Robert Theodore Weimer IV

Robert Weimer represented me in the property settlement case after my divorce. Initially, I contacted the other partner in his firm. Upon arriving for my meeting, I was told I would be meeting with Robert Weimer instead; his rate was cheaper. The firm advertised family practice/divorce as a specialty.... I presented my facts to Robert Weimer, including that I had received a settlement from a personal injury lawsuit a month before I filed for divorce. I was concerned that it would become a part of the community property. He told me it probably wouldn’t. He said all I needed was a written stmt from the personal injury atty asserting the settlement was not a part of the community. I hand-delivered the statement to him. I also presented a disc that contained “ALL” asset/liability data (3 years of data) from myself and my ex-spouse along with the court documents that had already been filed by the attorney that handled the divorce. He and no one else in his office ever reviewed/used the disc. Robert Weimer told me that my case was not complex. He said he would pursue reimbursement of my expenses from the date of divorce thru present. I was shocked that such reimbursement was even legitimate. He said the mortgage would have to be refinanced by my ex-spouse to provide me with “the big” cash settlement for half the value of the equity if he did not have the cash available to pay. He asked for substantial info (past and current) bank, credit card and other statements, running up his fees. The majority of the past info he asked for was on the disc. I paid to obtain a lot of it. It prolonged the case, increasing his fees. He subpoenaed my ex-spouse’s info, and of course, that too was on the disc. The amount of my ex-spouse’s retirement was submitted in detail on the disc, however the number Weimer used was substantially less than what was originally submitted. At the hearing, the opposing attorney objected to reimbursement of my expenses without a rigorous process of verifying the expenses. Had he told me that at the beginning, I would have advised him not to pursue it. I rarely heard from Weimer directly over the course of 2 years. I emailed him to request a phone conf because I had not been informed of the progress of the case. I told him I would like to ask to be awarded the house that my ex and I resided in, which my ex currently lived in. He never introduced that to my ex’s atty or the hearings. There were 2 hearings. The first one, I had not rcvd any info or numbers from Weimer prior to. You really don’t have an opportunity to speak during the process in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; your lawyer is crucial to how you fare out! The lawyers left the room and came back with a number that he told me was a very good offer and recommended that I accept it. I didn’t feel comfortable, not knowing what was entailed in the amount, and did not accept that settlement. I called him a few days later to ask what the source(s) of the funds were and how the funds would be paid. As usual, he was fast-talking and very arrogant and didn’t answer my question – instead, telling me what I should do with the money. I finally sent him an email asking if he or the opposing atty could provide me with a break-down of the offer. He finally answered me; everything was to be paid from my ex’s retirement accounts - no cash! I would have to incur a 10% penalty to use any of the funds. Well, I didn’t get the house; my ex got half of my personal injury settlement. Weimer claimed he didn’t’ have the stmt from the atty. Questioned, he said it wouldn’t have been sufficient anyway.) Funds awarded were done so in retirement funds only! My ex does NOT have to remove my name from the mortg. I have no interest in the property, but have to maintain the liability on my credit, hindering my ability to purchase a home. Unreal! Weimer said nothing on my behalf. I hope this review keeps someone else from my fate, using this arrogant, incompetent atty.