Bean and Micken

Did not send invoice informing of amount due, leaving me to (obviously) assume my retainer was still covering the costs. This was not the case, as I received a threat for my counsel to stop representing me if I didn't pay $1700. Shortly thereafter, I found out through multiple other sources that she had dropped me as her client. The letter came in today about why shes stopping representing me, the reason stated is it was difficult to communicate. I'd say so too, considering I'd have to send multiple emails, and call multiple times for an answer to literally anything. Not to mention shes hardly in office, and her receptionist will contact her and say " she'll call you when she's back in office", out of all the times I heard that, I NEVER got a phone call back. I would not advise this lawyer for these services. Divorce/separation is stressful enough, you deserve somebody that sends invoices, not ultimatums. A lawyer more capable of communicating with their clients when they need them, not when they get around to it. I've been to custody court before and my last lawyer gave invoices, communicated weekly with valid information, clarification, etc. It's out there. In the court room, Emilie is amazing. A force to be reckoned with. But most time is spent NOT in a court room. There are lawyers who are capable of doing both, that's my review.

Jessica Read takes her sweet time to do anything, has very poor communication. Never returned my phone calls. Didn’t fight for hardly anything I wanted in my custody case, I felt like I did all the work and she just typed it up and got paid. Also got billed months later after the case was complete. Front office employees unprofessional and kind of rude.

Jessica Reed never has the children in mind. She put my 9 year old daughter in tears. To get a hold of her, or for her to return phone calls to my children is ridiculous. The receptionist at Bean and Micken is very unpleasant and unprofessional. She has no receptionist skills at all.

Jessica Read was absolutely amazing! She was professional, kept me informed throughout the process, and presented a very thorough argument before the judge. I would definitely hire her for any future matters!

First and foremost, Emily’s communication was awful, she was hard to get ahold of and did not respond in a timely manner. Her strategies and tactics were incredibly flawed, the attorney my husband used after Emily commented many times on the fact that Emily should have never advised him to enter into the agreements that she did. Emily was overly friendly with the opposing attorney and seemed to care more about making a deal with him than doing what was best for her client.