Shelly Whatley Durham

I wish I would have read the ‘Worst Lawyer Ever’ review as this was my exact experience with this attorney. I hired Shelly for a minor custody issue and was required to provide a $6,000 retainer fee. Like Worst Lawyer Ever, I felt she had the opposing sides best interest and never provided any strat...egy on handling my case – rather her statement of let just wait and she what happens. She was consistently condescending and as the case was winding down, she charged me attorney fees for duties her paralegal could have handled for less than half the cost. At the end of the case, I preferred getting a call or email from my former spouse than receiving one from this attorney.

I hired this attorney for a custody case. She took a 12,000 retainer that lasted all of two months then billed me for an additional 4 months for doing nothing. She did not do anything she said she would and just collected my money. I also felt that she was working with the other side and that she dam...aged my case beyond repair.