2 /5 Geary Eric (William E. Lief): Very knowledgeable, but seemed to lack humbleness and ability to clearly state accurate information during hearings. Words matter, especially during opening statements.
In my case, a misstatement of my current work location could have, or maybe it did, drastically impacted my equal parental sharing time. The petitioner was attempting to use my work location of overseas in Montenegro (extended/long term military orders) and the Ukraine/Russia war as a reasons for not returning with the children, or even allowing me to have the children overseas with me in the summers. Montenegro is a country quite a ways away from the conflict, so that shouldn’t even be a concern; that was until my attorney during opening statement said that I work in Moldovian (meaning: Moldova), which is a bordering country to Ukraine. And given that the judge was a prior military service member, it can be assumed he knows exactly where Moldova is; giving potential false credit to the Petitioners claim.
They also failed to correctly input data/numbers into our presented child support worksheet and it was discovered in the middle of the first hearing; causing me to be stuck with the petitioners data/numbers, which were inflated in her favour. Things went further downhill from there.
At the end of the day, I wrote a letter listing out the total inaccuracies and impacts. They responded with what I can only describe as a snubbing letter, explaining years of experience, and ultimately dropping me as a client. Which was fine as I had already been out hunting for a new lawyer, as I already intended to fire them.
Negative Outcomes: Unwilling to accept responsibility for mistakes made during court, overconfident, failed to take time to fully understand client and clients situation.
Positive Outcomes: Will let you know when I think of one.
*All information is available through public disclosure, as case records were not sealed. Court transcripts confirms events listed above.
