Carmen Migdalia Quinones

I was referred to Carmen Quinones to assist with a court order for child support. Carmen Quinones presented a retainer agreement in which she asked me to pay her 2,500 dollars in cash as stated in the retainer agreement. I paid her 2,500$ cash, picked up the retainer agreement which she stated was th...e receipt. Carmen offered to extend my court date due to working mandatory overtime at my job, but then there was no response and court date stayed for original date of 9/9/2019. I called her and texted her on the court date at 9am when I arrived to court. However, Carmen did not show up, she returned my call around 11amand said she would return my call in an hour, I tried to tell her I was in court but she hung up. She only returned my call a week later and told me we had court in October. I let her know that everything was settled on 9/19/2019 and there was no follow up court date. I asked her for a refund of my (2,500$) retainer since she did not show up for court and she just hung up and has not returned my call since. I have called her multiple times, no answer. I call her office and talk to her secretary and all she does is ask for my name and number, and will not address my concerns. This has gone on for three months. She has kept my $2,500 and did absolutely nothing for me.

Carmen asked for a meeting, we set the time and place, she cancelled ten minutes before the meeting to say she couldn't make it. The meeting was rescheduled, and this time, she didn't even call, just didn't show up. Is she incapable of keeping appointments? Or does she just not care about inconve...niencing other people because she believes her time to be valuable, but not anyone else's?

I had the privilege to meet Carmen before she took my case. I admit she is not a phone person but once she is in that court room she is about the business at hand. She went above and beyond. She told me one day Dianna just because I don’t speak with you I’m working for you and she was. All the negati...ve comments I don’t understand because what matters is what happens when she is in that court room. I get it she is not a phone person, but she promised what she would do for me and in the end she came threw for me. I love and thank you Carmen. You were a blessing to me when I felt hopeless. Thank you and may God continue to bless you!

Quinones lies about work she says she did and really did not do, then doesn't remember anything she said so creates more lies around that. She said she asked for child support and only later I realized she never had. She talks of an associate who works on her behalf, but I don't think he exists. I...f I'm kind, I think she has dementia. Her office is the most unorganized, her billing is ludicrous. She needs to be disbarred. She does much harm in her current state.

I paid Carmen 2500 upfront to file a motion for visitation. She said the motion would be filed in less then a week. Well 1 month went by and still no motion. I called and called. Left repeated messages. No phone call back. Finally I snapped on her secretary and threatened to contact the Illinois bar ...association. This lady is completely ridiculous and inept. Dragged the case along for months and months. Ended up costing more the 5500.00. Oh and she charged me for a visit to her office, cancelled while I was on my way to her, then I received a bill for the visit. Thanks Carmen.