Thomas M. Just

2 huge issues I had with Thomas: 1) Billing. He billed me for things he shouldn't have, such as having his paralegal send me vacation notices. 2) A big one - time management. My ex-wife and I agreed to a Mediated Settlement Agreement in May 2022. The MSA gave me the house but I had to pay her a set a...mount from the equity by a certain date or I'd have to put it on the market. The MSA stipulated that my attorney (Thomas) would have the document to the Court in June. I don't think he even really messed with it until I started asking questions in August. Long story short, he didn't submit it to the Court until November. I had a home appraisal done in July, anticipating the divorce being finalized and refinancing the home to pay out my ex. Due to the wait, I had to get another appraisal in November and - thanks to the housing market decline and going into winter - this appraisal came back $115k lower than the first. I couldn't refinance the house at that point and pay my ex. Thomas made all kinds of excuses for the delay and we ended up having a State Bar disciplinary hearing but, surprise surprise, attorneys protect their own. I had to get another attorney and renegotiate after having my house on the market for a while.