Although my divorce was amicable, Gina made the the entire process smooth and bearable. Outside of…read moretwo virtual meetings, Gina handles all of the paper work so you can deal with your life. If I had any questions or concerns, Gina was always timely with her responses.

Gina demonstrated a high level of professionalism while handling my case, accurately addressing…read moreevery one of my concerns. At the same time, she showed great empathy and patience. Her communication skills are exceptional--she quickly understands both sides with ease. What touched me the most was that even long after the matter was resolved, she was still willing to help me when I reached out to her for related issues. She is truly a kind person, and I hope more people would get her help.

Shannon is a wise and sensitive soul…read more My doctor referred me to Shannon to help me better handle life with a chronic medical condition. From our first session, Shannon approached me with kindness and genuine curiosity. During our time together, she guided me into the inner reaches of my body and mind with patience, openness, and compassion. I had never tried hypnotherapy before my sessions with Shannon. In fact, I went in as a skeptic, but I found Shannon's approach to be powerful and grounded in deep truths. More insights were revealed to me in my couple of months with Shannon than I'd uncovered in the combined years of talk therapy that I've done in the past. Forget what you think you know about hypnotherapy, and take the leap. With Shannon, you're in good hands.

I initially went to Shannon with the intention of working through the physical, mental, and…read moreemotional challenges that come with Long Covid and chronic fatigue. This was my first time doing hypnotherapy so I was a bit nervous to start, but Shannon did a great job explaining to me the process of hypnotherapy and listened intently to what I wanted to work on. After doing a series of sessions with her, I have noticed myself feeling less weighed down by the feelings of sadness and frustration that were so constant for me, and instead moving towards happiness and living the life I want to live. I feel happier day-to-day and more resilient on my hard days. Ultimately, working with Shannon has changed my perspective on life and allowed me to connect with parts of myself I was not even aware of. Shannon is the real deal!

I heartily recommend Apicella Law & Mediation. Mike went above and beyond on my behalf. His…read moreability to explain the law and sift through adversarial issues resulted in a mutually acceptable settlement agreement.

Im forever grateful to Michael for the calming, kind, thoughtful and professional manner with…read morewhich he approached and resolved our mediation process. From the outset he made things that seemed so daunting and overwhelming feel doable and digestible. His organization, prompt and thorough communication and ability to hone in on on the real essence of an issue gave us tremendous confidence and calm through what could've been a hugely stressful experience. I can't recommend Michael and his practice highly enough.

Kelly was VERY good. She got the results we wanted and was transparent about her fees. Very…read moreprofessional and personally likable, which is important for someone taking you through an inherently stressful and sensitive process. Highest possible recommendation.

If you have a family law issue in Marin County, contact Kelly Reiter. She is one of the good ones…read more My husband and I are so glad we hired Kelly when we decided to take his ex back to court after settlement. It was a super ugly divorce and the idea of going back to court was terrifying. Kelly is a straight shooter. She gave us a blunt opinion about our odds of success (50/50), looked for ways to settle outside of court and when the other side pushed and got nasty she stood her ground and pushed back hard. All attorneys are expensive and going to court always costs a ridiculous amount of money. Kelly is not cheap but her hourly rate is quite reasonable compared to other attorneys I called in Marin. Also she is fair about billing. Our total cost was just under $4200, the other side was over $9000! When I met with her initially to review the case we talked for an hour and 15 minutes. I had sent her the settlement agreement and several other documents which she read and reviewed before our meeting. She only charged me for one hour! That was more than fair. It just gives you an example of the kind of lawyer she is, she's not all about driving up the billable hours, she charges what is fair. We were also impressed with her experience and knowledge. It is so important to have an attorney who has practiced in your county for a long time. When we asked if we could file for sanctions because the other side wasn't cooperating with discovery she told us that the judge on our case almost never awards sanctions and may be upset that we asked for them. A less experienced attorney or one who hasn't been before these judges often might have steered us wrong. It really pays to have someone who has practiced in the area for more than 10 years.

David handled my divorce, which was a difficult and complicated one initiated by my ex-wife and…read morecomplicated by home ownership claims by my parents. He agreed to handle my case when a number of other attorneys wouldn't help me because my assets were tied up by my wife's initial filing. His expertise and integrity guided me through the process in a way that enabled me to protect my assets while preventing my ex from making legal mistakes that would have harmed us both. He defended my interests vigorously while also trying to salvage the relationship with my parents and my ex. I am truly grateful for the help and guidance he provided during a very dark and confusing time and admire the way he was able to put my interests first while also considering the relationships involved. His fees were more than reasonable and he always made it a point not to do more than necessary to keep my bills lows. His integrity is beyond question and his experience extensive. I couldn't have chosen a better advocate and cannot recommend him enough.

