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!

As a business owner I could not afford a misstep and risk the employees losing their jobs. Gary educated me on the law, the intricascies of a Subchapter S corporation in a divorce, the best ways to be responsible and respectiful to the legal requirements and and ensured we would be viewed favorably ...by the judge. Gary was well prepared and ahead of opposing counsel to simply execute the law as it should be.

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.