Cathy Steele Tappel

Cathy had her assistant file my divorce paperwork (according to Cathy). The assistant did not have me review the paperwork before she just went ahead and filed it. I told Cathy in our first meeting that not having my home address on the filing was of paramount importance for me and my safety, but she... 1 listed my address 2 filed it without having me check She amended the paperwork without charging me, but that particular bell cannot be un-rung and my home address became a matter of public record. I had to install security cameras and drastically accelerate my plans to move. She also made several other mistakes on the initial filing that would have been easily caught by a cursory review by me. But they weren't, because she let my divorce papers get filed without getting reviewed by me. When she finally completed the new paperwork, she waited a week to file it because her assistant was out of town on vacation. I do not know why no filing could happen with her assistant out of town, but it delayed the whole divorce process for me by a week. This ended up mattering significantly because I had to move quickly. Because Cathy let my home address get publicly listed and I no longer felt safe in my home. The whole thing ended up costing 40% more than she initially quoted to me, despite the divorce having gone as predicted (except for when she filed my divorce without having me review it, which I believe I was not charged extra for).