Steven C. Benke IV

Attorney was changed after my filing, no explanation given. No notice, just an email saying I had a new attorney. Later my attorney's assistant was just gone, mid-process. Nobody said a word until I called after a 4 week delay on paperwork I was expecting. Total delay was over 6 weeks on draft of fin...al decree alone. At one point couldn't get a call returned after 3 tries until I called asking if I could schedule a call to talk to Mr Benke about my experience. Then I was called back in about 15 mins by someone who told me of staffing changes. Delays in refund of remaining retainer by almost two weeks based on what I was told first by attorney and then by her assistant Misty (Mistelle?) Treated by new attorney's new assistant like I was the opposition with attitude as if i was the problem when I'd call for updates on the repeated delays. -Charged for messages not just that I sent, which is understandable, but also for communications between my ex wife's attorney and my attorney which of course ate into my retainer significantly and unexpectedly. So she'd ask a question, and I'd get charged. -If I sent an email asking a question and didn't get an answer or, if I got an incomplete answer, sending a follow up to ask for a response resulted in being charged for BOTH emails -Charged $400+ for rework that was done at the request of my ex wife, not at my request, and which was unnecessary. -Told by my attorney by phone just before final decree was done that I'd receive a refund of "almost exactly $2,500" and they she "wouldn't charge to finish out the decree" so I'd get that refund back on my overpay. Then I got the final bill and only got a refund of $700, much of which was due to communications between two attorneys and rework at ex wife's direction. Over all just a miserable, inefficient, borderline dishonest and unprofessional experience at various parts of the process beyond was I was dealing w in the divorce event itself. Go elsewhere. Go far away.