Terance D. Orme

I debated whether to leave this review because I generally wish the best for everyone. However, I ultimately felt it would be unfair to others if I did not share our experience. Our family hired Terance to represent us in a case involving a last-minute change to a will. I have worked with many attor...neys over the years, and my prior experiences have consistently been respectful and professional. Unfortunately, that was not the case here. While I believe Terance is intelligent, I found him to be rude, confusing in his explanations, and often demeaning in his communication. His interpersonal skills were poor, and our overall experience was extremely unpleasant. Shortly after he began working on our case, we incurred over $15,000 in fees with very little communication or clarity regarding what work was being done. We became concerned that we were being taken advantage of and requested an estimated cost of all future work. Although he did provide an estimate, the very next bill exceeded that estimate by several thousand dollars. When we asked for a detailed breakdown of the charges, we received a vague, 20-page billing document listing unclear work he performed almost daily, without a meaningful explanation. After tens of thousands of dollars had been spent, Terance ultimately concluded that the case could not be won and advised us to settle; requiring us to pay both our own and the opposing party’s attorney fees. To this day, I am still unclear on what was actually accomplished. Even after that conclusion, we were charged a significant additional amount to “wrap up” the matter. Out of all my experiences working with attorneys, this was by far the worst. I would not recommend Terance based on our experience.