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4/17/25 |
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Debbie Johnson was manipulative, condescending, unprepared, dismissive and unfocused while handling my file. I came out of an emotionally abusive, coercive controlling relationship, and was absolutely terrified that I would lose everything to my former spouse. Debbie assured me from the start, that she would not allow this to happen. I believed her, I was paying for her support, and for her to advocate for my best interest. We had proof of fraud committed by my ex, and he was a flight risk. She told me at one point "Well, if he goes, we can always go after the money later" What? She filed incorrectly in Emergency court, lost, and dropped the ball... never made another application to a different court, resulting in me never gaining exclusive occupation, and losing 10's of thousands in rent while we waiting for resolution.I lost my home. I lost pets. I lost most of what I was entitled to.She took advantage of me, and I would warn ANYONE to run. Do not walk away. She only cares about $.
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6/14/22 |
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Worst lawyer I have ever seen. I used two lawyers through the course of my divorce. Had a great experience with one, and an absolute waste of 5-figures with Debbie. Example- she came to me with a $1000/mt spousal support ask from OC, but later found out (with proof) that the ask was $400/mt. Figured the shock of $1000 would later make her a hero when she negotiated it down to $400. That lie was one of many. I never received any (not even one) deliverable for the money I spent. Too bad it took $20k of zero progress for me to let her go.
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4/3/22 |
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Debbie aligns herself with DA perpetrators and has terrible boundaries. She herself becomes a legal extension of the coercive controlling abuser. She seems to enjoy her role in this dynamic as she herself is very abusive towards those who her clients are “fighting” against. She brings DA into the courts by her actions and accusations. She will throw around the unfounded notion of parental alienation against the non-offending parent, immediately, just to create pain. She is a angry, harsh lawyer who does not have the ability to help. She will also take as much money as she can from those she represents. She likes to fight dirty and cause as much traumatic damage as possible. If coercive control was illegal there might be a chance to get her licence removed. Until then stay away, or if you can, get her removed from the case as fast as possible.
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3/16/22 |
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Debbie was the worst lawyer I could have gotten. She only wants your money. I paid 12000$ for a parenting order which didn’t even ask half of the things I wanted. She billed me 2500 to draft up a ridiculous document that she never even used in court. When I asked her about it she said yeah things have changed a little since covid. I asked for my money back and she basically laughed in my face. I would try and ask her as many questions as I could in one email so she would only charge me for one(which was 100$ per response but she would literally answer me in four different emails so she could charge me for 4. Seriously the worst lawyer I could have gotten. Use ANYBODY but her
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2/18/22 |
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Debbie will do anything her client tells her to do - even if it is not in the best interest of the client for her to carry out their lies that are later proven wrong. She is extremely lazy, rude and manipulative on when she chooses to work or not. She loves making false allegations her clients want to make and when it is addressed; she moves on to the next attack.
She does not care about children (who are the ultimate priority to protect). She loves supporting narcissistic individuals and building them up so she can get their money - it doesn’t matter to her that this hurts marginalized people with barriers. it is both embarrassing and frightening to read of your “work” with DV / womens shelters… you are a perpetrator and enabler of violence against women and children as evident by the way you practice law. Please retire.
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3/9/21 |
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In the beginning she appeared passionate to help as my situation involves family violence. Important documents were not filed as we explored alternative options. Poor preparation to communicate next steps (especially before a hearing) , forgetting key facts as she appeared too busy and at times disorganized. 2 months and $12,000 later I questioned her reasons for her advise and if we should be doing more as deadlines approach which she said I don’t have confidence in her then she fired me as a client via email. I politely asked question as it’s my life and my childrens safety - how else can I understand. She did not like this. There was minimal explanation and assurances via what to expect during these scary times.
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12/9/19 |
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50 000$ later and never went to court , she all talk. Court was in Calgary, I lived in Edmonton so we hired a Calgary lawyer hence I had to travel back and forth to meet her. We made an appointment to meet her in the morning to sign an affidavit she "worked on" and when we arrived she didnt even start the affidavit. Biggest wast of year stay away from her
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3/16/16 |
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Just awful. Debbie did not work effectively, would not return calls or emails. After almost $6,000. later I had to rid her. She talks big, but when it comes down to it, she is nothing but a money sucking vampire, doesn't care about the client. I did a lot of my own work, all she had to do was show up.
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10/7/15 |
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What a joke! She did not handle my matter in a timely manner and because of that, I lost my home. I did not even realise proceedings were taking place as I left it all in her incompetent hands. then she tried charging me for the favour. Eventually I actually represented myself in court and even have done better for myself then she ever did for me. My advice to all is do not waste your money on her. Find a different lawyer. This one doesn't care about your case. She is lazy. She is not prepared. If you don't want to internally combust from the frustration of dealing with her then move on to practically anyone else.
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9/10/12 |
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I agree with many of the comments already put forward by others. She comes across really confident like she has everything under control but she doesn't. She doesn't listen to what you say or to how you want things done. She didn't handle my file in a timely manner at all - MONTHS to get things filed in court even though she had everything she needed. My matter was in Family Law and I don't recommend her at all. She is not efficient or effective.
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9/21/11 |
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She is very kind and appears to be helpful. However, on day of court she was unprepared. Told me the application was ridiculous and that she would get it thrown out or at the very least adjourned. She was not successful on either. She had not read the applican't accusations against me. She did not meet with me prior to court to discuss any details, even though I suggested it to her. She was unable to effectively defend me because she had no knowledge of any facts. I lost custody of my child in what other lawyers said was because of my lawyer's lack of preperation. DO NOT HIRE HER.
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