Vivian White
Mount Vernon, WA
N/A
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Divorce and Family
Language
English
About
Practices Areas
Estate Planning
Family
Language
English
Contact
Vivian Leigh White, Attorney at Law1129 Cleveland AvenuePO Box 2126Mount Vernon, WA, 98273-21261129 Cleveland AvenuePO Box 2126PO Box 2126Mount Vernon, WA, 98273-2126
Office: N/A
Website: N/AReviews
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.
I would not usually write a review at a site like this, but when I saw the previous review I felt I had to. Hiring Vivian to represent me was the best decision I ever made. She was very honest with me, cared about me and my case, was always there when I needed with her, and left no doubt in my mind that she would always be my first choice as an attorney. I can't recommend her highly enough. Even if the outcome had not been so good (and it was great), her work and everything else about her was exceptional.
She disappeared before my divorce case was resolved. I had to hire another attorney.
Failed to take responsibility for actions of wrong doing on her part. A temporary order was put into place due to her not showing up to court. I tried to contact her through phone calls and going to her office to try to remedy the situation and she would not respond.
This attorney took my money, sent me a few messages, then scheduled a court date without serving my ex-wife. Once the court date came and went, she responded to two text messages, but never told me anything about what she was doing. After four weeks she would no longer take my calls, or return my messages. You would think she would at least have an assistant or intern contact me. I am now going to seek a refund and report her to the State Attorney General's Office.
When I first met with Vivian she was very attentive and willing and wanting to work for me on a positive outcome on my case. I paid her the $500 retainer that she required to work on my case. During my divorce proceedings she was very hard to contact, sometimes it would be days before she responded to me. I later found out that my spouses attorney had many times tried to contact her, with the same results, days before a response. After 3 months of proceedings, my spouse and I had decided to reconcile and I asked her to draft up a motion to vacate, which she gladly did. At the same time, she asked me to pay the balance for her work that she had done, which I did. I paid the balance in her office at the same time I was signing the motion to vacate so I really didn't have time to review the bill thoroughly. After I got home I sat down and reviewed the bill and to my surprise, the bill was grossly inflated with charges and activities that she never did. Hours that were billed for phone calls such as a phone call that was only 5 min, I was charged an hour, my only declaration I filed while she was my attorney, she charged me for reviewing it for 2 hours and claims on the bill, included 5 pictures along with the declaration. The pictures weren't even emailed to her until a week and a half later, after she claims on the bill that she had reviewed them. She also charged me for and claimed she had drafted up an order after my court hearing when in actuality my spouses attorney had drafted up the order. These are just some examples of the false charges. After finding these false charges I circled all charges that weren't correct and wrote her a formal letter concerning the matter and sent it Certified Return mail. The letter was returned to me 15 days later unopened. No one had claimed it. I then tried to contact her via phone leaving several messages and was unsuccessful so I resorted to going to her office personally. It was then, at her office that I confronted her about the matter and had her read the letter and billing documentation that I had sent her Certified. She told me after reading the letter and reviewing the billing documentation that she would get back to me within the week. That never happened. I again tried several times after that week to get a hold of her........again with no response. Two weeks later after again calling with no response, I finally sent her a text demanding she respond to me, I told her she was being totally unprofessional and unethical....and wow! I got a response, to which she replied with defensive statements, how she helped me win battles in court, she put off other clients to work on my case and she was worth the amount she had billed me, there was nothing to the FACT that she had Falsely charged me for services that were never performed by her. To date I still have not received a refund and cannot submit a complaint to the Washington State Bar Association because they don't resolve or discipline attorneys for billing discrepancies. I am putting this out there to make sure other people looking for fair, ethical, responsible attorneys, don't make the same mistake I did.
After a few initial emails and paying her $500 retainer, she did not respond to my emails and phone messages. She kept me hanging for 2 months without accomplishing anything.
Ms White is very informative and compassionate about her work, I was impressed at my consultation. So impressed that I gave her a retainer on the spot. However after that, it was all down hill. I was forced to let her go as my representative because she doesn't communicate well. As of today, I am still trying to get my retainer back. Its been almost two months and she still has not returned any of my calls or emails, her staff is unavailable or they tell me the check is in the mail.