Larry M Leach

Larry has been my divorce attorney since 2003 and has represented me over the past 12 years through my high conflict divorce and years of custody and contempt hearings. Larry and his team are professional and personable. Larry listened to my issues and worked hard for my case. One year I made a huge... mistake of signing papers with my ex without consulting with Larry or his team - that was a hard lesson learned and I vowed to always use Larry and his team before making legal decisions regarding my ex. Even though there was a lot of paperwork and documenting on my side to keep track of it helped me gain insight to the reasons we have lawyers. Larry was instrumental in communicating with the therapists and advocates and when positioned in court was very knowledgeable, attentive and relaxed. There were times I wanted Larry to be aggressive like my ex's lawyers however Larry knows darn well what he is doing. Overall, I will continue to depend on Larry and his team.

The office of Larry Leach is quick to take your retainer, but to get what is left of it is like pulling teeth. I saw an itemized bill. I spoke with him all of 10-15 minutes. I emailed him, he told me he didn't respond to emails, yet I was charged for that all. I was told by the accounting departm...ent I wouldn't be charged to talk to the office manager, Patty, yet I was. He recommended a friend to help with Health Insurance, I was charged more each time he talked with his friend. Mr. Leach was very good with the beginning of separation (in 2001) but seems to be getting lax over the years. Go for a younger Attorney.

Larry asked briefly for my side and concerns, ONCE, others arose, the children were being badmouthed and caught in the middle (very young 2 and 1) he did nothing to work with the other attorney to stop this. My ex wife applied for a restraining order and got it because Mr. Leach advised that we shou...ld not contest it as it might make her mad, that hearing was held as a status conference. in our four way conference we were given no true financials for my ex and now three years later her actual financials were never received although we had to agree to something on the Sworn Financial Statement and we did. He filled a response to my ex wife's petition for separation but I did not find out about that filing until a year and half later and from my new attorney. He did not help prepare me for court, I had NO IDEA that I would be taking the stand for anything, he had had me prepare financial exhibits and I thought we were there only to separate our assets but then found out that we were there primarily to discuss custody which I tried to do but wasn't prepared for, my ex lied about our relationship and everything in it and Larry did not redirect me on the stand to address her statements or redirect me so I could completely answer questions posed by opposing counsel, we lost. Three years after the fact and hundreds of thousands of dollars later I am still in court, even post divorce, fighting for things Mr. Leach should have addressed while he represented me but did not. Our children have been forced to not see their father for over 8 months now and this is our current struggle post divorce and thankfully without Mr. Leach we are winning.