Dewitt Family Law

Dewitt Family Law Feedback: Client Feedback Review Summary: Steve is a compassionate lawyer who goes the extra mile for his clients. He could talk if there was a need and would call with a response by the end of the day. He was always so upbeat with a story for me. God bless Thank you Steven and his staff were wonderful on my dissolution of marriage. It was a hard fight as COVID had everybody at the courts at a standstill. Steven would respond to my calls or texts in an appropriate manner. He would call back promptly if needed. Or texted me if it was an information type question. I liked the text. They were no charge or near no charge and used less time. If it needed a timely responce, he would find a way to speak directly. And he was so respectful about the pain I was going through. His kind words were always calming. He read all the letters we received from the opposing council. He saw what I couldn't see. I was asked for some things, that were ridiculous. He would help me to write the best answer. I thank his staff and of course Steve. Used Katrina as my attorney and she didn't listen to what was important to the trial and was more concerned with going on vacation then paying attention to our trial. She did almost no objections to opposing council and let him get away with many dirty tricks and I lost legal and joint custody. We had a psychologist saying my ex was not fit and because she did not do her job my daughter is paying the price from being with an unfit parent. I wanted to say how happy I was with the Dewitt family law firm. When I 1st called in I spoke with Iris who was more than cordial with me. She asked a lot of question so she would understand my needs. I was not rushed and she set up an appointment for me. When I talked with Steve Dewitt, he was very clear and detail in his explanation for my legal needs. I felt the that Dewitt Family Law went beyond what I had expected. I was vey happy with his knowledge of my situation. I would say if you have the need for a Family Law Attorney, then look no farther. Brad Raimond I hired Steven in September 2012 to represent me in a divorce. I retained Steven as my attorney, as he appeared to be a man of values and integrity. I informed Steven, at time of retaining him, that my goal was to quitclaim title of community property home to my spouse and, in return, the expectation was to have me removed from existing loan, in addition to title. I expected the terms of the divorce decree to include legal protections to protect my interests. What I received in the end was, well, no protections. I attempted to reach out to Steven by both email (on April 4, 2014), as well as phone (left message with his receptionist/legal assistant). I received no call back, email, or letter. I reached out again by email on April 30, 2015, followed by another call to his office, after no response back from him. My attempts were futile. I had hired a new attorney to fight for custody of my children, among other things, after my divorce was finalized. I had interviewed several attorneys at that point to replace Steven, as he expressed no interest in me/failed to respond or communicate with me at the time. Not one attorney interviewed wanted to assist in 'cleaning up his mess' regarding the house. You see, the divorce decree merely indicated I was to be 'held harmless from any encumbrances'. Steven recently reached out to me to try to address this, after this negative review was posted, but the damage was already done. After three follow up hearings to try to address with the court, the judge verbally 'admonished' ex for not doing enough then went on to state that my 'divorce decree was left vague and unenforceable'. In other words, not worth the paper it was written on as it did not indicate an action to take (i.e. timeline to complete loan assumption, refinance or sale of home nor did it include verbiage on enforcement action court can take if not abiding by terms). To make matters worse, Steven recently acknowledged that he didn't even draft the decree that was entered into court, rather allowed opposing counsel to do. Kudos to opposing counsel for slipping unfavorable terms to me, past what was supposed to be my legal safety net, Steven. There were other issues with language in the decree (unfavorable child support terms against me that went beyond minimum state required calculation, for example, and failure to make suggestions on how I could seek reimbursement on recent inheritance I had received and deposited to community bank account just weeks before retaining him). Bottom-line: Steven receives an 'F' from me for ‘failure’ to properly address my needs. It appears that Steven just wanted to collect a paycheck in my initial divorce, as he didn't suggest edits to opposing counsel nor to me. Since then, and after this negative review was posted, he has 'offered' to 'brainstorm' on how to resolve, but not actually offer any way to 'correct things'. Despite me presenting Steven with copies of my two emails to his office that went unanswered, he has since attempted to discredit my honest review. As in any legal matter, the truth will always prevail. It is unfortunate for this attorney that the truth hurts. Again, judge indicated there's nothing he could do with divorce decree that was written and entered as judgment on my behalf, same with attorneys that came after Steven. As an attorney, he hides behind his faith and uses his religion as an excuse for his incompetence. Beware, as a poor divorce decree entered with the court by poor representation will come back to haunt you. It's like gospel...once entered and on record with court, you're damned to try to challenge it. There are other attorneys that will be more detail oriented in their representation of you. My professional opinion or suggestion, by my experiences, is that one think twice or give it much thought in hiring an attorney who uses God as a selling point for his services. Choose wisely upfront. Accordingly, I cannot recommend the services of Steven DeWitt. I rate him an 'F' for 'FAILURE'.