Frank E. Mann III

This firm was very cooperative to work with. Mr. Mann and his staff kept me informed about my case and made the divorce process easy to understand. The paralegal explained how long my case may last, she told me about the different stages of a contested divorce, and she made me aware of my options at... each stage. The firm is very knowledgeable with lots of experience and very personable and easy to work with. It was a great comfort knowing that everything would be handled and I would get the best outcome available to me. There is so much you do not think about when dealing with divorce. It took so much stress off the whole situation knowing that everything would be taken care of in my child’s best interest. The billing at this firm is very fair. After my initial hearing, the firm sent me an itemized bill that explained a detailed summary of what steps it would take to complete my case and the cost. I was relieved to know this information as it took the guessing out of the cost to complete my case.

I wished I had investigated this guy before spending money on him. I almost feel sorry for those that work for this guy but they chose to, just as I made the mistake of choosing him to represent me in my divorce/custody case. I first contacted Mr Manns office back in April of this year for a divo...rce. First official visit I dropped off the suit my ex husband initially filed and they swore I never brought it in. That should have been a clue but I dismissed it as they are quite busy and lost paperwork happens from time to time. Like most of those that did reviews here, I was never informed me of court dates until the last minute, most of the time I found out via my Ex, then would ask or I would just show up. They were not ever really prepared for court and most of the time I would talk to the judge. They would stand silently as I spoke. Promises that were made, weren't followed through on. Trial date came, the day before Mr Mann calls me and decides he's going to threaten me. He says I owe him $950. I stopped paying when they stopped working on my case and in my opinion, they didn't earn the $1650 they were paid. He said he felt he earned it and worked so hard on my case. Oh you mean the 30 minute review you did just before calling to extort money from me? So I don't feel I owe them. He told me that I should give them $150 that day and write post dated checks for the rest of the balance. I don't think Mr Mann knows I am aware that a post dated check is honored like any other check. So post dated checks are a bad idea in ANY case. 2)He threatened to lien my car. He must have used this on someone else and it worked. In Texas you cannot lien a car that is owned. 3)He threatened to ask for a continuance on my case for 2 more months unless I paid. Really, Mr Mann? Jessica the attorney he sent to court, actually attempted to get a continuance in court and FAILED. I had signed the divorce papers before she showed up and the judge was going to honor the fact that my Ex and I had come to an agreement. I don't know how they thought they could pull that off. They even attempted to write in a half assed agreement on my final decree, which the judge edited because it wasn't even close to what I agreed to. Probably should make sure that witnesses to that aren't around before trying to pull a fast one like that again. Jessica, she wasn't nice at all. She dismissed me several times in the hallway. She refused to sign my divorce papers at one point and left the court room. I told the judge they were fired. She assured me that all would be okay and I would be divorced. Jessica and I went back out in the hall, she did state she had a promissory note that Mr. Mann wrote up, I refused to sign it. We got into a very heated argument. She walked away from me and I followed, right into the court room. I was almost escorted out of court when she wanted to argue with me about them not returning emails, phone calls. I gave her several reasons as to why I didn't feel I owed them anything. I asked her about the Protective Order she promised me, told her I filed it myself and her response "Good". They will certainly email if they don't get their money but anything to do with my case was not answered in a timely fashion at all. I haven't received the itemized bill I asked for nearly 3 months ago but they want paid to do NOTHING. They don't keep you informed and honestly they don't work for you. It doesn't matter how much you pay, they still won't work for you. I would steer clear of this law firm if I was anyone that needed a good attorney. Seriously, hire someone else. Spend your money on a great attorney, or don't and get a free one through Legal Aid, it's worth the wait if this is the alternative.