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7/16/25 |
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She now is a Family Judge, and I had her recently preside over a court case scenario of mine. She was condescending, biased/sexist, and extremely rude. Even went as far as offering the other party legal advise, as a Judge. I shake my head at the experience. I suggest she takes some time off to consider her role as an acting Judge.
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1/11/23 |
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She is a judge now (not sure how). I put through to her at the law firm I called. I didn’t know any lawyers and basically picked the first group in google search. She is very condescending, and did very little work. Pushed for arbitration and sat their like a ditz. I was very hurt during the divorce and didn’t think clearly, hence I got screwed on the outcome, and on her bill. I would not recommend her at all.
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12/19/18 |
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I don’t accept the negative comments here. My own experience of Gay was very good. Blunt and honest as some of the commenters mention and really cared about me not wasting time and money on fantasy expectations. It was tough slogging but Gay got me through and I am so so thankful for her and her approach.
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11/20/17 |
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she is a thief. the worst of the worst when it comes to divorce lawyers. she enjoys her midday lunches with your opposing attorney and charges, prefer she did some work during that time, and like ,gym. horrible, reckless, insensitive, bloodsucking lawyer who makes good lawyers look bad. can't say enough about how badly she hurt myself, my finances, and my children. i hope you regret being this selfish you horrible woman.
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9/17/16 |
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Gay was blunt and honest, sometimes I hated her bluntness and her laughing at the situation. I appreciate the help and value she gave, it was what I needed, not a pal to hold my hand and tell me what I wanted to hear.
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8/25/16 |
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Expensive but worth it, not as expensive as other lawyers with her seniority and she has other senior lawyers in her office to consult with, although I doubt she needed to, that all worked well for me. Appreciate the frank talk as well as others have mentioned.
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5/13/15 |
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Thanks Gay! I really appreciated your ability to stand up for me when I couldn't do it for myself. My ex husband now seems to treat me with more respect than he did during our marriage. Having you treat him and his lawyer respectfully while asserting my interests helped calm and solve the whole case. I owe you more. Than fees. Really appreciated.
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11/10/14 |
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Gay handled a difficult high conflict matter and did it with professionalism and candor. Very pleased with how she handled it. Gay's ability and willingness to tell it like it is even when I didn't want to hear it helped greatly.
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11/6/14 |
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All I can say is thanks, Gay. Having your help made me feel secure in what I was doing. I appreciate the sometimes blunt advice and your willingness to tell me how it is not how I wanted it to be. I needed that. I see the other ratings here and can say that sure wasn't my experience of Gay and it is inconceivable to me that others would feel that way. Being a sophisticated business person myself I appreciated the straight talk and good advice. Thanks again Gay.
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4/16/14 |
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Gay presented herself very well during the first interview. Seemed to be focused and to the point. I found out very quickly this was not the case. She does not like details, some of which are very important to a fair and equitable divorce settlement. If you want to through the baby out with the bath water this lawyer is good but if you truly are looking for a lawyer who will work for you towards a settlement you can live with I would not recommend her. This lawyer would only work if you married a saint and let's face it if you did you wouldn't need a lawyer! No tenacity, work quality was very poor for the money spent thus no value for money.
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3/28/14 |
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Gay is very knowledgeable and knows what she is doing, but she actualy made my divorce go backwards. She doesn't seem to give a damn about the client and shows no empathy, and for me a divorce is very hard and painful and a lawyer that even pretended to care about you would have been nicer than the 'sorry, this is the way it is bub' kind of approach Gay gives. Some people prefer that I am sure, but I just felt like that I am sure but I was paying thousands of dollars for absolutley nothing.
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1/9/13 |
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I chose Gay as a lawyer because of the way she presented herself during the initial interview. Upon meeting her I was impressed with what seemed to be a wealth of knowledge. Huge mistake. I cannot stress the importance of a finding and hiring a lawyer who will work with you and for you when dealing with Family Law issues. Ms. Benns is more of paper pusher/form filer than someone who will work for you; she can't be bothered with details. I would not recommend her under any circumstance.
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9/18/12 |
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Average lawyer, adequate work but nothing spectacular, no strategic planning evident, very high billing, thus very low value. I found another lawyer who works twice as hard and bills half as much and we have actually made great progress in the last 6 months compared to 2 years with Gay. Not recommended.
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