Proceed with extreme caution - review public bar records before hiring. If you are currently evaluating Terry R. Spencer for legal representation, I strongly urge you to look beyond any initial sales pitch and thoroughly research his official state bar disciplinary history across Utah, Idaho, and California. Public records from the Utah State Bar, Idaho State Bar, and the State Bar of California paint a deeply troubling picture of professional misconduct, including: Multiple Suspensions: Formally disciplined and suspended in multiple jurisdictions for professional misconduct, including unreasonable fee structures and dishonesty. Lack of Candor to Tribunals: Found by courts to have engaged in conduct involving DISHONETY, FRAUD, DECEIT, or MISREPRESENTATION-- California State Bar as "Not eligible to practice law in CA" The court documents and disciplinary records speak volumes about a pattern of unethical, financial abuse, and a plethora of court violations. read more

I really like Terry Spencer he is very knowledgeable attorney for sure , Actually that is what you need for being clients. i saw several negative reviews against him, i really believe they did not understand how good he is and using shallow understanding to put dirt on him as much as possible. one thing for sure for this shallow negative comments from shallow life experience. it is really worthless. Quality opinions are coming from certain level intelligence. I am sure all these negative stories on him were tailored to match unhappy level. read more

Horrible attorney. Never communicated with me unless I reached out multiple times. Not good at communicating in general and lots of typos in the documents he put together for my divorce settlement. Offered no help in mediation except to rack up my bill and not a friendly man by any means. Do not use him. read more

I've hired Terry Spencer a couple of times now and wouldn't consider any other lawyer for myself or for anyone that would ask for a recommendation. He's the best, he's worth every penny he charges and that's all there is to it. read more

I hired Terry Spencer several years ago to represent me in my divorce case. He and his team provided me with superb counsel throughout a very difficult divorce which was contested by my ex-wife. He was professional throughout, always ensuring that he had my best interests at the forefront. I recommend Terry Spencer and will use him in the future. And regarding the review from "Meredith W" from February 15, 2020, the person making these comments is actually "Margaret Wakeham". She is a former Utah attorney who-according to the Court's Divorce Trial ruling-currently lacks the skill to practice law and has been reduced to working part time in a dog kennel. Further a Vocational Expert, Dr. Kristy Farnsworth, was hired by Mr. Spencer in the Wakeham Divorce case. Contrary to the false statement made by "fake news" Meredith W. , the Vocational Expert sided with Mr. Spencer's client causing "fake news" Meredith W to subsequently fly into fits of rage and scream that she is going to appeal the Court's Divorce Trial ruling. I am aware that Mr. Spencer has taken hundreds upon hundreds of cases to trial. Over the years I found Mr. Spencer to be one of the finest attorneys in Utah - who will stand up for a client even if it means "fake news" reviews from vanquished and understandably angry losing opposing parties. read more

Is there such a thing as negative stars? Do not waste your time or $. Do not use this firm. Spencer is a horrible, negative, and unjust person. When my ex-husband and I were hammering out financial matters, we used Spencer. Spencer claimed he was not receiving my emails. I set-up a new email address to remedy the issue. I also texted Spencer and asked him to reach out to me by text or phone if there was any problem with communication. He never responded to any text, he never called, and he continued to claim not to get any of my emails (even when my ex-husband stated he was receiving his copy of those emails). Spencer then made judgements against me without my input, bc I had not responded. He then blamed me for not ensuring he had received my emails. He never reached out in any other way to let me know they were not receiving my emails. Spencer would not help me, would not listen, blamed me repeatedly, then yelled at me on the phone for long periods of time. It was the most bizarre, negative, and unfair experience I have ever been a part of. He is not a good nor a fair man. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH HIM. P.S. My ex and I worked things out on our own and we are amicable. read more

The best lawyer in Utah. Terry Spencer and his team is the best Law firm in Utah. Mr. Spencer helped me and my daughter. We are so thankful we found him and his team. We are so thankful for his help. I would recommend you call him right away, he will help you and fight for you just like he help me and my daughter. read more

Terry Spencer has been suspended by the Utah State Bar from practicing! He's a terrible attorney. Unethical. He tried to convince my attorney that there was never a vocational expert hired in our divorce case, but HE had hired one 3 years earlier, and the expert sided against him & his client. He's either a liar or is suffering from dementia. read more

Terry called me back the same day I inquired. At our appointment Terry was a tremendous help to me and my family. He helped me understand my situation, my options, and the risks I still faced. I felt so much better after visiting with him and now I know how I need to move forward. read more

Terry Spencer's office just sent me a letter of intimidation, bullying me to take down my Yelp comment from 2011. I told them that "I hope they sue me with the same vigor and competence in which they represented my case in 2009." Trust me...I'm safe. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." read more

When one needs a legal bull dog in their corner to fight for them, you can't go wrong with Terry. When in a legal battle with loved ones the situation gets emotionally charged and mistakes easily made. Terry helped me navigate a very tricky situation. As to others negative reviews...when in a dog fight one needs a bull dog, not a shitzu. Terry has won everytime for me. He doesn't have to be nice, he wins! read more

