Nell Anne Oram

I discussed/consulted my case at length with Ms Oram and her paralegal prior to signing. Ms Oram’s estimate was also in line with 2 other attorneys I consulted with. I hired her and her paralegal based on a caring, combined team of knowledge and experience, The Contract has some typical standards o...f Monthly billing, Paralegal usage and Terms of Net10 payment. There are other Contract terms I should have paid attention to. Nothing was explained in billing details. With an impression I would be in good hands, I trusted the process. -Within the first few months, my trust was violated! My spouse was erroneously served at work; and to his employee; I didn’t receive a statement until 3 months later; also indicating Ms Oram already used half my retainer without my knowledge; I was also charged for other fees without discussion. These experiences created extreme undue stress for me. However, Ms Oram convinced me not to worry, promising transparency and accurate, monthly billing statements. This did not happen. As time went on Ms Oram lied to me. She created situations for more fees. She started padding timelines. She would ignore me regarding discrepancies. She continued to email bills 2 or 3 months later marked as the 1st of the month. She billed additional hidden charges. She lost my money at one point then charged me to discuss what happened to it. Her experienced paralegal was replaced with some gal just out of college with no business degree or even job experience. - Why didn’t I fire Ms Oram? A lot of this was discovered much later and within a couple months of final negotiations. Ms Oram then ignored my instructions regarding final negotiations, fabricated padded and mystery fees to create two more invoices for $15k, then emailed me these statements months later with threats of her contract terms. She told me her value was worth the amount she charged and then ignored my emails to discuss or negotiate these charges. In all - she charged me more than double her estimated quote, more than double the opposing attorney and more than the rest of all case charges combined. We did not go to Divorce Court or have custody issues. No kids. We did have 1 home, 2 cars, 401Ks and a lifetime of savings. Unfortunately I trusted Ms Oram, but Ms Oram took significant, unethical advantage of me.