Spencer Thomas Hale

Spencer helped me feel comfortable from the very beginning of my case. He was direct and honest with me and helped me understand my rights. I was very scared to go through divorce, but every time I talked with Spencer my fears were put at ease and he helped me recognize what to expect moving forwar...d.

I've known Spencer for a long time so it was easy to make the decision to contract for his services when we needed him. At trial, Spencer exceeded my expectations. While being cordial in the courtroom, he was relentless in his pursuit of the truth. He was very well prepared, perhaps over-prepared ...as he only needed to use several of his more than sixty prepared exhibits. Spencer was honest with his billing practices and he continues to be a man of integrity. Our family was well served by his compassion, competence and professionalism.

We were referred to Spencer by one of his colleagues so we went into our legal proceedings with the utmost confidence. This was shortly lived as email after email was ignored. When finally receiving an email, (from his paralegal, not him), it usually had incorrect paperwork attached. We were constant...ly having to send them back noting the errors. When we finally went to court, Spencer started stuttering and talking to the judge about a completely different case he has with someone else. We had to tell him that he's talking about someone else's case. After it was all said and done, we came to an agreement that the respondent would pay all legal fees. When I asked Spencer about returning our retainer, he said, it usually takes 5 business days. Almost 2 months later, we received it only to find out they took almost $600 out of it. When we confronted Spencer about the respondent paying all legal fees, he replied with, No, you agreed they would pay all attorney fees to that point. After arguing with him over the verbage that was used, we realized there was nothing we can do. This case took a severe emotional toll on my girlfriend and he just stared at her with a blank stare while she sobbed in his office (His paralegal even made a comment to him about wording things so insensitive ). I highly recommend avoiding this attorney at all costs.