James B. Palmquist III Co. LPA

This review is about 2 years old and unfortunately I have had to wait until my child custody case was settled thru a different attorney, in fear of retaliation thru courts. We hired this law firm to fight custody of my grandson from his abusive father. We paid a $2700 retainer fee. I had already done the leg work to file with the courts and gain emergency custody, we hired them to help the process with legal terms and options. They assigned Rebecca to us. Very little communication between us before court, she arrived slightly late and didn’t brief me. She proceeded to whisper everything we should have talked while the judge was speaking. After the first appearance she stayed behind to chop it up with the opposing sides attorney, and told me I was free to go and she would be in touch. She

Jim and Rebecca work well together. Tracy is a lovely secretary who is patient with my constant calls and worries. Amid a contentious divorce and custody battle with an abusive husband, they are comforting, available, stern with me when needed, and upfront about what they can do. No matter the outcome of my case, I am incredibly pleased with their work and attitudes. I’ve seen Jim’s work before and that is why I sought this firm for my case. He’s been at it for decades, and his father before him. Choose these attorneys, especially if you are scared.

Terrible about getting back with you. I had eight (8) calls in and eleven (11) emails requesting I talk with one of the attorneys. Never heard back from either for two months. They do not give out their personal email’s or phone number so you can’t contact them direct. Payment - make sure you get your payment terms up front! I never received a bill in six (6) mths, then tell me I have one (1) day to pay them bill. His words “Your account must be current current tomorrow Tuesday is that something you choose not to do and you should perhaps look for another attorney we are gonna work for free if there's a problem with this or you choose to argue with me on it” So be prepared not to question the billings, because they will stop working with you.

I hired James for my divorce. I went I. With a list of questions to determine if he would be the best lawyer for me. His answers were exactly what I wanted to have in an attorney. Not long after he received my deposit I realized that he was not who he claim he was. He did not do any of the things he said he was going to. Messages left unanswered, he would charge me to come in or phone calls to answer questions I had already answered and filled out paperwork that should have been in my file. He exact words and I quote “ Don’t get mad at me. I’m going to ask you questions you already answered but it’s easier for me to ask you again rather than to look for your box that has your file in it.” Long story short my divorce was over in six months when he repeatedly told me not to worry that date

Not only do they never return your phone calls, their negligence and refusal to maintain communication caused a missed court date. The last conversation was a plan to settle matters prior to the court date and then there was no follow up. Then they condescendingly insisted they called numerous times after the missed date yet the call logs and phone bill records say otherwise. Even this morning they said they were “resending” an email and it is 5:26pm and no email has arrived. We never received any sort of documentation of hours worked/billing but there’s no way it came anywhere close to the retainer. Will we ever get the difference returned? Probably not. Don’t waste your money or risk your legal matters with these incompetent “attorneys.” They made our fairly simple situation much more co