Family Law Firm — Local services in Albuquerque

I came to this law firm and system overall for help and resolution. A system that states its mission is fairness, equality, and a childs best interest. After exhausting every avenue of reconciliation and negotiation with my co-parent I felt it was time to get the experts involved. My case seemed pretty straightforward. A motivated and dedicated father pursuing his almost 8 year old daughter for her best interest and an attempt to gain more time with her. I came with the truth, no criminal record, no substance abuse or mental health issues, a stable career (a first responder and servant in this community), marriage, household, etc... I felt it was time at my daughters age now to combat the current 80/20 timesharing schedule and pursue 50/50 with her, and simply for the child support to reflect correctly. Ultimately after several months and thousands of dollars later the experts and leaders in this community ruled that it was not in my daughters best interest to have more time with her father, and in addition, effectively triple my child support obligation in a time of unprecedented inflation. Seem crazy? Every person I tell my story to simply shakes their head in disbelief and says, What? How is that possible?! ...as do I. The cousel I received from this firm felt rushed, with little attention to detail, communication, or plan, I had to constantly ask for updates and clarification as to what the status and plan was for my case. And yet still three weeks after seeing the judges verdict I have yet to be contacted and given an explanation as to why this decision was in the best interest of my daughter, and what my options are moving forward. What a shame for good people in this community trying to do the right thing, for the families and children who experience this type of injustice. If this is how my case concluded I could only imagine what other families and especially fathers seeking help and resolution are experiencing. In a time in our society when effective and motivated fathers are needed most. If this isn't a clear cut case of discrimination, with the facts and truth I presented, then I don't know what is. With that being said, I can only conclude the ineffectiveness and lackluster performance of my counsel played a significant role in the negative outcome of my case. I would implore any reader of this review to be diligent in seeking counsel that will truly fight for you and your...

Donna does not respond to emails. I had to fire her and get a new attorney. My new attorney told me that Donna has the reputation of being unresponsive in the legal field. Pretty bad when all her peers look down on her. Here is an example of an email that Donna did not respond to...

"Donna,

Just checking in to see what has been said between you and opposing counsel.

Thanks,

Aaron"

I had to send that email because the judge set deadlines for us to get things done in the divorce. She ran through those deadlines and I wound up paying for my ex-wifes attorney!!! I have 5 other emails that she ignored. She replied to 2 in my time as her as my attorney. Hire this law firm at your own risk

Update: my divorce started over 2 years ago. I was with Donna and Cody for over 1 year. They created a nightmare and Christian hagemann has finally fixed it. These people literally cost me time with my son I'll never get back, and about 60k. Just...

Matthew Sanchez set my case up for failure. It’s been two years now and I’m still having to clean up his mess. The final paperwork was submitted in a way where the opposing party has the upper hand.

He had child support deviate from $425 down to $200 and told me I could request more child support later. Since then, because of the wording in the paperwork I could never get the child support needed as a single mom. It’s very sad. He still will not make it right by submitting new paperwork or appearing in court with me to fix this.

He also had me sign the agreement ASAP because he said he didn’t want the hassle of me changing my mind. Had he helped me negotiate, I wouldn’t have to spent another $12,000 in attorney fees.

I did all the footwork and they hardly did anything. Don’t waste your money. Wish I would’ve gone with another attorney.

I hope he can make this right in 2020 because I am still fighting for...