Betsy F Walits JD

We hired Betsy to represent us in a collections case where the collections lawyer placed a law suit against my spouse and me. The suit was bogus and we filed a counterclaim due to the fact that the collections lawyer failed to validate our debt after we sent them a certified dispute and validation le...tter. Betsy told us the other party wanted to drop the suit and just part ways. We agreed to this and then 2 years pass and we get a summons to appear for the same case. We call Betsy and she says she lost the papers that were signed from the other party stating they were dropping the suit. So we said let's go to trial since we have a easy case and a guaranteed counterclaim through FDCPA laws. Betsy wanted more money to go to trial even though we initially agreed to a flat fixed fee. Once Betsy knew we weren't giving her more money her attitude changed fast. She decided we should offer the other party a settlement instead of going to trial. Our case went from a easy counterclaim and dismissal of their claim to us giving them a settlement. I would never recommend her to anybody and I would be very careful if she is your lawyer now.

I retained Betsy to represent me in my divorce. My ex-husband was also an attorney. He wrote our pre-nup himself, but after we agreed to divorce, he didn't want to stand by it. Many attorneys would not go up against another attorney, but not Betsy. She fought very hard for me, for over a year, a...nd never gave up. I would have given up way before she did, just to end it. Betsy was extremely responsive via e-mail, which I prefer. She communicated with me, in detail, until I completely understood and I had no more questions, comments or concerns. I never felt cut off or that she was watching the clock. I am also in the legal field, and I have never known an attorney to be so dedicated to their client. She answered e-mails almost immediately, any time of the day, evening, and weekends. The result: My husband ended up having to pay more money than if he had just paid me per his own pre-nup a year earlier. I also believe Betsy's fees to be very reasonable for the amount of time, energy and effort she put into my case. I would highly recommend Betsy for a good result in your case!

After reading other reviews on Betsy, I would never had imagined the type of unprofessionalism I experienced with her. Her website claims she provides stress free legal solutions and yet it was the exact opposite. I constantly had to remind Betsy what we had last discussed (just days earlier!), rese...nd her numerous documents that I sent and she lost, follow-up multiple times to get a response on issues that were time sensitive. She would schedule my appointment on top of others and she even had what she referred to as an "emotional breakdown" of sorts near our court date and basically telling me she couldn't do anymore for me, days away from the final deadline. I know reviews can be tricky, because it's only one side of the story and you don't know who I am, but I can't begin to explain the stress and overwhelming fear of talking with a lawyer who you are paying top dollar for, and having to remind them of items and plans you had discussed just days earlier. It felt like she forgot about you, if she wasn't talking to you in that moment. And to resend send document after document and then have her complete documents wrong and have to basically guider her, my lawyer, through the process. Here is an example of Betsy's incompetence. While we were preparing for court and hoping to settle before, Betsy suggested an offer that I agree'd to try with my Ex. Then a week later I followed up with her to see if she had sent over the offer. Not only had she not sent any offer over to the opposing council, she rebuked me for coming up with such a complicated solution...EVEN THOUGH IT WAS HER IDEA A WEEK EARLIER! You should never feel smarter or more organized or more informed on a legal situation than your lawyer, that's what they are suppose to be for, and yet, I constantly felt like I was leading her instead of the other way around.