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10/12/22 |
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Terrible experience with her. She completely tore apart any chance of a relationship that I could have ever had with my daughter. I had an extreme case of parental alienation with my daughter mother. She had been putting things in my head about me he whole life. I found this in all of the texts they exchanged over the years. I had all of the documentation and proof to show her that this had been happening for years. She did not look over any of my documentation and took the words of a severely manipulated 15 year old girl. I wanted therapy so we could work through our issues and Dana insisted it was too late. She couldn't help our situation because my daughter was too old. she took 3-6 months to get back to us with her responses. Please for your family please do not use this women. I have lost everything because of her. I thought she was going to be the solution to help my family but that was not the case at all.
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1/12/21 |
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Worst and best PC depending on if you can become her favorite or not. Mrs. McKenzie has an extreme bias towards one parent. Regardless of reason, frivility, logic or truth she will make every decision in favor of that one parent, no matter what proof or evidence you may have to the contrary. Every decision no matter how small will benefit the favored parent and punish the non-favored parent. Childrens best interests are never considered only the favored parents best interests are considered. Mrs McKenzie requires that both parents attend a Co-Parenting course before she works with them; but does nothing to enforce the favored parent to use anything learned in the course in an attempt work out a solution, nor hold the favored parent accountable prior to her making a decision.
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11/19/20 |
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It is my sincere suggestion that everyone stay away from this woman. She is awful at her job. I'm not sure if she was ever good. It appears she is a very biased individual and is unable to remain a neutral party. She is unwilling to treat parties equally, and once she forms an opinion of any person, she then adapts her behavior, treatment, and attitude toward them to let them know how she feels. She's the worst attorney, and does VERY UNETHICAL THINGS. A law firm has been retained to file legal actions against her, as well as repeats to the lawyers board. She can go ahead and claim "angry clients" all she wants. The reviews here alone show its not just people she's screwed over, it's everyone. Her reviews are awful, take warning now, run for hills, she take your money and do nothing but cause harm. Ridiculous.
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7/8/20 |
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Simply put, it is time for Dana to retire. She lacks attention to detail, she does not consider things in a thoughtful or purposeful manner and she does not apply reason. She operates in a manner that more closely resembles self-preservation as opposed to assisting in high-conflict decision making. She will not respond in a timely manner to anything, and when she does finally respond the disagreement will have met a boiling point and her decisions are snap-judgement's which are clearly made when overwhelmed by high-conflict communication. I realize in leaving this review there is a 50% chance of receiving negative attention in Dana's position. There will never be a time in high-conflict cases where there is 100% satisfaction and I took that into account before retaining her. Her overall reviews do adequately reflect her business practices. The value of her services are grossly disproportionate to her level of commitment to her position. Both myself and my co-parent have had issues.
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2/8/20 |
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Like everyone else is saying, she very clearly chooses and side and does everything in her power to get you to feel like you’re in the wrong and should bow down to the other party. There are no compromises, you just need to agree or she threatens you with remarks about getting on the judges bad side. Just unbelievable. I really wish I had looked at reviews before agreeing to see her! I guess I didn’t realize how difficult it could be, now, trying to undo the “work” she did has proven expensive and draining. Please be very cautious of her!
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4/11/19 |
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Dana K. McKenzie is by far the most unethical, biased and disrespectful attorney/Parenting Coordinator I have met. She should never be allowed to make decisions for children or families. She passes judgement on individuals in their most vulnerable moments. Judges you with out even looking into your case at all. She makes up rules and bends them for the party she favors. She is never on time and makes unforgivable mistakes. Had I read her reviews I would have never hired her. I only hope that writing this one saves another family from suffering from a meeting with her. This job takes compassion, patients and an open mind. Dana does not poses these qualities. She does not care nor does she realize seriousness or respect the type of filed she is in. Save yourself and run the other direction. She does not deserve your money nor should she be in practice.
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1/6/19 |
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After reading Dana's reviews I was really afraid of what this mediation would be like. I was overall impressed. Due the narcissist I'm dealing with and this now our 3rd mediation (going nowhere each time) I thought Dana did a great job listening to his sob story, trying to keep anger his down and keep light of the situation. Just going through the motions of the system sucks. Narcs don't mediate. She did forget about replying to the court until she was questioned on it 3 1/2 weeks later. In comparison to the other 2 mediators I've used she was the best.
