Kathleen M. McCumber

I needed to find out some information about some previous situations, I didn't want to go to the lawyer I used for my Divorce cause she only wanted to collect money for everything even talking for two minutes, I understand she is not in the business to work for free but come on even charging me when ...I call and ask a question.. I dropped off some paper work for Kathleen to look over, she called me the same day that I left papers, she took the time to look up what I needed to fine out and answered my questions I had. Went in to Kathleen's office to pick up paper work, she was at her office she stopped what she was doing and took me in her office to make sure that I was satisfied with the information that she had found out, she even gave me a copy of what she found out. I would highly recommend Kathleen for your attorney needs.

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.

During my emotional and stressful time Mrs. McCumber was always available to me whether it was by email or phone call. I was able to get joint custody, pay less in child support and keep the majority of my retirement. Although I went into this emotional time with low expectations I came out of the ex...perience better than I expected. Her experience and life long community involvement in Galveston county was a huge reason for my outcome.

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.