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Professional and Classy! Mrs. Bansmer works hard for her clients and approaches each case according to the need of the individual. The office takes your legal concerns seriously and always strives to accommodate each client. The staff is professional and extremely courteous. If you have a family law dispute, I highly recommend Bansmer Law!

Ms. Bansmer is very knowledgeable and accessible in legal matters. She and her wonderful staff helped me through a very rough time with great care and professionalism.

From before I even filed for divorce, Erica Bansmer and her firm provided invaluable legal assistance in my very, very difficult, high conflict divorce which involves child custody, domestic abuse and very complicated finances. She and her staff are highly competent, professional and dedicated, and well respected in the San Joaquin legal community. I have seen her many times in court as she represents not only me but also other clients while I was waiting at court, and she always presents herself in a prepared and thoughtful manner as she truly works in her client's best interests. I will note that the advice she gave me early on (as well as throughout the time she represented me) has been pivotal in my ability to safeguard my children throughout the divorce as their father has repeatedly attempted to attack my credibility and otherwise flaunted the court's orders. She recognized that some aspects of my case warranted seeking additional assistance from a specialist, yet has continued to assist in some aspects of my case. It can be very daunting facing divorce and then also worrying about finding someone to represent your interests in an honest, caring and professional manner. I would whole-heartedly recommend Ms. Erica Bansmer.

headshot 1 star I saw Erica Bansmer ad on the internet ,I'm currently going through a divorce so I thought I would hire her for the rest of the process,during the first meeting she was nice and cordial i felt at ease with hiring her,at the end of the meeting she said she's going to take as long as possible on this divorce I'm new at this so i said ok but still alittle weird why would i want this to take a long time? ok a year passes I'm getting no communication or anything at this point from her so I call and ask what's going on with the divorce,this is with her paralegal they write up a few papers I say I might like his wages garnished I still wasnt sure so her paralegal gives me papers for the tracking of the income hes been giving me,I didnt do it I didnt want his wages garnished after all,we went to court she was never prepared I told the paralegal on different occasions it's like she working more for them then me,I dont know the law she wasnt guiding me or letting me know what's the best route to take,before court I was expressing my feelings about my son how I told him no he cant stay late for a party he was disrespectful so I told him your not coming over until you apologize to me I didnt deserve what he said..Erica says to me I shouldn't have said that to my son about him being disrespectful so I was upset during the court proceedings...a couple months passed I never heard the outcome of the hearing I call they tell me..there is absolutely no communication whatsoever in this office,I was getting upset at this point nothing is being done about my divorce it's like pulling teeth for them to do anything,the paralegal hangs up on me because I never get to talk to the lawyer and there's no communication..they submitted paperwork for the garnishment without my approval or concent I found this out through my ex not my lawyer I get upset she tells me I signed paperwork which I clearly did not ,she said she submitted paperwork with the court I called nothing was filed the only thing I signed was the payment history in the middle of may which her office submitted the garnishment at the end of april..I tried to make it work with this office for what she did I could have saved thousands of dollars she did absolutely nothing I couldn't have done myself which I know now..I believe she's not the right fit she will lie to you unprofessional staff and NO communication,its been 2 years and I'm still not divorced..this has been a horrible experience with this firm ...just do your homework if you ever decide to hire her.Its bad enough to go through a divorce you dont need a bad lawyer too. View profile Get started Ask a free question Research a topic Move forward Find a lawyer Free legal forms Avvo Legal Services About Avvo Our company AvvoStories blog Avvo Follow us: Manage Email Subscriptions | Privacy Policy | Contact Us

My fiance and I hired Bansmer to be our lawyer for my divorce. She was never "available" when you needed to get information about your case or where it was at. Then she made it almost impossible for the case to move forward even though my ex and I had come together and came up with an agreement on our own. She was never in a hurry to submit paperwork. She almost NEVER did any of the paperwork, 95% of the time it was left up to the legal assistant. The legal assistant would submit paperwork without proper signatures from either myself or from the lawyer herself. I was consistently getting calls from the ex's lawyer telling me that something was done wrong or not enough paperwork was submitted. I would call and the assistant would tell me that Bansmer would contact me after being in court or doing other things. I wouldn't hear back from her for a week or two. I would then have to call her back again; to find out that she was out of the office again. I heard more,feedback from my exs lawyer then her, seems that know one knows what their doing no communication going on she submitted forms that we didn't agree too...please buyer beware..

I saw Erica Bansmer ad on the internet ,I'm currently going through a divorce so I thought I would hire her for the rest of the process,during the first meeting she was nice and cordial i felt at ease with hiring her,at the end of the meeting she said she's going to take as long as possible on this divorce I'm new at this so i said ok but still alittle weird why would i want this to take a long time? ok a year passes I'm getting no communication or anything at this point from her so I call and ask what's going on with the divorce,this is with her paralegal they write up a few papers I say I might like his wages garnished I still wasnt sure so her paralegal gives me papers for the tracking of the income hes been giving me,I didnt do it I didnt want his wages garnished after all,we went to court she was never prepared I told the paralegal on different occasions it's like she working more for them then me,I dont know the law she wasnt guiding me or letting me know what's the best route to take,before court I was expressing my feelings about my son how I told him no he cant stay late for a party he was disrespectful so I told him your not coming over until you apologize to me I didnt deserve what he said..Erica says to me I shouldn't have said that to my son about him being disrespectful so I was upset during the court proceedings...a couple months passed I never heard the outcome of the hearing I call they tell me..there is absolutely no communication whatsoever in this office,I was getting upset at this point nothing is being done about my divorce it's like pulling teeth for them to do anything,the paralegal hangs up on me because I never get to talk to the lawyer and there's no communication..they submitted paperwork for the garnishment without my approval or concent I found this out through my ex not my lawyer I get upset she tells me I signed paperwork which I clearly did not ,she said she submitted paperwork with the court I called nothing was filed the only thing I signed was the payment history in the middle of may which her office submitted the garnishment at the end of april..I tried to make it work with this office for what she did I could have saved thousands of dollars she did absolutely nothing I couldn't have done myself which I know now..I believe she's not the right fit she will lie to you unprofessional staff and NO communication,its been 2 years and I'm still not divorced..this has been a horrible experience with this firm ...just do your homework if you ever decide to hire her.Its bad enough to go through a divorce you dont need a bad lawyer too.

Attorney Erica Bansmer and her staff are very professional and nice to work with. As an attorney, Erica was awesome. She helped us every step of the way and really went above and beyond to help. Our phone calls and emails were always answered timely and with kindness. I would highly recommend her!

She is awesome... luv her work.

Erica Bansmer is the 3rd attorney I've worked with on my child custody case. My child's stability and well being is everything to me. Erica's sincere interest in my case was critical. She delivered above and beyond my expectations. Erica Bansmer and her team of professionals are quick to respond to my email and phone calls. She is prepared for court, and respected by her counterparts. Erica has made the court process much less painful and I feel confident with her representation. Erica has earned my admiration and trust. *The review below given by Mr. Kane, is the father of our child. Ms. Bansmer did everything in her power to keep our child safe. The Court's decision proved the same. My child is thriving, and nothing is more important than her wellbeing and happiness.