Shawn Dougherty

She was referred to me & I wish I had saw reviews first. First & foremost, if I wanted to be mistreated I would have stayed married. Her tone is extremely unprofessional and makes you question who she represents! She appears rushed & never has time to talk to you even though you’re paying for the c...all? I dread every time I need to hold a conversation with her. She’ll tell you - if you need a shoulder to cry on I’m not the attorney for you. No what I needed is an attorney who works for me and does her job regardless of how large the case is. Despite the size of the case all clients deserve proper representation. I run a business myself & ALL of my clients are important to me. She runs her business off the size of your wallet not the level of your needs. There’s were multiple issues unresolved and she flat out refused to address them. I’d not recommend her services to anyone - go find someone who is worth the money and wants to work for what you deserve! Do your research and think twice - wish I did!

This attorney is representing my sister. We think she is anyway. So far, she's been rude, non communicative, and condenscending. My sister is afraid to call her. It's a total crap shoot as to what the end result will be. She came highly recommended, however, I will not be one to recommend her to a...nyone. It's a difficult enough time w out your lawyer acting like she's a putz. She has a way of making you feel she's playing for the other team. Hey lawyer lady, hows about you take less work and spend more time with your clients? Yuck

I guess calling your attorney for advice is not what you are supposed to do with Ms. Doughtery. I would rarely call her, but when I did, she acted like I was bothering her and would snap at me. I dreaded the phone conversations with her. She had no idea who I was or what my case was about, She fo...rgot everything we talked about two months prior. She seems afraid to go in front of the judge. She came highly recommended, but do not ever hire her.

Run the other way!!! She will not explain anything to you and if you call her she has an attitude like you interupted her day even tho your paying her way too much for what shes worth. Also she will meet you in the hallway of court room 3 mins before seeing judge even tho she said she be there 30 min... before and then procceed to coarse you into agreeing to somthing before seeing the judge. She will try to make you agree to terms more suitable for your counterparts who she isnt representing. Like previously stated, Run!!!

I hired this attorney to handle my separation, divorce, custody, etc. She was so mean. I did not need someone to babysit me but since divorce & custody are such difficult things to go through, a person DOES need his/her attorney that he/she is paying a lot of money for to explain things thoroughly. I... had called Shawn for advice (isn't that what a lawyer is for?) and she would yell at me telling me that I am wasting her time. She constantly told me that my asking questions was a waste of her time. The last thing that happened was she doubled booked mediation with me and another one of her clients. She didn't tell me until we were there for the mediation appointment. She continued to leave my mediation at majorly critical times in my appointment and then yell at me about me saying the wrong things and agreeing to things that I should not have. Not only that, but while the mediator was not speaking to us she had a personal conversation with the opposing attorney laughing & yakking it up...on MY dime (full amount even though she wasn't even there half the time & every time I needed her she was not there)! After that last experience, I went home & drafted my letter to fire her & faxed it right away. I have never interacted with someone so mean, nasty, rude, belittling, etc. If you are paying so much money for the attorney service, then why should you have to have severely thick skin because you constantly are getting yelled at & belittled, figure out for yourself anything that is happening or going to happen with your court case & not ask any questions & be totally accepting with whatever she decides she wants your outcome to be? For most people & myself that don't need hand-holding but DO need some type of guidance & someone to answer questions that may arise, then she is NOT the lawyer for them or me!