Patrick William Rawnsley

Pat assisted me with my divorce. He was very knowledgeable about the Judges and Commissioners and legal trends in family law. He was passionate about my case and argued for me in court. The outcome was successful thanks to Pat's methods and the result was not just best for me, but for my family as a whole. I was kept very well informed throughout the case by Pat and his paralegal.

Patrick has been helping me with on going Real Estate issues. Pat is great to work with, very professional and knowledgeable. His team is excellent, very responsive and I am always kept in the loop. His office is very professional and private, a nice place to meet. I would definitely refer Pat to anyone, I am glad he is on my side!

Patrick was referred to me by a good friend. When I met with him and his team they were very detailed on what I could expect. When I retained him they went to work immediately and were awesome. No one ever wants to go through divorce but if you have to, he's the man for your side. I could not have asked for a better attorney or a better outcome. I am so grateful for him. I always felt like he was my friend helping me through it. Thanks again Patrick!

Patrick Rawnsley is professional, knowledgeable, detail-oriented, compassionate and absolutely wonderful to work with. He is very sharp and is formidable in court. He and his staff diligently work to protect clients' interests. Throughout the process, communication was great and all questions were answered promptly. Every aspect of the case was explained and discussed and his advice was always excellent. I highly recommend him.

I can't say enough about Pat Rawnsley. He truly cares about his clients and goes the extra mile to ensure they are satisfied. He has never "left me hanging" or given me reason to doubt his ability. He really has the experience and the skill to get the job done. I personally always read online reviews when I'm considering hiring someone for a service of one kind or the other. I often wonder whether these reviews are real or not. This review is real and from a client of his who trusts him and his judgement completely. If Pat Rawnsley wasn't already my attorney, I would hire him again! He is very professional and considerate of his clients problems, which makes you feel comfortable working with him. He's not like some of those people out there who you never hear back from, or who don't keep you informed of the status of your case. I would most definitely recommend Pat Rawnsley to anyone who asked and I hope if you are considering hiring someone you would give him a call and see for yourself what a great attorney he is, and a good person as well. I hired Pat for a family law matter and he immediately did what had to be done. He thoroughly explained his approach and what all it entailed. I feel he is the best family law attorney in the area and is proactive in doing the job and in not wasting your time. Thank You Mr. Rawnsley for all you have done for this family.

I required an attorney to navigate litigation in relocation and parenting plan issues. I found Pat to be quite efficient and passionate about his practice. I believe his controlled aggression and cunningness in hunting translates well into the court room.

Patrick listened, requested pertinent information, identified the issues and contacted the oppositions counsel to produce an acceptable outcome in only days. He is compassionate, succinct and effective. I thoroughly appreciate his professionalism and competency.

For context: the following stems from a separation/divorce and parenting plan fight that has been ongoing for almost three years. During the first year, I felt that the firm was doing a great job going to bat for me to help me avoid a "pro se" nightmare that I was facing. However, even after the entrance of the divorce decree and final orders almost a year ago, the opposing party still decided to interpret things her own way. A year ago, I warned my lawyer that the opposing party intended to take some actions related to federal taxes. The firm either ignored what I said or chose inaction on the matter, and to this day claim not to have any knowledge of the tax situation despite email chains to the contrary from early 2021. I have now lost out on 2 years worth of tax refunds totaling more than $10,000 because of that one single action taken by the opposing party, even though it is contradicted by what is written in the final court order. No action taken in this instance, but everyone knows if I, the father, had done the same thing to her, I would've been dragged through the coals by the court. Early November, 2021 - I write an email to confirm pickup dates and times for Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks. I am told I'm wrong on both and that I won't be getting to see my children until three days after the day Christmas break begins. I re-involve my attorney to help settle things. It goes to mediation, doesn't get resolved, the day of her lawyer finally confirms with my lawyer that I'll be getting them two days late and "take it or leave it" essentially. The parenting plan was violated when those two visitation days that should have been mine were withheld from me. Opposing party used various excuses and reasonings, but the bottom line is they broke the parenting order. I asked my counsel to hold her accountable, asked if there was a contempt motion we could make. It has been almost two months since those days were lost, and I have been attempting that entire time to get a contempt motion filed against the opposing party, but nothing happened. I tried asking every few days if something had been done; nothing had. It was always "Oh they didn't answer yet" or a message from opposing counsel that said "I just forwarded this to my client, let's see what she says" or "Oh sorry, I didn't see this until three days after you sent it, let me send it to my client". No motion was ever filed, and I have yet to find out if I'm ever going to get my two days back that I lost due to her choices. I pleaded with my counsel to do something. Take action. If it had been me as the father who had done what she did, she and the court would have already shredded me apart. I begged over and over for almost a month, and finally said if something wasn't going to happen soon that I would retain new counsel. That's when I received the professional equivalent of "fine I quit". Complete with self-congratulatory claims referring back to the previous work done from a year ago. To clarify with a mechanic analogy: "The car ran great the day I fixed it a year ago, I can't believe you're upset now that something else broke and I haven't fixed it yet!" If they had done what I had asked, I wouldn't have had to replace them. Two months of back and forth. Hours and hours billed for emails and phone calls, and not a single legal action filed despite several written "threats" to opposing counsel about the intent to file a contempt motion. It was as if the mere mention of the motion would've been sufficient to inspire the opposing party to mend their ways. But it wasn't. And it isn't. By the time I had hired a new lawyer, it felt as if the opposing party had two lawyers and I had none. Don't expect them to explain the reasons why behind the advice they give you. I learned more in 24 hours with the new counsel than I did over the last two years with this firm.

PWR law is the worst I would recommend finding better legal help. Patrick Rawnsley is a terrible money hungry attorney that doesn’t get good results for you if you’re not wealthy and willing to pay out your life savings. Starting he charge me a $5000 retainer fee then he burned through it in less than a month after only appearing in court for me one time. Supposed to help me with my parenting plan And charge me another $2000 retainer or he would drop my case, he burned through that and then came up with an additional $3000 of more unjustified charges. He was my attorney for less than 3 months and only appeared in court for me one time. He was supposed to help me get my youngest son into our parenting plan but was unsuccessful in all. He was a waist of $7000 and of course he falsely charged me an additional $3000 then sent me to collections with new charges with a total of over $6400. He would set up in person meetings with me his legal aid then charge me almost twice as much for each meeting. When I asked if we could just meet with the two of us he would still charge me on the backend to discuss the case with his legal aid which would be more expensive he said. 4 years later and I’m still trying to dispute what he’s done to my credit. He didn’t even care that I was broke and using student loans to pay him to help me be in my kids lives. All of this is true and I would highly recommend you use a better attorney that won’t screw you over when you are already suffering. Please tell me how an attorney can charge a poor client over $13400 but only show up to court one time and represent them for only a couple months and leaving their client in the same situation when they came to him.

DOES NOT DO WHAT HE SAYS HE'LL DO!! I am a single mother who has a domestic violence case. Patrick took my money and ran, his personal hunting priorities were more important than my case. A whole months worth of time! He lied through his teeth giving me a false feeling of hope that he was able to make things right but instead did nothing and took advantage of me and my situation. He spent more court time laughing and talking with my ex's lawyer than doing his job. Absolutely nothing changed in my case except being almost $10,000 in debt!! DO NOT BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF!!!!!