Jane Elizabeth Carey

First of all, if the day of your consult you arrive to find you prospective attorney wearing house slippers and eating fried chicken, you probably should reconsider. Fast forward, post consultation I agreed to be represented by attorney Carey. At our meetings we did not discuss my case much and talke...d about life in general. I was billed for ALL of this and my legal matter was not handled at all. Her argument was that I agreed to pay a $4750 retainer just to start the case. After consulting my new attorney I learned that I should have been advised to WAIT and not file my case. Nearly $2,000 later nothing has been done on my case so I told her I was hiring a new attorney. She sent me a final bill for $2,000. When I challenged the final bill she agreed to take off $1,000 but my issue was not the amount of the bill it was the fact that she was trying to charge me for services NOT RENDERED. Initially I enjoyed talking to Atty Carey because she was very motherly and comforting but I had no idea I was being charged for idle conversation that had nothing to do with my legal matter. As a professional I felt it important to give my business to another professional of color so I am saddened by this outcome. Now I have to go and pay another attorney to remedy the issue. Lesson learned. I read the reviews and bad press and still gave this attorney a chance to my detriment. Errors that were made with my filings were blamed on "new staff" and "common clerical issues" but this is my life and I am a medical professional who cannot afford to just make errors. I didn't think legal professionals could either. When everything hit the fan Atty Carey's partner threw up the fact that she has been practicing 30+ years and made it seem like I should feel lucky to have her on my case. There are PLENTY of attorneys but definitely NOT enough good ones therefore length of practice and age have nothing to do with competence, dedication and ability. Save your time and money. During the consult make sure that the attorney is clear about what they will do for you and not just rambling on and on about her family and where she went to school and bragging about how long they've been practicing. Length of practice and quality of work did not coincide in my case.

Attorney Carey, handled a divorce for me as guardian of my incapacitated mother. The first thing in which I noticed was the amount of time spent with her clients, this is unprecedented. Most lawyers charge for every phone call, every email, etc, which is not the case with attorney Carey. This lawyer... works on weekends while other attorneys are playing golf, which I found very accommodating to my busy schedule. Its also a family environment which made me feel very comfortable. Others have mentioned irrelevant family chatter, in my view when you are dealing with sensitive family matters, it helps to know that your attorney is a real person, and you are not just another client. I continue to have attorney Carey represent me regarding guardianship matters, and will not hesitate to recommend her to other clients, in need of a real honest hard working attorney.