Patricia Joan Chvatal

I worked with this attorney twice in 2019 and 2023 . Two of my close friends did too so I have a very good experience and knowledge about her and her practice . The best I can summarize it : Pat had her stardom in the old past but not anymore . She will promise you a lot but once you hire her s...he will change her position quickly. To make things worse, she has been having memory gaps probably because of her age . She will forget details of your case and in my situation went on vacation while she had scheduled a court date only to find myself with no representation . Pat should retire , period ! Her billing practices are also questionable where work done by her staff is billed at her hourly rate . Not only that , after paying hefty amounts you will have to review documents because in my case , I found major errors in names ( yes she listed different couple name on my case ! ) , who the petitioner is vs defendant , and on and on . Save Your self time and money and look somewhere else . Good luck in your search .

Hired for divorce and custody. She didn’t cross examine and failed to present evidence the clearly showed the other party was lying! She failed to present evidence including tapes of the threats and intimidation made by other party. She tried to extort money from me to return my photos! She failed to... appear for the hearing and sent out nasty letters saying we didn’t show up; the court records stated she was in another court. She sent the bills to collection and they responded that she did her job so poorly she shouldn’t be paid. And I still don’t have the pictures of my son because I refused to pay her for them! I took the pictures and gave them to her for my case but she didn’t use them! And here now 30 years later I still don’t have them! She avoided legal filings that caused more litigation fees and hearings.

Overall Pat did a wonderful job representing me in my divorce. Pat knows the law very well and she knows the attorneys and judges stances and approaches. She will help you not get caught in the emotional chaos and focus on the primary issues. For those reviewers saying she missed this or she misse...d that, your attorney is not God and does not have the ability to devine everything you need to address, that is on you to help ensure you look at everything. Pat does a great job at helping uncover those stones and has your back.

Patti was wonderful. She was able to stop my husbands ex in her tracks when she wanted to change the parenting plan and give us less time with the child. She was fair in costs and quick and not fake. You knew what you got with her. Luckily the custody battle we did not go there, that is very expensiv...e and not worth the fight.