Dorothy Louise Carfrae

In 2008 Dorothy took me on as a client when no one else would because my soon to be ex husband was a lawyer. My lawyer previous to her allowed my case to deteriorate into a serious downward spiral. Dorothy took my case and did a fantastic job. She is knowledgeable, hardworking and unafraid to make th...e difficult arguments. I will forever be grateful to her for her efforts in my behalf and on such a difficult case.

I am a former client of Dorothy's and I am so surprised at these "anonymous" negative reviews. If you review someone for their service, at least have the courtesy of stating your name, real or fictitious. I am a grateful client who has been helped to move on with my life and with my kids through a d...ifficult divorce. I thank Dorothy and her staff for their help.

Gave her 4k as a retailer we then all of a sudden I receive a bill for 16k more and she charged interest too. Had no clue it was going to be that much and I believe charges are inflated. last calls I remember making were for 5 mins and She charged 50 mins. Gotta go though every charge now and hopeful...ly can be resolved otherwise will have to contact the bar. She runs up bill by only doing partial work at trial or settlement meetings so she can have another reason to bill hours. My ex requested a change of order within a month of orders being ordered and so we went back to court costing thousands but she could of prevented that because a request like that has to be 6 months or more or have cause. I had to travel since I don't live in california and the first thing she tells the judge is changes cannot be requested since less than 6 months, end of case. She should of told his lawyer that before it came to court appearance but they both wanted to bill more hours. Also when original trial was requested and orders were issued she should of requested reimbursent for credit card payments and lawyer fees instead she said next time. forward a few years later we finally agreed to have a settlement and then she tried to stick me with all the credit card bills and lawyer fees even though she knew I wanted reimbursement. I emailed all the statement and she claimed she never got them and said next time. When I received the settleme t papers it stuck me with all the credit card debt, wording was tricky so I emailed her office asking for clarification and since they tried to stick me with all bills we had to do another settlement whick still hasnt resolved the credit card or lawyer issues. I finally decided to represent myself since she wasn't representing my best interest and I had to basically tell her what to do each time, not that it helped much. Another example of how bad she was is that I wanted any free life insurance my ex gets form work to be assigned to our kid, so we all agreed on it and it was written in the paperwork. I noticed she put the current name of the policy he had now. So I asked if he changes insurance companies would it be an issue. She said yes, so I had to ask her y to reword it so that it would be for any life insurance. She did but that's something I shouldn't have had to point out. Many other things I can say but just do yourself a favor and find another lawyer or better yet do it yourself. I will never hire another lawyer again.

I am a real client!!! Yes Dorothy is worth every red cent I gave her. She helped get me my divorce and custody quickly she put orders in place do that my children and I were safe from my husband at the time, and my children's father who had been sentenced to prison for 2 yrs. for domestic violence ch...arges. Their is not a day that goes by that I am not thankful for her because my 3 daughters and I are safe and protected. I would refer her to anyone!!

I was not asked to write a review. I write this because Dorothy is a well-kown attorney and attracts fake reviews from competitors and spiteful opponents. I was a client of Dorothy through my divorce. My ex was a stay-at-home mom, and did not want me to see my children. On the other hand, the ex al...so wanted maximum child support and alimony. I want to be part of my kids' lives. Dorothy helped me get my time with my kids, and reduce support and alimony to a reasonable and legal level. For those results, I highly recommend Dorothy Carfrae to anyone going through a tough divorce .