Elizabeth Barrett

Do NOT hire Elizabeth Barrett. I was her client. I signed her retainer agreement, paid her fees (including upfront and multiple invoices), and she represented me in my contested custody/child support matter on the NH Seacoast. Contrary to the exact same copy-paste response she leaves on every single ...negative review here ("You are not a client of mine" + harassment/arrest order claims), I absolutely was her paying client. She handled my case, appeared in court for me, billed me, and communicated (when she bothered to) directly with me. My experience was an absolute nightmare and a complete waste of money. She was nearly impossible to reach. Emails and calls went unanswered for days or weeks during critical deadlines. When I finally got her on the phone, she was rude, condescending, and clearly unprepared. Her legal advice was wrong and had to be corrected by the new attorney I hired after firing her. She pushed me hard toward a one-sided settlement that left me and my family in a worse position instead of actually fighting for what was fair. We lost key parts of the case due to her lack of preparation and inexperience. On top of everything, the bills kept piling up with surprise charges and zero transparency, far more expensive than anything she discussed upfront. I’ve now read the other one-star reviews here, and they match my experience exactly. The single glowing 5-star review claiming all the negatives are "fake harassment" or "spam from opposing parties" is laughable, these are real clients sharing real stories. If she can take your case, steer clear and find someone more responsive, experienced, and professional. Save yourself the stress, the lost time, and the wasted money.

Wish I did more research before hiring this attorney who literally wasted my money. She was condescending to me rude and not helpful. I don’t think she has much experience and appears to be lawyering as a side job? I don’t know how the state bar allows her to practice law given her lack of experience... and poor job handling my case which I lost due to her incompetence.

I am astonished at her poor performance. She gave me advice after hiring her then realized the advice was wrong. hired another attorney who had to correct all the work. i wish i checked online reviews prior to hiring her as I would have figured out what she did wrong. She actually has extremely littl...e legal expeirence ask her for her cases shes worked on there are hardly any. Check references ahead of time and ensure you ask questions and get everything written in a contract so if she does not do the work you can take action.