So disappointed with her service. My brother was completely taken advantage of. I am not a lawyer but do have a legal background. She took money to file things that she should have known would not be admissible in court due to those pieces of evidence being entered too late, something my brother did not know at the time but later found out. She also gave him bad advice that could have landed him in jail. I would not recommend her to anyone. Lawyers should be watching out for their clients not finding ways to make more money. Due to her incompetence, he had to find another lawyer to represent him. Very disappointed!!
Review Left On 02/28/2020
Patti Conrad
If there were negative number of stars that’s what I would rate her. My son was charged $9000 dollars for what amounted to a couple phone calls and a very short ex parte hearing, and some very bad information. When he brought in additional documentation to be filed with the court a day before the 2nd hearing she didn’t bother to tell him that it would be too late to enter anything new but told him it would cost him $500 to do so. Then told him she really didn’t need to be at the 2nd hearing with him. I went with him and it was awful. Even the judge was put off by him not having representation. I couldn’t see how she could’ve thought she didn’t need to be there! When he decided to get another attorney he went up to Ms Swanson’s office to pick up all the documentation only to find there was ANOTHER $900 bill for the documents she filed the day before the hearing! This goes way beyond incompetent. This is nothing short of unethical and devoid of human compassion. After reading the review by Emily G. I am struck by how many similarities there were with my son’s case, especially the piece about withdrawing at the worst possible moment! I guess I should be greatful it was $9000 and not $30,000! If you notice, the three 5 star ratings have no narrative. She must have coerced “friends” to put those up.
She is an amazing attorney! Helped me after my husband died unexpectedly.
Review Left On 08/28/2019
Tony Feela
Rhonda is helpful and very understanding of the needs of her clients.
Review Left On 02/28/2016
Emily G
My husband is a good man and he has moved on from his bad experience, but his story should serve as a warning to anyone thinking of retaining Rhonda Swanson.
When my husband's ex filed for divorce in 2008, his family unfortunately trusted Rhonda to advocate for his best interests. She was happy to accept $30K of my parents-in-law's life savings over a period of two years, but the second time they had to go to court, she dropped my husband's case THE DAY BEFORE THE TRIAL, as a power play, and my husband had to represent himself before the judge.
If that weren't obscenely unprofessional enough, Rhonda botched his case in many other ways. When the ex demanded that my husband have a psychological evaluation, Rhonda didn't ask for the ex to have one as well (which is supposed to be standard practice). During his ex's family's slanderous testimonies, she never asked questions to cast doubt on their lies because she didn't want to annoy the judge. When the custody evaluator did a horrible job of interviewing his family members (to the point that even his ex's attorney verbally acknowledged the bias!), she didn't take exception with that either. Time with his kids was the only thing my husband cared to fight for, but Rhonda constantly pressured him to settle for less time with them, despite the Guardian ad Litem's recommendation that he receive more time. Her reasons for the lazy approach described above: she "has to work with these people."
On top of all of the above, she completely left Right of First Refusal out of their decree (a standard inclusion), and neglected to add language to the decree specifying that he wouldn't pay child support during the summer when the kids were living with him, so for the first four summers he had to support the kids AND pay his ex. Eventually his family hired attorney Elizabeth Storaasli, who is an absolute shark, to fix the child support matter in 2012 and she did a great job; my husband no longer pays child support during the summer, so we can actually afford to feed the kids while they live with us.
Warning in summary: Rhonda is rich. She doesn't need your money. If you hire her, she will fight for her interests, not yours, and may do a very shoddy job. If you object to that and she doesn't appreciate it, she may drop your case at the most crucial moment, just to prove a point, and you'll be on your own in court.
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After reading the review by Emily G. I am struck by how many similarities there were with my son’s case, especially the piece about withdrawing at the worst possible moment! I guess I should be greatful it was $9000 and not $30,000! If you notice, the three 5 star ratings have no narrative. She must have coerced “friends” to put those up.
When my husband's ex filed for divorce in 2008, his family unfortunately trusted Rhonda to advocate for his best interests. She was happy to accept $30K of my parents-in-law's life savings over a period of two years, but the second time they had to go to court, she dropped my husband's case THE DAY BEFORE THE TRIAL, as a power play, and my husband had to represent himself before the judge.
If that weren't obscenely unprofessional enough, Rhonda botched his case in many other ways. When the ex demanded that my husband have a psychological evaluation, Rhonda didn't ask for the ex to have one as well (which is supposed to be standard practice). During his ex's family's slanderous testimonies, she never asked questions to cast doubt on their lies because she didn't want to annoy the judge. When the custody evaluator did a horrible job of interviewing his family members (to the point that even his ex's attorney verbally acknowledged the bias!), she didn't take exception with that either. Time with his kids was the only thing my husband cared to fight for, but Rhonda constantly pressured him to settle for less time with them, despite the Guardian ad Litem's recommendation that he receive more time. Her reasons for the lazy approach described above: she "has to work with these people."
On top of all of the above, she completely left Right of First Refusal out of their decree (a standard inclusion), and neglected to add language to the decree specifying that he wouldn't pay child support during the summer when the kids were living with him, so for the first four summers he had to support the kids AND pay his ex. Eventually his family hired attorney Elizabeth Storaasli, who is an absolute shark, to fix the child support matter in 2012 and she did a great job; my husband no longer pays child support during the summer, so we can actually afford to feed the kids while they live with us.
Warning in summary:
Rhonda is rich. She doesn't need your money. If you hire her, she will fight for her interests, not yours, and may do a very shoddy job. If you object to that and she doesn't appreciate it, she may drop your case at the most crucial moment, just to prove a point, and you'll be on your own in court.