Allysyn Lesley Overton

My greatest regret is hiring Allysyn Overton now at Wade Litigation. Valid questions often went unanswered, and when I did receive replies, they were unfocused and did not address the issues at hand. Important deadlines were repeatedly missed, creating unnecessary opportunities for the opposing couns...el to gain advantage. Communication was extremely poor. I had to double-check details myself to prevent mistakes, and I frequently had to make corrections. Meetings felt unproductive, as though my case materials hadn’t been reviewed beforehand, which was both stressful and discouraging. The lack of preparation and clarity gave me no confidence that my matter was being handled competently.  Until outstanding matters are fully resolved and accountability is demonstrated, this remains a costly and unresolved experience. Considering the significant fees, I cannot recommend this lawyer and would strongly encourage others to seek different representation, which I ultimately had to do.

I have emails where she denies missing a status conference however, she didn't attempt to prepare me in the days leading up to it, or even mention it, she forgot to draft or file the SC statement, and on the day of, the opposing counsel had to send her a message asking where she was, an hour after th...ey were waiting on the court phone line. She recently tried to claim it was because the previous law firm I fired (because I didn't think I needed to pay big firm fees for a simple divorce) didn't file it, but I have emails from her stating it was her responsibility. One bill she sent me charged $750 for a few text messages with another lawyer. She refused to show the texts to me until I requested a fee arbitration. The texts were about that lawyer's wedding, their office's inability to manage time, and the fact that the lawyer scheduled a call with me but said she had no idea what to talk to me about. Allysyn seemed to have issues with interpersonal relationships with even her colleagues. 2 other lawyers stopped working with her in the short time she worked on my case. Allysyn also promised that another lawyer (with a lower hourly fee) would be working on my file during our consultation but once I signed the contract, she said the other lawyer left. Allysyn did things like making color coded spreadsheets for issues that didn't matter rather than ensure deadlines were being met and charged for this needless endeavor. When I asked her to stop working on issues that don't affect me and questioned the text messages, she spent literally an entire work day sending me emails threatening to drop me as a client - a few days before Christmas. Then, the very next day she said she decided to complete the MSC statement. She is extremely unprofessional and called me names via email. She cc'd me on an email to my husband's lawyer admitting that she hung up on her. She then refused to tell me what the phone call was about. Hiring a lawyer is supposed to alleviate some stress and not only did she add to mine, she made my life significantly more difficult. I feel taken advantage of during the lowest point in my life. In one email, she told me that I should be paying a higher amount because my husband makes a lot of money, despite the fact that I had no income and there was no guarantee of spousal support. I was clear about my goals during the consultation and she assured me we were aligned only to completely disregard them once I hired her. She attempted to charged me over $10,000 for a month of work on a divorce with no children and no debt - what should have been a very straightforward split of assets. When I questioned the bill, she inexplicably reduced it to $5000. She very arbitrarily said she owes me $500+ but hasn't attempted to return that to me either and now claims I owe her thousand of dollars, despite having an additional $3000+ over what she quoted. I'm perplexed by her bizarre communication. I read a few of her other negative reviews on other websites and thought that they couldn't be true because they were so outlandish but now that I have had the misfortune of knowing Allysyn, I entirely believe them. I could go on but I think this is more than enough to help anyone make a decision in whether or not they should engage with her. I ultimately hired another lawyer who advocated for me, was efficient, astute and charged very fairly.

I hired Ms. Overton to review and draft changes to a marital agreement. I found her to be pleasant, knowledgable, responsive and easy to work with. She understood the issues and concerns specific to my situation and was proactive in thinking of ways to ensure that our intentions would be best expre...ssed in the agreement and helped eliminate a number of possible loopholes. Drafting this sort of agreement is a sensitive matter — you are creating a document that both parties hope and intend never to need to enforce, yet both parties wish it to be airtight and enforceable should that need unfortunately arise. I believe Allysyn did a good job and I would absolutely use her again.