Kristina Voorhies Legan

I found Mrs. Legan to be intelligent and well-versed in the law, but disorganized, disinterested and scatter-brained as well. I hired her to handle a non-contested divorce--my ex and I had already come to an agreement prior to initiating the legal part of it. All we needed was to have a detailed decr...ee written up. Dealing with Mrs. Legan was for me by far the most difficult part of the divorce process. I met with her at length to work up a draft of the decree. Somehow, Mrs. Legan managed to lose the draft of the decree she wrote from her computer; then after dodging my calls for several weeks, she transferred me to her associate Corey Sainz and we started all over again. Once we were close to being finished, Ms. Sainz left the practice and I had to start all over again with Mrs. Legan. She managed to burn through almost my entire $5K retainer on a matter than should have been handled a lot more quickly. I NEVER felt as though Mrs. Legan was advocating for me or that she was the slightest bit interested in working to get me a positive outcome with my divorce. I often wonder what would of happened if I had hired a different lawyer. I managed to finish the process with her (after she showed up 2 hours late for our court date) but I deeply regretted hiring her as my attorney. Maybe she cares about some of her clients but I never felt as though she gave a damn about me.

The worst attorney in El Paso. I paid her over $45,000 and I'm in worst situation than when I hired her. She took my case to a jury trial based on a lie. She told me the opposing attorney requested the jury trial later found out it was her. She brought her associate attorney Corey Sainz to the jury t...rial without my consent and tried to charge me for her time. Found out from her paralegal that if she would have collected from me Kristina would have given her a bonus. Totally unacceptable. She was never prepared, lack of communication, could not interpret the orders. There was suppose to be an entry of judgement since October 2016 and til now it has not and she could not even tell me how much child support I had to pay. I went from having more visitation than the standard order without child support to less than what the state of Texas requires to paying child support and paying this incompetent person over $45,000.

In my experience, Ms. Legan is a knowledgeable attorney but does not effectively deliver results, and has flaky communication habits. Prior to my initial hearing, she did a fair job of keeping me informed about the status of my case, and how she intended to represent my side. During the initial hea...ring, she did a great job, and we won most of what I was hoping for in the form of temporary orders. However, when it came time for the actual hearing, we lost on all fronts. To be fair, this might have been simply because the El Paso court system is grossly biased toward women, or that the judge we had was very new to the bench. That said, since the hearing, she has dragged her feet in completing the necessary followup paperwork and takes several weeks to return my calls. She has been largely unresponsive. Her office consistently tells me she is busy and will return my calls, but I never hear back. I get the impression she has too many cases on her plate. Overall, despite my initially positive impressions, I would recommend to others to seek council elsewhere.

Bright, hardworking, extremely competent, honest, sincere, strong, caring, accessible - these are just a few of the more significant adjectives I would use to describe my experience working with Ms. Voorhies Legan. My case was very complex, with strong international content, and very long and difficu...lt, with every aspect of my divorce hotly contested all the way to a jury trial. Ms. Voorhies Legan never made promises, was always clear with me as to potential outcomes, yet managed to always exceed my own hopes and expectations. And she was always there for me, providing calming advice, as rode the "emotional roller-coaster" so common in a divorce. Professionally, three characteristics stood out the most for me. First, she is truly an expert on Family Code. Throughout my case, I was amazed at how many arguments she defended and won based on her knowledge of Family Code, and at how she was able to properly steer and keep our case on track based on Family Code. Second, her fact retention. I don't believe I have ever met a person, in law or otherwise, who could remember facts or events in such detail and precision. And third, she truly loves and is deeply engaged with her profession. But what impressed me more than anything about Ms. Voorhies Legan, is that she is truly about the children. She is a strong advocate that two good parents should remain strong in the lives of the children, and works hard to assure that the children get the best possible result, based on on the circumstances of the case. I am so happy that I chose Kristina Voorhies Legan as my attorney. I would definitely make the same choice again, and would highly recommend her to anyone that asks.

I appreciate all the hard work this law firm handles on a daily basis. I no longer lived in El Paso but I needed an attorney to handle my case. From my consultation till the closing of my case this law firm was very informative and eared my trust. I believe my case was in good hands and never did I n...eed to questions the integrity of my attorney. I'd gladly recommend this law firm to my family and friends. Thanks a bunch Corey!!