Julianne Marie Markiewicz

My ex-husband wanted to take me to court to change a few items in our divorce decree that I did not agree with. We were trying to reach a compromise over email but that did not appear to be working. I called J. Markiewicz Law Office to set up a consult. The day before my consult with her, J. Ma...rkiewicz called me on the phone and asked me to email documents to her so she could become better familiar with my case. I emailed them to her. At the consult, we discussed sending a letter to my ex’s lawyer with a potential compromise. I hired her and placed a $2000 retainer. She wrote a letter to my ex’s lawyer, but I didn’t want to send it because my ex and I were still emailing about a compromise which we did within a week. During that week, J. Markiewicz emailed and texted me to approve the letter which I said I wasn’t ready to do just yet. After receiving a text that she was uncomfortable with my waiting, and exasperated that I had to defend working on a compromise, I told J. Markiewicz that I no longer needed her services and asked for my un-used retainer back. Despite the fact that we met for a “free” consultation, and the only thing I authorized was the creation of a letter, J. Markiewicz only returned a little over half of my retainer. She unethically charged me $455 – over an hour of her time – for reading the documents that she asked me to send to her before I had even met and hired her, and a $117.50 charge just to “Open a new file.” I asked J. Markiewicz to refund the charges since she was the one to ask for the emailed documents before I had met her or hired her, and, because she gave no upfront information about the “Open New File” costs. She initially said she would be open to discussing this concern, but then ignored my email communications until I filed this review. She has since emailed and stated that she’d refund only $345 and that she’d consider the case closed. She mailed a check for this amount which is less than her unethical charges.

Julianne helped me through a very challenging and emotional post divorce decree situation. She gave excellent counsel and guidance through every step. I was so thankful to have her on my "side" to support me. She is very knowledgeable about the law and explains things in a way I understood. 5 stars f...or sure!

Ms. Markiewicz was recommended to me by an opposing attorney who described her as "tough and smart!" Now that I have had the pleasure of working with her, I would add that she is an excellent writer, strong advocate and good communicator. Julianne patiently explained the divorce process with respect ...and compassion, even when I would ask the same questions repeatedly. She extended a hand of hope at a dark time in my life. Julianne is especially competent, having experienced a divorce herself, she understands the female prospective. I just can't say enough good about Julianne and her staff. I thank God for placing Julianne in my life.

After handling my divorce 17 months earlier, I found myself requiring representation due to my ex-husband demanding visitation/custody changes. I immediately went back to Julianne as she had provided excellent representation in my divorce. She again helped me see my options logically and weigh out... the best route for me to pursue according to my goals in our case. I was very happy with the outcome of our case and still have full physical custody of my girls!

I was very nervous to file for a divorce, even though I talked to her about it 4 years earlier. It was something I had to do. She was so reassuring and kept me totally informed every step of the way. She returned my calls and emails very promtly and was/is friendly and seemed concerned about me. Divo...rces are expensive....but she was very thorough and made sure that I was getting all that I was entitled to. I felt confident that she would do a good job!