Todd Douglas Severt

Todd talks a big game and really knows how to hype you up. I genuinely believed he was going to help me. I fell for it, hook, line, and sinker. While I can’t recall his exact hourly rate, it was extremely high—plus, you also pay for the other lawyers who assist him, paralegals, secretaries, black-and...-white copies, and even more for color copies. When you actually need help, it’s nearly impossible to get it. I make decent money, but after just one week with him, I nearly lost my entire month’s salary. He had me come into the office the day before my custody trial for a few hours of preparation, hyping me up the whole time. The next day at the trial, my side wasn’t heard. I was left alone in a room from 9 a.m. until late that evening. There was no change in circumstances to justify altering the order, yet he didn’t fight for me. Instead, he bullied me into giving in and agreeing to everything the other side wanted. When I pushed back, he threatened, “Then I’ll fire you.” Later, I found out from another attorney that Todd hadn’t actually been to a trial in years and always pressures his clients to settle.