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12/3/18 |
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I met Dana at an ENE. She took one look at me and the first thing out of her mouth was "Oh. Was there an affair?" I looked at the ceiling as it was clear she already had an strong opinion about my character. Then she said " That's ok , you dont have to answer" Nothing I said in that session made a bit of difference, and preference was given to my spouse even though I was a stay at home parent for over a decade and could provide clear evidence of verbal emotional and mental abuse and financial intimidation/domination. My children are BEYOND well taken care of. In my most humble opinion this woman has no BUSINESS being I practice as it is CRYSTAL CLEAR that she judges a book by its cover. Minnesota is a no fault state. TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE and IRRELEVANT to inquire about infidelity at ENE.
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10/26/18 |
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This experience has been the worst in my life. I would have given a zero had there been this rating. D. McKenzie was suggested and utilized at last minute to help with one small area we could not agree on. Once on retainer she with intension expand her scope beyond divorce decree and then threatened getting judge involved if you try to challenge her. I had to spend $3000 on my own lawyer to try to keep her on what she was hired to do. about 3-4 decisions all late and none really helping because of late timing of decision process. These few decision she charged another $3000. She promised follow up meetings to discuss key issues of contention but then randomly makes a decision without understanding the impacts. She is very unorganized and is unavailable for weeks at a time even when you need a decision. Then she comes back makes a decision after it is too late and charges you. This woman is all about her own ego and control and billable hours.
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9/30/18 |
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RUN AWAY from this woman!!! Without a doubt the most bias, ridiculous mediator you could hire. EVERYTHING that she said the judge would do, did NOT happen. My daughter was begging for more time with me (her Father) and my family and even though my daughter was 16 years old, Dana McKenzie said that the judge would not allow it to happen. Good thing I continued to fight for more time with my daughter because It DID happen, thanks to the judge that could see through the B.S. Not sure how or why Dana McKenzie is a mediator but she needs to STOP. Now.
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7/28/18 |
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Did not help us at all! Was so unprepared that she had to look at the paperwork to say our ames right (Sarah and Don). When I asked her about an issue she changed the ruling on the spot in favor of my ex who said nothing. She wanted us to come back for another meeting so that she could write the order and then go over it with us. That is what THIS first meeting was to be. Avoid working with Dana if you can!!!
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11/30/17 |
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Dana is anything but neutral. She is judge jury and your mama all in one package. says things like You shouldn't have had kids with a Mama's boy." "What are you going to do when this ship sails?" "Have your parents pay for the tickets." Poor listener, gathers little to no information, and tells clients when they should be allowed to date again. Don't let her in your business.
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9/12/16 |
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I don't often take the time to write reviews of this nature. However, in this case, I feel it's very important to warn you about this mediator. Do not subject your family to this highly unprofessional person. She has poor communication skills, often acting highly emotional and immature. She interrupts and doesn't take time to follow any kind of mediation process. She takes in excess of 6 months to respond in many cases. She is not neutral and often rules on financial matters which she is not authorized to do. There a many helpful mediators but she is not one.
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SYSTEM: 2 negative duplicate or disallowed ratings automatically removed |
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6/11/16 |
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My ex wife and I have a fairly amicable relationship but once in a while need the help of a mediator. This mediator was on a list that we happen to choose from. I generally don't take the time to write feedback but both my ex and I feel it is necessary in this case to try and warn others. We DO NOT recommend Dana McKenzie. Her lack of professionalism has put our family in a worse situation that we could have imagined. She ruled on things that weren't even issues and didn't rule on things that were. She wrote orders that were so off base after waiting months for any kind of response. This has been costly to both my ex and I with no value. We will be jointly seeking a new mediator but for those of you that don't have as amicable of relationship with your ex, this could be even more detrimental for your family.
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7/20/15 |
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I always feel that very bad ratings such as this are reactionary, but I've carefully considered every word. Dana has exhibited ridiculous behavior in my case ranging from self engrandizing and pompousness to childlike outbursts. Instead of listening and reviewing the information submitted to her, she just waits to talk. She does not read the information in front of her and is ridiculously slow to respond even after multiple requests for updates (SOMETIMES MONTHS LONG). I have been investigating malpractice options against her due to the issues that her failure to do her job has caused. This review is not intended to bash her as a person, just warn the reader/attorney/court to avoid at all costs. Your family life should not be put into her hands and she should NOT be listed as a neutral despite her efforts to capitalize on this niche. She seems to thrive off the power, but unwilling or unable to do the work.
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SYSTEM: location changed from Apple Valley, MN to St. Paul, MN |
