Christine Marguerite Stadler

I hired Christine Stadler because she sold an amazing pitch that she was aggressive in court and would defend me as a client. I paid my retainer fee and we moved forwarded. She refused to investigate the other party prior to court, and on the day of court she appeared to be extremely timid. I was ord...er to pay the other attorney, while Christine stood by not objecting to anything that happened in court. She insulted me on several occasions and has since added to her fees. She also made several mistakes in the court order and then refused to correct them until an additional retainer fee is paid. She also canceled court several times and didn't show up on one occasion. She gave the impression that she was reliable and would defend however after hiring her and working with her I found that to be untrue.

I was very disappointed with Christine’s representation. Like with most of the lawyers I have encountered, she was very forthcoming and motivated prior to paying her a retainer. I was so financially strapped when the divorce was initiated that I was happy to find a lawyer whose rate was relatively ...lower than others, had great reviews on kudzu.com and accepted a payment plan; but in retrospect it seems I got what I paid for. Poor preparation and poor representation which resulted in a horrible divorce settlement that left many issues unaddressed. When I contacted her after the final decree was issued to initiate an amendment to address the things that were still lingering, she refused to return my phone calls even though she knew I had a limited amount of time in which the amendment had to be filed. I had to hire a different lawyer to amend the order. Going through a divorce is hard enough. When you hire a lawyer to represent your interests who you pay thousands of dollars, you expect that lawyer to fight for you. The sad truth is many of them just go through the motions of the legal system, leaving you to plan, research and hope things work out. Unfortunately, that was my experience with Christine.

Christine gives a great sales pitch and tells you what her strategy will be. Then she does the complete opposite and acts as if she never said the first thing. She does not act with discretion or professionalism. I received the divorce decree for another client at my home. Work is sloppy, they co...uld never spell the names correctly on any legal documents. She does not listen well at all and drives cases in her own directon without considering the client's needs or desire. She bargains on the side and it damages the outcome for the client. She should be disbarred.