Robert S. Menders

Mr. Menders did not do a complete discovery after multiple times he was asked to. Mr. Menders insured me this is right and I was naïve to believe him. When they say mom knows best they are right because my mom told me to fire him because I was doing all his work for him and he was not listening to ...me. I wished I would have listened because this divorce cost me over $40,000 plus the assets that would have been uncovered. Be careful as to Mr. Menders does not carry malpractice insurance. This below is what the judge had to say during court after Mr. Menders referred me to another attorney after he took more of my money. The other attorney did the discoveries of the hidden assets that Mr. Menders assured me did not exist. THE COURT:Once a g a i n , t h e. The Defendant's Motion for Relief from J u d g m e n t a p p e a r s t o h a v e come a b o u t when t h e D e f e n d a n t - -and I b e l i e ve sometime in 2024, s h e found a r e c e i p t to t h e P l a i n t i f f in the amount o f - - in the amount o f $500 d o l l a r s dated December 21, 2021 from Leaders RPM, which is a recreational vehicle dealer. T h a t ' s what prompted Ms. Magoon's retention of an attorney to investigate. About two and half - - almost t h r e e y e a r s l a t e r , the Defendant f i l e d t h i s m o t i o n b e f o r e t h e - - w h i c h i s n o w b e f o r e t h e C o u r t t o r e l i e f -- s e e k i n g r e l i e f from t h e Judgment of Divorce e n t e r e d on May17, 2022. T h a t m o t i o n f o r r e l i e f from Judgment was f i l e d inJanuary - - on January 30th of 2025. Again, almost three yearsfrom the date of entry of the Judgment. The i n i t i a l motionalleged two primary issues that the Plaintiff's 401(k), which was entered via - by v i r t u e of a QDRO on April 21, 2023, shorted the Defendant inasmuch as there was an alleged outstanding loan a g a i n s t the 401(k) which was not disclosed. And so the - - t h e net b a l a n c e d i v i d e d between the p a r t i es s h o r t e d Ms. Magoon. That i s no longer an i s s u e . S o t h e - - n o need for the Court to a d d r e s s t h a t . T h e o t h e r i s s u e t h a t w a s r a i s e d was t h e f a i l u r e to d i s c l o s e the a l l e g e d p u r c h a s e o f the snowmobile by t h e P l a i n t i f f in December of 2021 pursuant to t h i s r e c e i p t t h a t was found. In addition, we have another issue added today which is - - t h e y ' r e in the pleadings s u b s e q u e n t t o d i s c o v e r y - - t h a t t h e F i r s t Merchants bank account in the name of the P l a i n t i f f , there was s i g n i f i c a n t w i t h d r a w a l s . There was n o t a p p r o p r i a t e d i s c l o s u r e s to t h e Defendant or to D e f e n d a n t ' s a t t o r n e y o f t h e funds i n t h o s e First Merchants accounts and where it was going. In any event, the Court having reviewed a l l of these matters, the Court is of t h e o p i n i o n that if t h

Some years ago I went through a terrible divorce and then after the judgement a lot of things happened to me that I never thought could happen. For a while I blamed my attorney for not warning me sufficiently, but eventually I realized: most of that went to my own inability to understand or deal with... what was going on, and what could happen post-divorce, and my own inability to know how to respond when I ran out of resources. In retrospect I realized that no, this guy fought for me like an avenging angel, and he got things other attorneys wouldn't have even tried for, and he really works to have your back. I've re-hired this guy and I am looking forward to working with him again. He's the guy I remembered--a great attorney.

I was referred to Robert by a family friend who said he was an honorable and honest lawyer who was a great mediator but who got tough when getting tough was needed...I think you can imagine my skepticism right? But when I met him, I was truly lost, confused, and felt like the world was collapsing in... on me and Robert said something that stuck with me through the whole process and is still with me today. He said, "This may not be easy and it may take time but it will get done, the sun will rise tomorrow and you will be able to move on with your life. When you hire me, you take care of the money and leave the rest to me." So I did and he did and sometimes it was hard when my husband was being a jerk and it felt like it took forever because of the stupid mandatory waiting periods but I am divorced now and the sun still rises and I have custody of my son and I got to stay in my home and my son and I get support and he gets to see his dad and slowly but surely we are all moving on with our lives and I know that Robert got me the best deal that I could have gotten and more than I thought and I'm so grateful and I will recommend him a hundred times over to anyone who really needs a good lawyer because there are so many crappy lawyers out there. I never really understood why they called lawyers counselors until I met Robert, but knowing him makes it all make more sense.

I would highly recommend Mr. Menders for any domestic case. He was professional and compassionate and kept me informed every step of the way. If he wasn't available by phone he returned my call within a few hours. He explained everything he did in detail and in terms I understood. Mr. Menders ...worked diligently and with unending energy to get me everything I wanted. He was committed to me and my case as if I was his only client. He also offered a payment plan for his services to eliminate additional stress in my life. I would highly recommend Mr. Menders to everyone!