Yvonne M. Homeyer

I was an abused wife almost murdered by my husband. I met her when she was assigned to me by Legal Advocates for Abused Women for my order of protection hearing. My husband's attorney approached us before we went into the courtroom to inform us they had filed for divorce. I did not know any attorneys..., so I just hired her on the spot. I met with her a couple of times each week. I was sent home to do countless hours of research and produce documents. I was up until 2:00 a.m. many nights, going to work, and hoping against hope I would not be late getting to her office after work. During the meeting where I was paying dearly as each minute passed she would sit and look at my papers saying "well" followed by a smacking sound and no progress. As time went on things actually started bowing more towards the favor of my husband as my funds dwindled. My husband made a great income. I only had one lump sum I transferred from our joint account into my new one. After that was gone my income was minimal. She required copies of my bank statements so she knew when that lump sum was running dry. I was totally floored when she said that if she could tie her fees to the proceeds of my house she could represent me at this level (and held her hand between shoulder and head height), and if not she could represent me at this level (holding her hand below hip level). That is reprehensible!! You represent or you don't! I fired her and took my files. My new attorney did more for me in 24 hours than she did in months! His fee was also half the hourly charge, and he believes in communication and does not charge for phone calls, a photocopy, or mailing a letter. God bless the person who gave me his name.