Frank E. Mann III

I retained this firm for my divorce in 2010. Other than feeling like just another client it was taken care of and done, no issues, I retained Frank Mann again in Aug of 2013 to modify child support. the attorney who took my statement/case/listened and advised me was wonderful (not Frank Mann) I paid... my $3000 and waited for the process to being. Today is March 18, 2014 and still nothing. I finally had to take matters into my own hands and settle with my ex. after 1 month of those documents setting on the rude, unprofessional legal assistant assigned to me they were filed with the court in NOVEMBER. At no time did the firm contact me to keep me informed. I made every contact and was never helped or supported . I was never able to speak witht he attorney himself after multiple requests. i was told I would have to make an appointment. THis week after multiple calls and emails Ive been told that it's in the judges hands and if they have no update theres nothing to tell me. Basically stop calling.

I recommend this law firm to others. The paralegal was easy to work with. When I first met with Mr. Mann, I was just served with papers from my husband. I was extremely upset as my husband wanted to get custody of our 5 and 8 year old sons. Mr. Mann went over the steps to defend myself against wha...t my husband was saying about me. My paralegal filed my paperwork within 3 days like she said she was going to do. After I requested to speak to Mr. Mann, he contacted me by phone to go over my case before the first hearing. I was told that my case could last for 9 months but he was able to get a final agreement on all of the issues in 3 months. This saved me money and I got custody of my children.

I am happy with the results I got from hiring Mr. Mann’s law firm. My case started off with my wife agreeing to give me custody of our children and then it turned nasty when she learned that she was going to have to pay child support. Mr. Mann got a drug test on my wife that really helped me to wi...n custody. I did not have any problems with discussing my case with the paralegal or Mr. Mann. Tina was very helpful in keeping me informed about my case. They were nice enough to allow me to make a payment plan on my attorney fees. My children are doing great now although going through a custody battle was difficult on all of us. Falkner

I hired Mr. Mann for a divorce case and was extremely pleased with the results I received. I got custody at the temporary order hearing even though my husband wanted the children. I met with his paralegal before the hearing and was able to speak with his associate attorney to learn about my options.... We went to mediation and I was able to get full custody of my children and my husband got supervised visitation. I was also able to keep my house! My paralegal was very helpful and was always available to answer any questions. She also helped me fill out the required inventory papers, which helped me get what I felt I was entitled to.

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.