Seabrook Law Offices

Please see my previous reviews. I received ANOTHER bill from Seabrook Law Offices today. Seabrook Law Offices, At this point, it feels like your firm is punishing me—sending me one false charge after another for mistakes that never should have happened had Gabriella and Pamela done their jobs with even basic diligence. I asked for help repeatedly. I pleaded. And instead of help, I received silence… and now bills. This isn’t just negligence anymore. It’s cruel. Paul, I sat across from you, vulnerable and terrified, and you looked me in the eyes and told me I was safe. You told me I had the right people behind me. You handed your phone to my daughter to watch Ice Age so we could keep talking. You knew I was desperate. I scraped together the money that very afternoon because I believed in you. I believed you would protect us. Gabriella, you shared your stories with me. I truly thought you understood. I thought you would stand with me through the worst of it. Instead, the moment things got hard with my husband, you gave up on me, on my case, on my daughter. Pamela, you and I agreed: If I could pay $2,000 per month, I’d remain in good standing. But I paid $4,800, and still, you walked away. You left me hanging—withheld my files for a full month, even after I begged again and again and again. You both saw the videos and you read the accounts of my husband's abuses. You saw me fall apart in your office, terrified that I would lose my three-year-old child. And still, I’m not just fighting him… Now I’m fighting you. The microcharges you keep sending me feel less like clerical errors and more like punishment. Retaliation. Some twisted reminder that I’m alone in this. You called me, said you wanted to make it right, but nothing happened. No correction, no closure. Just another bill. You owe me $280 for services I never received and should never have been charged for. I want that money returned, and I ask—no, I insist—that you stop billing me for these inappropriate charges. The truth is, you never cared. And you never will. I hope your next client—another desperate mother, another victim—gets the commitment, the integrity, the compassion I was promised and never received. Disappointed. Heartbroken. Disgusted.

FORMAL COMPLAINT & WARNING TO OTHERS I am reporting Seabrook Law Offices and my former attorneys to the California State Bar Association. This firm lost a $4,000 payment made on my behalf, then pressured me into signing a Substitution of Attorney based on the false claim that the payment was never made. I was later billed for unnecessary and unauthorized services. They also refused—despite multiple requests—for weeks to return my documents and case file. UPDATE: A client liaison contacted me and asked if refunding the $4,000 would resolve the matter. I explained that I am seeking a full refund, including my original retainer, due to the firm’s serious mishandling of my case. Their own leadership admitted that my attorney failed to exercise due diligence. I was told they would speak with Paul Seabrook. Instead, I received a $314 invoice for a court filing that was rejected, with no explanation or accountability. While some clients may have had smooth, uncontested matters, this firm is unfit for complex or high-conflict family law, especially cases involving abuse or narcissistic ex-partners. They ignored clear red flags, took my money, and left me unprotected—forcing me to find new representation and start over. I met with Paul Seabrook, shared years of abuse my children and I endured, and was promised support. That promise was empty. The firm failed me at every stage. My concerns were ignored, and I was left to appear in court with inaccurate information, which harmed my credibility and case. They also violated California Rule of Professional Conduct 1.16(e)(1), which requires attorneys to return all client materials upon termination: “...a lawyer shall, promptly upon the termination of a representation, release to the client, at the request of the client, all client materials and property.” This firm demonstrated negligence, dishonesty, and a disturbing disregard for vulnerable clients. If you're escaping abuse or navigating a difficult divorce, do not hire them. They are not trauma-informed, not diligent, and will not support you when it matters most. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.