Thomas Arthur Gatheman's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.9 /5.0

13 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | January 19, 2015 | Child Support

Worst decision ever to retain him

I paid Thomas a $1200 retainer after discussing my child support case, which was understood to be an interstate matter from the beginning. I was told by Thomas that because I have joint custody and the child lives with me six months of the year, we could file to request a judge to modify the amount,... even though (as I already knew) in IL its just 20% of your income regardless of the cudtody sharing. He told me because Im active duty military he was going to expedite the hearing, I have a case to go in front of the judge with. Weeks go by and Im getting charges for his secretary to scan documents, but no progress on my case. More charges for emails and scanning documents, no progress. I had to repeatedly call and email him and finally I got a letter saying he does not recommend I file to modify child support in IL. Then why did you take my case?!?! He did NOTHING, did not draft or file any paperwork. I had to repeatedly call to ask for my retainer back; and months later I got a check for a little over $300. Worst experience I have ever had, a complete joke of an attorney and waste of my time and money. Ive had two other lawyers for over three years and I have never seen charges for absolutely no work. Active duty military beware: he will take advantage of you not being there in person.

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Posted by Katherine | June 03, 2014 | Lawsuits & Disputes

My Hero

Honest,hard working and very Intelligent. I received a much better settlement than I had ever hoped or prayed for. Thank you Mr. Gatheman for going above and beyond the call of duty.I hope I never have to go through this again but if I do you can bet I'm going to call Mr. Gatheman.

Posted by satisfied client | June 03, 2014

fair trial

Tom worked very hard for me during a hard time in my life, and got the kind of result that we really needed. He is very easy to relate to, and made me feel like it was important to him too, That really helped during a diffecult situation. He is very honest.

Posted by anonymous | December 03, 2012

Fought for the People!

Regardless of the opinion of his fellow co workers, this man fought for me tooth and nail. He helped me get help and for that reason I now celebrate 2 consecutive years of sobriety. It absolutely made a difference to see that someone believed in me when I didn't believe in myself.

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