Douglas Robert McClintock

I hired this attorney to prepare a QDRO for MY 401K and Cash Pension division. My X owes me child support arrears, child health care reimbursement costs, 401k loan reimbursement and credits for his small retirement he cashed in after the separation. I asked McClintock to include these deductions in... the QDRO and paid extra for this task. A week later he emailed the X and me and requested we sign the cash pension QDRO. I noticed the offset costs or deductions were not included. I emailed McClintock and said I had questions and would call him shortly. He said to email him my questions. When I asked him why he did not include the deductions he said they could not be included in the QDRO. I called three QDRO attorneys including my plan administrator and one family law attorney. They all disagreed and said it could be done with a cash pension. McClintock also said he sent in the cash pension draft QDRO for pre-approval but my plan administrator said they did not receive it. When I called the plan administrator again they said they did receive it but it listed my X as the participant and not me. In addition the plan administrator received it on May 21, 2015. I fired him on May 13, 2015. Since he appeared to be clearly incompetent and not representing my best interests I fired him. I was being generous and requested a 75% refund and he refused. He kept stating he completed one of the two QDRO’s so only approximately 50% was due for QDRO preparation. FYI - A QDRO is not completed until both parties sign it and the court approves it. He had the wrong participant named and I could have lost tens of thousands in deductions!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve filled a small claims case and submitted a complaint with the California Bar Association.

I had a very complex QDRO situation from my divorce of 17 years ago that Mr. McClintock helped get resolved. It was also complicated by my employer who is notoriously difficult to work with in these situations. Mr. McClintock was steadfast and committed to getting the QDRO resolved in a satisfactor...y manner. I greatly appreciate his professionalism and exceptional focus on satisfying his client.