James E. Siegesmund - Grand Junction, CO

If I could give negative stars I would do so. I trusted I had an attorney that came from a law firm HIGHLY recommended on the western slope. However Mr. Siegesmund does NOT belong in divorce and custody cases. I have spent the last 2 years trying to untangle the agreement he pressured me to sign. He told me a temporary orders, we could change it. Then at final orders just go with it and you can change it later. Well let me tell you that you CAN"T change it later without an act from GOD. I am not a criminal or abuser and my parenting restrictions for visitation are outrageous that I have had 5 other attorneys questions how he let me sign it. To date I have not seen my children in two years despite me having visitation. This is NOT his fault but had we held her in contempt in the beginning stages it wouldn't be like this. He wrote in my agreement a level of difficulty for me to be able to hold her in contempt. This agreement he drafted reads as if he represented the other side. All I heard from him for 9 months is "you don't' know what a judge will say" In the end I found out he is terrified to go to court. He want to mediate everything away. If you are in a high conflict divorce DO NOT USE this man. I am spending 4 times with another lawyer to un-do what Mr. Siegesmund did and I am not even close to finished. He is a waste of time and money and quite frankly he is in the wrong field period. He should be doing real estate law or something where he can't affect someone's relationships for a lifetime due to his negligence.