1 /5 Mintra Raman: Absolutely Avoid J. Walter Moffit – A Warning to Anyone Seeking Legal Counsel
I am writing this review with immense frustration and a strong warning to anyone considering retaining J. Walter Moffit as their attorney. My daughter recently sought his services for what she explicitly requested to be an uncontested divorce, and our experience has been nothing short of a nightmare.
Mr. Moffit demanded a $2500 retainer fee, which he has effectively stolen from my daughter. Despite her clear instructions for an uncontested divorce, he proceeded to draft papers for a contested divorce, a move that was entirely against her wishes and, in our view, a blatant attempt to inflate fees. He did next to nothing of actual value beyond drafting one document that she did agree to.
When we went to his office to question this egregious behavior and ask for the retainer back, we were met with outright refusal. We were told point-blank that we would not be receiving any money back, even though he had barely performed any work. The situation escalated when he hung up on both my daughter and me when we respectfully asked for her money back. He then had the audacity to tell me directly that "we couldnt do anything and he was keeping our money."
This mans conduct is appalling. He verbally abused my daughter, telling her "she was the problem" for not wanting to file contested. He then bizarrely accused her family (us!) of trying to influence her and told her not to listen to us. Most shockingly, he had the gall to tell her that it was "all her fault that she doesnt have any money for her son!" and that she was "listening to people that dont care about her" if we were hindering his process of extracting more money.
There is not a single person weve spoken to who has anything positive to say about J. Walter Moffit. We were advised by multiple sources to "run as far away from him as we could," advice we tragically learned the hard way.
As I write this, we are currently on hold with the Board of Bar Overseers (BBO) to file a formal complaint and are in the process of retaining a new attorney to fight to get my daughters money back.
Please, for your own sake, do not go to this man. I sincerely hope that no one else ever has to experience his greed and unprofessionalism. I will continue to post this review on every forum and platform I can find until my daughter gets the justice she deserves.