Reviews

I have been professionally associated with Maya Shulman for nearly 20 years, and I have worked directly in consultation with many of her clients. I have always found her to be a consummate professional who takes her clients' needs seriously. She is a straight-shooter, and that might be off-putting to clients who think an attorney is supposed to be a hand-holder. Her clients (with whom I have consulted) have always felt she knew the law and gave them the best representation possible. Being that she is a Certified Family Law Specialist, her clients are involved in a divorce proceeding and/or custody battle. These are highly contentious and stress-provoking processes, and clients who are unhappy tend to blame their attorney. Bad reviews (sour grapes) are damaging not only for the recipient but also for the reviewer who has no ability to take responsibility for their role in the process. I would hire Maya Shulman and her law firm above any family law specialists I have ever consulted with, and there have been many over the years. Roxane Lipton, LMFT Studio City, CA

I had a great phone consultation with Maya where I went over the details of a post nuptial agreement I needed her services on. She gave me her fee over the phone and I told her I would get back to her as soon as my husband's lawyer had the agreement ready. Cut to 2 months later, I called Maya back to engage her services and it was like I was speaking to a completely different person. Unfortunately, she hadn't taken any notes during our initial consultation and couldn't recall most of what we had discussed. When I started to remind her of our conversation she proceeded to gaslight me in the most condescending rude manor. When you're hiring a lawyer for support on sensitive personal matters, and it's going to cost you a lot of money, the last thing anyone needs is a talking down to. I'm glad Maya showed me her true colors and I was able to save myself the headache of working with her. -- Response from the owner "Dear Ms. Benitez, thank you for taking the time to post. It is unfortunate that you spend your time engaging in this type of rhetoric rather than focusing on your family. I wish you the best." I spent my time writing this review to help others. Your response perfectly illustrates the condescending treatment I got from you on the phone. Thank you for proving my point.

Tried to get a consultation for a pretty complicated legal issue, involving several areas of law, including family law, two countries, multiple putative parentage, one residing out of country, and a petition that needs to be filed in California, the paralegal who answered their phone kept insisting I should be able to explain why I need a lawyer, I failed to convince her the reason I need a consultation with the lawyer is because the issue is complicated to the point that it needs one. Eventually I hope to find a law firm that isn't afraid of complex legal issues.

This lawfirm sucks! I don't have direct experience with them as a client. However, I am a process server who has been working with one of their clients. There was a problem in getting a party served and the manner of service required. To my total disbelief the law firm insisted that I contact THEIR client to instruct her as to how the documents needed to be served and/or get her advice as to how SHE would like the manner of service handled. The paralegal then stated she was not going argue with me and then hung up the phone on me. I'm not in the business of, or qualified to give legal advice. This is their job and they should know this.

Maya and team helped me climb what seemed like an insurmountable mountain top. Sharp and methodical for sure, would highly recommend.

In March of 2018, I engaged the services of Maya Shulman, Esq, Shulman Family Law Group to represent me in a divorce proceeding initiated by my soon to be ex-husband.  In the 6 months of her representation of me, she was paid a total of 11,400.00 in attorney fees & expenses. During the initial months of our Attorney/Client relationship, I became frustrated with Attorney Maya Shulman's representation, both in her lack of productivity and in her lack of advocacy for me.  However, having never gone through this type of process before, I had no idea what the “norms” were.  It was not until I let go of Attorney Maya Shulman & procured other legal counsel that I was made aware of the grossly unprofessional representation I had received from her. Attorney Maya Shulman’s fruitlessness in her ability prompted me to file a formal complaint with the Bar Association. Here is a synopsis of her gross mishandling of my Case: Lack of Strategy:  Despite numerous requests, at no time during the 6 months of representation did Attorney Maya Shulman ever communicate to me a legal strategy to represent my interests in this divorce proceeding even though I would ask her for one over and over. NO temporary spousal support:  At the time the divorce was served, I was not employed.  Attorney Maya Shulman NEVER suggested filing an RFO for Temporary Spousal Support nor Attorney Fees from my husband, despite him having a stable and permanent job, significant assets, including but not limited to owning a 1.5 million dollar home which I contributed to up-keeping. Moore Marsden Claim:  AFTER collecting 11,400.00 in attorney fees, and again without ever offering a strategy, Attorney Maya Shulman, Esq, of the Shulman Family Law Group informed me that in her professional opinion, I was not entitled to any compensation in the dissolution of our seven year marriage.  I was subsequently informed of my rights to file a Moore Marsden claim on our home which entitles me to fair compensation for the appreciated value of the property during my marriage.  At no time did Maya Shulman ever inform me of this established law practice. Over 2 years later, my divorce is still being litigated because of the change in attorneys.  However, my now NEW Attorney was able to secure for me some Spousal Support, Attorney Fees, and the Morse Marsden calculations estimates that I am entitled to.  All of which is a far cry from “in her professional opinion I was not entitled to any compensation”. Prejudicial Behavior:  I am in possession of email correspondence between Attorney Maya Shulman and a third party, where my case was discussed wherein the third party questioned Maya’s belief that I, her client whom was paying her money to be represented by her, believed that I was not entitled to any compensation whatsoever.  At best, the ex parte conversation is unprofessional, at worse, I’ll let you speculate.  However, it does clearly demonstrate a prejudicial mindset and a lack of advocacy on my behalf.  It is not right for Attorney Maya Shulman or ANY Attorney for that matter to take and continue taking money from a client if they KNOW they will not be committed to the best possible outcome for their client, that is simply inhuman, heartless & wicked. What makes this even more glaring is the FACT that my new Attorney was able to help me move my case forward for A LOT LESS MONEY than Maya Shulman extracted from me. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.  If you are looking for a competent, strategic, "shark-like" Attorney to fight/advocate YOUR Divorce case, then I strongly advise you to save your money, do more research, save your heart and your professional expectations and LOOK ELSEWHERE. If you're wondering why it took me so long to write this Review, its because I'M STILL suffering the consequences of past gross mishandling, I am STILL in the middle of this Divorce, but thanks to my new Attorney we are moving forward, thus this Review is OVERDUE. UPDATE!! SEE ATTACHED PICS EVERYONE, #BullyLawyer #FirstAmendmentRight #TruthPrevails #IWillNotBeIntimidatedForSpeakingTruth

Very thorough and caring too. The reality you need to hear with a real person behind it. Maya is amazing and I recommend her whole heartedly. Thank you for being my support and my counsel in this hard time.

I used Maya for my own divorce a few years back and she did a wonderful job. I was very pleased how quickly all the paperwork was done and how smooth the process went. Last year, I referred one of my long time clients to her. It was a pretty messy situation, but she handled it very well and BOTH my clients (husband and wife) are happy with the outcome.

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