Reviews

I hired Stewart Law to handle my divorce. I agreed to a settlement conference and my original attorney was on maternity leave so I was assigned to Ms. Sullivan. I emailed her before the conference to propose a discussion about strategy, how the conference works and the nature of the pro-tem judge, etc. I received no reply. One of her first acts was to go into a 'closed' briefing meeting with opposing counsel and the judge and to concede the one thing that gave me some financial leverage. However, she did not inform me of this until the end of a 9 hour day of negotiations. During the course of the day, she did nothing to argue or push back on ANY of the points the judge or opposing counsel threw at me. When I protested and asked her to help, she just shrugged her shoulders. As the afternoon wore on, she joked about it being 'martini time'. When I asked why my ex-wife needed the small fortune she demanded, Ms Sullivan said "she needs to get her hair done, and buy new shoes!" (there were no children involved in the divorce). When it got to the end of the day and the one item she, the judge and opposing counsel had agreed - to my significant disadvantage - I told her I did not agree. I repeatedly told her I would not sign the agreement and she argued with me for 20 minutes to sign it. I was placed under duress by her and the judge to sign a settlement agreement that I did not want to sign. It has caused me irreparable financial damage since. I spoke to the partner the next day, and it was clear they did not care about the quality of their work. I terminated my agreement with them and took my settlement agreement to another law firm to complete the divorce; they were astonished that I had exited a settlement conference with such an unfavorable agreement if I had a 'competent' lawyer present. I am sure that Ms Sullivan is a competent lawyer, but on this day she failed to fulfil her fiduciary duty to her client, she was complacent, unprofessional and unprepared and if I didn't know better I would say that she took the easy option and 'hung me out to dry'. I will be paying for it for the rest of my life.

Dianne represented me in a criminal case where I was unjustly charged with custodial interference. She lobbied hard on my behalf and got my case dismissed. Due to my profession, a conviction would have resulted in me losing my job. I could not be happier with her work on my case.

Dianne was a tremendous help to me in my case. I was a victim of years of domestic abuse, and no one seemed to take that seriously, especially the Court. At trial, Dianne fought hard for me and my son, and helped me win sole custody. If you're are looking for someone knowledgeable, who actually cares about you, and will fight hard, call Dianne.

Hiring Dianne was the best decision I could have made in my divorce case. She truly cares about her clients, and worked hard to get me the best possible outcome. I've recommended her to several friends and family members, all who has similar experiences with her. Even her staff members are kind and know their stuff. I highly recommend her if you need someone experienced and no nonsense.

I found Dianne (Stewart and Lane) through my legal plan at work; one of two firms that was approved with the plan. I want to warn all father's out there that she is not the answer. She never once made an attempt to meet with me in person and would only do telephone conferences. After spending my entire savings to try and modify orders, she only got as far as temporary order so that I can see my son for 3 hours a day and every other Saturday. She showed no empathy for the ordeal that I was going through. She always made it feel like I was at fault, however if she would have just listened she would have known otherwise. I had to repeat several issues to her through email; she does not pay attention. I have a hard time believing she is even reading my emails. Save yourself a lot of time and money and seek help elsewhere. She does not care about helping anyone and only about receiving payment.

diane was the most vicious and untrustworthy person I've ever met she drew by case out for more than a year bled my family dry destroyed my children and all she cared about was getting paid. if there's a way to go back and turn back the clock I would do it. And i wouldI do everything I could to keep Diane Sullivan away from my case

I would recommend Dianne to anyone struggling with child custody issues. Dianne is aggressive, informed, and caring. Both Diane and her paralegal Marti were responsive and kept me in the loop, even though at times I probably seemed a bit over bearing. It takes a special kind of person to be a family law attorney, and Dianne is great.

She helped me and my 6 month old son get through a domestic violence divorce and gave me the knowledge that I needed and help. I recommend her to anyone.