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Showing 1 - 5 of 41 reviews | Child Custody

Posted by Melissa | March 13, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Honest and compassionate

My husband and I were in the middle of a difficult child custody case. We had two previous attorneys yet our proceedings were not moving forward. We felt we were not being heard and wasn’t sure what direction to take. We hired Sam and immediately things began to change. Sam and his team worked v...igorously for us and in the end we had a order in our favor and case closed. Sam will listen to your concerns and tell you your options. He is compassionate about his work and getting the best outcome for the children. His staff is top notch and your questions will not go unanswered. If we find ourselves in need of counsel in the future , without question Sam will be our phone call!

Posted by Sara | June 01, 2022 | Hired Attorney

Best decision ever.

Sam and his amazing staff assisted my husband and I in a custody modification of children from my previous marriage. Ultimately the modification ended in my husband being able to legally adopt my kids. Sam and the staff were always available to answer any questions that we had. They also always respo...nded to emails. I started the modification journey with a different attorney that made us feel like we weren't getting heard and we constantly felt ignored. But switching to English Law Firm was the best decision we ever made. I highly recommend them to anyone that is needing assistance with divorce or child custody.

Posted by Lisa | January 06, 2021 | Hired Attorney

Sam English- Attorney

Sam English was my attorney in my children’s custody case. He did an awesome job and I highly recommend him. He is an honest man and has his clients best interest at heart. I know my children, now grown, feel the exact same way. Thank you Sam for helping us through a rough season of our lives. I f...elt better having Sam as my attorney and representing me. A+

Posted by Jim | January 05, 2021 | Hired Attorney

He stands with his clients

I had to put my divorce on hold. He kept in contact with me through out the period of time. When it came time to follow thru with my divorce he was right there with me and helped me survive it. He was more than just a lawyer to me and was like having a good friend to help me out. He was concerned abo...ut my family dynamics with my children. He was more than just a lawyer for me.

Posted by LeslieS | January 04, 2021 | Hired Attorney

Left in the dark by this law firm

I never write negative reviews. However in this case I feel I need to speak up. I hired Mr.English because I truly believed him to be the best.My ex has dragged me through the court system since 2016.After no luck with more affordable attorneys I decided to ask Mr.English to take my case knowing it w...as going to place a larger financial burden on me.I was working as a travel nurse at the time&I knew I’d have to continue traveling to be able to barely afford him.Meanwhile,I was freely sending my kids&my ex money for support without orders from the court because those are my children and I felt I was doing the right thing,my ex wanted more,they always do.During the custody battle the pandemic began.I headed to New York to work 5-7 days a week,I’m an RN,so that delayed the hearings but I trusted everything would be fine while being a nurse traveling from NY to Miami not only serve those areas but to have the funds to keep up with my own bills and pay my attorney.I understand he’s busy but I had very limited access to him,I was told a few times he would contact me with no follow through.I have questions that weren’t answered or they were answered with legal jargon that I didn’t understand from his assistants.I also wasn’t aware my time speaking to the assistants was adding to my bill.I would ask them questions but be told to refer to my parenting plan.I don’t even know what my parenting plan is considering my ex lied&got temporary emergency custody(not once but twice&he’s a convicted felon)I’m not even sure if that’s still in effect as no one from this office would give me a straight forward answer.According to my ex he has soul legal custody.I’m completely in the dark.Also,I called this office and offered many times to make payments&was told “we can get it next time I’m not near a computer.”Then all a sudden I was sent messages stating I would be dropped if full payment wasn’t made&was told”it’s been a year you’ve not paid in full we’ve been lenient with you.”I paid in full& shortly after was dropped anyway.Before that,My ex began a child support case against me while the custody case was still ongoing.I thought child support went hand in hand with child custody.I was wrong.This law firm wanted another retainer because they considered this a separate case.They did offer me a discount but even with a discount the retainer was well over $3,000.Also I was being told I need to put money in escrow.I’m not a legal expert so I have no idea what escrow is or how much is required to be put in it.I had made the comment several times that the family law system needs an overhaul.The courts enable manipulative parents to drag good parents through the court system while financially and emotionally draining them.I don’t know if my voicing this had anything to do with why I was dropped.During all this,I found new info that my kid’s father was allowing them to engage in activities that could cause them harm.I sent proof to this office,requested emergency removal but was told Id have to pay another retainer.I don’t know exactly why I was dropped but I was blindsided.I refuse to hire another attorney as I feel like I cannot trust them.This has left me with huge debt,behind on my personal finances&still in the dark.The emotional and financial toll being a single mother,nurse working in the pandemic,the court cases that my ex insists on dragging out&being dropped by an attorney who said everything would be ok is overwhelming.There’s questions I would like to have answered in a respectful&understandable way.I’m not ignorant or uneducated I just need someone to explain to me what happened during this time of being represented by this firm.Where do I stand with the custody of my kids&what was the reason for my being dropped by this attorney who I paid an incredible amount of money to.I will say,Mr.English was never rude to me,was always respectful when I had opportunities to speak to him.I was told not to worry that everything would be ok.It’s not ok.

Sam English

Replied last January 04, 2021

Leslie. As oddly as it sounds, thank you for your review. It’s very disappointing to read this is how you feel but you know the attorney - client privilege prohibits me from sharing the entire set of facts. Nevertheless, I’m sorry you feel that way. I try to do my best with all my clients. I’m not claiming to be a perfect attorney or human and I truly hate you feel badly about me. There are more facts to the case but I am prohibited from discussing it or my perspective. What matters is how you feel about me regardless of the difference of opinion or perspective. It’s a bad set of facts and I do hate it for you. What you have experienced in your past with your family is very sad. I would be happy to discuss it with you and discuss the different perspectives of why I couldn’t continue in the case. Please call me and I will go over any unanswered questions you have in mind. I mean that sincerely too. I want the best for you and your children. I agree you have been badly mistreated by the father of your children. I’m very sorry for that as well. I wish I could of made a difference for your case and you had a different opinion of me. For that I’m sorry too. Kindest regards. Sam.

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