I honestly wish there was a way to rate lower, but alas there isn't…read more
So without further ado, here's my review in 2025 after 30 months of enduring the consequences of hiring this attorney in 2022 to represent me in what was a mostly non-contested divorce, with limited assets outside of a few vehicles and a home. I can honestly say that you are better off representing yourself, or at most saving the money and hiring a paralegal to file your case and forms for you.
Trust me, you'll be better off for it, and will likely get better service. Because you truly don't get an attorney that will advocate for you, but will gladly exhaust your retainer for every email or phone call he wastes your time and hopes on.
Attorneys are expected to be stewards of your rights, your representative, your advocate and above all - your counsel. Providing advice, direction and in many cases argument on your behalf when faced with another (more) skilled and confident attorney.
My experience with this attorney was lacking all
of the above. But I did get paralegal services. Albeit expensive ones.
When it came time for mediation, Mr. Willmott was either absent or sat idly, disengaged and on mute the entire time, speaking a total of 3 sentences to the mediator and none to me. All of the dialogue was between the mediator and myself, which in effect is fine as it was my own case - but I paid him to represent me and provide counsel, to no avail.
The duress of the divorce, an exhausting 6 hour mediation and frustration of having what was essentially a screensaver of Mr. Willmott "represent" me, had me commit myself to agreeing to let my ex have majority custody, possession of the marital home and all equity ($250,000+ in 2023) once sold, bridge the gap alimony for 9 months or until the house was sold, and all I got in return was $950/ mo child support due to erroneous calculations and lack of basic figure checking and proof reading of the calculator documents, all of the debt ($75k+) and diminished custody.
Oh, and the gift of the ex's legal fees and mediation costs.
And I was sold by Mr. Willmott that he conferred with Ms. Fulton - the other party's attorney, and this was as good as it gets.
However, 5 months later I negotiated equal custody and forced the sale/refinance of the home by representing myself. Now, 30 months later, I had a reassessment for an equitable amount of child support which is now 2/3 lower (less than $350/mo). All done by representing myself.
Please - do yourself and your children a favor. Don't entertain this attorney. Perhaps he may do better for you. But, in my experience, it felt like I was robbed. Not only financially but of peace of mind, confidence in the family court system, and hope.
You're better off representing yourself if you're confident and competent or hiring a real attorney. Given his demeanor and lack of performance during mediation - perhaps he is partners with my ex's attorney, or there's an intimidation factor with her being a female?
Regardless - this was my experience, which cost me dearly, in effect hundreds of thousands of dollars in equity and tens of thousands in debt and miscalculated child support.
If you can gather facts and data, read and interpret basic statutes, fill out and file forms online, and are able to articulate yourself and stand your ground in mediation, represent yourself and skip hiring this counsel.
My best