I was looking up David's address when I saw a couple of his reviews and realized I had never…read morewritten one for him. I have to correct this oversight by telling my story. Over 15 years ago my wife filed for divorce and locked up all my finances. I called almost every divorce attorney in Marin, all of whom required large retainers before they would talk to me. In desperation, I asked for recommendations and was referred to David. He found my case interesting and decided to take it on and we were able to work out the finances. His first move was to free up my bank account and allow me to breathe. We then went on to stabilize my living situation and to negotiate with my soon-to-be-ex and her attorney. The divorce took a while but throughout the process, David helped me to keep a level head, focus on the best solution and get through the painful process. He was firm but fair to my ex, extremely protective of my interests and more concerned about his billing to me than I was. I will be forever grateful for his help and support and consider myself very lucky to have found him. He is certainly one of the best divorce attorneys you will talk with and has an excellent reputation with his colleagues and the courts. I consider him a friend and an ongoing resource and call him sometimes just to catch up. I highly recommend David for his professionalism, his character and his integrity.

I was running into problems handling a permit issue with my HOA in San Francisco that stretched for…read moreseveral years. The HOA was being very unreasonable and showed no intent to resolve the issue. I searched for and met with a few lawyers through multiple sources. Due to my lengthy involvement with the HOA, most lawyers could not grasp the overall situation very clearly, and some didn't think we had a chance against our HOA. Not only did David understand the situation after only an hour-long meeting, but he had the right spunk. David provided me with several strategies and helped write several letters to the HOA. He had a knack for calling out the situation as it was and put a spin to it. After several attempts to escalate the situation, I was able to come to a reasonable compromise with the HOA. This resulted in time and money saved because we avoided litigation, which at certain points seemed inevitable. I highly appreciate David's help during this great ordeal. David has a candor that makes working with him a pleasure. His humor also diffuses the tension of the situation. I highly recommend anyone who has to deal with an irrational HOA to reach out to David.

David was incredible! For years, my high-rise building's management / HOA ignored my requests to…read morereplace a fogged, rusted window. I finally hired David, and he got results fast. He and his team were responsive, professional, and got my window replaced. Yes, his services were pricey, but absolutely worth it. Thanks to him, I have my view (and peace of mind) back. Highly recommend!

David Sutton is a wonderful mediator. He's fair, knowledgeable and kind. David creatively came up…read morewith a solution to help us resolve our complicated matter. I highly recommend David to anyone looking for an excellent mediator.

We had an initial consultation with David over Zoom when we were looking for legal help for a…read moreprenuptial agreement. The Zoom call was a pretty bad experience. The sound quality was awful. But we were mostly shocked by the estimated cost. Our case is really simple. Neither of us has been married before or has kids. We just wanted our prenup to keep our properties separate and to waive spousal support. David's estimate of the total cost was 10.000$. That is insane! I had read that prenups can be expensive, but this went beyond any estimate I'd seen before. His hourly rate is also pretty high. It's $680/h whereas another attorney I spoke to only asked $400/h. Furthermore, he didn't even tell us to get a second lawyer. We heard later from other attorneys that a prenup must always be drawn up with independent legal counsel for each side. David didn't mention that. I would hope the 10000$ included the whole process and that we wouldn't need another lawyer on top of that!

Miranda Legal Services is the best person and place to get help with my legal paperwork, contracts…read moreand research. Kriss is like Erin Brockovich. If you don't know who that is, watch the movie Erin Brockovich (2000) starring Julia Roberts. If money wasn't an option, I'd still hire Kriss FIRST before I would an attorney, or at least ask her for a referral first if I needed to work with a good one - just my opinion. I'm sure she has a good team and only works with the best. Personally though, I think she would be a great attorney, if she was one. I've hired a lot of Attorneys and although she is NOT a Lawyer, Kriss Miranda is the best paralegal and is better than a lot of attorneys I've hired in the past for these reasons: 1) She gets a lot more done and quickly. She communicates well. She does detailed, quality work. 2) Kriss always responds quickly. I've had so many attorneys that don't even have time for me or are too busy and they don't email you or call you back, etc. I've had some attorneys to where I had to chase them down just to get status of my case, or a simple update. I'm sure Kriss gets busy, but at least she is really great at returning inquiries, and gives the time to listen to me and issues I may have, even late after business hours and weekends too, just to get the job I need done! 3) Kriss pays attention to the details. To get the level of attention to detail Kriss does naturally, you usually have to hire an entire law firm, or at least multiple attorneys / lawyers. I know this from experience. Again - to get an idea - watch the movie Erin Brockovich. 4) Kriss is really good at research and asking the right questions, she is personable and can trust her by my side and can point me in the right direction. What I mean is that having Kriss is like having a sister in your corner. It's not that she'll lose control or will throw chairs in the courtroom - what I mean is that she'll be passionate and emotionally invested to see you get the best possible outcome. 5) Kriss is honest. Although she can't give you legal advice, she'll make sure the papers get done correctly, and tell you straight up / flat out what the range of possibilities could be if rules aren't followed correctly. Read the other 5 star reviews. There was one recent review I don't agree with (hopefully it gets removed) - because the yelper wasn't even her client. Yelp is for clients and actual customers, not for people who are sore just because they lost and she won against them. But I guess it goes to show she was successful in winning that situation. It literally took me days of calling nonstop to find a good lawyer - and somehow found Kriss instead, I'm so glad I did. If you want someone super smart and passionate like Erin Brockovich - and you want them to care about you like family - you'll get Kriss Miranda in your corner.

