Paula Rieghns

Paula was very unprofessional in how she spoke with me and opposing counsel. She advised me to do things that would make my divorce take much longer than it needed to. Her number one goal was to make money. She even advised me not to try and see my own children, because it put me in a better financia...l position. She disregarded what I wanted as her client and bullied me into seeing things her way while I was going through the most stressful time in my life. I am glad I finally woke up and hired a lawyer that had my interests and my children's interests in mind.

I have been working with Paula for the past few years on a custody battle and removal case. She has been a huge relief for me during such a stressful time in my life. Paula is honest, supportive, efficient, and most importantly, reliable! I love that she's a straight shooter too, if she doesn't think... she can win or doesn't have a solid enough case, SHE WILL TELL YOU! As far as some of the previous reviews, they're completely false and I can not disagree more with what was said! Paula has a type A personality, is very intelligent, and is clearly passionate about her practice, which are GREAT qualities to have in a lawyer. I highly recommend her and am so happy to have had her by my side!

I retained this attorney for my child custody case. She did what she could until the GAL report came back not in our favor. She then advised me to send her a list of inconsistencies that we found in the GAL report. Once receiving this from me, she is withdrawing from my case, admitting that she la...cks the experience to help me. She also gave some very bad advice, advising me to go to DCFS for one of my concerns with the child's father, putting me in a deep hole with my case. She also failed to give me any guidance in regards to what the GAL looks for. On top of this, she completely failed to communicate that she would not be there for some of the court appearances, leaving me to drive over an hour to the courthouse for no reason. Beware of this attorney.