Frances V. Dunham

You people must be smoking some bad stuff because Frances has been our attorney for 15 years and every time the other party applies for an increase child support, Frances WINS our case each and every time. She is well worth every dollar spent! She is fair, very detailed, honest, responsive and alwa...ys available even during her the rough patch in her life. In addition, we have never received an invoice for anything other then the services provided and at that, it's the retainer fee.

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.

I am a dad with 4 children and it would have only been 3 children without Frances. We had to fight my case in 2 counties till we finally got to san antonio which was the 3rd. She is a brilliant attorney. We were bombarded at one time by two attorneys from my ex. Frances may look beautiful, but sh...e is a pitbull with lipstick. We faced nothing but false allegations for years. During the years I did have my daughter which was important because she was not safe with her mom. I had her from 18 months with temp orders till it aas finalized. I could not have had a better christian attorney. If you have a problem call Frances, don`t question her methods. My child`s safety was at stake but I knew Frances by her heart and energy she was right and there always was a reason we did things a certain way. I have been remarried for over 6 years and I am totally indebted to this woman. Go with the christian attorney with morals, tell her the truth so she does not get bombarded by the other side and their facts, especially when the other side lies. God sees all. He gave Frances a talent and after looking back with what we were faced with, I know he worked through Frances. If some client has a problem with Frances, I can assure you that they did not do their part. When that happens, she cannot do hers. Do not jeopardize your kids well-being, hire Frances. You will not regret it.

I have been a client of Frances Dunham for 3 years. I highly reccomend her for very complex difficult cases regarding child custody and divorce. She knows her business, 20 years experience is where it all comes from. If you have a difficult case regarding children, perhaps foster parents in cus...tody battle with biological parents or other family law matters. Frances is the absolute best at what she does! She doesn't make the the laws, She knows it, and knows how to follow it from any angle. She is strong, powerful, intelligent, compassionate, as she herself is a parent putting a $ amount to her fees in like comparing a Mercedes to Kia ...both great vehicles, which one do feel safer in if you were to crash? EXACTLY ! Would I hire again? ABSOLUTELY