Michael Kevin Rathel

I hired this guy over a year ago for a simple uncontested divorce. After 10months he decided mediation was the answer. Another $2500. I gave $1000 with the remaining in 30days. Mr. Rathel decided he did not want to go to mediation and withdrew from the case before I could make final payment. He had... his phone person leave a message for me while I was working that he needed $1500. in 12hrs or he was withdrawing. Meanwhile he had already notified the wife's attorney that he withdrew from the "SIMPLE DIVORCE". This guy is the ultimate LOSER. He is an embarrassment to his children.

I chose this lawyer in haste and boy was I disappointed. He handled my divorce case carelessly. He closed my case WITHOUT MY CONSENT. When I discovered the financial mistakes in the agreement and found he closed my case he fumbled to recover. He reopened my case and years later I received my divorce.... Throughout the years of working with Michael and his staff, I was ignored and lied to. I am still waiting for more information from his office and I do not believe I will get it. No wonder he was cited for admonishment.

I used Michael Rathel as my divorce attorney as his fees were slightly less for uncontested divorces ($2500). He ill advised me on multiple occasions on what should be done after I told him I trusted him to make the right decisions. He later would say well you told me to handle it that way. He stated... on multiple occasions he was going to drop by my case unless I paid the additional $2500 for contested divorce when the divorce was still uncontested! Stay clear of this attorney! Do yourself a favor and hire an attorney that has some knowlege of divorce cases...

I would NOT recommend this attorney. He accused me of divorcing my ex because he was unemployed in our first meeting. (That should have been my first clue.) His office did not return calls. They failed to require my ex to disclose all financials and did not fact check leaving me vunerable. Misfiled p...aperwork and allowed the other party's attorney to run roughshod all over me. Did not prepare me for our court hearing and was not prepared. I was forced to get advice from another attorney.Failed to get due dates for the other side to comply with court orders and did not even provide me with a court-stamped certified copy of my divorce decree. He's a kiss-up and a bad one at that. A waste of 5k.

Had a misdemeanor case that i was inocent of. now i do have a past but never been in jail or anything. so i hire rathel for 2500 for $140 theift case. other than the first day i saw him never heard from him at all went to pretrial and he never showed up sent some guy i never seen before. the new atty... tells me just take the deal or spend time in jail. not we can fight this or anything. dont give this guy your money.