Nicole Michelle Stednitz

To begin, our first court appearance at 8:30, she came in at nearly 12 noon. It was embarrasing - the deputy had to go up and down court rooms looking for her. Never said sorry. My ex husband was able to get 100% legal and physical of our son despite his domestic violence record and Nicole did not... even ask why. My divorce ended up taking 2 and half years - time during which my ex husband's criminal defense attorney mopped the floor with Nicole. It always felt like we were at their mercy - She'd ask for discovery papers, he would say he mailed them when he didn't and then blame her because "her office must have lost them". She LOVES to charge for faxing, mailing, reading emails or talking on the phone. Also, she charged me for drive time - $250 per hour while she sat in LA traffic. Court dates would take 6-7 hrs, plus 3 hrs of drive @ $250 - you do the math. I dug out tons of land titles, real state deeds, violations, police reports etc etc and we still lost. Also, I was jobless, and with my ex working, she did not ask for spousal support. The worst - She pressured me, while I cried in the courthouse to sign the final settlement which included FORGERY which we had tons of proof for. Also, in the agreement, she agreed that ex husband would have complete control of who he hired to sell our home giving me no say at all of how, when or why. She just looked like she wanted to give up and go home. For our last court appearance, Nicole was late again, never saying sorry, again. It cost me $16,000.00 of money it took me years to earn, and she got them in months sitting behind her desk, screaming at me in the courthouse and leaving me homeless. Do not hire.