Debra Vorhies Levine

Ms. Levine took the time initially to meet with me and talk through my case, which was not a bankruptcy. It became clear through the process of developing the case that she was incapable of handling my situation. She missed filing deadlines, submitted incorrect documents, and even sent her clerk to... represent me at one of my appearances. She also failed to return many phone calls, didn't follow through on action items, and a couple weeks prior to my final court appearance, didn't bother to show up for a meeting we had scheduled. I ended up hiring a different attorney, who handled my case professionally and accurately. I have asked Debra Levine for the remainder of my retainer back, but she has yet to comply, despite agreeing to refund my money.

Hello - Attorney Levine has SEVERAL complaints against her. She is under investigation. If she owes you money and has provided little to no service, if you have called and called and called only to NEVER receive a response, do not hesitate to contact the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commiss...ion (ARDC) of the Supreme Court of Illinois. Complete the Request for Investigation forms and submit via fax or email. You can also report her to the Better Business Bureau of Chicago. I have done both. I learned quite a bit about Attorney Levine after speaking with the ARDC today and none of it was good. I hope this helps someone. I have paid Attorney Levine for a bankruptcy. I have called her repeatedly, she does not return calls. I finally got her on the phone two weeks ago and set an appointment with her, the day of the appointment she did not show up nor did she call me to explain that she would not come to the office. I am ready to move forward but I cannot because it has been impossible to get answers from her. She has so many excuses - her staff walked out on her, she woke up with a sore throat, she's in a meeting and will call you back. Her website has been offline for months so you cannot email her and she is rarely in her office. I've asked for my money back and she has told me twice, that she won't be in the office long or that she's just walking out the door.

Debra Levine is no longer capable of maintaining/running a practice. I met with her in January of 2014 and retained the firm to represent me in a family law matter. To date, Ms. Levine has failed to uphold the agreement we signed, she is not accessible via phone/email and does not respond to messag...es left with reception. She does not put the needs of her clients above her own and continuously makes excuses for her inability to do her job. Debra and her team does not respond to repeated attempts made to discuss my case. The motion prepared and filed was done so in the incorrect statue/code. Debra failed to prepare for a hearing set and requested a continuance which was denied again due to her failure to respond/act in a timely manner. Debra was to appear to present another motion filed on my behalf and did not show, nor did she return any calls or even reach out to me to explain not being there. After being a NO SHOW, I stopped by the office to request an invoice, Debra complained that I would stop by without an appointment and refused to provide an invoice (despite the court no show). She claims my retainer has been used up despite the fact that my case is no closer to a resolution than in January when I retained Debra. I made an appointment to obtain an invoice and upon arrival Debra did not know how to navigate the system to print an invoice, no one on staff knew, and again many excuses were made as to why an invoice had not been prepared despite being on the calendar to get the invoice. She also claimed the retainer was all used up as indicated by a green sticker on the file. No one knows who put the sticker there. She refuses to refund the retainer, despite not responding to various attempts to contact her, preparing legally insufficient motions, showing up 45 minutes late to court, and missing dates entirely. I now have to wait until November just to get in front of the judge again (which I will do so with hopefully a competent client focused attorney). This woman has been a nightmare, a complete waste of time and money. She refuses to take responsibility for her actions and the actions of those she employs. I would never recommend her and to date, still waiting on that invoice to justify the green sticker on my file.