The Law Office of Scott J. McWilliams

I retrained Scott JMcWilliams services for a divorce in December of Although my wife and I reconciled I did use Scott JMcWilliams services from December to April of During the time in which Scott represented my case he we only went to court onceAll of our other dealings were by phone, email and in person meetingsHowever, during that one time in court he was grossly unprepared for the appearance and despite my lack of experience in these matters he managed to completely embarrass me with his conductSome of the embarrassing actions started when we were walking in to the court and he started asking me specific dates relating to the case and my marriageDuring the court appearance he regurgitated these dates incorrectly and then followed up by blaming his mistakes on me and stating that I had given him incorrect dates; I was appalledI feel that he should have had these dates written down well before we attended courtThis is a blatant example of how MrMcWilliams showed me that he was unprepared for our court date Other examples of his negligence included MrMcWilliams trying to present the case to the judge despite being told more than once that the purpose of our court visit was to set a date for a future hearingHe also called my wife, “the Mother” on more than one occasion despite the lack of any children in our caseHis excuse for this was that he was confusing my case with another that he was handling at the time; this mistake alone is completely unexcusable for the amount of training he had to become a lawyer and the amount of money he was receiving for his servicesI cannot reiterate enough that he completely made a fool of himself and me in that courtroomI was flabbergasted at his actions and even my wife’s lawyer strongly suggested that I seek alternate counsel based on his actionsHe truly did not seem like an upstanding member of the legal community then or in any of my interactions with him After my wife and I reconciled our marriage it became time to cease the divorce and end my interactions with MrMcWilliamsI had an intense battle with MrMcWilliams office to cease his phone calls that he was charging me for, he was obviously trying to increase my bill with unnecessary phone calls MrMcWilliams stated that my wife’s lawyer and my wife were acting in a manner that would purposefully increase my legal feesAfter the dust has settled from this divorce I can do nothing but believe that my legal counsel, MrMcWilliams was guilty of this himselfIt was MrMcWilliams and his office that insisted that I not enter mediation with my wifePlease research mediation for yourself, in the state of Arizona it is probably the number one tactic for reducing legal fee’s for estranged couplesHis office specifically stated that mediation would be filled with bitter arguments, shouting and cryingAfter doing some of my own research I found out that mediation is in fact steered completely in the opposite direction and would be most peoples best route for a mutually beneficial separation (Insert bit about reaction to letter here) In the end I was charged times more than my wife for her legal feesI retained my legal counsel for less time her and was charged more for what I feel was sub par representationAfter I sought arbitration with MrMcWilliams over the price of his services it was explained to me by the bar association that he specifically refused this action in his contractIf you retain nothing more from this review please insist that your lawyer not refuse ArbitrationPlease seek alternate counsel and use a higher rated counselor than Scott JMcWilliams ***(I have written a letter to LAWYER describing why I was unhappy with his services and he has been given ample time to respond At this time he has not responded and I felt compelled to publish this letter in receipt of his servicesI do not recommend retaining his services based on my experiences at this time There are way better trustworthy lawyers than this guy don't make the same mistake I made

I retrained Scott J. McWilliams services for a divorce in December of 2013. Although my wife and I reconciled I did use Scott J. McWilliams services from December 2013 to April of 2014.
During the time in which Scott represented my case he we only went to court once. All of our other dealings were by phone, email and in person meetings. However, during that one time in court he was grossly unprepared for the appearance and despite my lack of experience in these matters he managed to completely embarrass me with his conduct. Some of the embarrassing actions started when we were walking in to the court and he started asking me specific dates relating to the case and my marriage. During the court appearance he regurgitated these dates incorrectly and then followed up by blaming his mistakes on me and stating that I had given him incorrect dates; I was appalled. I feel that he should have had these dates written down well before we attended court. This is a blatant example of how Mr. McWilliams showed me that he was unprepared for our court date.
Other examples of his negligence included Mr. McWilliams trying to present the case to the judge despite being told more than once that the purpose of our court visit was to set a date for a future hearing. He also called my wife, “the Mother” on more than one occasion despite the lack of any children in our case. His excuse for this was that he was confusing my case with another that he was handling at the time; this mistake alone is completely unexcusable for the amount of training he had to become a lawyer and the amount of money he was receiving for his services. I cannot reiterate enough that he completely made a fool of himself and me in that courtroom. I was flabbergasted at his actions and even my wife’s lawyer strongly suggested that I seek alternate counsel based on his actions. He truly did not seem like an upstanding member of the legal community then or in any of my interactions with him.
After my wife and I reconciled our marriage it became time to cease the divorce and end my interactions with Mr. McWilliams. I had an intense battle with Mr. McWilliams office to cease his phone calls that he was charging me for, he was obviously trying to increase my bill with unnecessary phone calls.
Mr. McWilliams stated that my wife’s lawyer and my wife were acting in a manner that would purposefully increase my legal fees. After the dust has settled from this divorce I can do nothing but believe that my legal counsel, Mr. McWilliams was guilty of this himself. It was Mr. McWilliams and his office that insisted that I not enter mediation with my wife. Please research mediation for yourself, in the state of Arizona it is probably the number one tactic for reducing legal fee’s for estranged couples. His office specifically stated that mediation would be filled with bitter arguments, shouting and crying. After doing some of my own research I found out that mediation is in fact steered completely in the opposite direction and would be most peoples best route for a mutually beneficial separation.
(Insert bit about reaction to letter here)
In the end I was charged 2.5 times more than my wife for her legal fees. I retained my legal counsel for less time her and was charged more for what I feel was sub par representation. After I sought arbitration with Mr. McWilliams over the price of his services it was explained to me by the bar association that he specifically refused this action in his contract. If you retain nothing more from this review please insist that your lawyer not refuse Arbitration. Please seek alternate counsel and use a higher rated counselor than Scott J. McWilliams.
[redacted](I have written a letter to LAWYER describing why I was unhappy with his services and he has been given ample time to respond.
1. At this time he has not responded and I felt compelled to publish this letter in receipt of his services. I do not recommend retaining his services based on my experiences at this time.
There are way better trustworthy lawyers than this guy don't make the same mistake I made.

