I cannot adequately express my gratitude for the results Sean Stephens was able to deliver in my…read morelitigation with a hostile ex. Sean is an incredible trial attorney that fights for the rights of his clients, while balancing a heavy workload. Because of Sean's preparation and courtroom experience, we were able to increase my time with my children by 110%. If you want results from a family law attorney... I highly recommend you retain Sean Stephens.

Sean Stephens stood out as extraordinary from the beginning, a corrective and welcome change from…read moreother divorce lawyers I had engaged. I began with several of the most highly regarded divorce lawyers in the city before deciding on Sean and his team. Throughout the divorce process, I felt calm and confident in him. He was astute in understanding the complexities of my case; clear and direct in communication; and, planful, creative, and assertive in strategy. I am thoroughly pleased with the results; he saved me time, pain, and money. His passion and effectiveness in helping people is a truly winning combination. Details follow. I needed a lawyer with incisive mind and moxie determination to cut through the charm and vindictive resolve of my former husband to "make [me] suffer and pay for this divorce...it will be very, very difficult for you." To find Sean Stephens, I went on an unfortunate expensive and time-wasting odyssey. I hope this review helps you save your energy and efforts for the exhausting divorce journey. After years of ambivalence and paralyzing fear in a marriage, I decided to find a lawyer who would not cower or cave to my husband's demands. I started working with JS, a lawyer known for fierce dog-fighting in the courtroom. I felt dread after each meeting, feeling a need to prepare for a battle that would shred any possibility of preserving an amicable parenting relationship for our son. After a few thousand dollars, I left, soured on the process; and, I waited two years before trying again. I met, along with my ex, JO, a compassionate collaborative divorce lawyer, who after hearing of my husband's hidden moves advised me to abort the collaborative process and prepare to protect myself from damage. I then began working with AM, a lawyer with bluster and hubris that might have met my husband on his level, but was nothing I wanted anything to do with, again. I began working with LR, a gentle understanding lawyer who was kind, but seemed a bit in a fog; I lost confidence that she would remember the details or take a firm stance. After over $10k, and considerable time and effort spent trying to find the right combination of traits in a lawyer, I came upon Sean Stephens. Since the first day working with Sean, I never doubted or feared. He understood my ultimate goals were to get money and support I deserved, and to preserve a working relationship with my former husband and father of my son. As I worked with Sean, he managed the complexities and intensities of my case deftly, with aplomb. I observed that with his own office and team, he is respectful, kind, fair, and supportive. His office is a good, balanced, and happy space, doing great work. During the tense mediation day, he let me rest in the yoga room within their office. I loved the representation of women and men, many from underrepresented groups, outperforming other teams I have seen in the various offices. He is an impassioned lawyer effective in helping others, who thoroughly practices the fairness and kindness for which he fights for others. My former husband indeed attempted to burn and destroy, but Sean deftly created a shield, with various strategies, including shuttle-mediation, that ultimately preserved my ability to amicably work with my ex to be parents at our best for our son. My son, family and I could not be more grateful. Dear reader, your circumstances may not seem or be as extreme, complex, or contentious, but Sean Stephens would be there for you, as for me, just in case. I will be nominating him for the SuperLawyer award, as a client/informal nomination, because he is truly extraordinary.

I've finally gotten in touch with the people at the The Commons Law Center, and it turns out their…read moreresponse to my original letter had been sent via email on Nov. 1, with referrals to other lawyers who might be able to help my situation. The email must have gone to my spam box, because I never saw it. So, to revise, they were responsive and helpful and the communications had gotten crossed via the spam box.

Completed Esate Planning completed by Ekua A. Hackman,Esq. There is no way to adequately rate the…read moreexcellent, professional and compasionate work completed by this young attorney who has a passion for her work and not merely "a job done and over with". She did what I could not afford to do or have done and was always professional, engaged and in contact with me as a client. She already has a five star rating, but that is not adequte to match her worth.

