Frank E. Mann III

I had a horrible experience with his services, extremely bad communication, I lost my first hearing in a custody case because him and his staff never told me, when I talked to him about it he just argued and got me emails for another hearing but not the one I missed, then I was awarded temporary cust...ody but he never told me, so during all this time I wasn't able to see my baby even that judge had signed to lt me have baby. Then at mediation he told me I should of agree to pay support and give mom custody because she was "broke", I just couldn't believe he said so, I asked him for advice and had nothing, most of ur communication was him arguing about mostly everything, he even told me not to leave a bad review or he'd take me to court. At the end I fired him and did the thing on my own. I would not recommend to anyone nor hire him again.

He would not return calls, I had to go to his office physically after his office kept telling me I would get a call back. He filed absolutely none of the evidence I provided him, even though he billed me for reviewing it. When I got my file back, exactly zero of it was there. He tried to bill me for ...time spent travelling to court, which was on zoom. Basically, this was the worst experience imaginable and I did file a complaint with the BAR association. Do not expect thorough work on your behalf. Read the reviews. Waste of money and time and after I wasted money and time in mediation, I was able to settle the matter with the other parties after I removed him from the case. Also, after telling his office I no longer wanted his service, he goes to the judge and says he is removing himself because of no communication. Shady shady shady. There are better, cheaper, lawyers out there. Do not hire. Mispronounced my name several times Infront of the judge, so there’s also the fact he won’t even take time to learn how to say your name right.

I initially thought I hired an experienced lawyer with supportive staff. A plan was discussed that was not presented to me by other lawyers in their interviews. However once hired, I talked with Mr. Mann on the phone once, then seen twice in mediation, then never heard from or was advised by him ag...ain. I was handled by his "para-lawyers" aka paralegals after mediation and another lawyer on his staff for court. -I was not prepped for mediation. -First met Mr. Mann at mediation -Mr. Mann called me another persons name with another persons file -Prior to mediation, staff entered me into a rule 11 agreement without my consent or knowledge and didn't notify me until days after its initiation -Mr. Mann did not advocate for my best interests and gave into most of the demands of the opposing counseling -Was over an hour late to the second mediation -Walked out of my mediation room stating he could not deal with me anymore due to my asking questions, in front of opposing counsel, leaving the mediator to handle my concerns -No further contact with Mr. Mann occurred after mediation, all advisement was given by his paralegals -Orders were not completed by deadlines, time extensions has to be requested and time pressure was put on me in both mediation and after when finalizing the order. I was emphasized to initial the portion of the order that I fully understood the terms and was not pressured in anyway in my consent. -Staff did not consistently follow 24-48 hour window of response time frame -Many Questions often left unanswered or I was advised by paralegals. -I was not directed on how to handle situations when my ex did not follow the terms of the order or was disorderly towards me. -During court his lawyer began soliciting his services and was to by the judge not to do that Over all the paralegals did what they could within their scope and I believe acted outside their scope to help me. Mr. Mann was there to advise but took offense when I had questions. The worst part was being entered into agreements without my knowledge, called another persons name and being walked out on as opposing counseling witnessed my representation turning on me in mediation, then having to relay on the mediator for guidance. After consulting other counsels after, learning there were things that could have been advocated of me that were not. In child custody with a confrontational ex, this made an already traumatic experience, worse. I was refunded $1000.00 dollars to make me feel better, but orders were already filed and the damage done, so I really don't feel better.

I live out of state and needed an attorney in Houston. Mr. Mann did a great job for me! I always felt like I was getting straight forward legal advice. We did everything by phone and email. He was sensitive to me having to come to Houston for my family law court appearances and mediation. He was ...able to settle my case and I didn't even have to attend court in Houston. Thank you Frank!

Talk about a case from hell. That was me prior to hiring Frank... My case started exactly 1 year ago with another lawyer and could have been a pretty typical contested case. I wanted visitation with my (now 2yr old) daughter... her mother wanted me and was angry because I no longer wanted a relation...ship with her. So she kept me from my daughter. I hired the 1st law firm who dragged their feet, missed court dates, and let the case slip away without much result and drained me with lawyer fees. Fast forward to June of this year... I fired the old law firm and hired Frank. I admit after the last lawyer, I was skeptical of Frank's law firm. But his staff was friendly, straight to the point and handled my case transfer to them with ease. With less than a month to prepare for my 8/24 hearing, his team got busy behind the scenes going through the mounds of discovery I sent. We're human so I had some concerns about how my case was progressing because I live 5 hrs away in Dallas and I hadn't heard much about progress, 2days before the hearing. . But all of my concerns were eased when Frank "the man" Mann, kept his word and phone conferenced me. He told me one very important thing... "Trust him", because he is here for me. I shut my mouth and did just that... The next day in court... he was a rock star. He came up with a game plan, executed it effortlessly and in 4 hours accomplished what my other lawyer couldn't do in nearly a year. He stopped my daughter's mom's games right in her tracks. He set up the DNA, settled the DNA payment dispute with the judge, arranged mediation for 8/27 and set injunctions to end the daily harassment I received from my daughter's mother. I was impressed!! Last night I went to mediation, an attorney from his law firm was present and in the end... I won! I got everything I asked for and we have a signed agreement!!! Frank has been handling difficult cases for over 30 years. His expertise in knowing what battles to fight and how to handle difficult opposing parties is exactly what you need. You may not know what he's doing at all times. But that's just his work style. He's brilliant and knows exactly what to do. All you have to do is trust him.