Terry Fawell

Terry Fawell

2.2
Rating: 7.0

Licensed for 49 years

Family Lawyer at Wheaton, IL
Practice Areas: Family, Child Custody, Child Support ... +2 more

2100 Manchester Road Suite 503, Wheaton, IL

About Terry

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Child Custody 20%

11 years

20%
Child Support 20%

11 years

20%
Family 20%

11 years

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 49 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1976

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Location

Fawell & Fawell, Ltd.

2100 Manchester Road Suite 503, Wheaton, IL, 60187-4586

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Terry Fawell's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

2.2 /5.0

18 Client Reviews

Showing 11 - 15 of 18 reviews

Posted by anonymous | June 24, 2013 | Divorce & Separation

Awful! DO NOT HIRE THIS LAWYER!!!!

I hired Terry for my divorce, she was awful. Spent way too much money for a very simple case! Took 2 years. I never got a response, I had to call or email multiple times to get anything out of her. Her secretary is just as bad. Very unprofessional, very short with you, and incompetent. DO NOT H...IRE, I repeat DO NOT HIRE THIS LAWYER!!!!

Posted by anonymous | March 17, 2013 | Divorce & Separation

Not good if you want things settled quickly.

Everything took a really long time to get and would never get anything until I called multiple times and a simple divorce where we had everything decided and laid out for her took over 6 months.

Posted by anonymous | October 26, 2012 | Divorce & Separation

PLEASE, PLEASE do not use this lawyer. Waist of time and money!

I would not recommend Terry Fawell at all. She NEVER gets back to you at all and to top it off she sided with my exwife on issues and told me just to settle! Her secretary is also no help and very unprofessional. If you want someone to fight for you don't go here. If you want someone to keep ...you informed, don't go here either! This would be the worst mistake of your life to hire her as your lawyer. She does not give you any sound legal advice but she is more than willing to give you her opinion and lie to your face saying she will support you and believes in your case, but then does nothing to prove that. STAY AWAY!

Posted by anonymous | June 21, 2012 | Child Custody

Waste of resources

I was referred by a employee assistance program.We went into a custody battle with a person who was for the most part completely disagreeable. I thought Terry had my side and I was actually going to get somewhere and what I ended up with was a custody agreement with so many loopholes to swing through..., it was ridiculous. There had never been a more one sided contract than I have ever seen! We have recently found out there was some abuse done to my child and somehow he still has to go back to the home of the alleged abuser, because a letter from a therapist was never presented to the judge during an emergency petitioning hearing. Terry has now blown me off and said that I have acquire a new lawyer in my home state to make modifications to a current custody agreement. I don't know how this woman sleeps at night. DO NOT HIRE!

Posted by anonymous | June 19, 2012 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Never Prepared!

Total waste of my time, when things get tough, she quits! Her commitment to clients issues mean nothing. She never came prepared for court, hearings or depositions, scribbling notes just minutes before to try to mount some form of an effort. Her body language in front of the judge says: I know nothin...g about the issues and I am not prepared to fight the issues. She seems like a nice person, if you want that she is your lawyer.

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Terry Fawell's Lawyer Endorsements

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Experience

Rating:  7.0 (Very Good)

Work Experience

1980 - Present

Partner, Fawell & Fawell

1975 - 1980

Deputy, Dupage County Public Defender's Office

Associations

1975 - Present

Illinois State Bar Association

Member

1975 - Present

DuPage County Bar Association

1992 - 2003

Avery Coonley School

Board of Trustees

Education

1975

DePaul University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1972

Michigan State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

1994

Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Section 2-1401 Proceedings

N/A

Du Page County Bar Association Drafting an Enforceable Antenuptial Agreement

N/A

Du Page County Bar Association Law Journal Spousal Health Insurance Rights Act

Languages

English

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