Frances V. Dunham

This person tried to open her speech of who she was as someone who has never been unable to accomplish something and that she always provides great resolutions to the best of her ability. When she asked what I was looking to get out of her services, I felt like most of what I had said went throug...h one ear and out the other. I had a very complex case, made her aware of this, and all she did was push for what she wanted to do, regardless of what I had asked her to push for. Im very flexible and willing to negotiate, but without going much more, she was unreliable. After using her, my case was actually placed in a worse position.

I felt brushed off and unheard by her. She was quick to make assumptions. Our mediation was rushed and felt one sided. I waited a long time to finally feel seen and heard by the court and was hopeful and optimistic about our meeting. Our case is complicated with many moving parts. H...er bais baseline prevented her from understanding my unique case and felt like I was being categorized or stereotyped and was extremely uncomfortable the entire meeting.

If I could rate her no stars, I would. Frances was recommended by a friend that actually saw her perform in court and stated she was good. Well... that is if you can get a hold of her. She moved offices 3x times during the time that we hired her which she failed to give notice about her move twice. W...e found out about her move when we called to ask about court status because her assistant Julia had given us a different date, than the court notice we received by mail. We spoke to her 3x including the day she got hired and fired. She will take your retainer and disappear. As a matter in fact, she will send you an invoice for releasing her as your attorney over the phone. The day my husband informed her that we were no longer needing her services due to NOT REPRESENTING us properly, she sent him an invoice for the phone conference. We would receive so many excuses from Julia regarding the case. Almost 4 months went by with not knowing anything. I am not sure how this attorney has her license to practice when all she does is take retainers and charge for doing nothing. Honestly, we have so many negative comments and issues we can share, but we've wasted our time with her that she is no longer worth it. All I can say is to take your money elsewhere. This is coming from someone that has been in the legal industry for over 8 years. I was patient, because I know how busy attorneys can be, and how the court system can be, but this had nothing to do with the court nor the fact that is busy, because she was not familiar with our case at all the one time she showed up to the hearing when we were told it was not happening and it had been changed.