Jennifer Lee Hand

Jennifer Lee Hand

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Rating: 6.8

Licensed for 31 years

Family Lawyer at Chesterton, IN
Practice Areas: Family, Power Of Attorney, Wills & Living Wills ... +2 more

910 Broadway Ste 1, Chesterton, IN

About Jennifer

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Family 86%

I represent clients for adoptions, custody, child support, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, juvenile issues, paternity issues, contempt, post-dissoluion issues, modifications of custody and/or child support. I am a fan of settlement by agreement, or with mediation, prior to a court hearing. The stress of family issues can weigh heavily on the parties and it is my goal to avoid as much negativity in resolving the case, as possible. You are my focus in my represenation.

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Licenses

Licensed in Indiana for 31 years

State: Indiana

Acquired: 1994

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

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Jennifer L Hand

910 Broadway Ste 1, Chesterton, IN, 46304-2270

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Posted by anonymous | January 08, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Don't waste your money

I am going through a very difficult divorce. My old lawyer was wonderful but relocated and had to drop my case. So I met with this lawyer and initially she was all about helping me finally get my divorce. But as the weeks went on she became less and less helpful until I got the impression that she... was more on my ex husbands side rather than mine. She then went to drop me stating that she thought I did not want this divorce to go through, believe me I do. When I contacted her to get the remained of my retainer fee back so I could use it to hire a new lawyer (as she was only hired for a few months and should not have gone through the whole amount) she refused to give me any amount back because she charged me for our initial consultation which I was not aware of even though she claims I was. I would not recommend this lawyer save your money and hire someone who will actually help your case.

Jennifer Hand

Replied last January 08, 2017

Most of my clients are from past and current client referrals. When I accept a case, the client is informed of the scope of my representation, the Court requirements for furthering the case, mandatory cooperation for complying with the rules of discovery, and the requirement to cooperate with requests from opposing counsel, and to be honest. When a client fails to cooperate, writes checks for insufficient funds or , refuses to comply with all terms of representation, I have no choice but with provide the mandatory ten-day notice of my intent to withdraw my appearance. This review is revenge for failing to cooperate, for failure to pay a debt owed, and because I withdrew my appearance from the case.

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Experience

Rating:  6.8 (Good)

Honors

2014

Guardianship Training, Indiana Justice and Juvenile

2008

Outstanding Part-Time Professor, 3 times, Purdue University North Central

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Academic Honors, Purdue University North Central

Work Experience

1994 - Present

Owner/Attorney, Jennifer L. Hand, Attorney at Law

1993 - 1993

Judicial Internship, LaPorte Superior Court

1991 - 2015

Adjunct Professor, Purdue University North Central

Associations

Porter County Bar Association

Member

Indiana State Bar Association

Member

Education

1993

Valparaiso University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1988

Purdue University North Central

Bachelor of Liberal Studies/Business

Speaking Engagements

2016

Naturalization Ceremonies

Keynote Speaker

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