Brian David Watts

I had a great experience working with Brian on my recent divorce. After a detailed consultation he had me fill out some paperwork. He told me exactly what to fix after he reviewed it. He then did all the filing for me and all I had to do was show up! His fees were transparent and he was very clear ab...out what to expect at the courthouse. On the actual day I knew where to go and exactly what to do. It was such a relief to know everything was done correctly and legally, and that my rights and obligations were all accounted for. I saw another reviewer complaining that they had to gather their own financial info and get the paperwork notarized themselves. A divorce attorney is not a psychic magician--he doesn't know your financials and he can't pretend to be you at a notary, so yes, there is some work for you to do. Overall he was helpful and very responsive.

We hired Brian to help us with a divorce situation. It now has been 7 months and not much has got done. Every time we needed to fix paperwork it would take him about three weeks to a month to even respond back. He never explained anything fully and then would tell us that we had to pay more to spea...k to him again. Finally we got a different attorney and to find out we filled out the wrong paperwork. We threw $500 down the drain. He was worthless and a waste of time.

I had found Brian Watts through Craigslist, as I think most people do. Our first conversations were great and I decided to hire him on. I did not realize upon hiring him that all I was getting, was the paperwork completed. I could have easily completed the same paperwork myself and saved myself 400.0...0. Now, there was a lengthy amount of time between contacts and even after I received my finished paperwork; I had to wait till I could get divorced (financial reasons). Once I was ready, I reached out and never received any kind of response. Honestly, if you want to hire someone JUST to fill out papers for you - you can do them yourself. Ohio is allows pro se representation and you can fill out the divorce papers on your own. Even if you have a strange situation, it's possible to still do it on your own. I wound up having to completely redo my paperwork because so much time passed that address of both parties changed and I wasn't even given all of the papers necessary. Not to mention, I didn't need a divorce - I only needed a dissolution. Just another way to make it even more expensive. He will also tell you that it's more money to go to court with you, more money to file online for you (which by the way, you can file online yourself), and more money for this or that. He might seem affordable to complete the papers but there are lawyers who will do everything for you for double what he charges. Save your money and file once you have all the money or find a lawyer who will take payments if you don't want to file by yourself. Serious waste of 400 dollars