Constantin Zhukovsky is a very professional and knowledgeable immigration attorney. He helped me with my case of almost 10 years after my initial attorney license was suspended in July 2025 just couple of weeks before my interview. Throughout the whole process Constantin was very helpful and always promptly answered any questions. He handled every step of the process efficiently and in timely fashion, with consideration of even smallest details. Thanks to his professional guidance my case was successfully completed. And I also want to say a big thank you to his colleague Irina Aerov, who was also very helpful and provided amazing support during entire process. I'm sincerely grateful to Constantin and Irina for amazing job they did. Overall had a great experience working with Constantin and Irina. Highly recommend! read more

I'm incredibly grateful to Constantine for the consultation in regard to my case. He's managed to get up to speed on the entire situation/history/court docs literally within a matter of minutes, ask all the right questions scrupulously paying attention to the important details and summarized his findings in a form of a few crucially important advises. Thank you!!! read more

I had a warm feeling of being in good hands from day one with Constantine. Extremely experienced family law expert. My case was complicated and lengthy. I am very pleased with my decision to go with Constantine. We were together through the entire process. Constantine's approach is civil. He really tries to do what's right, especially for the child. Constantine knew the court system inside and out and knew exactly what the law officers were after. His advice and approach to my case was invaluable. I am glad the case is finally settled and I could not have had better legal representation on my side. Thank you, Constantine. Highly recommend if you have a complicated case. This is your guy read more

I was in a desperate situation when a friend recommended Constantine to handle my divorce. Six months ago, I walked into his law firm emotionally destroyed. Constantine was not only kind but also instilled hope in me. He guided me through the divorce process with patience, helping me to file for divorce and navigate every step of the process. Despite my ex-husband's lack of cooperation, Constantine's professionalism and persistence led to our initial agreement. Throughout the proceedings, he kept me informed, providing updates promptly at each step. I'm profoundly grateful for Constantine Zhukovsky's work and highly recommend him as a true advocate who genuinely cares. read more

While helping my brother with his divorce, I attended several meetings with Constantine and was very impressed with how he conducted his business. He took a no nonsense approach towards obtaining a full understanding of relevant financial and family situations. This allowed him to make a fair and timely settlement offer that aligned with guidance provided by California court systems. We had lots of questions and he was able to address them all and provide a thorough explanation behind each of his recommendations. My brother's wife took a much more aggressive approach, asking for everything and in my opinion stretched the truth. This backfired in court as Constantine was able to back up his case with solid facts. ... and judges rule on facts not fantasy. My brother left court happy that day, the same can't be said about his soon to be ex-wife. Divorce can be a very frustrating and draining process. Constantine was able to provide my brother with the hope and confidence that he was not going to lose the shirt off of his back. Constantine proved to be worthy of that confidence by bringing the divorce to a fair and timely conclusion. I wish you the best of luck, but then again with Constantine on your side you don't need luck. read more

The BEST divorce attorney you can find. I highly recommend Constantine Zhukovsky as one of the best family law attorneys in the San Francisco Bay Area. I had a very long, painful, and ugly divorce with my abusive ex with a Restraining order and a minor child on my hands. At first, I had a different attorney and felt so confused and helpless, and the divorce proceedings were going south. When I met Constantine he spent hours explaining my rights, laws, and proceedings. The most important part, he laid out the strategies for my case and let me think about it before I made any decision. From the start, I got the support and clarity I needed. I knew what would happen next, and what I should expect from each hearing. It was through divorce, but I am very happy I had Constantine on my side. I felt safe and protected. The proceedings were going very slow: lots of rescheduling from the opposing side, attorney substitutions, and the most annoying was that if you think you have an agreement with the opposing side, it doesn't mean anything unless it is all put into paper and signed. My ex played this game a dozen times, and it cost both of us lots of money and time. Finally, after the years of divorce, I can put it all behind me, and I am very grateful to Constantine for his hard work and support. read more

Constantine was recommended to me by his former client which is one of my friends when I had an emergency. Everything went well. I got issue resolved. Constantine is a true professional who I would recommend to any body who needs quality help. read more

Constantine, in my opinion, is an exceptional attorney. He needs a little help on the typing speed (lol) but he is extremely knowledge about the law and the proceedings. Everything he said that would happen, happened. I felt that he was extremely fair during my divorce. He would explain that my ex was entitled to this but not that. He said she will get what she deserves according to the law, no more, no less. Basically that is what happened at the end. i know divorces are hard on both sides but you really have to have faith in your attorney. In my case, Constantine. We clashed and butted heads but in the end, he was completely right and I was completely wrong. I'm so blessed to of had him as an attorney. I would recommend him to any one of my friends, and all I have to say is believe in him and his abilities. It may be hard but trust him. The outcome will be a fair one. R. L. read more

