Linda Renee Hoak

I hired Linda due to the time crunch that I was in and needed representation pretty quick. Big mistake. Paid the retainers fee and received delayed responses on many of my inquiries. When feedback was provided, it was often vague which led to more questions from me which ultimately led to the depleti...ons of my retainer fees pretty rapidly. The calculations for estimating how much time was spent replying to emails, speaking on the phone and making copies were ridiculous. She did a poor job negotiating with the other attorney which ultimately led to me accepting a poor settlement due to the fact that I wasn't financially capable of sustaining further negotiations. If time permits, please look around more before hiring her.

I had a simple paternal termination of rights. Father had never met child. I had to call every week for 6 months to get the father served papers... IN PRISON. It wasn't hard to find him! We're 2 years in and 100's of unreturned calls, I've retained a new lawyer. Linda moved out of her office over ni...ght. She sends one email to all her clients claiming illness (understandable), but that she is well now and back on our cases! I had a meeting that day to retain a new lawyer, but as I'd already retained Linda I stuck with her. another 2 months go by and 3 days before the court date (which I had to ask the amicus to set) I had to retain a new lawyer at 2x the price on such short notice. Now, the father is about to be released from prison and this case is still not done. Linda ran off with the remaining $900 of my $2500 (paid same day as consult) I hope she has trouble sleeping at night! The amount of emotional strain and anxiety she has cause is immeasurable. WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE.