Nicole Marie Childers

Nicole communicates very poorly by failing to read e-mails properly, failing to take notes during face-to-face meetings and remember what has been previously discussed and/or agreed upon with her clients. This results in over communication; the constant state of readdressing what has already been com...municated which leads to inefficient work and billing for said time. Nicole also fails to communicate any information within a timely manner in regards to time processed towards the paid retainer, when your work has exceeded said retainer and additional expenses that have been accrued. In addition to this, paperwork that was said to be mailed by Nicole or her office were frequently not received or delayed for months. This was not just an experience of myself as her client but also the experience with the court and third party. Nicole also failed to show up on time to every single court appearance. She would in fact phone the court and let them know she was running behind so our case would not be called while waiting for her to get there however this message was not relayed to her client. Overall, Nicole was able to help in my child custody and parenting time circumstances however her high fees do not reflect the quality of work expected and her frequent excuses created a client-attorney relationship in which there was no trust. Ultimately, it was the two year gap between exceeding her retainer and receiving a first (and hefty) invoice for her additional services that ended our relationship. My final thoughts would be that this situation must not be unique to my sole experience.

Enough good can not be said for meticulous, professional and aggressive manner in which Nicole handled an apposing counsel that would lie and make up disruptions, a judge that was so out of control that she was removed from the bench (during my case) a mediator that lied and produced a false and bias...ed report and my ex who threatened her of a few occasions. When asserting my rights, Nicole was threatened with arrest by our Judge but she continued to speak defying the threat because it was clear that the Judge was trying to ignore and violate my constitutional rights. In short, my case, which she fought for 4 years and is now over, was nothing short of an explosive train wreck. Nicole stuck with it, she stayed in the fight even appealing my case to the court of appeals. We ended up back in court and I eventually won custody. Nicole has a very sharp mind for detail and recollection of dates and events. This makes her very efficient in her capacity as an attorney. One day, while being herself and providing dates and documents from memory, our Judge, who seemed slightly aggravated by her claim, ended up calling her ability "amazing". That is how I will recall and describe her representation, "AMAZING.

My case is one of extreme disbelief and disorder. Nicole brought order as she is keenly aware of all court rules and family law. My case file is over 2 thousand pages long (10 years) and she knew each file, name and it's contents without the time that most attorneys take to look things up. I was im...pressed to see that she was more familiar with my documents and their contents than I was. Nicole knows the law, and the courts' procedures. Another thing that i appreciated was that in our initial consult, she outlined the way that things would go even guaranteeing me a right that had been denied for a year. Things have progressed as she said that they would. She's a straight shooter.