Cordell & Cordell

Heather was a great attorney in our adoption case. She communicated regularly and really cared about our situation. Going through the legal system is never ideal and she made it much more pleasant. I would absolutely recommend her and Cordell.

I did not have a good experience with this law firm. During the initial consultation, I was told they could pursue one particular avenue that would be very advantageous to me. After this conversation, I signed the paperwork and was assigned two attorneys (I did not realize I would be paying two people to do one job). They would hold regular "meetings" and bill me for their time. The notes of these meetings were very vague and did not explain specifically what they discussed and the direction they planned to take. When I asked about the frequency and the lack of detail pertaining to what they discussed and/or their upcoming strategy, I was told that these meetings were a little more frequent than most and the lack of clarity/detail was how they did things. I go the impression that they didn't want to be questioned and that I should just let them do their job. After questioning them directly about two particular items, I was told by both attorneys that they couldn't pursue either one. The issue I had was that each of their "meeting" summaries had both of these topics listed. I didn't understand why they kept making this a topic of conversation and charging me when I was told nothing could be done about them. In the end, I paid over $6k and the only change that occurred happened when they requested the court review some payments (which were never in question) and they found a mistake that ended with me paying more out of pocket. It's my opinion that they didn't have anything to work with on my case from the initial consultation but took it anyway. Then they proceeded to hold meetings and continue to bill me to meet their billable hour quotas. There was no accountability and I was basically writing a blank check.

I am happy that many people posting here have had a positive experience with this firm, but unfortunately it was not the case with my family. When my son first contacted the firm he spoke with one of the attorneys mentioned in posts here. We were encouraged by this attorney that the firm would be able to help. When an attorney was assigned to us, however, we realized that we had gotten someone else who seemed to be very unsure of what to do. We did lots of research and much of the time it seemed like we were telling the attorney what needed to be done. As mentioned in other posts, this firm is expensive, which is fine as long as the job is getting done. In our case, savings accounts were drained with nothing to show for it. My son had to hire someone from another firm to clean up the mess that the Cordell attorney left. Be wary and cautious of the attorney you hire. Had we been able to keep the original attorney who spoke to my son, things may have been different. If we had the opportunity to speak with the attorney we ended up with prior to paying the retainer, we wouldn’t have wasted our money.

Attorney Paskert was a great supporter throughout my case. His diplomatic style served very well throughout the whole process, including the outcome. All details of the case were well communicated and I received answers to all inquiries in a very timely fashion. When working with Mr. Paskert, it was clear he had a great deal of experience with cases similar to mine, which put me at ease. I’m very grateful to have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Paskert. I would recommend him to anyone in need of a phenomenal family law specialist.

Horrible representation by Danielle Kulik. She showed up to court and did pretty much nothing but complain about the paint she got in her eye while painting her deck. She made it clear she was in a rush to get back home and get paint off her dog rather than properly representing myself and my children. She screwed me and my kids over badly. This is not just my opinion this has been confirmed by other divorce attorneys I’ve spoken with. Complete waste of money. I would’ve gotten a much better result by representing myself. Sad.