Lauren Olivia Otto

Lauren received her retainer in July 2019. She told me at the consultation that the second she received the money she would schedule an OTSC hearing. My marriage was less than 8 years so I could only receive short term maintenance, so she said we had to request it ASAP. I heard NOTHING from her for a... month. I called the office multiple times, she was always busy or on vacation. Her paralegal finally told me she had taken on too many cases. It only gets worse from there. I never got the OTSC hearing, she never called me back. I had to schedule "phone appointments" I was charged $390 and$480 for phone calls. She charged me to complete a maintenance calculator, FIDI, ect. She never filed anything with the court. She had a settlement meeting with my estranged husband and his attorney, I was not present, they decided I had to refinance the car into just my name. There is so much more, she quit and said I fired her, used the retainer, upped her fee by $50 without notifying me. I received a bill for $2000. I felt like I was facing a criminal charge, not a divorce. I will never recover from this, emotionally or financially. I was divorced over the phone with no attorney and nothing filed. I have dealt with other attorneys, I have never seen or heard anything like this. I would never recommend Lauren Otto to anyone for any reason.

If I could give her negative stars, I would! I have had many expirence with lawyers and this is by far the worst attorney I have ever had or heard of anyone having. In one hand she told me there's pretty much nothing she can do for my paternity case, but she'd be glad to represent me. I did all the ...work for my case getting a parenting agreement and she charged me for it. She charges you for sending you paperwork you already get from the court and takes WEEKS to getting around to your case. She's a waste of money and I'll be making sure everyone knows not to hire her. I could have done so much for my son with the money that was wasted on her "services". Worst lawyer ever!!

My husband and I hired Lauren for our custody battle in November 2015. Although we didn't have a lot to go on against the other parent she still pointed out the lies and manipulation of the other parent during testimony. She stressed the very issue that our son/stepson belonged with us for various re...asons. She hit everything on the head in court and even got the other parent to pay us child support at the very first initial hearing!!! This wasn't even something we were addressing but since my stepsons mother was asking for it from us, we decided to do the same. She does a great job at catching the lies in testimonies and makes the judge aware through her cross examination that the other persons whole testimony was inaccurate. Not only did we win but our stepson mother disn't gain anything from it, she actually has to pay! Something she said she would never do!!! Thank you Lauren!

I would highly recommend Lauren Otto for a family case to any of my friends or family. Lauren made me feel like I was number 1 on her priority list throughout the process. I personally find having to go to court with my ex-wife stressful but after I met with Lauren I felt more calm and comfortable wi...th it. She fought hard for my rights and my kids in my custody case and came through for us.

I hired Mrs. Otto in regards to obtaining custody of my two children. She made the best of an unfortunate situation and understood my need to put the well being of my children first. Her extensive knowledge of family law eased my anxiety about the tough legal process ahead! Her experience in the cour...troom gave me confidence that we would be successful. Mrs. Otto gave me clear advice about how to proceed with my case without using confusing legalese. Thanks to her council, I am now happy to have placement and custody of my son and daughter. I can rest better at night knowing that their needs are needs are being met, I thank Mrs. Otto for being my best asset in my fight for them!!!! You're The best!!!!