Caroline Badinelli, Attorney at Law

"Caroline Badinelli came to my rescue when I was blindsided by a custody suit in early 2020. She was professional, thorough, and helped to keep me calm and assured through the process. No one ever expects a suit to just be dropped on them, but at least in my case, I had someone reliable like Caroline to help me toward an acceptable resolution. I would highly recommend Caroline any day of the week!"

"Caroline was very knowledgeable compassionate and when it came down to business she just very simply got it done. It’s never easy facing adversity in life. That being said, when we feel like there’s someone truly in our corner, it can make all the difference in the world. Thank you Caroline"

"Caroline took my case on short notice. I was very low on funds at the time and needed help extremely bad. Caroline stepped in and took over my case and was extremely well prepared and tenacious when we went to court and trial. I was found not guilty and I honestly believe that I would not have received the justice that I did if I would not have had Caroline! Caroline is worth every penny and does an excellent job."

"First, the good — Caroline is a great person who advised me to seek things that I otherwise wouldn't have (like child support). I like how she is a strong voice of reason during a time when I wasn't thinking clearly. She also stuck to the budget and was good to inform me of costs. The not-so-good – because she is operating so quickly I didn't have a full understanding of my options. The worst part for me is when she didn't show up to my divorce trial. Perhaps she said she wasn't coming and I didn't understand but it was very demoralizing to have my ex-husband's lawyer there and no one on my side to give me guidance or explain things."

"Caroline had too many clients to devote the time necessary to my case. Among other mistakes made throughout the divorce process, she went into mediation without having completed the mediation spreadsheet. Instead of utilizing time available the morning of mediation, she used the time to reply to other clients’ e-mails. When the mediator, Amanda Andrae, asked for our proposal, Caroline handed it to her incomplete and inaccurate. The mediator had to point out to Caroline that my insurance policy was not a $100,000 asset of mine. The mediator ended up having to draw up our proposal for us. The spreadsheet did not make much sense to me, but I trusted the mediator and Caroline when they said this was a fair and accurate division. I discovered after it was too late that Caroline did not catch the fact that the mediator had mistakenly listed a $28,000 bank account as my ex-spouse’s separate property rather than an asset of his. This oversight on Caroline’s part cost me $28,000. Since Caroline is a divorce attorney and this was my first divorce, I mistakenly trusted her to lead me through this process competently and unfortunately that was not the case."