Lydia Dews

Lydia has represented and or provided legal consultation to me on a few legal matters from contract disputes to my current family law case. She has been very thorough and responsive to my emails and calls. I typically had a call back by the end of the day or the next. With her help I always knew ...what to expect and went to court prepared. I have been very pleased and happy to recommend Lydia Dews to several of my business and personal associates. She is well versed in the law and dedicated to helping her clients. She had to keep me from damaging my own case a few times, but always tactfully and professionally. She is one lawyer who cares more about making sure the children are first and that the parents and courts don't forget the rules of law. Integrity is the air that she breaths, I pray that I never need her family law services again, but if the need arises she will be the only attorney I will. CALL HER FIRST!

Lydia took this case and talked a good game about this case being frivoulous, without merrit. When I expressed my concern about my ex she replied "you will not be scared again." During the case I received an offer to settle. I declined as, based on Lydia, I felt I had a superior position. Not an ...hour latter while the judge extends the csae, Lydia informs the court that she was going on sabitial in a month and would not be available. This was the first I heard of this. This clearly would have changed my opion concerning the proposed settlement. This borders on malpractice. Further, I never received billings from her to determine the status on my retainor. Also, she failed to stay in contact with me / address my concerns in the weeks leading up to the court date. Now I must find another attorney and start from scratch. I guess my only recource is to report her to the Bar.

I went in for a consultation. She said everything right and made me very confident she was a great lawyer. I gave her $1500 for a retainer fee and left her office feeling like I made the right choice. Not once since that day have I spoken to her. I left message after message and emails for a year str...aight. She accepted my case, my money and never did anything!

I feel like this woman basically took my money and did NOT provide the service I paid her for. She wouldn't call me back for weeks at a time, and she did not give me the outcome I needed. She messed up SEVERAL important, life changing documents!!! DON'T use this lawyer!!!!! If I can SAVE one person... from going through what I went through, then my experience was NOT in vain.