Carolyn Candice Phillips

I strongly recommend the legal services of Atty. Carolyn Phillips. For a non-lawyer, law is complex and legal battles can be emotionally difficult, however with Ms. Phillips' counsel I was able to successfully complete a challenging law suit. Ms. Phillips' knowledge of the law and precedent cases, he...r insights into the various ways the law could be interpreted, and her tenacity in dealing with a brutal opposing party, led to an extremely thorough and successful treatment of my case. Not only was she knowledgeable, she also empowered me by giving me cases to read to help me make informed choices. She always presented the possible outcomes to me in a realistic way. Ms. Phillips' initial reading of the situation was an accurate assessment of what the outcome ultimately was.

I was being sued by a real estate company for a huge, un-earned commission . I did not know who to turn to and and no one I knew could recommend anyone so I tried the Handel on the Law website where I found Carolyn Phillips' name. I made a consultation appointment and hired her that day. She was very... easy to talk to and seemed to be knowledgeable and professional. It took nearly a year and a half to settle my case (which we won!) and she proved those qualities to me throughout the case. Therefore, I can strongly recommend Carolyn Phillips.

Negative stars should my rating. Carolyn is the worst! I paid her for 7 months to berate me, argue with me and lose my case. Opposing council imposed sanctions on me for over $26,000 because there was no Discovery. I gave Carolyn all my answers but she didn’t use them. She didn’t give opposing counci...l the answers they wanted, even after they gave her extensions. I knew more law than Carolyn did. I had to school her on the Davis Sterling Act. She didn’t add it to my Complaint. I kept asking her why she wasn’t doing certain things and asking her to DO certain things, and she did nothing but collect paychecks. By the time I fired her she had hurt my case so badly, I was losing (I had filed a complaint against my neighbors, who had violated all the CC&Rs and had taken over our property) a case where they were 100% guilty. A no brainer. Before I fired Carolyn, she told me the opposing council was going to file a complaint against me for Malicious Prosecution. I was so upset! I didn’t understand this, but she told me not to worry. It would be after the case. I told her I didn’t want them to file a complaint during OR after the case. I didn’t want them to file one at all! They were filing it because Carolyn was being evasive by not answering their questions. They said I was making up the complaint without any grounds. She told me this but said she had taken care of it. I kept asking her what that meant and she never answered. She did tell me, she didn’t remember the exact conversation between she and opposing council. She caused me so much stress, grief, migraines and nausea. I actually vomited for a whole weekend when I found out about Malicious Prosecution. The person I hired to take off stress was causing more AND losing my case with extra added bonus of costing $ Turns out opposing council does think I’ve been evasive though I have proof I gave the answers to Carolyn and have documents to show it. I learn things that she did or didn’t do everyday from my attorneys. I can’t even move forward on the actual case. My attorneys are playing catch up trying to get out of the trouble I’m in because of her. Stay far away from Carolyn. She’s also rude and offensive when she speaks to you. I read reviews where others had experienced this with her. Unfortunately not prior to hiring her. One time I told her I didn’t appreciate the way she spoke to me, was rude and offensive to me, and this is the way she responded, “You’re not the first to say this. You won’t be the last.” That says everything. She knows it. She makes you feel horrible, wrong, even when you’re right. I have overwhelming evidence on email, pictures and a signed contract, and all she kept saying was, I had no evidence, no contract, and I just needed to settle my case. I couldn’t believe it. Carolyn doesn’t answer your questions, follow up , return phone calls or emails. When you call her on it after a few days of not hearing from her, she snaps at you and says you’re not her only client. As if one phone call or email in a week asking for a response is an imposition for her. I asked her why she couldn’t acknowledge that she received my msg, couldn’t speak for a few days, and would get back to me when she could. Her excuse was she was in Depositions. These don’t take all night and day. That’s one step above “The dog ate my homework.” Another surprise. I had a list of items on my complaint when I first met with Carolyn. She told me, that I’d have to change my complaint to take almost all of them off which I did. She said they weren’t applicable. Turns out they are. My new attorneys tell me that everything on the complaint should have stayed in. Now they have to ask the court for a Leave To Amend. It has to go back to the original. Carolyn has no right to call herself an attorney. Do yourself a huge favor and stay far away from her!!! She has cost my family and I so much pain, so much money and since I fired her in Dec. still costing me a lot money. It’s a lose lose situation.