Rosemary Olivia Ward

I sought legal help regarding education issues and was referred to Ms. Ward through an associate. At first Ms. Ward was very responsive, and adequately provided legal support, more or less 'baiting' me in. As the process moved forward, coming closer to trial, she became verbally abusive and threate...ned to withdraw from the case when I challenged her billing statements, claiming she was 'padding' the bill, which I found to be unsubstantiated and in some instances, fabricated at the last minute. Simply, Ms. Ward is very adept at using threatening intimidation at the most opportune times, as a means to 'drain' more monies the closer we came to trial. She lied to me on many occasions, making many false statements about her fees, further procedures she would address, ie; appeals, motions, etc., overcharging and using fellow 'associate' attorney's as a so called 'team', which only kept her in the 'loop' with these so-called professionals. I refer to them as 'vampires'! Ms. Ward is regarded, by many educators I have spoken with, as an ambulance chaser, actually going into Administrative offices under the guise of consulting with a client, only to make herself available to other educators who may need representation. When asked to put her claims/statements 'in writing', she immediately refused, denying she ever made the statements, then threatening to remove herself from the case. I can go on and on about the unprofessionalisms, intimidations, and the actions bordering on criminal behavior, but by now, you probably get the picture. Stay as far away from her and her 'associates' as you can, unless you don't mind throwing your money away and getting abused in the process.