Karen Ann VanderMeer

If I could give no stars, I would. Still a pending case a year and a half later. I hired her for child support. It has cost me already over 10k and we have gotten no where. His attorneys changed 3 times and all.his attorneys controlled the case from the very beginning. I am a single mom and had to st...art representing Myself because I could no longer afford it. She didn't care. I would've lost my house if I didn't walk away. So we are still in court, have settled nothing, I have a huge bill, and now have to represent myself. Get a different attorney unless you like throwing your money away.

Divorce can be a frustrating process (and mine was no exception). Throughout it I had to fire one attorney before hiring the firm that Karen works for. My case changed when my attorney did. Karen was a steady hand in a process that is anything but. She took the time to answer all of my questions ...(there were many) and to discuss strategy. I always felt she was prepared, knowledgeable and willing to tell me what I sometimes did not want to hear. In the end, we ended up with a settlement that was fair. The financial portions were actually a bit more favorable than I would have settled so I was very happy with Karen's negotiation results. My bill was substantial but I can't hang that on Karen or her firm. Their fees are in-line with or even a little lower than other firms I looked into and I feel that I received first-class representation. My ex-wife and/or her firm seemed determined to draw out the process, which certainly increased the billable hours for both sides. If you are in need of a divorce attorney, I highly recommend Karen VanderMeer and Badesch Abramovitch, LLC.

My husband filed for divorce and I was served with the Petition, which as Respondent must be answered (admit, deny, neither). Karen prepared the answers without asking me what my answers were. I reviewed Karen's answers, sent her corrections, she made some, not all corrections, and sent me the Answer...s to review. I sent her a second time the correct answers, she made all but one and sent me the Answers for review. Karen not only charged me for preparing the initial Answers, she also charged me for advising her of the correct answers and making the corrections. Had she asked me what my answers were before answering the Petition, me sending corrections and her making the corrections would have been unnecessary. The Statement of Services I received does not include anything about her asking me to answer the Petition or me supplying her with the answers. It does include me sending corrections and her correcting the Answers.