Sharon Leigh Merrick

Too old to be practicing law. Couldn't remember my child's name multiple times while speaking in court. No formal billing/itemizing procedures, then a huge bill with multiple duplicate charges after changing counsel. Never spoke to her directly in 2020, always paralegal speaking for attorney. Then... multiple charges for paralegal speaking to attorney, attorney speaking to paralegal. Didn't even attempt to defend my position in court....wanted take the "high road."

I hired Sharon after speaking with her on the phone for an hour. She was very straightforward and honest about my options based on her legal experience. She fought for my best interest and advised me of my legal rights and she didn't overcharge me on the legal fees. She was always readily available... to talk to me and her staff was very knowledgeable. I would gladly recommend her to my family and friends.

Sharon sounded so helpful at first like she was really going to help me. She told me to stop gathering discovery documents, never requested discovery from the other party, allowed me to miss the discovery response deadline, forwarded one of my emails to her onto the other party's attorney, failed to ...actually give the other party my complete discovery responses and only sent them the objections I prepared myself. After I fired her, I requested a final billing statement at least 12 times and did not receive one until my new attorney requested it. Here I am, two years later, still not divorced and find out that she failed to give me 2 of the 4 total discovery requests served on me. I attempted to file a complaint with the bar, but I will have to reopen it at this point now that I have more information.

Only my second visit to her office to discuss my divorce we got into an argument. She was definitely not listening to what I wanted the outcome to be in my divorce case. She kept telling me that I would be paying child support no matter what. Even though I'm looking at getting shared custody of my... kids which mean 50% of the time. I felt like she working for me soon the be exwife and not me. The end result I fired her and now searching for a more aggressive attorney that will fight for me. Stay away from this attorney!!!!!!! Such a frustrating experience