When it came time to call around for divorce attorneys, they all had a relatively common refrain:…read moreessentially, "abandon all hope and resign yourself to eternal suffering--you're ****ed." With the notable exception of Jessy from Hotley Law! When Jessy returned my call, she came PREPARED. Wanted all the details, listened extremely attentively, and laid out what the legal strategy, costs, benefits, etc were in proceeding. I can't thank Jessy and Solveig from Hotley Law enough. They handled all my questions, took care of the paperwork and any potential loose ends, and turned, well, let's be honest, a not-so-great experience into a 5-star one! For reals, thank you to Jessy, Solveig, and the team at Hotley Law from me and my kid for helping us get past this chapter and onto to the rest of our lives.

Prior to retaining the services of Holtey Law, my wife and I had been involved in a painful,…read moretwo-year long custodial struggle, with a lawyer who was...less than helpful. Eventually, we were forced to change strategies, and attorneys. We had sought a second opinion on our case from Nathan Holtey, who came recommended to us, and that one hour conversation was enough to convince us that he and his team were up to the task. When the aforementioned change of representation occurred, Nathan was personally unavailable for our case, but recommended the absolutely stellar, professional and personable Allison Kamilos. Allison immediately picked up the slack, leaping in to the middle of the previous attorney's clusterf**k, managing to turn everything around and help us navigate the final steps of our custody battle, despite an absurdly tight schedule before the final deadline. Allison communicated clearly, openly and honestly, listening to our concerns, offering feedback and advice (something our previous attorney failed to do), and making one of the most stressful and frustrating times in our lives navigable, bearable, and affordable. I cannot recommend the services of Holtey Law, and Allison in particular, any higher. If ever the situation arises again, where we are in need of an attorney (and I pray that day never comes), I will look nowhere else for legal representation. Case closed.

Attorney Sam Kuzma and Paralegal Elizabeth Ekaiel-Razo helped me with my marriage dissolution case…read morewith extremely positive outcomes. Sam is efficient, professional, and knowledgeable. Elizabeth is very responsive, thorough, and hard working.

Terrible. Attorney was Laura Mancuso and she quit at the most crucial time in my divorce case after…read morerunning up my bill to $30,000 with nothing to show for it but temporary spousal support. Let many things that needed to be addressed just fall through the cracks, missed deadlines, and likely cost me considerably on the potential sale of my home by letting the clock on motions that needed to be filed run out. Communication was about 50% on questions I had. Many were simply ignored. No discussion ever on an outline of what to expect or any type of strategy. The negative impact their "representation" has had on my case is likely irreparable. NOT recommended. *** UPDATE Since writing my review, I have discovered that the attorney, Laura Mancuso, has had other clients with the very similar complaints about her neglegence of their cases as I have. I am losing my house because of her. I have no representation because she took all my money and then quit. She makes promises and does not keep them. This woman has no business leading anyone to believe she will zealously represent them. Her incompetatence has caused irreprable damage to my case. She couldn't care less. Absolutely NOT recommended. I'd give zero stars if that were possible.

Adam Shelton represented my ex wife. my goal was a quick and fair resolution with a working…read morerelationship. Mr Shelton was adversarial, made false accusation, and refused to discuss parenting time over finances. He cost our family thousands and destroyed any chance of friendship between my ex and I. The worst part is the kids were dragged into as a result of the conflict. I wouldn't recommend him on either side if you are looking for a low conflict resolution. If the goal is to burn it down, go for it!

If I may be so bold, I would say that Mike McGrath is the Michael Jordan of family law. My case was…read morea bit more complicated than others, where nuanced aspects of my case were of the utmost importance. Mike has a way of understanding what is at stake and taking care of things meticulously yet expediently. Throughout the case, I had many questions that, I'm sure, were a bit of an irritation for Mike. Yet, he answered my questions with patience and candor. His personality is fun and professional, making you feel like his only client. It is never fun to hire an attorney, but Mike provided an experience that negates the typical "lawyer reputation." Thank you, Mike!

