Hannah Leigh Botkin-Doty

I would not recommend Hannah’s Legal Help. Back in January, I paid Hannah $500 as the first half of her flat fee to set up an estate plan. She seemed very kind and knowledgeable during our initial phone call, and she provided us with an estate planning questionnaire to get started. Unfortunately, aft...er I sent the payment and completed the paperwork, I have not heard from her again. I have reached out multiple times via phone calls, texts, emails, and voicemails over the past several months without receiving a single response. It is now September, and I still have nothing to show for the money I paid. This has been a very frustrating experience, and I don’t want others to go through the same situation. Please look elsewhere for your legal help.

My husband and I have had custody of our niece, who we are wanting to adopt. Hannah was recommended by some friends of ours to help with that. We were always upfront with Hannah about our case and our journey. She seemed very genuine in the beginning, assuring us we had a case that could be and easi...ly won. She informed us on the law in Ohio about adoption, but continued to assure us we could win the case. The birth mother is still around, and filed for more visitation after being informed of the adoption. Hannah agreed to represent us n that case as well. When we were to show up for the first hearing over zoom, we spoke to Hannah 10 minutes prior to the hearing time, when the hearing started Hannah never signed in. She completely blew off the hearing or as she put it, got it mixed up. That should of been our first clue that this wasnt going to work, but we trusted her and paid her a lot of money(for us). She said shewould make it up by not charging us fro the custody hearing part. That was settled andit was back to the adoption. Everything seemed fine, until this past January, we had a hearing and there was some paperwork that needed filed. There was a due date in February fro said papers. I called Hannah multiple times and she wouldnt answer me , I sent emails, texts, direct messages, but still nothing. it was like she completely ghosted me. Weeks went by and nothing. I told her in a voice mail that her behavior was completely unprofessional. Finally one day my husband called her and she answered. she told us that she could no longer rrepresent us. really no explation why. My thoughts are the case was not as easy as she thought it would be and it was not one she could win. So instead of having a negative outcome on her attorney record she just quit us. We had to hire another attorney, who informed us that she has had other clients come to her from Hannah where she did the same thing to them. Our new attorney informed us that our adoption case could infact not go through, because of the laws in Ohio. I just want other people to be aware and stay clear from hiring Hannah, she puts on a good front, but infact does nothing but take your money.

I was in the middle of a 3 year separation that didn’t look like it had any end in sight. From the beginning thought about not only my needs but that of my family when making decisions. I always felt like I had an advocate and was a valued person, not just another case. Hannah went above and beyond t...hroughout the whole process and was very accessible. Being a single mom, her rates were more than reasonable and she was willing to work with me. Thanks to Hannah I have finally closed a chapter in my life that held me back for years with dignity and empowerment. I highly recommend her services to anyone who wants a knowledgeable, caring, powerhouse attorney.

Hannah is not only knowledgeable but extremely empathetic. She makes every client feel like they are her only client. She is attentive, resourceful, and will do everything she can in the best interest of her client. She has helped me personally and I would highly recommend her to anyone. She is alway...s my first referral to those looking for a lawyer. If for some reason, she can’t personally help you she will connect you with trustworthy people who can.