Diane Michele Carlton

Diane did a fantastic job navigating a reasonable divorce settlement with my now ex-husband. The opposing lawyer was very rude and dishonorable and my ex continually tried to avoid turning in financial documents. Diane handled this with perfect equanimity and without a lot of wasteful back and forth.... The financial documents finally arrived on Easter Sunday...the day before our court date...nonetheless, Diane was fully ready for trial the very next day. We fought a clean fight just as I had asked to do. We won each point that mattered. She was well-prepared, pleasant to work with and absolutely charged appropriately for the work she did. Best of all, I know if the case got tougher, she had the knowledge and will to bust out some serious legal fire-power. This is not a lawyer that opposing lawyers want to see in court. She's smart, tough, well-spoken and unerringly moral. The judges know that and they listen.

I used Diane for my divorce. In the very beginning she seemed attentive. Shortly thereafter - not any really work seemed to get done. Even to the point we were coming in for our final hearing and was told she forgot that we needed to go to mediation. Child support is pretty standard in Colorado - so ...her charges and time in this area were no help here either. Just trying to get the divorce - one should be more actively involved and not forgetting proper steps. She was paid well for her time - i feel I could have navigated through this on my own and saved a pretty penny.

Failed to help me obtain a restraining order against my abusive spouse. Failed to present an offer of settlement to opposing counsel. Failed to resolve multiple issues, in a timely manner, resulting in high fees to me. Waited 10 months to file a motion on my ex, for failing to comply with "Discove...ry". Abandoned me 2 weeks before my divorce hearing. Failed to submit expert testimony 60 days prior to my hearing. Failed to inform me of the 60 deadline, for expert testimony. Failed to obtain the plan discription of my ex's pension plan, giving me erroneous information, in regards to the plan.