Tami Elizabeth Ratliff

Tami Ratliff is by far the most incredible family law attorney In Abilene, TX and the surrounding areas!!! She is very interpersonal, on task and knows all the laws. Tami has amazing rates. I have worked with Ms. Ratliff for years. She has handled my divorce and custody of my four children quickly, w...on my cases, super professional and always responded promptly. We never lost contact. She kept me updated and worked very well with my now ex-husbands attorney as well. The most honest person I’ve ever met. I know if I want the truth who to go to. I feel safe in her hands. I know my paper work will not get pushed away or set aside when it comes to her. Shes absolutely on point with everything and worth way more than she asks for. She sincerely cares about her clients and their situations and will work all hours to reassure they are taken care of. I can honestly say I trust Tami with mine and my families life. I would hire this wonderful attorney OVER AND OVER again. I never had to worry about a thing. I referred several clients to her and they all tell me the same thing. She’s the worlds BEST, you won’t regret it.

Tami was hired for my divorce case. I terminated her 3 months into it. PROS: She was responsive. I had no issues getting in touch with her either by text or email. CONS: With my particular case, I feel she had an agenda from the beginning which wasn't revealed until after I fired her. That agenda... was to settled the case, even though it wasn't in the best interest of my child. She filed incorrect information in initial documents, didn't inform me of a cancellation of court date. She waited until the last minute to prepare for court, coerced me to agree to an agreement that she concocted with the opposing attorney and I had no knowledge of it until right before court. Unbeknownst to me, I had other options, but listening to her ended up costing me $35000 to undo her poor decisions. She gathered evidence and never used any of it. I consistently felt dismissed. She didn't listen to my request and it was as if she was grasping at straws with what to do. She padded her billing when I fired her to max out the retainer so she wouldn't have to give me any money back, despite clear errors like charging hourly rates higher than her contract stated. She has been disciplined before for being dishonest, failing to complete legal work and keeping money that doesn't belong to her. She's a small town attorney that works in a system where the law (or knowledge of it) is not a factor so it's easy to appear as if she's doing something noteworthy. May she never keep a single penny that she has dishonestly gained by cheating others.

I hired Tami Ratliff for a child custody case. (In 2009) Visited with her assistant once and her on the 2nd visit. After that, I called numerous times regarding my case but couldn't get a return phone call. They kept telling me she would call me when she was ready to get my case together (all the way... up until the day before court). She called me the morning of court and told me she didn't know what to do because we hadn't talked "so she withdrew as my attorney and don't go to court, a new hearing will be set". I literally got screwed for not showing up to court! When I called back the following day and once again talked to her assistant, she argued that "Mrs Ratliff would not have done that". OH BUT SHE DID DO THAT!