Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!

Chad Gladstone has represented me for over a decade on several cases and has been an outstanding and fair attorney. When I came to the states from South Sudan, I spoke little English and Chad was a great aid and friend. I came to the States with no knowledge of the legal system and Chad has been a great man to have on my side. I have referred him to many of my friends who he has also helped immensely. His help has had a huge impact on my life and I'm grateful for Chad and Schmidt & Gladstone.

Chad is someone to avoid. He overpromises and never delivers. We hired him to handle a property dispute and was promised this was a cut and dry case and could be done in a short period of time at a fraction of what we paid (We ended up over 3X his original estimate and and almost a year over his original timeframe). He switched firms several times during our engagement and was non responsive until pressed for answers. When he did respond he talked endlessly only to get billable hours. Each time we pressed for action he billed more with little or no action. Needless to say I would never recommend him to anyone. You could do better throwing a dart at a phone book.

Chad consumed tens of thousands of dollars on a case that should have been settled for less than $5k. He showed up to court late, with bedhead, twice. Showed up OVER AN HOUR late to mediation. Rambles on incomprehensibly in person or via email, while charging you $275/hour. I fired this guy and hired a different attorney, best decision I've made in a long time.

Chad was hired for a highly contested anise, divorce, custody and relocation case. During the consultation he was everything this damsel in distress needed in a hero after 2 previous attorneys really hurt my case. Meeting my then 1 year old daughter he was dotting and complimentary and used that as assurance that he knew just how special of a thing he was fighting to protect and how important this was for mine and my infant's well being and ability to lead a life "after all this" with safety and security. THEN...he got a $7500 retainer which he indicated was standard so I didn't question it...he became progressively less responsive and when he DID respond it would be via emails time stamped anywhere between 12:30-3:30 in the morning. The replies either had one or all of the following components: not coherent, lengthy BUT at the end nowhere was an answer ro ANY of your questions/addressed your concerns, talked in circles, usage of a lot of "fluff" words to perhaps show off his vernacular? However they weren't used in an intelligent manner that conveyed any clear message. At first his filings were necessary, useful, made sense to spend money on...then as everything else faded so too did his commitment to being conscious of his clients money because he would file irrelevant, useless, etc things and NOT consult me before doing so..:furthermore it became apparent he enjoyed filing things just to "mess with" or "ruffle the feathers" of our opposing attorney. He enjoyed poking the bear so to speak but at MY expense. He began asking for more money $5,000 at a time, then $10,000 at a time then finally $15,000....the $15,000 was requested just days before trial and no consulting attorney I talked to could make sense of how that kind of money could even be "fake used" in that short of time! At one point, months before trial, I came to meet with him to let him know I had hired another attorney who would finish my entire case from where it was THRU trial for no more than $4,000 and he offered me alcoholic beverages in his office to talk over the problems. He said he would match the $4,000....so I stayed with Chad. $6,000 later I said nothing about him exceeding his promised price but when he demanded the $15,000 I couldn't do it any longer in any sense. Chad was dragging the case on and on, clearly milking it for the money...when I walked away Chad sent me many emails and text messages that were hurtful and insulting including stating, "[your new counsel] can now argue your own stupidity against you." What hurt the worst was the game playing that had him writing documents to file that were NOT putting my daughter in the safest situations but it was a chance to use her to "get at my husband".

Hired Chad for a family adoption a year ago where he quoted 8-10k which seemed reasonable for our case. 25k later, we ask for financial accountability for the additional 10k he asked for. We were given a brush off answer that also followed the statement he would not answer the court ordered conference call in two days unless we gave him the additional 10k for future work. We didn't owe the firm anything and only asked he take the call as it was too late to reschedule and we would pay for his time. He stated not without the additional funds which were to be used after the phone call. From the beginning we questioned their spending methods as 'double dipping' charges were constant. Additional irritation was how many mistakes were in Chad and his paralegal Sara's work. I had to catch and fix things as basic as names and birth dates on the petitions filed with court. When frustrated by his paralegals work, his defense of her was "it happens". Making matters more frustrating was him being late to an important hearing before the judge, sounding unsure of his knowledge in front of the judge and finding out later what he did by threatening to not take the court ordered call was extremely unethical. The ladies in the office are all lovely and very professional however Chad is all about the money and extending your case to milk everything he can while his paralegal lacks major attention to detail. After researching him by reviews online, found I wasn't the only one with the exact same complaints. Wish I had seen those before we trusted him with our child's adoption!