Shelly Kay Perkins

WHERE TO BEGIN... Choose someone else as this will be one of the most difficult times you will go through in your life. Shelly really did not even manage my case she just passed me off to two different associates with the explanation it was more cost effective to me. In the end not even close to ...true considering what I lost and paid. Shelly was not present except for a short time in my arbitration twice it was managed by her associate. Even though the arbitration was scheduled on what was supposed to be my court date and was told it was blocked off in her calendar. My ex-husband’s attorney also expressed his disappointment that she was not going to be present. At the first arbitration she did not come in until the very end where she insulted the judge who was obviously very unhappy with her comments about the fact Shelly felt the judge talked too much. NOT HELPFUL TO HER CLIENT or in their best interests. I was passed off to two associates as the first one quit halfway through my case. The first associate made several errors on my divorcé doc that I had to point out along with opposing counsel. This made opposing council think my attorney was not professional or competent in managing my divorce which I am sure gave them an advantage. She also did not return emails for two weeks. She always seemed overwhelmed with other cases. The second associate assigned to my case was even worse. Had NO idea about anything involving my case. They misplaced an important document, which her assistant had no knowledge of. When they found the document, I came into the office to sign it and was told to sign it in the wrong area. My ex-husband’s attorney sent me the documents directly to be corrected. She did not complete as promised in writing important tasks at the end of my divorce. involving the deed to my property and requiring the other party to follow signed divorce agreement after being accepted by the judge. Perkins law never sent my Exes banking information that was sent to them to provide auto payments as required in divorce. Ignored my email when asking for it. Had to get it from Exe’s attorney directly. This caused me to be late on the first payment. Shelly was not knowledgeable about social security benefits, which is an important part of all Divorces. The SS benefits from MY company that I founded and was awarded were wrongly added to my Exes SS benefits. She stated she was not qualified or knowledgeable to help me resolve this issue. I lost 15 years of SS at 55 years old that I earned, and my ex will collect. This is from a business I started by myself and worked tirelessly to build. This was a hard blow. They just signed off my case. They left me no guidelines or requirements needed from me. I did not even know they had signed off until I received notification in the mail. This was very unprofessional. In the end when asking if I could make payments on final bill as I had no savings left after divorce instead of simply replying no sorry, we cannot do that. I was sent a threating email stating she would put a lean on my property if not paid in full. I felt a simple NO SOORY would have been more compassionate and less threating. Especially after the hell I had been through. Also considering that my property was the only thing with which I was left. It feels to me that Perkins law just runs on quantity not quality of representation. To say I am disappointed in the outcome is an understatement. My divorce favored my ex finically clearly and was NOT a fair and equitable split. When seeing the attentiveness, professionalism, and follow-through on my ex-husband’s attorney's part I realized that I was not equally represented. Shelly misrepresents the time and attention she will personally pay to your case until you have signed on the dotted line and then after that you are just passed off to less knowledge staff members that I do not believe are even actual attorneys.

It's been a great experience working with Shelly Perkins Law firm. Shelly was asset during my divorce and then again when my ex-husband taking me back over spousal support. Her experience and knowledge of the law and bold assertive demeanor provides comfort during difficult times. I would definitely... hire her again. I'm very happy with the outcome and highly recommend Shelly Perkins

I hired Shelly after spending almost 2 years with a cheaper, incompetent lawyer. If I would've found Shelly at the beginning of my divorce she would've saved me so much wasted time, energy and money. I highly recommend her brilliant services to everyone. She gets the job done, doesn't mess around, wh...ile also caring about your case. She responded to emails almost instantly and always had the best advice. Can't say enough good things about my experience. Thank you so much!!

Shelly and her team are amazing to work with. Shelly is very direct and upfront with the path we needed to take. She was always thinking of the best approach for our case and for me personally. She often emailed me on weekends or called me personally after hours with things came up along the way. ... Laura, her assistant (Attorney) was so great to work with too. She is kind and comforting. Her follow through was always spot on when she needed to run something by Shelly. Overall, divorce is not for the weak of heart. Many ups, downs, tear and emotions. Shelly and her firm handled me with gentle yet professional hands. I would highly recommend this team.

Child custody cases are of course always a time of emotions, and upheaval. After looking at the aspects of our particular case, Shelly quickly and efficiently came up with options for us. It wasn't a hurry up and wait...it was concise, and right now. I'm sure that wouldn't be true for all cases. ...I do believe that she and her staff had my family's best interests in mind. It was obvious within moments that her staff was professional, thoughtful, and well meaning. Our paperwork was prepared carefully, and expeditiously. I'm sure that we did not have the most important case for her office...but not once did it ever feel as if we were taking up anyone's time. I would suggest that if you need an office that cares, has attention to detail, knows the needs of its client, and obvious experience in child custody cases...look no further than Perkins Law.