I came to Constantine after over 2-year custody battle with a different attorney. Custody battle is not the right term for my situation, but rather dealing with a book-case narcissist & psychopath on a mission to ruin your life. Constantine possesses the confidence that's undoubtedly impressive and he proves it with his actions. He goes above & beyond the task at hand, has a plan, strategy & vision to drive the case to resolution in the best possible timely manner. He is not your typical superficial attorney. If you are ready to put your trust in him, he will get the job done with the best possible outcome & give you the peace of mind and your life back that most of us, reading these reviews, so desperately want & need. read more

Before I met Constantine I was represented by different attorney, who basically ruined my divorce case by submitting to every demand of the opposite side and not doing his homework on my case. My daughter was taken hostage by my Ex. Suddenly, after years of bond and good "father-daughter" relationship, my daughter "decided" not to have any contacts with me and my side of the family...Reason is very simple, less time Father spends with his children MORE in child support he has to pay to "the custodial parent"- Mother, just holds the child "hostage" and using her to EXTORT more money from "the non-custodial" parent - Father. I was paying almost $4,500 per month in child and spousal support to my ex-spouse which was literally ruining me financially, and meantime my Ex was purposely unemployed or underemployed during separation process as well as held our daughter hostage, severing our bond and preventing all contacts between me and my child. I became desperate: I was NOT able to comply with the Support order I was given by the Court, I was falling further and further behind in my support payments. I came to consult Constantine in his office one evening, he listened to me, he explained to me Family Law principles; he stressed how important to restore and keep contact between Father and child for the sake of my child. Very unfortunately my employment was ended by employer (downsizing). I needed to modify the amount of support I was ordered to pay when I had my employment. My Ex opposed any changes. I consulted Constantine again he explained me what needs to be done to modify support in my situation and gave me "homework" to get prepared for our next court hearing. During our hearing on 10/15/2014 in Martinez Family Court on issue of my request for support modification Constantine undertook to represent me. He showed brilliant skills as a family law attorney and as a public speaker. To make long story short, as result of Constantine's work my payments in both child and spousal support were reduced by almost 85%. I highly recommend Constantine Zhukovsky - he is honest, skillful and he will fight for you and your Children to the end! Keep relationship with your children! Do not let them to be held hostages by vindictive Ex; it will ruin the lives of your children for good... read more

Constantine was recommended to me by a friend as an excellent lawyer. I soon found out that he is also a great person and a wonderful friend. He was Helping me through the divorce making sure that everything went smooth and timely. But most importantly, making sure that I was feeling ok through the process. Constantine checked on me frequently, sent me books to read, and music to listen to. He was more of a friend then a lawyer. Yes, he is very direct and straightforward but it was exactly what I needed to face the reality. I'm extremely grateful to Constantine for his support and especially for the job done quickly and professionally. read more

I was referred to Constantine by my friend whom Constantine helped to get out from very unhappy marriage. When I retained Constantine I thought my own case should not have been too complicated or too difficult because in our marriage, we had no children, only division of community property. Little did I know. I got married 2004, my marriage ended in 2007, when my spouse allegedly went to visit her ailing mother and for the next 10 years of our marriage, she stayed for 5 years out of country traveling on my expense and spending her time mostly at various resorts. Then I filed for divorce and my case started. My ex spouse claimed being married for 15 years and thus being entitled to life time spousal support, which she immediately requested from the Court. On top of support, my ex also wanted to keep all proceeds from the sale of family home. So, that was my future, life time spousal support and all sales proceeds kept by ex. I also was royally allowed to pay credit cards debts, mostly incurred by my "virtual" spouse, who lived at her pleasure. Constantine is very organized, attentive to details and always works on case, even if the work eats into his personal time. He kept me (client) very organized and he made me to participate in each and every step on this painful process. I was informed of each and every details, I was consulted on every and every step and participated in each decision. His approach to work includes and encourages client's participation, which is very beneficial, because it give lay person sense of security and control over legal matters most of them being unfamiliar and very intimidating. I also need to say, that I got a lot of psychological support during this dark period of my life, which helped me to stay calm and focused on legal proceedings. We settled out-of-court. No spousal support, some of the community property funds in division. I got my life back and I have clean slate to start. My life and my freedom are unabated, which is very important to me. If you come to understanding that your family life is moving toward the dead end, I would highly recommend to consult Constantine, because his experience and hands-on approach would literally get you saved years of your life, thousand of dollars and would give you peace of heart and end of your nightmare. read more

