AVOID AT ALL COSTS. If you have unlimited time and patience for needless delays, maybe he’s your guy. For everyone else — run in the opposite direction. I hired Richard for what should have been a simple, uncontested divorce — no kids, a clear asset split, and some paperwork already prepared by m...y previous lawyer. On our first call, he seemed attentive and repeatedly assured me he would “work on my time” — a line I now know was entirely untrue. Once he took over, everything changed. Communication was nonexistent and disorganized, if any. Getting even basic questions answered required multiple follow-ups by email and phone, often over weeks. He frequently started new email threads without resolving or answering my questions in the old ones, and despite promising follow-up call and despite my request multiple times, he never scheduled a single phone call. NOT A SINGLE CALL in the entire year! Numerous calls to the office and all I heard was - "he is busy right now", "do you want to leave a VM?", "he will call you back" but he never did. Over the course of an entire year, the only document he managed to file was his substitution of attorney from the previous lawyer. That’s it. He stalled endlessly on even the smallest changes to the MSA, showed zero initiative, and offered no guidance or strategy. When I finally expressed my frustration, he responded with sarcasm and dismissiveness, even mocking me for wanting to move faster because I had kept the divorce on hold earlier - due to very personal and traumatic reasons that I had shared with him before. His behavior was consistently rude, unprofessional, and indifferent. This case could have been closed long ago if not for his inaction. Instead, I wasted a full year, countless hours, and significant emotional energy. I decided to use self-help after having had enough of his pathetic attitude and guess what? Just about all the forms that he had filled and never filed with the court had multiple mistakes. You're better off just doing DIY than relying on someone like him.