Blake Fulton Quackenbush

Blake and his team have been incredible in navigating a very difficult family law (divorce and custody) situation. They have been responsive, involved, knowledgable, and accessible. There has been no lack of communication or follow through and have done an excellent job in providing me high quality l...egal representation and support. I highly recommend Blake and the Law Offices of Blake Fulton Quackenbush.

I retained Blake Fulton Quackenbush (BFQ) Anchorage office in August 2021, based mostly on their rating and the reviews on this site. Unlike most of these reviews, I had a very different experience. My case should have been easy, it was a division of assets with no children (the estate was small). Ho...wever, during my time with BFQ, my case was extended multiple times, I consistently had to correct over billing errors, I was given bad advice and misrepresented. Overall, the service from BFQ has been borderline negligent. My first lawyer with BFQ, Mark Tyler, quit the firm within a month of taking my case. Two other of my lawyers quit the firm during my case also. Each one caused huge gaps in communication and documentation, and ultimately cost me more money. I routinely had to resend information/forms/documentation. Additionally, by the time Mark quit BFQ, my initial $6,000 retainer was depleted with no movement in my case. By April 2022 I had been charged $13,855.88. When I reviewed the 8 months of invoices and found multiple billing errors (after I brought it to their attention they credited me $2k). I have had to review every invoice during my tenure at BFQ, finding errors on almost every one (most of which are small 0.1 hr over, which feels like death by 1000 cuts). I spoke to Trent Quackenbush about my concern over firm practices and movement in my case. Trent was disrespectful and curt with me about my issues. He dismissed my concerns and informed me that I needed to be patient. My second lawyer with BFQ, Carmen Johnson, in July 2022 (before she quit and just before my trial) opposing counsel sent her a message that we could vacate the trial because they were ready to settle. Without consulting me, and without a settlement in hand, she vacated the trial. When opposing counsel (surprise) were not ready to settle, we had to get another trial date. The new trial was set for 6 months later. During those 6 months of waiting, I paid BFQ another $11,602.13. I spoke to Blake and Trent Quackenbush in January 2023, after my 4 days allotted for trial (costing $9,000) ended with yet another extension. Blake (the firm's owner who lives in Texas) was verbally aggressive and unprofessional when I questioned him on the firm's billing practices, terrible communication and lack of due diligence in my case. After 18 months and $36,111.01 (I still owe them ~$5k), my trial ended. However, my case is still open awaiting judgment. My final lawyer at BFQ, Kris Jensen (who got me through trial and was the only lawyer from BFQ that was looking out for my best interests), also quit the firm. Two months after my trial ended I received this email from Blake: "I just wanted to reach out to you and let you know that I received notice within about the last 48 hours from Kris Jensen that Kris will be quitting our office effectively on April 14, 2023 to go work for another firm. The firm that he's going to be working for starting April 17, 2023 is a firm that has its principal place of business in Denver, Colorado (Leventhal Lewis Kuhn Taylor Swan PC) and it is my understanding that they will be putting a satellite office in Anchorage around the 17th where Kris and 3 other attorneys will work." I will be following my lawyer to his new firm. I would suggest all of the clients of the other 3 attorneys also follow their lawyers to this new firm. I would not recommend anyone to Blake Fulton Quakenbush law firm.

Blake is a man of honesty, integrity, ingenuity, respect, class, skills, moral and ethical character, admirable, reputable and genuine. At no point is misleading or judgmental as your representative nor towards the opposing party. He won’t be a shark, instead he knows that in order to survive the... most important aspect and idea of survival is to have the water the shark needs to survive and thrive in. He is with you to seek the common goal and not waste time jabbing or prodding the opposing side. Patience by far is this firms super ability. I was very blessed with the opportunity of being accepted by Blake. To add to my humbling experience. It was by God graces to be backed with one of the most impactful, beautiful, patient, kind, attentive, knowledgeable, stand up, build firm and respectful women, Ms. Whitney. I knew that even in the darkest of the times of the process, she never left me to question anything. Most of all her time/attention to detail was the constant reassurance to our success of what my sons and I gained. This team of highly recommended and knowledgeable individuals are lead and supported by a Noble Man. I pray continuously for this experience and send my blessings many times over for everyone whom Helped myself and my sons through the process of Child Custody and Divorce. God Bless you all.