Constantine held me through painful longtime marriage divorce. My previous lawyer did not have enough of courage, experience, and confidence to withstand unreasonable demands and attacks on me. When I full of frustration came to Constantine office my now ex-wife demanded 50% of what I was making as a spousal support indefinitely, plus 100% custody of our child and child support, plus $30k of her attorneys fee. Constantine took the situation under the control and eventually we reached agreement. The aftermath is: no lifetime court jurisdiction; I am paying to my ex-wife 25% of what I am making now for the next 3 years; no child support; I am paying $7K of her attorneys fee; I highly recommend Constantine! read more

I was on the verge of a divorce from my husband, I was in despair, didn't know what to do. Constantin helped to find a solution, gave certain contacts. Woman whom husband suppresses and offends should not retreat and run with baby. You should know your rights. The issue of divorce is closed now. I don't know what happen in the future, but I am very grateful to Constantin for the support in difficult times, gave me confidence, he didn't let me step back. Thank you! read more

I hired Mr. Constantine Zhukovsky for my family law case. His performance was outstanding demonstrating depth of knowledge, strengths of skills, dedication, great advisory, hard work, which was done always on time, achieving the best results. He is a marvelous lawyer. read more

Getting to know Constantine Zhukovsky was a life changing for me when I found myself in troubles with my immigration status. Mr. Zhukovsky is a real professional. Besides his extreme professionalism Mr. Zhukovsky is just a very honest, reliable, and fun person to work with. I was in a very tricky immigration-related situation when I was introduced to Mr. Zhukovsky. Despite this fact, he was very clear with me and explained the whole process regarding my green card application, court trials, all documentation work, translation of the documents. He was very precise and professional about each step that I would have had to take, such as interviews with a judge and immigration officers. I was given a timeline. Mr. Zhukovsky took care of all the paperwork while being very accurate with documentation. Also, he was very honest while answering my questions and giving an evaluation of my case. We have been working for a few years together and he has always been very responsible in returning my phone calls and answering my email letters. Mr. Zhukovsky is very punctual; he was always in time for the trials and meetings. I always felt secure under the supervision of this professional. Long story behind, a lot of things have passed and I became a legal permanent resident of the USA. I can barely describe how happy I am now. Thank you, Constantin, you are the best lawyer I have ever met. read more

Here is what I've learned from Constantine: Your partners and spouses come and go, but your children are Forever, stay with your children no matter what! God gives each child one Father and one Mother, nobody has a right to take away and deprive the child of Either Parent! Our parent lived their lives, we have our lives to live. Our parents wish us well, but they cannot live our lives instead of us; and the parents should not impose their phylosophy and perception of life values on their children... the children have to live their lives themselves Constantine is neither "pro-mother" nor "pro-father", he is "PRO-CHILDREN", who entitled to have BOTH parents in their lives! I would highly recommend Constantine! read more

Constantine helped my ex-husband Serge M. He did a really good job for him. In his Review Serge M. lying on most things, but he is right about one thing, because of Constantine we got over it. Constantine is not guilty that his clients sometimes are not a good people like my ex - Serge M. But he knows what he is doing. I got ripped by him and my ex, but I'm happy it's over. I prefer to be poor, but free. Only one thing what I didn't like, they took my daughter (my ex paid her to stay with him) after 1 1/2 year being with me without dad support, but right after settlement agreement or 6 months later, my ex-husband kicked daughter out from his house and called police on own daughter when she came to take her personal cloths, and after didn't support her for a year again, even we have 50/50. Later I was able to push him to support daughter, but she is staying with me 100% and he is giving her hard time each month with a money. Shame on parents like my ex. But I'm happy I don't need to deal with him anymore. Thanks to Constantine. If you a good person and have problems with your spouse, Constantine is right for you. I wish he could be my lawyer. If you are bad like Serge M. unfortunately you could win too. I have master degree in law too, but couldn't do anything because I was down, abused and shocked how my ex treated me and our daughter. But have big respect to Constantine as to professional. read more

