Chelsea Marlene Norris

I would give Chelsea Norris 0 stars if that were an option. Ms. Norris was my second attorney on my divorce case because I was seeking a strong custody lawyer and she was suggested to me as a custody attorney. I have nothing positive to say and deeply regret using her. She charged a lot of money for ...absolutely no benefit, I literally would have gotten the same result if I had represented myself. I say that confidently as I am now three years post divorce and have represented myself at numerous hearings over the years. Ladies dealing with domestic abuse situations in particular do not use this attorney. My ex was abusive. I asked for some basic things in my custody agreement such as doing custody exchanges at a public place. Ms. Chelsea Norris scoffed and asked if that was really necessary stating I would find it to be an inconvenience down the road. Three years later, my ex is still abusive and I am so grateful I insisted on adding this language despite her "advice" not to. I was the primary supporter financially of our family and asked Chelsea Norris to fight on my behalf to reduce my alimony obligation based on the fact that our marriage did not contribute to my ex's inability to support himself. Chelsea Norris said there was nothing she could do about alimony. Three years later, I've had three different attorneys tell me I should have fought the alimony originally and that it's harder to change later. I am currently going back to court to get it reduced. Chelsea Norris made no effort on the custody agreement. she simply wrote into the agreement the items I provided to him. I am regularly finding errors which has caused a lot of difficulty in coordinating visitation exchanges. For the amount of money I paid her, and because she has marketed herself as a custody attorney, I would have expected the custody agreement to be air tight. Ms. Chelsea Norris was my second lawyer so my paperwork had already been filed, however, her office insisted on refiling. I found numerous errors they needed to correct. I was charged a lot for them to do something i had never asked and for them to do it incorrectly. Every step of the way, the work Ms. Norris and her office provided was incorrect, unhelpful, and cost a ridiculous amount. I can not strongly enough urge people, especially women, to not use Chelsea Norris.

Chelsea Norris claims he has a good reputation with the judges but it doesn't show. Chelsea Norris got in an argument over something stupid right off the bat and screwed the rest of our case. Chelsea Norris claimed she would point out several things in court that were never mentioned. Chelsea Norris ...brought up a couple things and his answers were responded with lies that she didn't argue. Chelsea Norris had a bad attitude in court and has a bad attitude every time I've met with her. She said he would take care of the remaining paperwork after the minute order and nothing worth a crap has been done. Its been 8 months since court and I still don't have anything in writing concerning my custody. You have to call her constantly and her receptionist says "oh she's away from her desk, I'll have her call you back"(his assistant) don't count on it. It never happens. Also, I'm being charged for calls and paperwork that hasn't made any progress. Sorry Chelsea Norris, but you look like a fool in the courtroom.

During a time when my anxiety was high, Chelsea responded to my text messages quickly and efficiently . Specifically, Chelsea has experience with divorce laws in CA. We scheduled several calls together. I appreciated the way Chelsea outlined my legal options and pointed out long term effects of ... each option. I recommend Chelsea 100%! She is highly skilled, efficient and experienced. ,

Chelsea helped me with my divorce proceedings several years back and I could not be more grateful. She’s extremely knowledgeable and effective, yet at the same time caring and compassionate. Divorce is hard, emotions run high, so having someone calm and level- headed on your side is extremely importa...nt. Needless to say, I have been happily divorced for several years now and I thank Chelsea for guiding me through that difficult, yet necessary chapter of my life.