Andy M Leger

I retained this attorney to help me navigate a high conflict divorce case. Unfortunately, my experience was disappointing. Communication often felt dismissive, and when serious concerns arose that I believed required urgent attention, I did not feel supported or adequately represented. Rather than f...eeling like I had an advocate helping me address the issues at hand, I felt as though my concerns were minimized. I brought forward concerns that I believed involved violations of our divorce decree, interference with my relationship with my child, and issues affecting my child's well-being. Whether those concerns ultimately proved valid was for the court and appropriate professionals to determine. My expectation was that my attorney would help me address those concerns through the proper legal channels. Instead, I felt discouraged from pursuing them. What was most frustrating was that when the case became more challenging and I needed guidance the most, the attorney moved to withdraw from representation. While attorneys certainly have the right to withdraw under appropriate circumstances, the timing left me feeling abandoned during a critical point in my case. I understand that every legal matter has two sides, and this review reflects only my personal experience. However, if you are looking for an attorney who will remain actively engaged during high-conflict family law disputes, find a different attorney.

I rarely leave negative reviews, but after my experience, I feel obligated to share it so others can make an informed decision. I hired Andy Leger for my divorce case and paid nearly **$10,000** over the course of almost a year. Unfortunately, I ultimately had to terminate his services because I ...felt my case had made little to no meaningful progress. Communication was one of my biggest frustrations. Appointments were frequently rescheduled, and I would often go weeks without hearing from him. During one of the most stressful periods of my life, I felt like I was constantly chasing updates instead of having an attorney actively moving my case forward. The quality of the work I received was equally disappointing. On multiple occasions, I was sent drafts that contained numerous grammatical errors, formatting issues, and even sections that appeared to belong to an entirely different case. Instead of simply reviewing the legal content, I found myself proofreading and correcting documents before sending them back. What made this even more frustrating was being billed for the additional time spent revising documents that I felt should have been accurate before they were ever sent to me. Yes, I received itemized invoices. But an itemized bill doesn't automatically mean value was provided. Looking back, I genuinely struggle to understand how nearly $10,000 resulted in so little progress. I hired an attorney to advocate for me, not to create more work for me. It also became apparent that the lack of administrative support affected the quality of the service I received. I often felt like I was acting as his proofreader and assistant instead of his client. There were times I joked that I should have been billing him for my editing services. Divorce is already emotionally and financially exhausting. Your attorney should help reduce that burden, not add to it. Irritatingly, ChatGPT ended up helping me draft clearer, more accurate legal language and organize my decree more effectively than the attorney I paid nearly $10,000 to represent me. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this attorney, particularly if your case requires attention to detail, consistent communication, or proactive representation. I sincerely hope others have a better experience than I did, but I would strongly encourage anyone considering hiring him to ask detailed questions about communication, document review, and case management before making that decision.

I hired Andy Leger from Cordell Cordell law firm in Salt Lake City to represent me in my divorce case against my ex-wife in 2015. I wanted to hire Christy Robinson, but she wasn't available on a court date for a motion for temporary orders hearing that had already been scheduled by my ex's attorney.... At the beginning Andy seemed like an okay lawyer, although he would never give a solid answer to any of my questions. We never had a good strategy as to how to proceed and I honestly feel like he just winged it. He often said we'll have to see what happens. He couldn't give me any estimate as to how much anything would cost if my case if it went to court or what to expect from the judge and commissioner. The results of my case were as follows: I hired Andy and Cordell Cordell for a period of about 1 month. He charged $275/hour. I settled at mediation and paid Cordell Cordell $6,300 with an additional retainer fee of $1,800. I did all of the work myself in my financial declaration which was complete and accurate but it seemed like it back fired on me in mediation. Andy never used it in mediation once when my ex claimed that I stopped supporting her at the end of the marriage and said all manner of false claims against me. He mentioned that I had bank statements to prove otherwise but when it came down to proving it, he couldn't find the bank statements in the financial disclosure paperwork. He was very unprepared at mediation and didn't represent me well at all. I was very clear with him what I what I was looking for in mediation and what I felt was fair. I felt like he had no idea what he was doing and was just rolling with the punches. I was married to my ex for 7 years and I ended up paying alimony at $1,000 a month for 1 year, and am still paying $500 a month for a second year. After talking with other divorce lawyers after my case had settled, I discovered that paying alimony is normally only awarded in long term marriages of a length of at least 10 years or more. My ex has a higher education than I do and she had already entered her career as a middle school English teacher for 3 years. He allowed my ex's attorney to turn in her financial disclosures the day of mediation which really hurt my case because she entered false information and submitted it when it was incomplete. We proceeded with mediation anyways. After looking back at what happened in my case, I almost felt as though Andy was cooperating with my ex's attorney behind my back to help her get what she wanted. I would avoid hiring Andy at all costs and with the poor representation that I received from him.