Pamela Ann Vandel

Pamela Vandel took my case on without charging me any legal fees! She was at every hearing and always well prepared. She helped me accomplish my goal - a goal that every other attorney I talked to in the Des Moines, IA area told me would be IMPOSSIBLE to achieve! Another thing that impressed me about... her is that she was always available to take my calls and was very patient with me, making sure to answer all of my questions, unless she was in court of course. Like I said in my review title, I would recommend Pamela Vandel to ANYONE!!

I am thankful to Pamela Vandel for representing me through one of the toughest experiences in my life. Pam was aggressive in the court room, relentless in obtaining my goals, returned every call in a timely manner, was always prepared, and went above the call of duty by completing my case at no char...ge because she felt I was a victim of an injustice. Pam provides a contract which states exactly what she charges and kept me informed throughout the process with itemized statements showing tasks performed and the time allotted on each task. Pam not only provided zealous representaion but is genuinely a great person. Pam gained not only a client but a lifetime friend. Thanks Pam you are an amazing attorney!

Initially told me this was going to be a slam dunk, but when we got to court she just sat there. Presented no evidence, asked no questions. Just sat there with her arms crossed. She doesn't return calls, and when and if one is able to contact her in the office, she is rude and terse. Told me this sho...uldn't cost over $3000, but after more than $6000 later, we weren't any further along than when we started. I finally fired her and started over with a new attorney.

She said, "Your case will be easy, no doubt about that! It should not take more than $4,500 and that includes the retainer of $3,000." A $3,000 up front retainer fee, over $8,000 in payments total and she DROPPED my case a month before trial because I supposedly owed her money. After reviewing my inv...oice from her, she double charged my mediation session that she sent another attorney from her office to do "so it would be cheaper". $800 over charged. If she had not over charged me I didn't owe her any money, she owed me time. When I brought it to her attention, she was rather defensive and asked me to let her know if there were any other wrong charges on my account. I told her she already knows that answer and if she didn't want a law suit she had better correct. Then I get a statement in the mail that after the corrections had been made I still owe her $500 for "revising the invoice". So now she is trying to charge me over $500 for having to take the time to correct her own fraud!!!!! Needless to say, she will never she it. She is also very judgement. Nice to your face and then BOOM, turn your head and you are just as bad as the one she is supposed to be defending you against. I was actually relieved when she withdrew from case, it gave me a chance to look at back at all of it, hire another attorney that got the job done with less than $2,000!!! What does that tell ya?!!!!?