Kimberly Ann Staley

Kim represented me in my divorce. Early on it was quite clear the case could only be settled by going to trial due to my very unethical and uncompromising (now) ex-wife who was represented by an equally aggressive counsel. Although Kim claims we "won" at trail, I was disappointed in her performance t...hroughout the entire process. Despite my multiple requests for legal counsel, it was mostly non-existent to the point she let me do things that were not to my advantage (such as declare an investment account community property). She told me she would not release any documents until after my review; yet released an investment account history to meet a deadline she had overlooked, again causing me financial loss in the settlement. Her near constant advice to settle the case in my wife's best interests (not mine) before going to trial made me feel as though I had an additional adversary, and my perception was that she was intimated by opposing counsel. I felt we were totally unprepared for trial as she didn't even have the exhibit numbers right, let alone having a prepared strategy to present my case. Conversely, opposing counsel’s arguments during trial were well-choreographed and hard hitting. In her defense, Kim had an overwhelming workload assigned to her by her law firm, but that is no excuse for me to be under- and poorly represented during the entire process and especially at trail. She has now been assigned a paralegal to work with her.