Law Offices of Kris A Lardenoit

I hired Kris to help me with my custody issue over my son. I am a single mom and only had so much money to work with. Kris told my mother and I that my whole matter would be handled for $1,700.00. I went into detail regarding the issues and he was fully aware of the important issues for my son. He promised that he would get my son relief and he told me that the 2-2-5 plan would be best for my son in which I brought up. He said he agreed with what I was trying to accomplish for my son. I had Kris upload the court with my two parenting certificates and my declaration that I had my paralegal prepare. I had paid her separately. As she does not work for Kris. I emailed Kris the night before the hearing asking if I needed to bring anything with me. His response via email was "no I am ready". The day of our hearing I walked into the court room at 9:05 AM, to find that Kris had signed in, yet left to go to another case in another department. I repeatedly emailed him letting him know that I and my ex along with his attorney were there. He emailed me saying he was handling another matter in a different department. We waited for a long time. I kept emailing him. Then the judge called us up and I had to speak on my own behalf as Kris was nowhere to be found. He finally walked in late and told the judge that he was not prepared and new to the case and asked for a continuance. We walked out to the hallway and just to be told by Kris complete opposite of what he told me in his office and via email. He was more concerned over my ex and wanting a schedule that was good for him. I even said to him “who are you representing here, me or my ex?” He knew that my son is having emotional issues over the schedule he is on. He could care less. Nothing was accomplished. He was with me for about 10 minutes and filed a few things to the court. I emailed him over my concerns and his response was that he burned through my $1,700 and that I owed him almost another $300.00 just to be paid current.