Stacie-Dee Miyoko Motoyama

Not impressed by the level of commitment to client practiced. Many unprofessional moments. Legal assistant doesn't use spell/grammar check. Over priced and over bills. Would not recommend or use Stacie-Dee Motoyama in the future.

After my attorney left the CTM firm for another job, my file was shuffled to Stacie-Dee Motoyama. My case was complex and we were in the middle of defending against several motions brought maliciously. She had a short period of time to get up to speed on my case but she just didn't. A month after taking me as a client, we appeared in court to defend against the biggest accusation of all; Ms. Motoyama fell on her face. She didn't respond to key accusations, she didn't know key dates that would have defended me, she didn't know how to locate key documents on the fly, and I wanted at that moment to push her aside and defend myself. I was found guilty. I immediately found a new (much better) attorney and spent the next 10 months going through the appeal process. In that court, the charge against me was overturned in a matter of minutes with the judge finding there was just no basis at all for me being found guilty. My new attorney had a heck of a job in front of her undoing Ms. Motoyama's mess. In other words, if Stacie-Dee Motoyama had managed my case properly at the critical point a year earlier, the path to a peaceful parenting plan and emotional health for everyone involved wouldn't have taken this very expensive detour. It cost me $20,000 for this bit alone. I'm sure Stacie-Dee Motoyama has strengths but I didn't see them in my case. I'd recommend almost anyone over her.