Martha-Irene Weed

Weed was hired based on a recommendation. Mistake. Emotionally provoking motions, inciting ex, over-charged, missed responses, didn't bill for 4 months. $20k spent for ruining my case, then withdrew when confronted. Cannot divide labor categories, so charges $400/hr for clerk/typist and paralegal wor...k. Avoid.

My negative experience is similar to others expressed in this forum. Ms. Weed decided to let opposing counsel draft the MSA and for more than five months Ms. Weed willfully refused to respond to the request of both myself and opposing counsel to return the amended MSA so it could be finalized. Oppos...ing Counsel waited from January 19, 2011 until June 7, 2011, exactly “the first half of 2011” for a response to his proposed MSA, but none was forthcoming from Martha-Irene Weed. To this day she has not returned the MSA. I proceeded on my own, caught costly errors she made in her first draft. Now she is stating she wants the fruit of litigation. Under no circumstances should she be retained or referred, especially where a military pension is involved.

Mardi was referred to me by a highly respected Tampa divorce attorney and personal friend. Her approach was to seek a cooperative agreement in the negotiations. She counseled me when my emotions got the better of me and showed great diplomatic skills in the face of contentious opposing counsel. Mardi... has a great ear and understood clearly my point of view; when the simple agreement I requested was put forth and responded to with hostility, Mardi checked my emotional reactivity which would only have escalated the exchange further. In the end, I received a settlement that mirrored the original offer of 6 months earlier, even though opposing counsel used significant threats and maneuvers. Mardi clearly maintained the high ground. I recommend her advocacy without reservation.

I found a lawyer I thought would be very good for my case then changed last minute because my family said I needed a cut throat lawyer and Ms. Weed is known to be that. The problem is I didn't expect her to be that way with me and I felt very uncomfortable with my whole experience with her. She c...onstantly told me she lost sleep over my case and oh how she was worried for me but the whole time she kept recharging me for forms and papwerwork she completed months prior. We never won a case in court and she was never prepared to defend me and I felt I was paying her to sit there while I did all the work yet my bill was over $20,000. I wish I kept my first attorney. Very dissapointed and I wish I could go back in time and stick with the first gentleman who I know would have been on my side for the court hearings and not huddled in the corner with opposing counsel laughing and cracking jokes while she charged me for her time.