I retrained Scott J. McWilliams services for a divorce in December of 2013. Although my wife and I reconciled I did use Scott J. McWilliams services from December 2013 to April of 2014.

During the time in which Scott represented my case he we only went to court once. All of our other dealings were by phone, email and in person meetings. However, during that one time in court he was grossly unprepared for the appearance and despite my lack of experience in these matters he managed to completely embarrass me with his conduct. Some of the embarrassing actions started when we were walking in to the court and he started asking me specific dates relating to the case and my marriage. During the court appearance he regurgitated these dates incorrectly and then followed up by blaming his mistakes on me and stating that I had given him incorrect dates; I was appalled. I feel that he should have had these dates written down well before we attended court. This is a blatant example of how Mr. McWilliams showed me that he was unprepared for our court date.

Other examples of his negligence included Mr. McWilliams trying to present the case to the judge despite being told more than once that the purpose of our court visit was to set a date for a future hearing. He also called my wife, “the Mother” on more than one occasion despite the lack of any children in our case. His excuse for this was that he was confusing my case with another that he was handling at the time; this mistake alone is completely unexcusable for the amount of training he had to become a lawyer and the amount of money he was receiving for his services. I cannot reiterate enough that he completely made a fool of himself and me in that courtroom. I was flabbergasted at his actions and even my wife’s lawyer strongly suggested that I seek alternate counsel based on his actions. He truly did not seem like an upstanding member of the legal community then or in any of my interactions with him.

After my wife and I reconciled our marriage it became time to cease the divorce and end my interactions with Mr. McWilliams. I had an intense battle with Mr. McWilliams office to cease his phone calls that he was charging me for, he was obviously trying to increase my bill with unnecessary phone calls.

Mr. McWilliams stated that my wife’s lawyer and my wife were acting in a manner that would purposefully increase my legal fees. After the dust has settled from this divorce I can do nothing but believe that my legal counsel, Mr. McWilliams was guilty of this himself. It was Mr. McWilliams and his office that insisted that I not enter mediation with my wife. Please research mediation for yourself, in the state of Arizona it is probably the number one tactic for reducing legal fee’s for estranged couples. His office specifically stated that mediation would be filled with bitter arguments, shouting and crying. After doing some of my own research I found out that mediation is in fact steered completely in the opposite direction and would be most peoples best route for a mutually beneficial separation.

(Insert bit about reaction to letter here)

In the end I was charged 2.5 times more than my wife for her legal fees. I retained my legal counsel for less time her and was charged more for what I feel was sub par representation. After I sought arbitration with Mr. McWilliams over the price of his services it was explained to me by the bar association that he specifically refused this action in his contract. If you retain nothing more from this review please insist that your lawyer not refuse Arbitration. Please seek alternate counsel and use a higher rated counselor than Scott J. McWilliams.

[redacted](I have written a letter to LAWYER describing why I was unhappy with his services and he has been given ample time to respond.

1. At this time he has not responded and I felt compelled to publish this letter in receipt of his services. I do not recommend retaining his services based on my experiences at this time.

There are way better trustworthy lawyers than this guy don't make the same mistake I made.