Kathleen M. McCumber

I recently hired Kathleen McCumber to represent me during a trying divorce. Kathleen was extremely professional and informative from the first consultation and throughout the entire process. During the divorce and legal proceedings, she explained what was happening, what to expect, and what strategie...s she would be using to represent and protect my best interest. This upfront and honest information was comforting and reduced some of the stress normally associated with such a life changing event. Being a father, my child’s visitation schedule was extremely important me. During our consultations, Kathleen took the extra time needed to ensure both my child’s and my needs were met. Kathleen also took extra care when evaluating the financial side of the separation. She looked at every possible account, asset, and liability to secure the best financial outcome for me. After the consultations, proceedings, and meditations were finalized, Kathleen followed up with me to ensure everything went as agreed by my ex-wife. I would strongly recommend Kathleen McCumber to anyone needing legal representation. Thank you Kathleen for your professionalism, compassion, and understanding throughout the entire process.

I consulted with Kathleen about my uncontested divorce. I was concerned that due to the fact that I hadn't retained her I wouldn't be a priority. However, I didn't feel like this was the case at all! She was always VERY good to get back to me in a timely manner. Her paralegal was always very kind and... helpful. Kathleen was very knowledgeable and very straight forward. She was extremely generous with her time when I was with her and she seemed compassionate to my situation. She didn't come across as money hungry or unethical at all. I would HIGHLY recommend Kathleen McCumber to anyone in need of a good lawyer.

Did not return my phone calls. Did not keep me informed of status of my case or appeals, did not prepare me for court proceedings and what or what not to expect. She did not follow through with any actions when I told her my suspicions that my Ex was hiding assets, nor do anything about the domesti...c abuse issues. She did not fight for me and what I wanted or what was fair and equitable, nor inform me of the legal aspects of anything I discussed and disclosed. I felt abandoned, rather than supported. I still have financial awards ordered in decree that she has not obtained for me. She did not discuss or go over the final decree, nor visitation schedule, nor other complex aspects of decree that I did not completely understand. She did not provide critical financial and income documents affecting Child Support order. She was not prepared in any way for the temporary hearing and seemed uninformed about what my Ex and his Atty were going to do or say, so I guess she did not go over discovery docs or inquire about what My Ex wanted or was planning to do, or look into what his Attorney's strategy was going to be. Finally and more important that anything else, she alone is responsible for losing the most precious, "things" that mattered more than anything in the world to me-my children. Her response to me about losing Managing Conservatorship was that I should be happy because I did not have to deal with the daily issues such as feeding them and homework, etc.

I hired Kathleen McCumber at the advice of a friend. She is a Justice of the Peace in Galveston County so I made the assumption that she would be a great advocate for me and my kids during my divorce. This was not so, as she is rarely available to work on cases because she is tied up in court frequen...tly as a judge. I received the bare minimum of service from her and because she was disinterested in my case I asked her to withdraw. I was forced to hire a new attorney to complete the work she claimed she did but never filed. She was very unprofessional in her emails and phone calls to me. The retainer I paid to her was a waste and now she is demanding even more money for services she did not provide. My experience was very disappointing and costly.