Lisa Elliott, Esq.
Bottom line, I'm divorced so she did what she was ...
Bottom line, I'm divorced so she did what she was hired to do.
Beyond that, my experience was an expensive lesson. My daughter's dad and I agreed on everything and shared this information from the start.
I wanted to have an expert to make sure that everything was "dotted and crossed". It cost a lot of money for me to have to resend information to Ms. Elliot and her assistant, have several phone calls that Ms. Elliot wasn't prepared for, (she didn't have my information available and said her assistant didn't get it to her yet), reviewing the documents prior to filing to see that my home was listed in multiple counties on the same form), etc.
I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, but I believe that between the county and Elliott Law Offices (ELO), multiple people dropped the ball which caused a several month delay in finalizing the process. Case was filed on 5/7/2024 and on 5/9 court administration sent out a notice of Case Filing & Assignment, which mentioned that a Scheduling Statement is due within 60 days and the Initial Case Management Data Sheet is due no later than 5 days before the scheduled Initial Case Management Conference. The case sat in this status until I called the Court Administrator July 1st to see what was needed, so I could reach out to ELO. Turns out they had everything they needed when it was filled in May and voila, we had a court date. I would have thought that someone at ELO would have questioned this in May when they received the document.
Then the night before our hearing, Ms. Elliott reached out to see if I was ready for the hearing. I said something out not being sure what to expect and she said it is standard in cases with a minor child...our daughter is 30. I would have thought my lawyer would know the basics about my case.
For an "easy" case, with no minor children, both parties in agreement, only one lawyer involved, etc. They were still able to bill me for the more than the retainer.
Again, I'm divorced so she did the job she was hired for, but my experience did not show me the amazing side of their office.
