In the matter of why I retained this attorney, she did not inform me of what I had signed until it came up at a later date. My case became more of a legal nightmare than it already was. The way she spoke to me after the fact of knowing I picked her to resolve the issues before they got more out of ha...nd was not a way I would approve of, especially with the fact that I had paid her to represent me in the legal matters. I had to call many times before I would get a response, which I also had to call the court to help find the attorney so that I could recieve any word on what was going on and/or inform her of any new developments. I also have had many arguements with her about her representation, to the point that when it came to being close to a court date she inadvertantly threatened that I would not have any legal representation. All of the legal matters had gone poorly and I was left with a worse situation than I asked for. Also, I witnessed her tell the other party that opposed me, that she was trying to help them. She let the legal matters get out of hand and allowed then to worsen. She allowes her personal experience in her life rule the way she practices and defends her clients. She believes she has the right to order and control her clients actions and lives. I do understand that it is not easy to defend a client that has certain situations that may prevent or allow her to defend the client and get what is asked for. However, I know that I am not a person that is hard to defend, I lead a life that is not perfect but stable and fairly moderate. Because of the misrepresentation, I have been redused to poverty, along with having to search for new legal representation to clean up the disater that came out of a small legal mess that needed to be cleaned up and finalized. I would not recommened this attorney to anyone but an enemy. The last thing you should know is that the last time I saw her which was the day of my court appearance, she decided to take a new employee while she was to help me understand what I needed to do and where to go, she has told me that the reasons for the lengthy time between contact that it was do to her family emergencies or needs to go out of town, her rude nature, let's her personal feelings dictate how she respresents, and her demeanor is distasteful when you pay to find salvation and peace of legal matters involving children you love and care for. I also want you to know that I file a complaint against this attorney. This was a nightmare and I do not wish for any one to go through it, but maybe it was because I had limited means and not wealthy enough to keep lining her pocket. I allowed her to be my attorney for longer than I would have liked, yet I was faced with the part of the monies I invested, long with I am a person who gives people chances to redeem themselves. I trusted her, I put faith into her and also i feel as if I was manipulated by her. SHE GIVES A BASELINE TO 'BLOOD-SUCKING' ATTORNIES.