Watson Law - Peoria (IL)

5 /5 Ami Malec: Linda and her team are amazing! They are the best at what they do. Not only that, but they always give a detailed bill and never overcharge like many other attorneys. This is my second time with her. She is precise and to the point. She also gives it to you straight with family law. Never blows smoke. She and her staff are truly the best around. Not to mention, if she feels the need, she is a bulldog!

1 /5 Linda Cluney: My brother established a relationship with Watson firm back in February. He was passed back and forth between two lawyers a couple times. Both claimed after he started working with them, they could not represent him in court. Apparently they were not licensed to do business in that county. He never got clear answers to many questions he posed. It took over 5 months just to get a few filings done to petition for divorce. When things came to a standstill, he asked for a court date. After three weeks he asked where his court date was. His emails were not getting to his attorney. The paralegal said the court was not returning her calls to get a court date secured, but she would try once again. Never heard back from her. A week later he found out his attorney missed a very important request for information from the opposing firm. She missed the deadline for getting answers to them. The opossing party was going to take this to court and demand he pay court costs for their oversight in missing an important deadline. Watson dragged him into an email stating they needed documents from him in less than 48 hours. It cost him over $300 to gather documents for them. Then after he said he had them, the Watson attorney said they were electronic document firm and said he needed to find a way to electronically send to them ASAP. This was on a late Friday afternoon. Court date was following Monday. He spent hours using his phone to take pictures of documents. The paralegal who emailed him could not even spell his name correctly. In fact she mistakenly thought this court appointment was supposed to be the one he asked for when it was one by the opposing party. How unprofessional. He asked the senior partner when he could expect his court date. Her answer...set up another meeting with your attorney because their dockets fill up fast. This is not how you should treat your clients. It should not take a month to get an answer to important questions. A client should not be blocked from being able to send emails to their attorney regarding important matters. And a client should never have to be tossed between two attorneys with the same excuse they cannot represent their client in the county the client lives in. This did in fact happen to him twice. Its been 7 months now, and my brother has terminated his relationship with this firm. He does not, and I do not recommend doing business with this firm. They are not responsive, cannot even communicate timely, and cant even spell their clients name correctly in emails. He spent thousands of dollars in retainer fees. While I am not arguing this point, the argument should be where is the professionalism?

5 /5 Nathaniel May: In December of 23 I retained Linda for what was a very extreme and high conflict op/custody/child support case. My case turned out to be one of the most extreme that the judge had seen in over 25 years of experience. What Linda did for my family and I was nothing short of a miracle. Linda saved my family! 100%. No exaggeration. She helped me to navigate what turned out to be the worst circumstances of my life and helped me to heal my family when my life had burned down around me. To say that Linda is knowledgeable, professional, personable and caring still doesnt do her justice. She is a miracle worker! I have always prided myself on being articulate, but I find I can scarcely find the words to describe my gratitude for Mrs. Watson and her team at Watson Law. Linda is a saint, my paralegal Sara is an earth-angel, and Lindas co-counsel Susan is a rockstar! Ive attained other family law attorneys in the past, and while formidable, they cant compare to Linda. She is on a completely different level. Linda was thorough through all of the proceedings and was able to uncover and prove the truth despite the countless obstacles and lies from the opposing party. Her level of commitment is unprecedented, and I can assure you that I felt the same support from her entire team. Throughout the whole process she was right there with me. Due to so many court dates I also worked with Susan, who didnt miss a beat either, as she reminded me of critical facts from my own history that I had forgotten. Now Im able to have family dinners with my 4 boys every night the 70% of the time that they are with me and I am actually receiving a fair amount of child support compared to what I used to get. And I owe all that to Watson Law. Thank you so much Linda!!!

5 /5 Kayla: Susan and her team are absolutely amazing! She was up front with the expectations and the direction she thought would benefit me and my kids from the start. Her and her team were always available to answer any questions and concerns. I just cant thank Susan and her team at Watson Law for everything. I finally have peace of mind for me and my kids.