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Complaint Review: Raquel M. Silva family law - Davis
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Raquel M. Silva family law
1667 Oak Ave Davis, 95616 USA
Phone:
530-758-0500
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www.silvafamilylaw.com
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Raquel M. Silva family law Raquel M. Silva Professionally Unethical Negligent Abrasive Characterless Davis california
Due to the small size of yolo county there were limited choices when seeking representation for my pending divorce
Raquel seemed competent upon meeting her, although i must say her office was located in a house in a residential area rather than in a proper commercial space. that should have been the first warning sign in the events that were to follow.
i hired raquel to assist me in a custody battle and divorce
she assured me that my special needs child would 100% be in my care and that we were sure to win joint custody
during the very first hearing , raquel arrived 40 minutes late, stating that she could not find parking.
she reeked of strong alcohol.
she neglected to bring the proper documents and thus we had to ask for an extension.
it was completely embarrassing to say the least
i gave her the benefit of the doubt thinking perhaps it was a 1 time personal issue.
how wrong i was
the second incident was her billing
she billed me more than THREE TIMES the expected rate, anything from emails to phone conversations at a rate of 3 times what was anticipated (no wonder she kept asking me question after question during overly long phone conversations that were completely un necessary in attempt to over bill me and extort me for more money)
there were clear discrepancies in the paper work for the billing. upon bringing this to her attention
she exploded
knowing that my child's future was in her hands, i had no choice but to pay whatever she asked of me.
As a caring mother, no doubt anyone would do the same as I did, and raquel took FULL advantage of my desperation.
finally with what should have been an easy custody case. i lost custody of my special needs daughter , was billed triple the rate promised. upon talking to my lawyer friend who practices environmental law, he commented that i had been grossly over charged and neglected. in what was a clear and easy win.
i am beside myself with grief . unable to afford to further fight for custody, heart broken at the loss of all the time i should be spending with my daughter, instead of being the aftermath of a women who clearly has a drinking issue and moral and ethical issues.
she should be disbarred for such behavior.
i plan to file a formal complaint with the state bar association.
DO NOT SEEK THE SERVICES OF RAQUEL SILVA UNLESS you want to loose $, your child, and valuable time.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Raquel M. Silva
Davis,California,
USA
FALSE REPORT AND INTERNET EXTORTION
#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Fri, February 05, 2016
This report is false and a form of extortion. Within hours of it being posted, I received an email from a company in India saying they could remove it for a fee. I have never represented anyone named Mary with a special needs child. I would never come to court late, over-bill my clients or not prepare the proper court paperwork. In addition, my office is located in a commercial building and not a house as reported, so whomever posted this has never actually visited my office. I take pride in my work and the representation of my clients. This report is terribly defamatory and false and Ripoff Report should be ashamed for allowing this to be posted and refusing to remove it.
