Stacy Lynne Ortega

Stacy helped me file for and resolve my divorce after I discovered my husband was unfaithful. She was knowledgeable and helped me to see reason through my emotions. Stacy was not afraid to tell me what I needed to hear, even when I did not want to hear it. I found both her and her staff to be courteo...us and warm. They were compassionate and patient with me. Her fees were reasonable and she always sent me invoices every few weeks so I knew what I owed her. I would recommend her to a family member or a friend who needed her help.

I hired Stacy and spent thousands for her to be rude, insulting, dismissive and she charged me for doing things that were not required of her such as emailing my exes lawyer non-stop and charging me for it. I needed help enforcing a temporary child support and alimony order and KPS told me that they ...didn't have what they needed from her. She did not comply and I feel she purposefully dragged it out knowing there were easier alternatives for a single mother like myself. I ended up firing her and won my divorce case myself. That should tell you something.

I hired her because I wanted to be represented by a woman and I also liked that her retainer fee was the lowest I could find in Wichita. I borrowed money from family and friends just to pay her in (full) each time vs. monthly payments and I did not get far in my case at all. I called her office cryi...ng because my ex who makes 6 figures didn't follow court orders and my children and I didn't have enough for groceries. The only concern she had was of me scaring off her new "assistant" I didn't qualify for foodstamps because there was an order regardless if it was enforced or not. Not only did she not care, she sent me an invoice and then threatened to withdraw from my case if I didn't pay her in full again. I thought maybe she was a racist, but after much investigating, I found she is just a good for nothing person to most people she deals with.

I retained Stacy Ortega for one year and spent $8000 on my case. I found her cold and rude which was not helpful during an already difficult time. We made little progress. I felt ill informed. I believe a lawyer has the responsibility to guide a client through the court process and provide education... to help a client succeed. Family court is not always a just process and the client needs education about how to be heard, and how to succeed. I lost a year in this process, and did not gain any ground. We went to court one time only for approximately one hour.