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Cowell Family Law, P.C. has 1 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforCowell Family Law, P.C.

    Divorce Lawyers
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    4/5stars

    Average of 4 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    1 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 5/24/2019

    Years in Business: 6

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Products & Services

    I offer this as a resource to those confronting Illinois law 

    • Divorce
    • Paternity (VAP)
    • Custody and parental rights
    • Child relocation
    • Child support
    • Child support enforcement
    • Maintenance (alimony)
    • Property division
    • Prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements
    • Abuse  | Orders of protection

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    812 S Maple Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304-1028
    BBB File Opened:
    5/16/2019
    Years in Business:
    6
    Business Started:
    3/1/2018
    Business Started Locally:
    3/1/2018
    Business Incorporated:
    3/1/2018
    Accredited Since:
    5/24/2019
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Business Management
    • Mr. Wes Cowell, Owner
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Wes Cowell, Owner

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Wes Cowell, Owner

    Customer Complaints

    1 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    07/08/2021

    Complaint Type:
    Sales and Advertising Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    This lawyer over charged me for his services and disappeared after receiving over 100,000 that needed to be wired to me as per court order. He does not answer my calls. Emails or phone number and had over 83,000 that belong to me plus completed his job after charging me over 30,000 for my divorce . He will not call me , emailed , or text back since he collected the money from my husband and had kept my money. I will seek help from authorities and bar . Also did not complete my case with 401 k settlement
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    Customer Reviews

    4 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Candida P

    1 star

    02/10/2024

    It's disappointing to say that the negative reviews are correct. Please do not go by the BBB-accredited information. I did not ****** search ***, and I regret it. I thought the BBB profile would be safe enough. At first, I saw the complaints about ***, but he seemed like a genuine guy who wanted to actively fix any issues brought against him, so I figured I'd give him a chance. I filled out his online form and got a call that same week. He said I could ***** him the attorney fees (849$) that I sent to him on 12/18/23 to avoid extra charges. Since divorce is already an expensive process, I thought nothing of it. He sent me the paperwork, and I gave him everything he requested. He was responsive, and everything ran smoothly. He then mentioned another (655$) for court fees that I sent him on 1/12/23. He told me I was all set and that he would handle/apply for everything. I checked in with him asking about updates about two weeks later because neither my ex-husband had received or heard anything, but I assumed it would take some time. He responded by saying there was no set date yet, but he would get back to me at the beginning of the week. I gave it a week, sent him another email asking for an update, and got no response. Now I can not get my money back because the payment was sent through Zelle and I honestly this post is just to let you understand the process of how *** Cowell works and to warn everyone else so they do not have the same experience.

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