Terry and his team did great work when I was going through the worst experience of my life. He doesn't sugar coat it and will give it to you straight.Terry and his team will do everything allowed under the law to get the justice you deserve. That's what he did for me and I am grateful to have him in my corner. read more

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Terry has helped my family with many cases over many years. We have always had an outstanding outcome. His staff is always friendly and the office environment inviting. read more

Great lawyer, was head of State Senate Judiciary committee. Did a great job on my contracts

I retained Terry Oct. 25, 2013 with $2,500 and paid him another $2,500 Jan. 2, 2014. Terry severely underrepresented me for over a year. I'm told by another attorney that his objection to my temporary order is badly written. He didn't even attempt to have my exorbitant CS and alimony judgment--$8,000 per month--modified after we discussed it and I delivered one or more paystubs from my new employer to him. Once, in order to obtain clarification on something, when I used the mobile number he'd told me to use any time, he yelled at me, telling me, "GOOGLE IT, STEVE!" He was almost always either condescending, rude, interruptive, and even contemptuous, or any combination of the aforementioned. He did almost nothing through all of 2014 then jumped into reactive mode over a year after I retained him and only when the Petitioner had to act or her case would be thrown out. When I obtained sufficient funds in Spring of 2015, I retained someone else who informed Terry his "services" would no longer be needed. Then, over a negative yelp.com review, he threatened to sue me for defamation. I chose to defend my legally recognized, Constitutionally protected, statutorily enforceable liberty to inform others of my negative experiences with Terry, so he filed suit for $100k for for "defamation", "intentional infliction of emotional distress", "intentional interference of economic relations", "declaratory relief", and "breach of contract". He attached our correspondence from the divorce case to the defamation suit and the judge was forced by his recklessness to have to seal it. In an attempt to manufacture embarrassing situations for me, he subpoenaed the Petitioner (yes, my soon-to-be ex-wife), my new divorce attorney, and, strangely, not someone in Human Resources, but someone in Finance from my employer to whom I'd made a negative comment about him. He continued to bill me throughout his suit against me, but BEGAN TO BILL ME FOR LINE ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH SUING ME! And his demands for an out of court settlement bordered on the insane. So as not to leave any doubt about the meritlessness of his claims, the judge dismissed his defamation suit with prejudice. If you insist on retaining him, I strongly suggest you keep yourself in the right, take copious notes, get everything in writing, write memoranda of understanding to him, and keep funds on hand to file suit against him and/or defend yourself against his ridiculous attacks and preserve your First Amendment protected freedom of speech. He's not helpful. He's not honest. He's not ethical. read more

Terry is handling a an appeal of my divorce. My ex wife hears voices in her head that "give her direction" and she follows them without a second thought. She has not had a rational thought in more than 15 years. She has made outrageous claims, none of which have a thread of truth. She has delayed every motion; has buried the court with hundreds of documents; and continually files new documents that cause further delays. Two years after the divorce has been signed she continues to maintain that we are still married. Terry has patiently guided me through this process. He has rebutted every motion with a professional attitude. I have confidence that he will succeed in successfully defeating her appeal and expect that his skills will serve me well in the ensuing trial to resolve all issues raised by the appeal. read more

I read all the previous reviews in Yelp about Terry Spencer and I say "Yes, thats Terry Spencer they are talking about". Just like with Lisa and Steve he send me a court document via email, that he never filed in court, to harass me so I delete my previous post on Yelp. Apparently he has that document ready for anyone that give him a bad review. I called an attorney at the state bar and they told me I can sue him for misconduct based on how bad he deal with my case and for harassing me with documents that were never filed. He did a terrible work with our case. He did not reply phone calls, he did not notify us about hearings or document that needed to be filed. He went to court completely unprepared and his bill grow exponentially without explanation. Just like the previous review he continue billing me after the case was done for things that he has not done for me! He treat me like I was less than him and it was always obvious he did not care about my case. Google him and go to the Utah State Bar and Idaho State Bar to request his file before you decide to hire him. Notice that in Avvo.com that there is a note that he has been discipline by a state licensing authority!! If all this bad reviews in yelp are not a red flag for you that should be! Don't hire him out of desperation or because his retainer is low compared to other attorneys like I did, that will cost you a lot more money. read more

Terry Spencer is amazing. I had four attorneys before I used him in a divorce case. He was my fifth attorney. I was dealing with a severe case of parental alienation and court violations of civil rights. After years of litigation the court turned in my favor after Terry Spencer's first appearance in court as my representative. Every time I went to court with Terry I prevailed. Terry has made historic precedent cases by winning in appellate court. He used the siting in my case which helped. The opposing party's attorneys continued to give up after losing to Terry. The opposing party went through 4 attorneys after I hired Terry. Terry knows case law and statutes better than all the attorneys I dealt with on my side and the opposing side. He understands how judges think and what they want, and how to please them. He writes better and organized documents better than any other attorneys documents I have see. Terry keeps his documents short, brief, to the point, yet powerful. read more