Portia Christchurch

Best place

Have a first interview on October 2020 with someone in the Firm, she set all my papers to apply for Legal Aid, after I waited two weeks for a response and nothing happen, I decide to call Legal Aid to my surprise that nothing was been filed. I went to the firm and they apologize, as apparently this person who interview me was working her last day and she throw my papers away. They make me fill everything again, after another two weeks pass and nothing happen, I call one more time Legal Aid and they do not have my papers filed yet. I went to the Firm again and they started to behave as I was annoying them, basically I was causing them a problem, acting very rude and not giving me any answers. They said that they would do the Legal Aid application as urgent (whatever that means). When finally was approved and after losing 6 weeks trying to start anything, they gave an interview with a relatively new lawyer Maria R. with not much experience. This lawyer spend a good amount of time talking wonders about my ex's lawyer Ms R. Walsh, which father is a Senior Family Court Judge, and seems like they all bow to her. So after losing 3 months without anyone to defend me or giving me any real advice, Ms Maria R. told me I should just give up and no defend it, as anyway legal aid would not paid them if the case was likely to be lost. That was my last day with them, a complete waste of my time. Four years ago when Esther McNally represented me was very different, unfortunately she is no longer with Ebborn/Portia.

This is a very hard place to contact. When you ring there is no one there to answer yr call. It just goes to voice-mail. Very frustrating.

Good solid legal advice. Highly recommend

A++ Law firm, the lawyer I had was amazing, the time and help I received was impeccable.I Highly recommend Portia