Mara Lynn Shaughnessy

Upon a phone consolation I hired Ms. Shaughnessy to handle the sale of our home as we live out of state. She was initially responsive. When the retainer was paid, she became very difficult to get a hold of, and took literally 2-3 days to respond to emails. Real Estate contracts had typos and mispr...ints that I was told to line through. I expected more for the fee we paid. When the sale of our home fell through do to the buyer not getting approved for adequate funds, we almost lost the escrow do to attorney oversight on the additional clauses on a contract written by her firm. I was also never given any refund or compensation since the transaction never went through, nor was I given an itemized list of billable hours which I requested in mid-march. Attorney took days to respond both to our buyer, their broker, and us. Would not use. Her staff is also very curt and unhelpful.

I hired Ms. Shaughnessy to assist me with the short sale of my home. She was very informative and helpful during the intitial consultation, & I looked forward to working with her. All she needed to get started was my $1,000 retainer. Too make a long story short, I gave her my hard earned $1,000 only ...to never speak with her again. I called, left messages for her, never a call back. I was only able to relay messages to her through the secretary. Out of frusturation, I requested my money back & was told that my case would be reviewed to see what $ remains. Unless my 20 minute consultation was $1,000, I thought for sure I would get most if not all of my money back. After a couple months and many follow up calls, I finally got a letter in the mail telling me that I would not be getting any of my money back. I had my realtor follow up to at least try and get something for my money, but I'm not sure what was actually done, if anything. I learned my lesson, but hopefully someone will read this & be fortunate enough to spend their money elsewhere.

I hired Ms. Shaughnessy to assist me during the short sale of my home. After our initial consultation, I paid $500 to retain her services. Over the next four months, I only heard from her after I left persistent emails and phone messages. Once she did respond, the messages were vague and inconclusive.... I was copied on an email four months later where she advised me there was nothing she could do for me. Four months and $500 later, I still am not sure what she actually did on my behalf. If you are looking for an attorney that communicates with you and answers your questions in a timely manner, I suggest you find someone other than Ms. Shaughnessy.