Sarah Whitney

Sarah Whitney gives the first impression of being very knowledgeable about the laws pertaining to our needs and to show a great deal of caring. She talks a great game one your first meeting, but when it time to follow through with filing with the required authority nothing gets done . and once fees a...re paid she no longer had any commutation with us to inform us what was happening , and when asked what was going on with our case she just said she had not heard from anyone yet. I don’t recommend her as an attorney and in the end you pay for her not following through.

Ms. Whitney gives the impression of being eager and willing to help. She seems to know laws fairly well, and talks a good game face to face, but when it comes to paperwork and going to court she lacks tremendously. She has missed important deadlines and had my case dismissed. She has also, forgotten ...paperwork for court, and her excuse was just that, "I forgot". I would not recommend her as an attorney. she does not prioritize well, and in the end, you pay for her mistakes.

We ignored the poor reviews figuring they were written by disgruntled clients who didn't "win" their cases... Well, we did "win" our cases so believe us when we tell you Ms. Whitney is unprofessional, does not communicate, wasn't prepared for one appointment or hearing, did not present evidence, tol...d me to "shut up" during a hearing when I was politely whispering to her reminding her of the evidence she wasn't presenting, and after three months of repeated requests has not returned our documents we provided when we retained her.

Hiring Sarah was a mistake. She appeared at my first court date ill-prepared. She had to ask me for copies of the paperwork she submitted. She left out key points in the paperwork and was supposed to refile to correct her errors but has refused to do so. She argued with the judge. She was unprof...essionally dressed and began every statement with, "ummmm.... welll.." while shuffling through the notes she quickly jotted down while waiting in the hall for the court date to begin. The second court date was much the same. She continually argued with the judge and then acknowledged that she had left off key points of contempt against the other party and failed to file the corrections. During the hearing, she apparently agreed to changes in the parenting plan against my wishes and hand wrote changes on the paperwork she was discussing with the opposing party's attorney. She initialed the changes and signed the paperwork but never gave me a copy. She then filed her handwritten changes with the court. When requested she gave me a copy of the original paperwork but not the one with the changes. When it came time to visit my children for Christmas, I was refused visitation because I did not follow the new arrangement Sarah chose to set forth on her own accord. I had to order copies of the paperwork through the courts myself where I discovered the changes Sarah had agreed to. Additionally, the opposing party was supposed to provide me with my children's medical records and school records. They claim they provided those files directly to Sarah. Sarah has refused to give them to me or even acknowledge my request to see the files. Sarah has not returned any of my phone calls or emails since November 2014. She was supposed to appear at a court date on my behalf at that time and advised me that I did not have to appear. From court records, she did not appear either and has failed to offer an explanation. I have a settlement conference date coming up in a week that she has not confirmed with the courts. Due to my lack of confidence in her skills and the animosity created with the other party in part due to Sarah's actions, I do not want to proceed with my petition. However, after repeated requests, the petition has not been cancelled and Sarah refuses to respond to any requests. Her unprofessionalism and lack of communication does not breed confidence in her ability to represent a client. I wanted to file a petition to spend more time with my children and her actions have resulted in my losing time with my children and increased animosity with the opposing party that has led to the visits I do have with my children being extremely unpleasant. It is my advice that anyone thinking of hiring Sarah Whitney reconsider their decision.

I retained Ms. Whitney on short notice in my defense of a frivolous protection order. She was as tremendous success. Very easy to work with and professional. I am hearing impaired and she was my voice in the courtroom. She virtually saved my life. I would emphatically recommend Ms. Whitney for anyone...'s defense.