Lyndsay Alexandria Newell

I was very disappointed with my experience hiring Lyndsay. Very poor communication from her and her assistant. I would go weeks without receiving a response to my emails and I brought up more than once my concerns with communication. I also asked if there was a better way for me to communicate on mul...tiple occasions and got nowhere. I ended up having to change counsel and regret no doing it sooner.

I had a very disappointing experience working with Lyndsay Newell as my attorney. Here are several specific issues I encountered: Billing Issues: I was billed for time that I believe was inappropriate. At one point, another lawyer came into the meeting and started discussing personal topics with L...yndsay about her husband. Despite this conversation being irrelevant to my case, I was initially billed for an hour of this other lawyer’s time. When I questioned it, she removed the charge, but the situation felt unprofessional and unnecessary. Frustrated Response to Questions: Whenever I asked questions to clarify details, Lyndsay often became visibly frustrated. For instance, she responded to one of my questions with, “Rebekah, we’ve worked so hard on this,” as if I shouldn’t be asking for further clarification. Even when it was something we had previously discussed, it wasn't always clearly explained to me, and as a client, I expected patience and understanding. Lack of Advocacy During Mediation: During my mediation on February 8th, I felt that Lyndsay did not advocate for me strongly enough. There were specific items I had explicitly rejected, yet when the opposing side requested them, she still included them in the agreement without objection. It felt as though my firm “no” was disregarded. Failure to Provide Clear Guidance: Throughout the mediation, when the opposing party made requests, I was not informed that I didn’t have to agree to everything. This led me to agree to terms that were ultimately unfavorable to me. I later reviewed the final MSA with a lawyer friend who confirmed that the agreement was heavily biased against my interests, contrary to Lyndsay’s repeated insistence that it was a “great deal” for me. Lack of Follow-Up After Mediation: After mediation, when the other party did not pay the agreed child support, I reached out to Lyndsay by email to ask for guidance. She did not reply to me at all, leaving me to handle the issue on my own without any support from her. Unexplained Delay in Finalizing the Case: My MSA was signed on February 8th, yet the case was not finalized in court until July 31st—a delay of nearly five months. During this time, I had no court order to enforce child support payments from my ex, which left me without the support I was supposed to receive. I’m still uncertain what caused this delay or why it took so long. As a first-generation immigrant and a non-native English speaker, I was unfamiliar with the legal process and didn’t fully know what to expect. I placed my trust in Lyndsay to represent my best interests and guide me through each step, but I was left feeling unsupported and misrepresented. Now, due to the unfair terms of the agreement, I am facing serious challenges and am suffering from the consequences of an imbalanced arrangement with my ex. I am now forced to look for another lawyer to reassess the agreement, which has created even more stress and expenses for me. This experience has been incredibly disheartening, and I regret every single second that I chose to work with her. I wouldn’t want anyone else to go through the same experience I did.