Barbara Volk Madere

Ms Madere is disorganised and chaotic. She has a problem with communicating and does not respond to emails and phone calls unless she wants to. She was unprepared for court hearing and added stress to an already stressful situation. I did get the result I wanted in my divorce and custody but not tha...nks to her. She should probably retire, look elsewhere

Counselor failed to answer requests by opposing counsel while under retainer. Failed to file contempt after multiple instances where I didn’t get proper visitation as ordered by the courts. Was completely unprepared for trial, had to request continuation. Hired a PI who informed her evidence we we...re seeking would need to be attained by subpoena, she failed to subpoena this evidence to be prepared for next court date. Did not communicate with me for over next three and a half weeks leading up to new trial date. Called daily, emailed daily, no response. Charge me for unanswered emails asking if she had the time to work my case! Admitted she couldn’t handle the case and then proceeded to ask for more money. Basically she quit working my divorce, but kept stringing me along. Had face to face sit down where she began to curse at me and tell me what my problem was when I questioned her about the lack of communication and failure to file contempt on multiple occasions. Said we were out of money and told me I was broke and she felt bad asking for more money. That would have been vital information to know she was throwing in the towel in lieu of additional funds. Always added funds every step of the way! Very unprofessional. Do not recommend. Negligent, does things her own way, does not listen, unorganized, procrastinator. Does not have the capacity to go to trial. Seek other counsel!