Lisha A. Seery

lisha overcharged me and gave me no itemized report for her charges. Her paralegal never called me back and she didnt fight for me at all. I had nothing going against me at all and lisha operated from an underdog point of view. I never received copies of what was going on with my case and she went... through three paralegals in the year that I had hired her. My bill was around 15,000.00 in all and I wasnt even married to the man and have no history of drugs violence or anything. Lisha pretty much ruined me financially and only got me joint custody, and its a pretty screwed up parenting plan at that.

I understand that some attorney-client relationships can go wrong due to miscommunication or misunderstanding. Or I can see how some could go badly due to a bad fit between attorney and client. However in this case, it went bad because I paid a service - good money at $200/hour, and absolutely nothin...g was done legally for us to change the very difficult circumstances we were in. Lisha seemed very nice and capable at first, I liked her personally, however in the final analysis she did absolutely nothing but take money. I met with her monthly for updates, however all those ended up being were counseling sessions on all the terrible things my ex was doing to me and our children in custody case. Each month, there were never any updates, changes, or anything filed on our behalf to start remedying the situation and actually fighting for us. After several months of that, making payments, and seeing no action taken on her part to turn the situation around, calls made asking to talk to her, and being told each time she was busy with other clients, I started to see the light and realized I was being taken. And she had in her office a designation of 'Super Attorney' in a frame. I'd already had attorneys take money and do nothing up to that point, was learning just how unethical the legal system was, and losing faith. My children and I had been through alot of trauma already, so I thought Lisha, being a 'super attorney,' (who decides that anyway?), would do a good job and actually help us. Not so. I didn't finish paying her because she did not perform the service I hired her to do, and I would suggest the same to any other parent or individual struggling with a difficult legal situation that if they are not getting results or even call backs in exchange for a fee paid - to fire the attorney, and not only not pay the balance, but ask THEM for a refund. And if they won't give it to you, google the Office Chief Disciplinary Counsel and file a complaint for misconduct. In some cases they will also work to obtain a refund. Alot of time, too, if you challenge an attorney on not doing their job, they'll just withdraw and potentially leave you in an even worse situation (such as if you have a court date coming up or something pending in court). But don't fall for that. If they're not doing their job, fire them. At one point, there was a serious situation occurring that threatened the safety of my children, but as usual, she wouldn't return calls. Finally, a paralegal relayed a message that she wouldn't be able to answer to even discuss the situation for two weeks. That was it for me....

Mrs. Prater is a honest, hardworking attorney that knows both the law and the ethics that go along with it. She treated me as an individual, with a unique situation. She helped to guide me through my legal issue and relieve my stress by listening to what I had to say and provided me with straightfor...ward realistic guidance. She kept me up to date with my case at all times and I couldn't have asked for a better attorney to help me through my situation.