Hilary Jay Lerman

found through a recommendation, will use again

I got this lawyer through Legal Aid of Western Ohio, they referred him to me. I gave him a lot of money to represent me and we talked about making motions and getting custody within 2 years. He made it an absolute promise that I would have my children in the beginning, he said he had done this many times before. After all this time and much money his promises were not fulfilled. There was an instance he didn't show up in court and another instance he told me that the court case was cancelled and then attended it without me. I asked him to file motions on my behalf that I feel would have helped me win the case and he told me that he was 'completely powerless' and 'is not the type of lawyer to file motions'. I really felt abandoned by him and that I had invested my money for no reason. On one occasion the court date had been moved, he was notified and was supposed to notify me, he didn't, so I showed up in court only to be calling him and asking him where he was. Then he explained it was cancelled and he forgot to tell me. What kind of lawyer says "I don't file motions?"