Edmund Lee Montgomery

Mr. Montgomery prepared me for a very lucrative outcome and when in court 8 months later did a complete reversal. He knew my circumstances, living at the poverty level, when he took my $1500 deposit (loaned to me by a relative) and he assured me I would get it back when my ex paid all the fees. U...nfortunately, he allowed the case to be postponed 3 months without asking me if that was OK. I wrote a letter reminding him of my financial hardship and he did not respond. I had to sell my house and all my furniture. I also emailed him to tell him I was worried I was going to have to sell my car and my house. He told me not to do that. He assured me that my case was simple because of the existing Legal Separation judgment. I had a judgment from 2005 for a lifetime of spousal support that Mr. Montgomery single-handedly reduced to one year's worth within an hour!!! Several weeks before the trial date, Mr. Montgomery increased the cost of my case by $1000 (more than 30%) without providing any explanation and when I asked what it was for, he just told me that I needn't worry about it because he was going to get it all paid by my ex. Really? My ex paid 2/3 of my fees. I am left with paying back my relative. I had to sell my house, my furniture, and my car. I am so appalled and disgusted by this outcome that it has taken me a few months to calm down so I could write this review. I emailed him several times without getting a response. He was receiving all kinds of legal documents from the other side which he just flat out ignored. He never bothered to update the other side with my new address so I never knew about my divorce hearing. Missed it. He never discussed with me about the decisions he was making on my behalf. His staff was rude and uncaring. I was in a court of law on my court date in October, just one day after being released from the hospital for an allergic reaction to a flu shot (still feeling ill), and feeling so nervous that my day was finally here (after preparing for 4 years) and hearing Mr. Montgomery laughing in the next room with the opposing attorney was the beginning of my thoughts that things were not right. In the next few minutes, he sits down next to me and tells me about the other side offering a settlement that will permanently terminate spousal support. He never prepared me for a settlement or termination. This offer was an incredibly and ridiculously low settlement. Mr. Montgomery pressured me by saying that if I pursued this by trial I could very well lose (after he said in his office that I would easily win and laughing about the attorney I had just let go). I told him when we first met that my ex is 68 and he said it didn't matter. In court, he reversed that and said the judge was not going to like that fact that my ex was almost 69. I wanted to counter back at double the offer. I was in shock when he said we can't take a risk that this will go to trial. Because of Mr. Montgomery's lack of preparation of me and the case, I will be lucky to still have any amount remaining in 12 months with no job and no income. My ex is retired but his income is more than $3500 per mo. THIS WAS NOT JUSTICE! This was not my imagination--I didn't miss some of the facts. My sister was present for both meetings in Feb 2013 with Mr. Montgomery and heard the same thing. THIS IS NOT A CASE OF REMORSE--I just want to make that perfectly clear! I was PRESSURED and CHEATED. I should have been given the opportunity to confer with my lawyer in private before court was in session. I just don't know how I will recover from this!! I will experience further financial ruin as a result of this. I am so depressed and still in shock -- I can barely function while trying to start a business to try to make some money. I shared my feelings with Mr. Montgomery the day after court--he had little to say. My advice to you...hire a different lawyer.

I HIGHLY recommend Edmund Montgomery to anyone who has a divorce case. He did such an outstanding job on my case that even I was surprised at the outcome. He is a down to earth man anyone can talk to but is a shark in the courtroom. As for his office, I only speak with his paralegal Olivia who is ...very sweet and smart too. She calmed, reassured and confirmed to me everything of what Mr. Montgomery would do on my case. I even spoke with his process server after she served my ex with the divorce papers. She also is a nice person to talk to. I am a very satisfied client.