Gregory J. Schmidt

My case was assigned to Gregory Schmidt for my adjudication, custody & child support case back in 2012. It was my first and only time needing or using an attorney for anything & it was a TERRIBLE experience. Gregory only spoke to me once for about 5 minutes prior to court. During that call he was sho...rt and dismissive. I felt like a bad kid whose Dad was irritated that I was asking too many questions. The first two hearings he was extremely late/didn't show and everyone had to wait for over an hour before the other party's attorney would ask the judge to reschedule due to his absence (so the other person in the case who had hired an attorney wasn't wasting money) which was humiliating for me. (That person shamed me frequently afterward about me being so poor I had to have a "public defender" that cost him extra money.) The hearing he DID finally show for, he was again very dismissive when I would ask questions or say what I needed in the mediation portion. Nearly everything I asked he gave short answers to rush me along saying things like, "that's pointless" or "that's just how it is." He made ZERO effort to negotiate or fight on our behalf. I felt belittled & voiceless, surrounded by men who all believed I was stupid and they knew what was best for me and my child. Eventually I just started agreeing to things to get it all over with because I was already terrified and felt like there was nobody involved who was on my side, willing to listen to me or take me and my child's needs into account. Working with Gregory taught me that I can not rely on or trust an attorney & I need to research and learn about the laws and processes on my own. If I ever had to work with him, or anyone like him again, I would ask for them to be excused from my case & get someone else or I'd just represent myself... at least I know I'll give myself my best effort.