Kriss Miranda is detail oriented, and has compassion for seniors…read more She is quite busy, and has completed proof of service for us. We appreciate her help.

I'm surprised at the other positive reviewers. I'm thinking those are personal friends of hers…read more I've worked with attorneys before in many different areas of business throughout my career so I'm not new to the legal industry. But admittedly for divorce/mediation attorneys I am. However, I have never worked with an attorney who made so many mistakes, both from the perspective of mistaking the law in one instance, to typos in legal documents, to version control issues of documents, to mistakes on the final MSA. All these errors required additional attorney time and cost. She has seemingly little understanding of taxes, finance, time value of money, basic concepts of money in my opinion (pretty important when it comes to dissolution of community property). She was biased. My ex agreed. I understand people are human, but if she is having a problem she should remove herself. I was negotiating more with her than my ex. My ex-wife agrees with this comment. We stuck with it until the end due to both of us wanting to get this over with and it's really not rocket science to prepare an MSA if both parties fundamentally can work most things over. My personal attorney-counsel couldn't believe the work-product I was showing him during the process. He looked her up to confirm she had a law degree! There are other attorneys in the NCMC practice, choose another. I don't enjoy writing this, but feel I need to protect others.

Matters of the heart are never easy. With such a delicate demeanor and approach, Eileen made the…read moredivorce process as smooth as it could go. Also, when things needed to be changed, she was very accommodating to both sides. Couples who are amicable in their breakup and can cut out lawyers should definitely go to Eileen. Her compassion and care is what I enjoyed most.

I don't believe I am breaking the terms of service of this site by stating that Mary was hired as a…read moreParenting Coordinator, a proxy to the court. During her term she filed nothing with the court. My own attorney, who trained with her as a parenting coordinator pointed out where Mary was remiss. My time and money (including trips to Marin to meet in-office) were wasted. Speaking of trips, Mary loves her vacations and her offices are closed on Fridays - something parents who think parenting coordinators actually work should know before entering into a 12-24 month term. I'm sure she's sore - she was corrected by two of her contemporaries for her shoddy work. Not as sore as me, this circus cut into my savings. Attorneys do have an overseeing board so Mary might want to resolve with me directly before trying to silence me, because I will go right the the SF Bar Association with that other deleted review, maybe I'll bring Matt. Have a glass of fresh collateral, Mary - you ordered it. Mary did winnow out that my daughters father would loose interest in parenting her, but she did so cryptically and from a gmail, rather than her professional account - or in a filed document with the courts. Had she done her job, I would have had a smoother path to my freedom from family court constants. She simply didn't do the job she was retained to do, This was not therapy, I was not there to be heard, I was there to retain my rights to parent my daughter, something I have 100% control over now that I don't have Mary among the coterie of attorneys it has taken to unwind the spaghetti she and her contemporaries threw all over my walls, hoping something would stick. I stuck.

It took me quite some time to decide to write this review, but in the end I thought if I could help…read moreinform people and have them avoid getting themselves into a mess I should do so. I will say Mary is a nice person and easy to talk with, thinking she could empathize, and that is what sold me, but that was a big mistake on my part. Initially I hired Mary as mediator, but then hired her as a parental coordinator. Without warning, when agreeing to her as PC, she canceled the mediation contract which had unfinished business and there was nothing I could do about it. When working with her as parental coordinator I often found myself waiting days, if not weeks for an answer on a topic that kept me up nights only to find out once I finally got a hold of her she was on vacation--which was often. At one point she miscalculated spousal support which ended up costing me and I didn't get so much as an apology, and she did nothing about it because, to use her words "I don't keep notes". How can you keep track of things without taking notes? Even worse, at times when she made decisions she gave no rationale as to why, you were simply stuck with it. Possibly the worst part of working with her is when my ex-wife accused me of punching furniture in Mary's office which I definitely did not do. I had to ask Mary repeatedly if she believed this. It took over 6 months of discussion for her to finally say "no, you did not punch any furniture in the office at any time". Over those 6 months she told me she didn't recall. How could you NOT recall a scenario like that? I felt like I was on crazy pills during that time. I worked with Mary for 2 years bound by a contract I couldn't get out of unless my ex-wife agreed to it (how convenient), so if you're going to sign anything with Mary please think twice before proceeding. In fact, I suggest you look elsewhere. Also, if you wish to reach out with questions please do so.