Anderson Hunter

I used this firm in ²⁰⁰⁶⁄₂₀₀₇ while up against the most slimy firm (the one who advertises on late night t.v. to go after «dead beat dads»). My attorney with Anderson Hunter sold the benefits of his experience, his role as prior president of the bar association, etc. I did not realize how expensive, how long, and how much easier it SHOULD have been. I was in the dark the majority of the time which was great for their billable hours. The assistant was great as well as the paralegal.
Fast forward to 2013 and I referred someone to the firm based on the attempts of the assistant and paralegal from my past experience. She met with a female attorney with selling points of a Christian background, involvement in the community, etc. The day the case went to court for the first time, they lost the entire file! This had «never happened in the history of the firm» They scrambled to assemble a new file and the attorney showed up late, and fumbled through the hearing.
Later during the case, the paperwork that was to be filed (final paperwork) had the information from another case basically copied and pasted from another case. It had the wrong names, property listed that was NOT part of the case, retirement funds, etc. The billing was adjusted ever so slightly to cover a couple of those mistakes, only to make up for that lost billing revenue with additional meetings and delays.
While the case was not large, or a huge money maker for them it dragged on for TWO years with most of the delays being the fault of our attorney on the case. Two years, and nearly $ 8K in fees combined. Based on the poor service, it should have been one half of that amount and roughly one half of the time.
I would suggest a stronger interview process, lay out your questions for that initial free consult, get a clear example of how it will work (a road map so to speak), obtain a quote and hold them to it. When the case starts to go south, FIRE the attorney and take your business elsewhere. It would be better to start fresh instead of planning on corrections to be made.