protect my children, yet she fulfilled nothing she promised. She did a good sales job to secure the first big retainer and then blew through that money with no results except nunerous emails. She used a team approach which ended up costing more than when I had a single attorney wo...rking for me later. I paid Monica more in 3 months of working against me than I paid another attorney that actually worked hard for me for over a year after Monica. Run don’t walk. She was actually working with my ex-husband and had demonstrated little understanding or compassion toward children. She talks a good talk, but was more interested in burning through my retainer than helping me.

I used Ms. Hanrahan in a family law matter and she failed to provide me with all the information that was made available to her so I could make properly informed decisions in a timely manner thoughout the litigation process. The Judge even awarded $20,000 in attorney fees against me because the Judg...e stated Monica copied nearly verbatim the opposing parties complaint and pleadings in responses. I would not recommend this attorney as she seemed unable to effectively communicate matters with the court/judge and because she is the only attorney I've met that even billed for her time in sending out her own invoices.

If I could give her a negative score I definitely would. She didn't do anything for me even though I paid her good money for her services. I went through a divorce where I lost everything. My ex-husband kept everything including the car, the house, the savings, the investment accounts, furniture, co...mputer, pictures of myself.... I walked away with just some of my clothes. You may think that this is just material things that are not important in life, but at that time I also had a new job out of state and I asked Monica to keep my plans confidential (since my ex-husband had been physically abusive toward me), but instead she told my ex-husband where I was working and he contacted my boss' boss trying to cause me all kinds of problems. I had zero attorney-client privilege. I also wanted to change my last name since I was no longer married, and Monica told me that she will gladly help me with that for an additional $1500.00!! Horrible experience! I felt she didn't care about me.

Awesome attorney – and compassionate! Monica is the best attorney I have ever worked with. My ex husband is a very difficult person, and I found it very hard to find the right attorney to work with the craziness that my ex creates. Monica stayed on track with the facts, pursued my rights and my ch...ildren’s interests to their fullest, and kept dignified in the process. When she speaks the judge listens. She was obviously respected by the decision maker – the judge. She successfully defended retaliatory motions for contempt from my ex and has maintained high levels of child support and alimony for me despite my ex’s attempt to be under employed and skip out on his obligations. Monica rocks – and she is fair in her billing!