Suellen Howard

Ms. Howard was referred to me by a friend who had used her with a divorce/custody case and had won it for him. I found her unfriendly and unsympathetic. She would not keep me informed. I found myself calling her office repeatedly and having to wait days for a response. Oh and my divorce case was clos...ed due to her "failure to show up to court". Nice, huh?

Suellen recently mediated my divorce. I was a bit skeptical reading the reviews about her posted on AVVO put I am happy to say I was not disappointed with her at all! She was on time, very nice, courteous, knowledgeable, and helpful! I used her services through the King County Volunteer Family Law Se...ttlement Conference Program and she was scheduled to mediate with us for a three hour session. She stayed with us beyond our time for our first session and graciously offered to do another mediation session where everything was finalized. I enjoyed working with her and was grateful for her time and expertise.

Horribly incompetent. Late to mediation and court, did not stand up for me at mediation, just sat there and let me get rolled over. Tons of spelling and grammar errors on her written communication, especially embarrassing since my now ex has a degree in English. My ex constantly made fun of me f...or having such a terrible attorney. She will promise you that she's a pitbull who will fight to the end for you. No pitbull here, just a lazy, worthless slug.

Suellen Howard does not have the best interest of her clients at heart. What she tells you initially, changes. She is not on the same team as her client, she is the only one on HER team. Never returns calls. Office extremely unorganized, and she will get irritated of you want to know what's happen...ing with YOUR case. Do NOT expect anything done in a timely manner. DO expect to be spoken down to. Will challenge her client as though you are the one the case is against if you have questions for her. You appear to be a bother to her. Would never refer anyone to her. Total lack of customer service, and she doesn't care. Gets your business then treats you altogether differently. Have worked with other attorneys, and have never encountered this. Had I not invested $$ in her, would have walked before my case was over. Gives lawyers an even worse reputation.