Tami Elizabeth Ratliff

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.

Hired this Attorney and thought at first things would go well but after making several payments I could no longer get ahold of her. I had to contact CAAP cause I couldn’t get ahold of her for over a week on more than one occasion. Tami did not listen to the things I requested and didn’t use much of t...he evidence I gave her to fight my case. I left a review on google but it doesn’t seem to show on her reviews any longer which is definitely suspect. If your looking for an Attorney to really fight for you r rights I would not recommend Tami Ratliff.

I hired Tami for a custody/divorce case in December of 2014. At first, she seemed very attentive to my case, but that dwindled to the point that I was never able to reach her at all. The final hearing wasn't done until the next November. Although the results were favorable, she just seemed utterly di...sinterested in the court room. It is now March and I have yet to receive a copy of the divorce decree. It was almost two months before she even got it to the judge to be signed. Every time I call, her voice mail box is full. She text me to let me know their office was moving. But has not responded on that number either. Emails are a waste of time also.