Cordell & Cordell

I am very grateful for Mr Bittle at Cordell & Cordell was emphatic, supportive, knowledgeable, and recommended a balanced financially wise settlement. I would highly recommend this firm if you need a great attorney for your divorce.

This firm acted extremely professional and fair. My attorney took the extra steps in really understanding my case. I worked with them for about 2 years and never once had any issues. As a father seeking custody of his daughter I was up against a long battle in the state of MN. My attorney felt as I did, that this was the right thing to do for the well-being of the minor child. In the end, I got full parenting rights to my daughter. I think that says it all. I have and will be recommending this firm to anyone seeking legal representation in a divorce case.

STAY AWAY!!! My attorney did NOTHING to help me and it cost me just under $200,000! All they want is money and will even go as far as asking if you can borrow from your family and friends or take a loan or they will have to step down. My first Cordell attorney quit the company (probably because they’re a scam) and I was told her manager would take over my case at her same rate. So much had been covered already I said that I wouldn’t pay the tens of thousands for him to get “caught up”. He said he’d do it for free. Then later, I got a bill. They claim it wasn’t for him to get familiarized with my case but I had to resend all the emails my first attorney and I exchanged because they “lost them” and there were obvious charges for those at .45¢ each plus $1.70 to read. So I am charged just to send one as well as charged for them to read it. On top of that, it felt like he was more my ex’s attorney than my own! I would ask him to request something (like the return of tens of thousands my ex stole from our marital account and my Son’s college account I set up and she drained before closing both of them; or for her to pay at least 1/2 of the credit cards she maxed out when she found my divorce papers hidden in my office) and he would refuse, even going as far as saying, “I want to win the lottery but that ain’t going to happen” or “If I had a dollar for everyone that burned me I’d be a millionaire”???? Really??? He also drafted portions of the decree that have no consequences for her and a TON for me, like below portion: “Both parties must live within 18 mile or closer to [our son’s] school. If either party moves, they must notify the other party within two weeks. However, if husband moves and does not live within the required radius, the schedule shall revert to a non-overnight schedule for the Father during the school weeks with the weekend schedule remaining the same” The court RECOMMENDED 50/50 custody. She wiped out our accounts and hid the money and he wouldn’t argue for 1/2 back saying it wasn’t worth it (it was tens of thousands), I got stuck with all the marital credit cards she maxed out herself when she found my papers I had drawn up months in advance or filing because he wouldn’t fight for me. My first attorney actually prepared a balance sheet and she owed me quite a bit but he disregarded that. For $200,000 I got nothing but what the court already recommended anyway and she got away with violating orders and a decree that is favorable to her. Now I have to pay to go back and fight for modification as well as numerous things she refused to follow. I tried the customer care department, called in complaints to their main office numerous times, and got nowhere. They finally put us on a conference call with a customer service rep and my attorney (which I was charged for) and all he did was say “fine, if you want I will close your file and remove myself but it will cost you at lot of money for another attorney to get all caught up on the proceedings, not to mention we have deadlines to meet”! So I just got scared into staying with them.

They make you feel like they really care about you. Very responsive to email. Portal is wonderful. Thank you for the help in this bad situation

paper pushers that's it. i had always thought a lawyer was one who would stand up and fight for you in court within the parameters of and using their knowledge of the law. Boy was i naive to think that.