When I started my divorce a grace family law Things seem to be OK but then things got worse and…read morethe worse my main attorney Matt disappeared and the billing went wild and my calls were not returned and several attorneys were very rude to me I went down to talk to Grace and Kyle lockedme out of the office I was extremely upset her fees are exorbitant I did my research and found out finally in the and grace dropped me I should've done more research on divorce attorneys before hiring grace a whole year went by and many many thousands of dollars and I'm still not divorced and I have no children and it was a simple process I feel extremely cheated proceed with extreme caution

This review is solely based of off the experience with follow up and initial conversation with…read moreintake to pursue a consultation with an attorney at this firm. After speaking with Kyle the office coordinator so called "Office Manager" KYLE last week about scheduling a consultation with one of the attorneys on a time sensitive issue I was told I would be contacted via email later that day with some dates and times available. With no response still as of today and several attempts to call in to try and schedule with no return calls back I can see why prior reviews with the same experience are apparent. More so I continued to try to make a consultation appointment yet again this morning and spoke with the receptionist who let me know KYLE was the only one who could schedule the consultation and he was unavailable. It wasn't until informed the receptionist of my frustration and experience with no follow up from KYLE and I wanted to speak with his higher up that he was instantly available. He reassured me he had emailed me yesterday from our first initial conversation a week a go and deemed himself that should have sufficed in lieu of not returning any calls prior that week with my time sensitive issue. After I let him know of his poorly conducted attempt to contact me back he then let me know non of the attorney's were available or could take my case. His exact words were "no one is available until after the new year". I understand completely that the firm has many cases as they came highly recommended but as a smaller firm it should not take over a week to get a response from a schedule coordinator to let a possible future client that all the attorney's are unavailable until after New Years. Really?? After calling KYLE on his lack there of his demeanor completely changed and I asked to be re routed to the front desk. Instead of being professional he asked why and why did I need to talk to the receptionist. I let him know that I wasn't going to continue the conversation with him and would like to speak with the front desk. This is when he informed me that he was the Office Manager and anything that needed to be left with the front desk he could be made aware of. Interesting how if you a not even a client but a prospective and that's how you are treated then how actual clients are treated. All in all I believe this was a way letting me know to dodge this firm like a bullet.

I had an excellent experience with Sherwood Family Law especially to atty. Megan. They were…read moreextremely knowledgeable to family law and responsive to my questions, and professionalism in handling my case. I would confidently recommend their services to anyone needing a family lawyer.

Megan never followed through and did very little for a lot of money. Did not do what she said she…read morewould after over 3 months. Ghosted my calls and emails over the last month, doing nothing, then when I said we need to talk about her lack of communication and constructive actions, she dropped me immediately, no discussion. Over $5K and 3 months lost. Worthless.

Tom picked up a pretty complicated case that didnt have a clear-cut winner…read more He was overly patient and understanding. When he had a suggested course of action, he laid everything out and even gives you his very best guess of each outcome, with context. Tom explained each and every part of the process... and he did it without ever being disingenuous with billing. His assistant Alex is warm and inviting as well as efficient. Alex was always communicative when Tom wasnt able or necessary. Tom was so good, cordial and timely that even the opposition preferred to communicate with him instead of their own counsel, and fired them. Tom won my case the very best it could and it was because of the legal maneuvers he suggested. It delayed the outcome, it costed almost twice as much as expected... and Tom explained each and every reason why things resulted as such. We won, I got exponentially more time with my daughter. Tom is a man of his word and if you dont hire him right now, theres a chance youll see him at the other side's table... and I promise you, that is not an opponent you want to have.

I am into a complicated divorce. I was actually referred by another attorney. I filled out their…read moreonline paperwork and then was left a message that we may play phone tag but will talk soon to set a time to start. A week later no response so I again filled out online paperwork. With no explanation I was told they won't take my case. I should have relied more on reviews than referral.