Shirley Sutherland

She charged for a meeting that never took place and an affidavit that was never sent to me. She says the initial consultation is free but it is not and there are limitations that you are not told prior. She went out of town for 10 of the 20 days that she was my attorney. Since I was left with no coun...sel, I made a decision to agree with my ex and sign a custody agreement that his lawyer wrote up. This was not what I wanted to do but my lawyer was not available and I wasn't left with many options after giving her 4000. I was broke and distraught and I had no legal advice because she was out of town. I had her come to the meeting that me and my ex set up with his lawyer to sign the papers just so I'd be represented in some way. She charged me over 600 to prepare for this meeting that she did nothing but sit there while his lawyer spoke down on me. 600 for what? She was out of town until the day of the meeting so I know she didn't prepare, there was nothing to prepare for! There was 200 returned to me when this was all said and done. So I was charged 3800 for her to go out of town and do nothing.