Jayne A. Pearman

I read the other negative reviews of Jayne and they are exactly what I experienced with her as my lawyer also. She's not only expensive but she was never prepared, always out of town or hard to reach. She was extremely confrontational with me and not with opposing attorneys. Yelling at me over the ph...one at times as well as her para Laura. This is after she has already collected tens of thousands of dollars from me. She let the opposing attorney have whatever they ask for often without question or contacting me if I was agreeable. She consistently forgot details of my case and sent emails to the court or between lawyers with incorrect details. When I pointed out said details she did not correct them but rather became confrontational with me. She never explained my options during the months long processes but was quick to send out her bill to me with inflated rates. A 30 minute phone call was billed as an hour and charged $300. She was not advocate for me. If anything she was extremely damaging to my case. Please do yourself a favor and find someone else that truly cares.

I recommend Jayne to anyone who needs someone in their corner. Jayne is level headed, fair, helpful, precise, and will not fill you with unrealistic expectations. She is to the point, will work hard for you, and is a true advocate. After a very long, difficult divorce, I can truly say there is no... other family lawyer in KC I would have rather had. I owe so much of my positive outcome to her expertise, hard work, patience, diligence and compassion. Laura, her para is AMAZING as well.

Let me lead with a caveat; if you need your attorney to hold your hand and lend a sympathetic ear while you vent on how horribly you have been treated by your ex, you will likely be happier with another choice. The ear will be lent, but with the tacit cynicism that comes with many years of experience... in family law. If however, you want a no BS attorney to guide you through the highly emotional divorce process process with a minimum of diversion, Jane and her highly competent assistant Laura are an excellent choice. Jane appeared to be knowledgeable, articulate, very direct and to the point. She is a good closer. Though we ended up settling, I would have been confident of her performance in a courtroom setting. As black and white as divorce rules and guidelines may appear, the further one gets into the process, one realizes there are many shades of grey in-between. Jane was able to keep me on track and explain to me what strategies might prove beneficial, and which were most likely a waste of time. And as we all (should) know, when dealing with attorneys, time is money. I thought her hourly billings were fair, and work was still done on my case when I overspent the retainer. Dealing with an attorney, like anyone else, is a two way street and if you treat them fair and honorably, you will likely get the same in return. That all said, hiring a divorce attorney isn't cheap. If that initial retainer is all you need, then you probably didn't need an attorney in the first place. If you and your spouse are able to communicate at all, establish as much common ground as possible between yourselves, then hire the attorneys to work out what can't be agreed on. Good luck to you.