Bianca M. Vela-Collins

Never wanted to meet up pleaded several tines, never gave invoices or went over a payment plan until they case was over, wasnt prepared for the case for trial, cost me everything i loved, was always reassuring it would go in my favor, never filed things i asked her to do, did what she wanted cause it... would harm my case if she did it! Her and the other parties attorney act pretty chummy, i told her i was fireing her and she has yet to do paperwork, she doesnt share things as she should with her clients, got but on the back burner all this time, im so disappointed that a lawyer would do this to her clients

Run, she’s a thief. I’m having trouble finding the right words to explain this woman, so this review doesn’t get taken down. Her own colleagues call her a temu lawyer. Me and my husband hired Bianca in May, and gave her a 5,000 dollar retainer which she stole, we fired her in September as she had d...one nothing for our case but waste time and money. She gave about a dozen deadlines she missed, coming up with a new excuse every time. And that’s not an exaggeration it was over 12 missed deadlines. Towards the end we started getting frustrated, Bianca told us herself if it wasn’t done by September 5th she would refund most our money. We fired her September 7th because it still wasn’t done, and instead of refunding us most our retainer like she previously said, she sent us an itemized bill at the end saying we owed her over $700 more dollars, just to be bitter and petty. We’d already paid her over $5,400. On this same bill she also charged us a filing fee, for a lawsuit she never filed, and fabricated hours for work she clearly hadn’t done. Fraudulent billing clear as day. I think this woman is outright incompetent at her job, and a criminal working behind a law degree she’s too dumb to deserve. An AWFUL attorney. We’ve already started the process of filing a grievance with the Texas State Bar. Save your time and money, she’s been a nightmare to deal with. Also I think it’s worth mentioning, in the first draft of the lawsuit she never filed (but still tried charging us for filling AFTER she was fired), she spelt my husband’s name wrong almost every time and got MANY details wrong. Embarrassing. She tried charging us over $6,100, and all she did was send a letter. I truly don’t understand how this woman is licensed, and isn’t appalled by her own actions. If I was that bad at my job I don’t think I’d be able to sleep at night. An awful attorney, and with the way she does business and steals, all ima say is sometimes God makes the outside reflect the inside perfectly if you catch my drift.

I retained Ms. Vela‑Collins for a divorce case, paying her $6,700. She accepted my case despite having had extensive communications with my wife prior to representing me. These communications were never disclosed. The court ultimately disqualified Ms. Vela‑Collins due to this conflict of interest.... I am disabled with limited income, and these fees represented the majority of my legal resources. I sent a formal refund request, which has gone unanswered. This attorney’s failure to disclose a serious conflict of interest and the resulting harm to my case have caused me financial and legal hardship. I wouldn’t recommend this law firm to anyone dealing with a divorce or family law issue. I paid $6,700 to Ms. Vela‑Collins, only to find out she had been in contact with my wife (the opposing party) through emails and texts before ever taking my case. This wasn’t disclosed to me, and later, a judge disqualified her from representing me entirely due to that conflict. I am disabled and live on limited income — her actions left me in a worse situation and nearly out of legal funds. I’ve sent her a refund request, which she has ignored. Be careful who you trust with your case.

DO NOT! I REPEAT DO NOT HIRE HER!!! She could not spell names correctly, every AFTER getting corrected!! She's still attached to my case even though she was supposed to remove herself! She will side with OC rather than stand up for her client!! She almost cost me everything with child custody! She sh...ould not be practicing family law because she is not knowledgeable enough in my opinion! She was filing motions with other people's information attached, yes...OTHER PEOPLE'S CASES were part of mine! I had to fire her because had I not, I would have not only lost the case but given up even more! Waste of $3500.00 right down the drain that I am never getting back!