Steven C. Benke IV

This is my second time using Mr Benke. Heading to court can be very stressful. With Mr Benke I didn't need to worry about anything. All I needed to do was show up when court was scheduled. If you're debating if getting a lawyer is worth the time and money, I'd say employ Mr. Benke's services. Th...e outcome will work in your favor and it takes all the stress out of these court proceedings.

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.