I will refrain from going into deep details of my case for several reasons. Largely because that would involve me disclosing very unpleasant details about my former spouse, which I'm not willing to do. My painful marriage and its aftermath has stripped me of many things, however basic human decency and dignity were not among them and that is in part because I chose Constantin as my attorney. My marriage was less than five years, no kids, no mortgage. Potentially simple divorce that was made rather complicated by my ex and her family. Rather than just peacefully setting our affairs in order and going our separate ways my wife decided to slap me with a demand for spousal support, demanding a ridiculous and unprecedented amount of money she clearly knew I did not have. I spent the last two years of our marriage supporting myself, my wife and her rather expensive tastes and habits and by the time we separated was practically broke. None of that mattered to my ex who simply decided that milking me for as long as possible was a much better way of financial support rather than making an effort to take control of her life. I heard about Constantin and his various success stories through a grapevine and by the time I came to see him I was ready to do everything within the boundaries of the law to fight back. At that point I no longer cared how much I can potentially hurt myself or the other party in the process. I was blinded with anger and was fixated on revenge rather than justice. If I went to someone with less experience, less desire for fairness and justice, I am sure I would have potentially made mistakes that I would regret for years to come. Not only from financial, but also from human standpoint. To make the story short: Constantin patiently listened to my story and explained to me all my options, potential outcomes and legal fees right there and then. No hidden stuff, no gimmicks, no BS. After the initial consultation that lasted about two hours, I left Constantin's office with a clear head and a solid plan that would serve the best interest of everyone involved starting with me. Throughout the case Constantine not only provided legal counsel and help, but actually took time to give me a call now and then simply to see how I was doing and provided abundant moral and emotional support. The time between when we filed court paperwork and the time we settled was approximately three month. Through Constantin's outstanding negotiation skills, we came up with the solution which both parties could live with. I got away with a lump sum consisting roughly of one fifth of what my ex-wife was originally asking. Now, for all of you ladies out there writing blood-chilling horrifying reviews of Constantin being a woman-hating chauvinist and so on and so forth, here is the fact: my ex-wife who has never seen or personally communicated with Mr. Zhukovskiy prior to our court date, was so impressed with Constantin's professional and humane approach that she asked for his card and considers using him as a legal counsel on professional matters. Enough said. read more

My encounter with the California Family Court system (unfortunately) started as a very typical nightmare story. Given the most straightforward case setting (no minors, no real estate, no businesses, only earned incomes, and liquid assets) it turned into 3.5 year ordeal costing both sides over 200K of legal fees. Such is life when one side acts irrationally (and cycles through three attorneys, next more vicious and unscrupulous than a previous one) and takes you hostage in the process. What greatly aggravated this for me is that my own attorney (which came highly recommended and with more than 30 year of experience, and pretty expensive as they come) was pretty much going along with this Bacchanalia very convincingly explaining to me that he is doing the best one possibly could given the extreme and irrational adversity of the opposing side. Given that this was my very first divorce experience (and hopefully the last one) and an obvious lack of knowledge of other similar cases to compare to, I endured this slow and excruciating torture for 3.5 years convinced that it was inevitable and any attempt to "change horses in midstream" will only make things worse and more expensive for me. (Infamous "frog in a slowly boiling soup" effect made it even more difficult to raise an alarm). But finally misbehavior of my own attorney reached a threshold when I finally realized (and looking retrospectively was disgusted and outraged) that he was at best professionally inept and indifferent to the outcome of my case for me (and how badly my life would be screwed indefinitely by his lackluster performance) and at worst was a jerk and an asshole of a person and a disgrace of his profession. Extremely upset and frustrated, I asked my social network connections to send me references to family attorneys which they had been happy with. To my surprise I got almost universal response along the lines: "I can not honestly recommend my attorney" with degree of dissatisfaction varying from "mediocre" to "mindless f.ck-up". One acquaintance even summed it up by : "it is hopeless, they are all _cannibalistic sharks_". I ended up meeting and interviewing a couple that had encouraging reviews, and found them equally unpromising (fortunately, by this time I had pretty deep understanding of legal subtleties and a collection of test questions to ask). As I was getting more frustrated and desperate, I got a sudden and fateful breakthrough : the name Constantine Zhukovsky was dropped to me by another acquaintance. I went to see him and after the first 15 minutes, my desperation was transformed into a hope and awe. That initial impression did not disappoint: the next 6 months of working with him on driving my case to a swift and satisfying closure only reinforced my observation that Mr. Zhukovsky is both a professional and a human being in a class of his own. Not only he has superb knowledge of the Family Code, precedents, and procedural intricacies, not only he is very proactive with choosing and executing optimal legal strategies, but most of all he CARES about his clients, and he strives to leverage awkward, clumsy and morally inept family court system in order to solve problems and conflicts created by a painful relationship break in just and fair manner, not only in legal, but also in moral way. For my specific situation Mr. Zhukovsky found a tradeoff which maximized long-term peace of mind for me, and managed to convince stubborn and irrational opposing side (using sound (not only logically but also psychologically) reasoning and smart procedural tactics) that it is satisfactory solution for them as well. He also managed to accomplish that in as little time and legal fees as was practical, by avoiding an impending trial and driving the case to a settlement. As opposed to huge amount of legal fees generated by my previous attorney and all the experts that the opposing side forced us to employ, I felt that every dollar spent on Mr. Zhukovsky's services was totally justified and worthwhile. Given that my marriage was of "long duration" (over 10 years), if my case was decided via a court trial I would have ended up having to pay life-long spousal support and, even more troublesome, being vulnerable to a possibility of ongoing future legal harassment by my ex- and her monstrous attorney (because the court would have had "indefinite jurisdiction" over my case). Mr. Zhukovsky explained to me all the dangers and legal pitfalls which might haunt me for the rest of my life, and suggested a strategy which would protect me from these risks. He then brilliantly executed on this strategy leaving me 100% satisfied with both the process and the result. The bottom line is: if (G-d forbid) anyone approaches me asking for a family attorney recommendation, I can wholeheartedly recommend Mr. Zhukovsky as their best bet. read more

