Trisha Marie Duff

I hired her for $2500.00, went to a custody hearing, i thought she was good at what she did, but then again there wasn't much to my case. After everything was over i realized that i didnt even an attorney but i was worried. Anyway, when my retainer was gone i was not notified. When i contacted her ...to send me the details of it i recieved a letter stating i had a $700 credit! 2 weeks later with no further contact i was billed for $1500. I was so upset and angry. Just goes to show its alla b i ut the money. She knew my situation and that i didnt have any means to come up with that kind if money at that time. Do your research.

As stated by others below; calls are not returned--but you will be charged for her having to listen to your message. However, all of the financial issues were not my biggest issues. Simply put, Mrs. Duff does not enjoy what she is doing. People who don't love their jobs, don't do a good job. ...After having paid her retainer, I felt trapped with a lawyer who would not fight for my rights, or my children's rights. There were so many loop-holes left in my decree that it has literally become a circus act with me having to hire a new lawyer to jump through all the hoops she left behind. A good lawyer should leave you feeling that you will be okay after a traumatic event (such as a divorce). However, here I am years later still trying to pay someone else to clean up the mess left behind in my divorce decree. My recommendation is "Just DON'T do it!"

I can not say enough about Attorney Duff. When I filed the Ex fled to another state with my son. The ex abused him... he had a broken arm adult bite marks cig burns and a knocked out tooth at 10 mo old. there was more injuries but you get the idea. The boy was in foster care and I had to fight th...e other state to get him out because of the lies that the ex was saying. The ex was later found guilty by a grand jury! Attorney Duff stood by me and supported me in the battle in that state and then in the divorce here in Dayton Ohio. She did not put up with the others sides drama and BS that you hear about in court! I would say if you need an attorney Attorney Duff is who you want on your side.

This is the worst lawyer you could ever hire. She requires a 2500.00 retaining fee and then does nothing except what she has to. I lost my children, and had child support raised twice, when she was hired to lower it. That is not even my complaint of her. Here are the reasons I would not recommend her...: If you call her office, don't expect a call back for at least a week. That's if you are lucky. After you cannot reach her over the phone and decide to write her a letter, she will charge you at least 50.00 for reading it, and then never reply to your questions. I found 4 mistakes she made on the child support order, and had to tell her how to fix them. When it was time to go to court for custody, she told me to forget about custody, because I was the father and lived too far away, and that she was just going to concentrait on child support. After the phone calls and letters, you may decide to email her. She will charge you for reading the email, email you back asking you to meet her 15 minutes before the court appointed time so that you can go over all your concerns with her. I got there 20 minutes early, and she showed up 2 minutes early. When I began to ask questions, she said there wasn't time and to call her office and schedule a phone appointment. After I scheduled a phone appointment with her, (TWO WEEKS from the day I called), I had my list of questions ready. When I asked her the first one, I was told that she had been in practice for 17 years, and instead of asking her all these questions, I just needed to trust her. Here's the kicker- she was friends with my wifes attorney.... she was HIS divorce attorney the year prior!! After you pay the retainer, you do not get a monthly statement. I asked for one multiple times, and was either ignored, or told it was "in the mail." I had no idea how much of a retainer I had left, or if it was running out. I finally did get one after everything was finished saying I owed her 1000.00 more. She does not expain ANYTHING. The only thing she will tell you is that she doesn't have time that day to explain anything, but just trust her and "sign here." Take it from me and DON'T DO IT! She was on vacation for 2 weeks while my children were telling me that their mom's boyfriend was beating them and I ws told I would have to wait until she got back before she could return my call. It was awful. If you are looking for a good attorney, I would recommend Anne Catherine Harvey. She has taken over my case and has done more for me in the past week then Trisha Duff did for me in a year. I also learned more from her website than my lawyer would ever tell me. She is also facing a lawsuit from another person for conpiring with the oposing party. You can check it out on the public records of montgomery county.