Kathleen G. Galen

My son hired Ms. Galen to handle his divorce and I was assisting with the bill. My son asked that I be copied on all correspondence and pleadings. Overall, we were displeased with the representation received. Ms. Galen was very abrupt with my son at times and even verbally denigrated him to opposi...ng counsel. We know of this because my ex-daughter-in-law’s attorney told her of the unflattering comments made by Ms. Galen and she told my son. When my son confronted Ms. Galen, she told him that her opinion of him did not matter; she never apologized for making the comments. It was very evident that Ms. Galen’s assistant, who is not an attorney, was preparing some of the pleadings. The first pleading that was sent to my son for review was rife with factual and grammatical errors. My son pointed the errors out to Ms. Galen, who, again, never apologized. She did correct the pleading and billed us for the time spent making the corrections. It was only when I refused to pay for errors made by her staff, and pointed out by my son, that she removed that charge from the bill. Speaking of bills, it’s very difficult to get one from Ms. Galen. After I paid the initial retainer, I asked several times, as did my son, for a current bill. Ms. Galen finally forwarded a bill 3 1/2 months after she started representation. Of course, by that time, expenses to date were more than double the cost of the retainer. And when the bill wasn’t paid within 2 weeks, Ms. Galen contacted my son to find out when she could expect payment. The bottom line is that Ms. Galen is condescending, not detail-oriented, and not attentive to client needs. I would urge people to look elsewhere if they are interested in retaining a quality attorney.