Susan Denise McCrary

I hired Ms. McCrary to file a divorce for me. She said her retainer was $10k I reluctantly paid it because of what my friends said divorces cost these days. I had never filed for divorce before and I was scared. She made all types of promises to me of what I could expect and I was very relieved t...o have her on my side at first. I learned quick that she was just telling me what I wanted to hear to get my money. She burned through the $10k within a month or so, and I had nothing to show for it. She filed the divorce, but other than that, the rest of my retainer was used for "phone calls and emails" to my husband's lawyer. I would not email/call for fear of being charged more and I didn't have an endless amount of money to keep paying. when I couldn't replenish the $10 retainer that she used up, she fired me as a client and was extremely rude. She told me to go find an attorney that would work for free since that's what I expected her to do. I NEVER expected her to work for free and I ALWAYS pay my debts, it was just my husband controlled all the funds and I promised her that I would sign whatever necessary to guarantee her payment, but she refused and said good luck and basically dismissed me out of her office since she had all my money. what started as a nightmare process with this attorney, ended up to be a gift, because I found another attorney, who only charged a $1,500 retainer and billed at half Ms. McCrary's rate and she got me everything I wanted plus some! I'm writing this review to warn anyone who finds themselves in my situation to do your research and just because someone talks a big game and charges a big fee, doesn't necessarily mean they will do a good job.