Leslie Elizabeth Gilbertson

Leslie represented my wife’s, child’s father in a simple matter of a revised parenting plan as we had moved back to the state of WA. Dealing with her was not only a nightmare, but at times completely comical! Her and her staff don’t even bother to read e-mails let alone review documents I sent to her... TWICE! Or, so she claims. My problem is this woman’s character. I question how attorneys sleep at night when they represent people who don’t pay child support ever and abuse women in a variety of ways? But hey, it’s all about the money right?! Clearly, this is Miss Gilbertson’s ONLY objective as neither herself, nor her incompetent paralegal ever review any documents at all. I received paperwork that first time that had the child’s name spelled incorrectly all over the entire document as well as his agent wasn’t even right! I had to correct and send back to her with revisions to come to a full, two party agreement on the parenting plan. Then, she emails me saying one of the forms the court no longer accepts because there’s a newer version. As a family lawyer, you would think both her and her staff would be knowledgeable about changes with legal docs required to be submitted? Here’s where it gets “fun”. Because this matter was simply a parenting plan revision, my wife and I did not retain an attorney. So Miss Gilbertson used that to try and pull fast ones I believe in opinion several times. When I sent the document back to her two times with the changes, it was filed with the King County court in the ORIGINAL format she had very first sent without revisions and/or agreed upon modifications. I have an e-mail chain of around 50 e-mails to support this. She essentially took the signature pages my wife signed and swapped them to her original proposal. So, without accusing her, thays either fraud OR utter incompetence by her and her staff to not only not read a document on two adorarte occasions but not review for spelling and other errors and omissions when filing a court document. I filed formal complaints with the WA State bar and AG office as well as the local BBB and will make sure everyone knows about this as she will not admit to answer my question as to wether is was indeed fraud or stupidity? I suppose neither are a good answer but nonetheless one I deserve. I believe the first is the winner as when I called her on this via e-mail, she then began to threaten to use “enforcement” aka calling the police to remove a child from my wife stating the non agreed upon document that was filed was legally binding. I told her that was fraud and I was going to e-mail the judge which I did, then she started back peddling. So, as I can see within the last few years her reviews are awful! Do yourself a favor if you’re looking for an attorney and go elsewhere Leslie isn’t worth any money what so ever! Blows my mind people who have such little attention to any detail are allowed to even practice law. Just chalk it up to one more joke that is America today! Sleep well at night Leslie... hope that money outweighs the conscious of being a female that represents men who live with their mommies in their 30s and have a history of abuse and lack of support for their own child all documented and ignored by our glorious court system!

My experience with Leslie started off well, and then turned sour rapidly. I initially contacted her via phone to see if she would take my simple Green Card renewal case. I had selected her, as she took the ARAG benfit that my employer provides. She said she could take the case, and identified th...e documentation I would need to provide. I took specific notes as to what was needed. The next day, she asked for the ARAG case confirmation form, which was promptly sent to her the same day via e-mail. After that... crickets. I didn't hear a thing from her. I tried e-mailing. No response. I tried calling and left voicemail. Did not once return a phone call. I e-mailed her again, and she finally replied and said she was busy with a tight filing deadline, and would reply back when finished. Days later and no reply. I e-mailed again, stating I had all of the documentation ready, and provided a detailed list of the documentation collected (I've done 100% of the work at this point), and she finally replied. She then informed me that the filing fees I stated were incorrect, and after I supplied proof, she realized she was quoting the filing fee for a different form entirely. We agreed to meet in her office finally, and upon reviewing the documents, she asked for documentation that was not previously stated in 1 of our written communications, and 1 verbal communication. When I asked why this was missed, she stated she was in the middle of a custody hearing, and was going to likely opt out of this case. I promptly fired her. To sum it up, doesn't reply to e-mail in a timely manner, does not return phone calls. Supplied inaccurate information. Seemed to think our case was a waste of her time. Would I trust her with the security of our family? Absolutely not. If you are considering hiring her- I'd strongly recommend reconsidering it. By far the most unprepared unprofessional attorney I have ever worked with.

She was terrible. Zero contact in order to avoid trial i got screwed my ex's lawyer changed parenting plan she never told me i ended up paying more. I have full custody and make significantly less and i was told by 2 other lawyers i was ill advised and i cant do anything about it. Do not hire her unl...ess u want to lose money.

I have worked with Leslie on two legal matters. She helped my husband and I create a will. She was very thorough and attentive in this matter. She also provided counsel regarding an employer dispute (for a relative of mine). Her approach was extremely level headed, realistic and fair. She looked at t...he matter from all viewpoints and provided sound advice. Leslie is not interested in taking cases just to make money, she is interested foremost in doing the right thing.