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 was able to do in just a few weeks what my last attorney was not able to accomplish in almost 2 years. My last attorney in Auburn charged me over 14k, mostly for making copies, reading emails, and trying to prolong my case. I met with Suellen, paid a very low retainer, and she has already sen...t the settlement over in my divorce case. She keeps me informed and answers my emails almost immediately. i feel very lucky to have found her.

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.

Ms. Howard approached my attorney after sitting in court when the judge ordered a Guardian ad Litem to be appointed on my son's behalf. Little did I know, she was just a predator waiting to drum up business. As is stated on three other poor ratings at LawyerRatingz.com, she does as little work as pos...sible and leaves everything until the last minute. We were delayed 2 times because her reports weren't ready. When they were delivered, they were too brief and left my son's situation EXACTLY the same, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. In fact, the judge went against her when we got to court. In my case, she did NOT interview my son's counselor, teacher, principal or daycare worker before making her first report. Only after my attorney insisted, did she try and contact any third party in my son's case. In the end, she only reached his daycare provider. DO NOT trust her as a Guardian ad Litem.