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Dana M. Vonachen

Licensed for 31 years

Child custody Lawyer at Peoria, IL
Practice Areas: Child Custody

324 Main St, Peoria, IL

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Licensed in Illinois for 31 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 1994

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

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Peoria County Public Defender

324 Main St, Peoria, IL, 61602-2302

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Posted by anonymous | September 19, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Beware

Do not hire! I wanted Bill (who I highly recommend) and got passed down to her. She did absolutely nothing for my case - and in fact made it worse by not doing her job defending me! Sad that any real attorney would let her be a part of their firm.

Posted by Megan | July 20, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Do not hire!!

I hired Dana as my divorce attorney and this was a HUGE mistake. What was a stressful and emotional time was exasperated by a lack of skill and effort with my case. She was disorganized, unavailable and all around incompetent at doing her job. I could not have been more disappointed with her services.... Please do your research before hiring her!

Posted by anonymous | March 29, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Negative stars if I could

She doesn't return calls. Doesnt come prepared for case, doesn't give any legal advice. Worst mistake ever was to hire her.

Posted by anonymous | June 23, 2014 | Divorce & Separation

Do Not Hire Dana!

Boy I sure wish I had read these reviews BEFORE I hired Dana! She just doesn't ever get anything done! Then when she decides to send another billing, she invents an invoice that includes charging .30 of an hour (18 MINUTES!!!) for a text that took her 10 seconds!!! Then she won't move your case alon...g any further until you pay. (even though nothing has been accomplished so far!) She drags her feet on everything, so if you don't care how long it takes, go ahead and hire her. Perhaps she seems a little cheaper at first, but you will pay in the end by it taking much longer than it should or could. I basically ended up negotiating my divorce myself with my ex-husband. I got the distinct feeling that both he and his attorney were equally fed up with Dana.

Posted by anonymous | March 05, 2014

Dont waste your time

I showed up to my first appt and she was not even there. So after leaving work early getting a baby sitter I wasted my time. Noone even bothered to call me to say she would not be there. Do not want someone to represent me with these kind of ethics and no remorse for anyone.

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Family lawyer | Jul 15

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"I endorse this lawyer. I refer cases to her and a few other female attys in town."

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