The Colwell Law Group, LLC

Divorce is probably the most frightening thing I have ever had to go through in my life. Nothing can prepare you for what you're going to experience - whether that be emotionally, monetarily, or just the sheer amount of knowledge required to navigate through. Picking the right law group and then attorney/lawyer is just the beginning. The options are endless and you can only hope you make the right decision. I was assigned to Marissa Gordon, and words truly cannot express how thankful and lucky I am. From the beginning she was beyond approachable and made herself available for every question/concern/need/etc. in a very timely manner. I cannot begin to explain how scared this whole situation has made me feel, but at the end of the day I felt safe knowing that she was handling my case. Thank you for all the care, consideration, and treating me like a human, not just a number. I know this is a decision I'll never regret.

Employed Colwell for a custody case. First lawyer seemed disinterested and unhelpful. Was appointed Kyle Starks after that. He was attentive, reachable, and truly cared about me and my kids. We were successful in large part to his counsel and work. Highly recommend.

Kito was my consultant and he was extremely friendly and understanding. This firm cares about fathers and father's rights, which is rare for NYS.

UPDATE: This law firm finally got me sole custody. I've been fighting for years and this firm got it done. For all the fathers in this state; use this firm. They care about father's rights and do their utmost to get you what you deserve. I cannot thank them enough!!

Edited: This is a detailed review and I hope it helps others.

Cons:

I did notice the reviews and decided to take the chance anyway. At first, my experience was great. Consultation had me hopeful. However, consultation is not with an attorney. You cannot speak with an attorney until you pay the $6000 retainer fee and sign the Letter of Engagement. Then, you will be assigned an attorney. That is the first red flag.

My attorney is James Lesperance. He is well versed and knowledgeable at what he does. He kept in contact with me quite often in the beginning and communicated well on what to expect in the coming court cases. 100% of the time he was right about what happened. I felt very comfortable with him.

There was a lack in communication in later weeks, but having added a 2-star review, that has since changed. Sometimes you just have a to light a fire to get them moving. James is working diligently on everything for me.

I will say that invoices come in frequently compared to what work is done on your case and that this firm is very costly.

Pros:

Friendly staff during consultation and most calls to the office.
Had a question about my bill which they refunded some of it.
Asked to amend the Engagement Letter, which they allowed.
Attorney is knowledgeable and experienced.
Firm contacted me to assure me that good communication will resume and it has.

My next and hopefully last court date is June 1st. I'm hoping I can increase this review to 4 stars after that. At this time, James, I would give 3/5 stars. The firm itself gets a 3/5.

Would highly not recommend. Unless you want to spend 30k on losing your child when it should have been an easy win. I gave them 300 pages of proof and they still lost my child. Due to them being afraid of the other attorney. Lied to me told me I still had custodial custody when I didn't . Wouldn't answer my emails when I asked them about it. It looks like the lawyer could have even got paid off by lying to me and trying to get me to agree to things I shouldn't have. They didn't fight for me at all. Just handed over my 2 year old to my ex husband. Thanks to this law firm I'm still in court over a year and now have lost 40k and still haven't gone to trial. 30k just from emails and putting a child in danger. Their unethical and don't care about you. Money hungry.

AVOID this law group. All they want is money. Almost all of our retainer was used on short emails and 2 virtual court visits where our attorney wouldn’t even ask or say what we wanted. She kept advising us to play along with the mother as if the father doesn’t have any rights. My son could’ve gotten the same visits using a public defender.

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DO NOT GO HERE!!!! This place only cares about money not their clients! I made a consultation appointment with the owner Kevin for their group to represent me in my divorce. We went over my financials and was more concerned with how I was going to pay for this and wanted 5k for a retainer and handed me the contract. I started to read it and he said it’s just basic things I have to go to my sons game so if you have any issues you can reach out and we can go over it tomorrow and left to get copies and charge my card. I felt so rushed and felt like an inconvenience. Should have been my first red flag!I had an order of protection and relied on my attorneys to communicate with my ex and his lawyer and relay it to me. My first appointed attorney had a conversation with him and called me to tell me all the lies he spewed to her and told me “he’s really funny” I was disgusted! My lawyer who is supposed to have my best interests tells me that her abuser is funny!? I fired them after they failed to inform me of a pending court order that would remove me and my children from the marital residence. In the course of 6 months I paid them over 10k and had 4 attorneys. When picking up my file I received the most pathetic Manila folder with only court papers. Paperwork wasn’t filed, I was lied to, not kept up to date on my case and spent a ton of money in the process. When going through any event needing a lawyer it is stressful enough and these are not the lawyers u want representing your best interests.

I contacted the Colwell law group when I needed an attorney. Amanda Iannone-Hens was assigned to represent me and did an excellent job. She made me feel comfortable and answered my questions in a very timely fashion. Should the need arise, I will absolutely retain her services again. I highly recommend this law firm!

I just had my consultation with Lindsay Phillips, was a great experience and when I went in I felt like I knew nothing, leaving that conversation and understanding the options I have is a great feeling. She was very knowledgeable and I am confident knowing what the next steps are for me. Highly recommended!