I had gone to The Beal Firm in Southlake seeking a divorce. My first consultation $158 (or somewhere in that ballpark) Eric was an hour late. Then with his southern charm, he seems very smooth, and caring.
The retainer fee for his services was $15,000.00. We did not speak much, in fact, I did not ...want to bother him, instead, I collected all the bank statement, police reports, doctors reports confirming physically abuse. Tarrant County Appraisal Records, copies of checks to my husband that never went into our personal account.
I was living in out of town at the time, so I drove in to drop off all the reports to help them. I gave him all my bank records and all of my soon to be ex-banks records and different accounts at a couple of banks.
We had our first court date and he wanted to see me the night before to go over everything. Again he was late and I had to wait on him. He asked me where I had come up with the amount of spousal support I was due. I said the bank statements. He then said we never received any bank statements. It's about 9 pm and we are expected in court at 8 am tomorrow morning. I told him you have all of the statements along with everything else. He sent his new assistant attorney to go look for them, which she found them in a box somewhere.
Then the opposing counsel canceled the day before but Eric assured me this could be a trick and had Himself, a legal associate, with a court reporter at the court house at 8 am. Knowing the case had been rescheduled. Eric did this twice to me.
I then got my first bill and THREE people in his office looked over my case,
which meant I was billed for all three people to read the same thing.
Once we finally go to court I had no money left for Eric to represent me so the new attorney did. I was shocked when we got in the courtroom, everything she said was objected and the judge agreed with the opposing counsel. Then we had to reset court because enough time had not been requested to hear our case.
Timeline: End of December-March going to court two times only to be sent home, and the third when we finally got in court it was a joke. I could not afford Eric at the time of trial because he blew through the $15,000.00 and I fired The law firm. I was given a little over 2,000. back and still married in the same spot.
DO NOT HIRE HIM!!!!!!
I have spoken with several attorneys who say he needs to be turned into the bar, what he did was unethical.
I had been abused by my husband mentally and physically, then again by Eric.
WOMEN BE WARE he is not what he seems to be! Run!