Judith Robinson Whitfield

Extremely unprofessional. While it is admirable for a woman to build up a long-term career in the world of law practice, Ms. Whitfield has demonstrated that she is very unprofessional in her approach. There seem to be a number of inconsistencies in her professional conduct. Though it is hoped tha...t this is a mistaken takeaway, it does seem on the surface that Ms. Whitfield is more interested in making money than in maintaining a professional demeanor. This is not a desirable in a client/lawyer relationship.

I hired Judy for a custody case & it was the worst mistake i could have made. In the beginning she made me feel like she was competent and cared about my case but then i slowly was forgot about. She’d call me literally the night before a court date to go over information for the case rather than call...ing me in a timely manner. When we actually got to court, she made me feel like i absolutely was fighting alone rather than her fighting with me. She sided often with the opposing side rather than defending me. My outcome turned out that my son ended up moving with his dad, i was devastated and at the end of court when i was upset and crying she had the audacity to tell me “it’s not that big of a deal!” You're just money in her pocket and no more than that, she could care less the outcome of your case, BEWARE!

Judith was hired to represent to represent me as part of a custody case. During the first week of representation, she failed to file an answer that was requested. Approximately two months after the first filing, motions were heard in court. I had requested several times for answers and motions to ...be filed in response to opposing attorney. Nothing was filed and judge became agitated. A hearing was then scheduled about 5 weeks after the motions were heard. No answers or required motions that were requested by the judge were filed. Two days before the hearing, still nothing was filed and nothing was being done on the case. I had to hire a new attorney two days before the hearing in order to get the motions and answers filed before the hearing. Now the hearing is postponed because paperwork was filed late (by new attorney which filed the paperwork in two days).

I used her as representation in a divorce. She failed to catch a number of mistakes that have since cost me. In that case I paid her half up front. I called several times asking for the review which she never provided. She then had her staff call me to demand payment. I ended up paying and receiv...ed no review. Her knowledge level is cursory at best. Part of what an attorney is paid for is to find the small things that will cost later. She made several omissions that could have made life much easier in the aftermath. You would be just as well off representing yourself and saving your money.