Constantine simply saved my son's reputation; he restored my son's right to be with his daughter - my granddaughter; he made it possible for us to be around our little girl. Constantine was and still is our legal counselor, our friend, our confidant. He always has his clients' best interests at heart. He does what needs to be done for a successful solution. During the course of our case we had a chance to see how opposing counselor deceives his clients and supports their false allegations knowing very well that they will lose - as long as he gets paid - who cares. Constantine's integrity is unsurpassed: I know for a fact that he won't defend a client who lies. Call him old-fashioned, but it is important for Constantine to know that he represents the "good guys". It wouldn't hurt to get paid in the process, but it seems that money is not the dominant reason for his effort -justice for his clients is. I just wanted to say THANK YOU! read more

I was referred to Mr. Zhukovsky not by one of his former clients, but actually by an ex-wife of one of his clients. In other words, the opposing ex-wife referred me to Mr. Zhukovsky. This is probably one the biggest complements a divorce Attorney could receive for his work. Mr. Zhukovsky was the 5th Attorney that I consulted and the only one that actually explained to me that there was more than one way to resolve issues in my divorce. All other Attorneys that I consulted were predicting only one outcome. I felt cornered to the point where I was reconsidering to divorce my husband. Mr. Zhukovsky took time over the phone and in in person to listen to my concerns. From what I've already experienced in my case, I can tell that Mr. Zhukovsky is extremely competent in completing motions to the Court and dealing with opposing Counsel. Mr. Zhukovsy is diligent, dedicated and acts in the interest of the client without taking unnecessary actions on the case. He successfully protected not only my interests, but my children's, too, which to me was the most important result. Even when we were at the Court hearing, Mr. Zhukovsky was able to ease the stress. Mr. Zhukovsky strives to settle the case and not prolong it. He knows how the law works. Mr. Zhukovsky explains what's happening in the case and what needs to be done. He always gives meaningful advises and does not waste anyone's time. Everything that other clients have written about Mr. Zhukovsky's work ethics and hard work is 100% true. Absolutely recommending Mr. Zhukovsky as the divorce Attorney. read more

Constantine successfully handled my hostile Divorce in 2004! This is an attorney that would not let you down, a real gentleman and an honest professional you can trust with everything you may have or might loose, due to bios Cal. court system... In my case, there were many false allegations, including a sexual harassment, and many many other b.s. make up stories, which were proven lies through depositions carefully arranged and handled by Mr.Zhukov-sky ... In short, my lazy ex. was trying to keep me away from my 3 year old daughter and sued me for future earnings. Our income ratio was - 70 to 30% and, of course, she wanted too much. FYI: the final deal was a Joint Custody, my daughter lives in w/ me 3,5 days a week and a child support check =$471 to ex., until my girl turns 18. Now, go and try to find another lawyer who will support you all the way till the final court decision, when you are clear of all charges and she can't take you to "laundries" any more. Good Luck!!! read more