Paula Rieghns

Beware Paula. Red flags went off during my consultation with her. "Are you ready to fight." "You can always file for bankruptcy." She is actually worse than the attorney I fired. Currently my friend had to let her go because she just kept making sure her divorce case does not settle. Even when the ot...her party was ready. She would purposely not have documents correctly written or not ready. Worst legal advice to keep the divorce case going. Not trustworthy or professional.

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.

Most men would be hesitant to hire a female attorney and I was told to avoid this. When I sought out a divorce attorney, a lawyer friend of mine from the McHenry County Bar Assoc. told me of an attorney who was outside the ordinary. He told me she was fair, reasonable and quite frankly; gifted, when ...it came to divorce and family law. My attorney friend has practiced in McHenry County for 30+ years and had no reservations as to his opinion of Paula. As most people do, I did an internet search and saw some of the negative reviews. I also saw newspaper articles about how her office was destroyed by arson. To tell you the truth, I honestly thought that anyone who was angry enough to torch an Attorney's office certainly felt they were on the wrong end of a judgment. It was quite telling as to her legal ability and her steadfastness when it came to those who would seek to bully her. When I contacted her office, I was surprised by the welcoming attitude of the staff and the swift response from Paula herself. She literally called me on her way back from the court house. Within 72 hours I had met with her and gone over the substance of my case and she assured me I would run into conflict, but that it would not incur any excessive fees or time. Paula was able to clearly spell out what to expect and what I could realistically expect of an outcome in my case. In the end, I would not have wanted any better attorney to lead me through one of the most difficult times. Paula was one of the most consummate professionals and was an individual that I would recommend to any one of my friends; especially male friends... I not only consider her my counselor, but my dear friend. Thank you so much Ms. Rieghns!!!

Paula is a consummate professional. I hadn't read any reviews on her: she was referred to me by a neighbor when I was going through a surprise divorce. I was stunned with no real time to process what was happening to me. Paula spoke in a comforting yet matter-of-fact way that kept my head in the g...ame without having to be negative with my soon to be ex. My goal was to get through with the divorce as cleanly and painlessly without acrimony, but I still needed to be sure I was taken care of. Paula was able to work with us (representing me only) making it easy for both me and the ex to feel like our arrangement was fair and efficient. No unnecessary continuances, no unnecessary fees and she did all the leg work. She's smart. She's honest, and our divorce was accomplished as quickly as legally possible. She was able to reassure and educate us both without ever feeling condescended to. Her billing and rates was beyond reasonable. After all this, I really feel a new lease on life and she's helped me avoid feeling bitter and mistreated. I'm so grateful she's in my community. Even my ex would recommend her, and has.