Epstein & Associates, Barristers & Solicitors

We took half a day off work for a free consultation with Erica McCloud, a 2 year exp. family law lawyer. She was very uninterested and very rushed. We were told over the phone the retainer was $ 3,000.00 but when we saw Erica, she informed us the retainer would be $ 5,000.00 for a court appearance. The court appearance was to speak to the matter for a court date only at a courthouse she was already going to be at that day. At no time did she suggest we could retain her for $ 3,000.00 and come back in a few days with the rest of the money. She gave us no advice, kept letting us know she had to be somewhere and stood up to show us the door before our half our was up. She wouldn’t even glance at our file unless the retainer was paid. Clearing she wasn’t interested in our business. We are grateful she let us know up front what kind of service she would be giving us if we retained her. Later that day we found a 15 Year plus exp lawyer who gladly took our $ 3,000.00 retainer and has been a tremendous help to us. Looks like Ms. McCloud 2 year experience needs to learn a thing or two. I suggest you avoid retaining her when it comes to your highly sensitive law suit!