Carolyn M. Kelly

I hired her for my divorce to facilitate the process. It was not a terribly contentious divorce, but she acted like it was- as if my husband was hiding money or being devious. She was snarky in her responses to me via email and seemed irritated with me about how I wanted MY divorce to go. My divorce ...is final, but there is still one piece of the settlement pending. I found out my divorce decree was final after I emailed the courts and received the information that my divorce was finalized 3 days before. I did not receive my divorce decree. It was sent to Carolyn. I received it 1 month later, when i had to request it form her, which was too late to change my health insurance dependents. The IRS has very specific rules about this, which I would expect a divorce attorney to know. So, I will end up paying and additional $2500 this year due to not receiving timely information. She took zero responsibility for this other than letting me know I seemed upset. When I indicated that she should acknowledge her responsibility in costing me $2500, she terminated her contract with me. I find this very disappointing and not worth the money I paid.

My son was accused of a serious crime that he did not commit. He received the notice on a Thursday afternoon and was told to appear in court on the following Monday. I searched online to find a local attorney who specialized in the area of law that would address the complaint and gave several to my... son to contact. Most did not respond or indicated that they were not interested. Carolyn recognized the seriousness of the situation, responded immediately and represented my son in court that Monday. She stayed with him throughout the legal process, bringing in additional professionals as needed. It was a great comfort to have someone who could allay our fears and anxiety. She was able to have the complaint dismissed with prejudice, which was the best possible outcome. We would definitely use her services again and recommend her highly.

I signed a flat fee agreement with Carolyn about one year ago. After requesting a refund for the case she did not complete, (there were two) I received an itemized bill for over 20k. Carolyn is a very knowledgeable attorney and she did an exceptional job in handling a difficult opponent, however, she... is very contentious even with her client and would often not let us know of an appt. until the day before. I agree with another review I read in regard to her collecting payments. With the financial aspect of her business she loses all credibility. She would call or have someone else call me like a bill collector before my payment was even due. She is very difficult to talk to about money. This bill for 21k is an outrage and discredits any recommendation I could make for her. Unfortunately, she is a good attorney who is untrustworthy with fee agreements and costs.