Gary Edward Shader

Gary left me homeless, and uncaring as my divorce attorney. Kim, his paralegal, was abusive, obnoxious and most condescending, every time I called his office. I brought this to Mr. Shader's attention, he called her in his office and lied, denied saying exactly what she had said to me in the wait...ing room, that very day. Unbelievable!!! When I asked to speak with Mr. Shader, she asked " why? , you have to tell me or he won't take your call". I told her I wanted to speak with my $30,000 Attorney, not his paralegal or legal assistant. She proceeded to hang up on me. In the end, he never arrived for our Court Date with the Judge. I had to act as my own Attorney. I'm glad he's in LA. May he now enjoy talking about his son and grandchildren to his clients there. BEWARE. ONCE YOUR CHECK CLEARED THE BANK, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN! Also, please read your Bill carefully. I was homeless, without a computer and Kim billed me for e- mails sent , when I specifically called immediately about my situation, to say I do not have computer access, nor do I have a home any longer. Kim, replied, "okay, thank you", and hung up If you choose to use Mr. Shader, you have been fore warned that you are not a priority. Let's hope he on the verge of Retirement. This is one less attorney needed, to practice law. ANYWHERE!

This attorney was the most costly of all those I had interviewed. Not only did he cost me THREE times what he had estimated my case would cost, I then had to hire another attorney to finish my divorce. His staff seemed to care, but he most certainly did not. He spent more time talking about his so...n in the movie business in LA than he did about my issues. He also referred me a "financial expert" to assist in my case (who cost me many additional thousands). This "expert" was about as effective as Mr. Shader. They both kept milking me for more billable hours. The woman I hired to help correct the mess, cost me 1/8 of the previous amount paid and things were resolved quickly and with some compassion.

Working with Gary was the worst experience of my life. All he was concerned about was getting my money as fast as he could and then getting me out of his office just as fast. He had absolutely NO compassion and as far as I'm concerned he could care less about me or my family. I wouldn't even recom...mend Gary to my ex or my worst enemy!! Gary gets a F-

He gave a great speech to get me to hire him. I got the initial impression that he was going to aggressively represent me. He did not live up to his own hype. He did very little for me. He didn't even file a motion to have my ex provide her financial information despite my ex requesting my inform...ation and a significant portion of my income. I got the feeling that once my retainer payment cleared, he lost interest in my case. I think I could have done just as well hiring a paralegal to assist me with court filings.