Kurt E. Schnelz

My Ex-wife and I hired Mr. Schnelz in 2018 to help us with one remaining item on our divorce agreement. Prior to meeting with him, we had amicably and mutually agreed to all other terms and desired a fairness opinion on one last issue. We had an absolutely awful experience with Kurt Schnelz. I i...ntentionally did not write a negative review at that time because I am a very positive person and do not like to spend energy focusing on the negative aspects of life. I have now chosen to write this review because unfortunately one of my friends also hired Mr. Schnelz and had a very similar and extremely disappointing experience. I now realize that I have an important responsibility to share my experience to help prevent others from getting hurt by hiring Kurt. Mr. Schnelz did not listen to what we wanted and why we were hiring him, he acted as a bully, he intentionally did not tell the truth to both parties, and he certainly was not objective and impartial. I later learned that Mr. Schnelz was not included on the 2018 Oakland County Approved Civil Mediator List. Out of curiosity, I just checked and he is also not listed on the 2025 Oakland County Approved Civil Mediator List. Based on our experience (and my friends experience), I would strongly recommend that you NOT hire Mr. Kurt Schnelz.

We realize that everyone seems to love their attorney one moment and hate them the next; however, we went into this with the best of intentions and it was terrible. We have since hired other counsel after Mr. Schnelz, in our opinion, refused to represent our intentions as he did not want to be seen a...s that attorney who actually litigates and doesn't make side deals. We realize that, in our opinion, majority of all Oakland County attorneys are familiar with each other as it is a small community, but it was represented to us that he wasn't there to make friends he was there to see that our child's best interest was presented. He went on to make arrangements with opposing counsel without our blessing and when we confronted him about this, we were told if we didn't like what he was doing go elsewhere. In the meantime, without our knowledge, in our opinion, he inflated our billing to the point that it equated almost one year of services with our other firms in supposedly a few month period. Again, we had the highest hopes for this and always give the benefit of the doubt, but, in our opinion, it was time and money wasted on someone who just wanted, in our opinion, to take money from us knowing very well that he would not be the strongest player at bat for us as it would ruffle feathers and make him standout as that attorney, in our opinion.

When I needed an attorney to help me through a divorce from an abusive marriage, my niece recommended Kurt Schnelz and I am very glad I chose to follow her recommendation. Right at the start, Kurt said he liked to handle situations like mine in the most gentlemanly way possible and he favored a perso...nal phone call from him to inform my husband of my filing rather than having him served. Kurt also told me I would be entitled to be recompensed for the monetary difference of our social security benefits going forward which was something I did not know I could ask for. My husband chose a young, budget-priced, inexperienced attorney, a choice he later told me he much regretted. Throughout the process, Kurt was supportive to my situation and encouraging to me. He was diligent in working through the delays caused by my husband and his attorney. The outcome was a settlement that was amiable to both parties. I feel Mr. Schnelz is thoroughly knowledgeable and did an excellent job in handling my case. He kept me informed and always responded to my calls or emails. He explained my options to me and made excellent recommendations. I could not have asked for a better attorney.

As a new single mother, I found myself consumed with worry over what my daughter's future would look like. Mr. Schnelz walked me through the steps we would take to ensure financial security for her. Throughout the entire process, his communications were timely, he set realistic expectations for outco...mes, was empathetic, and most importantly, was able to provide the end result that I had hoped for. His entire staff was professional, friendly and extremely efficient. Mr. Schnelz and his team exceeded all of my expectations.