Mary E. Coleman

Mary Coleman is by far one of the best professionals in any area I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I initially went to see her after losing a bid to relocate as part of a disastrous divorce - completely mucked up by my previous lawyer who overcharged me to death - which landed me with a nig...htmarish, restrictive parenting plan. She gave it to me straight: legally, the parenting plan was going to be very difficult to change anytime soon. But she was compassionate, hated giving me that answer, and even referred me to another lawyer - a competitor she respects - to check her thinking on my case. She was right. I actually checked with four other lawyers, all of whom confirmed Mary's take. But only Mary had an attitude that didn't scream resignation. She was almost angry about my case and had some choice but accurate things to say about the guardian ad litem I'd had, who was unprofessional bordering on abusive. But I could see that to Mary my case was also a puzzle begging to be solved and that if anyone was ever going to find a way out for me, it would be Mary. I saw something of a kindred spirit in her in that sense. I was right. She even pitched my very unusual, difficult case to other lawyers at brown bag lunches, hoping to find a loophole. She gave me a lot of advice on what would work in my favor for a future relocation case and it's sort of a waiting game at this point. Mary helped me later on with a modification for child support which went well. And I have kept a balance with her after my ex was ordered to pay legal fees for that case because I will likely need a lawyer again and if it's family law there's no one I trust more than Mary Coleman. I have consulted with roughly ten lawyers in the past five years and Mary's temperament, expertise, and remarkable mix of empathy and straight talk make her a real gem. I cannot recommend her enough. Thank you, Mary, for being one of the people out there who really do actually seem to want to help people with what you do.