Steve handled my divorce. He is personable and a good listener, so I decided to hire him. His rate was low, and at the time, I thought I had a great deal on what I spent. However, he didn't do a good negotiation, left some terms of the agreement poorly written, and now 3 years after the divorce wa...s settled, I'm still grappling with problems derived from his poor negotiation and writing, and I wish I had hired someone more expensive who had done a better job. In particular, he crippled my income prospects by agreeing to a variable clause that I'm trying to overturn, he did not define clearly specific income to be used in calculations (gross income, gross receipts, adjusted taxable, net income) and this is still biting me on discussions with my ex, didn't include basics like a clause where my ex would lose support if she cohabitated with a new person, etc. During these 3 years I have had to learn and inform myself about different aspects of the divorce agreements in order to deal with the consequences of Steve's poor performance. At the time of the divorce, you are emotionally compromised, and in many cases, it is your first rodeo. You don't know what you don't know, and expect your attorney to be a hawk defending your interests, not just waiting for you to direct him. I don't know if my experience was an outlier, because he had great ratings at the time, and still has... however, I can't recommend him to anyone.