Joedy Paul Defrank

The saying goes “Those you meet in life are either a lesson or a blessing” is so true and my hiring Mr. Defrank was a lesson to me as to the people I wished I never met and hired for services in my life. Once I paid Mr. Joedy Defrank his required fee of $2500 and signed the contract with him, I ...was left hanging in the dark every day, without any phone calls nor emails to me as to how he would represent me moving forward with my divorce/alimony proceedings. He was my second attorney I hired since my first one didn't do anything for me. My continued phone calls to him, leaving voice messages for him to do so and even my CA attorney cousin writing him an email, pleading with him to just touch base with me before my upcoming court hearing and also a trial left me so anxious and upset I didn't know what to do. He never discussed strategy with me to prepare me for my upcoming court proceedings which I find to be most unprofessional in my opinion. I will leave it there and you can decide for yourself if he is a good fit for you as to your attorney.

I hired Joedy after speaking with two other attorneys. He spoke for me at a restraining order hearing, throughout my divorce and afterwards at both spousal and child support hearings. He's extremely knowledgeable about law, was able to stop harassing and derogatory tactics by the other attorney, an...d gave me far better representation than I thought possible. In my opinion, the best way to learn about an attorney is to observe how they are received by other lawyers and the judges. I've seen other lawyers come up to Joedy to ask his advice, I've seen judges and pro-tem judges asking his advice as well. He is extremely well liked and respected by the staff and other attorneys. I think that is a far higher recommendation than any that I might give.

I hired Joedy DeFrank from Pre-Paid Legal Services, our agreement was not in writing, he wanted two thousand dollars down and said he would work for 125.00/hr. I would call and call and he would never return my phone calls and when I finally did talk to him, he would tell me to shut up and wouldn't e...ven let me talk. He told he before the hearing on Sept. 19. 2008 that he needed three thousand more dollars to get ready for trial and we didn't even go to trial, he told me that this dissolution was over on Sept. 19th and in the mediation hearing he didn't fight for me at all, my ex to be got exactly what he wanted. I received alimony which went towards the house payment, and by the time I pay income taxes on it, I will be in financial ruin. Then I get more paper work in the mail and he didn't give me anything in writing of another court date on Dec. 16th, 2008, I had to call my husbands attorney to find that one out. I lived in Kentucky and I had to set up the over the phone conference up