Jennifer G Feingold

I obtained Jennifer Feingold over a year ago for a delicate child custody matter. I am very disappointed with the work I received from her. The end result, after my issue was wrapped up in July, was exactly what the other party wanted. Jennifer basically just got me through the process. If I knew how... to file the correct papers in the county, I would not have needed her at all. When it came to the mediation we just accepted what the other party (the other parent in my custody matter) wanted. I asked Jennifer to negotiate for me and the other party, would just say "No" to anything I suggested, and that is where it would end. No fight or representation of my wishes were ever heard. So, after the other party figured out we were just push overs, everything went their way. For example, Jennifer was unable to help me receive any credit for money I had already paid in child support, items I had bought the child for the other house, or even time that I was providing care for the child. Jennifer also did not fight for extra nights I had with the child over Holidays to be credited on a different work sheet, and I ended up paying child support on the maximum worksheet. I ended up paying 2.5X what I thought I would going to pay going into mediation. Needless to say we lost mediation and really the battle terribly. There were some very frustrating and scary behavior inhibited by the other party and her family, such as threats and vandalism. Jennifer never brought these issues to light even after she was requested to do so. On the other hand, if I had a poor reaction in anyway on text, I was thrown in the fire by all including Jennifer. Basically she did not have my back. I did not feel like she represented me, or my goals in her service. She just wanted the case over with. When our opponents showed they were going to be difficult and not compromise, she rolled over. There was no fight and she made me believe going into the conflict I would get certain things. That was far from the truth. Her team was also very unorganized. When documents were sent to me I often found sloppy documents with wrong formatting. On multiple occasions I was sent the wrong invoice, I would receive the invoice of another client. On other occasions the invoices would be incomplete and pages would be missing. When everything was wrapped up communication of receiving the remainder of my retainer was non-existent and I just received a check in the mail one day in an amount far less than what I had expected. This was the hardest time of my life and not trusting my lawyer or believing she was going to bat for me in all the situations made it that much more stressful. Since I have split ways from Jennifer Feingold, my dilemma has decreased tenfold. My current situation is 1000X better and I have found other ways to communicate and cooperate with the other parent. It truly feels awful when one is in the situation of fighting over a child and accepting the drastic changes in their life. I would chose someone that fights for you and makes you feel like you have great support. That person was not Jennifer Feingold for me.