Reviews

Rob is currently my Family Attorney. His office was recommended to me by one of my Employer's (Fortune 500 company) Law Offices in Orange County. My Employer has been ranked as the "World's Most Ethical Company" for the past 13 years and I can see why they introduced me to Rob.

I was referred to Rob to handle my very challenging divorce after my 1st attorney had a conflict of interest and could no longer represent me. I was already one year in with the first attorney and extremely stressed given the circumstances of my case. My ex was an absolute nightmare to work with as was his over the top lawyer who looked for every opportunity to financially break me with ridiculous demands and letters. Rob made it clear to me that he would not run my bill up answering BS legal letters and he didn’t. Rob is not what I call a “bill runner” attorney unlike my ex’s attorney, who he paid twice as much for the big show his lawyer would put on throughout the two years, which ultimately got him nothing more than he was entitled to by law. Rob lawyers with integrity and professionalism and is well respected in the court room and with his peers. My case had two parts that needed to be handled; a restraining order against my ex which was successfully done in family court by Rob and the division of assets with a foreign component, which required a great understanding of family law. Rob handled both with ease. His knowledge of family law is impressive. What I learned from this experience is that a good lawyer not only knows the law, but has tried many cases and knows how to go to trial if necessary. Rob looked at my case from ever angle providing me with the best and worst case scenarios given the facts of my case. He left the decision up to me, but gave me the realistic possibilities of each scenario. It didn’t add up for me to go to trial but had I needed to, Rob knew my case inside and out and was ready. We settled only a couple days before trial. My settlement was also challenging due to my ex’s unwillingness to be fair but Rob and I together accomplished this in a way that I was satisfied with. After one year and two months working with Rob, I learned that he is fair, calm (even when I wasn’t), listened and represented me well. He was mindful of my financial situation and really is what all lawyers should be. He’s a trial attorney who understands settling is best if possible. He’s easily able to give you best and worst case scenarios given all the facts. Family cases are going to be stressful. It’s nice to have a calm, knowledgable, experienced and fair lawyer. No one wants to have to change attorney’s mid-stream so its best to find a good one from the get go. I highly recommend Rob McCarty and thank him sincerely for helping me through an absolute nightmare divorce. Nancy and Cristi were also very helpful throughout this two year journey, thank you both.

Robert was referred to me 48 hours before my hearing because my original attorney found a conflict of interest. I trusted him and went with Mr. McCarty. I emailed/called Mr. McCarty over 24 times. I let him know my ex-husband and his girlfriend were harassing me and saying horrible things to an in front of my children. Every request went unanswered. My ex stopped paying child support after 2.4 years of peace and harmony. He also moved in with his girlfriend over an hour away from the kids school. Finally, five months after I retained Mr. McCarty, he sent a letter to my ex's attorney. My ex's attorney laughed. He also filed a garnishment 5 months after I retained him and begged him to do so. I finally started getting child support 6 months after I retained Mr. McCarty. He informed me that the 4 months that my ex stopped paying would cost MORE money to file for that. That was never explained to me. Needless to say my ex got away with 4 months of non-payment. My ex stifled me so bad, I had to give up my children's only home (He lived with his drinking buddy for 2.5 years after we split in one room) and move the children and I in with my mother. While he took up with a much younger woman with 2 children of her own, she had some minimum wage job, and lived an hour away. he bought diamond rings for her and expensive trips to the Dominican. All the while the children and I are suffering. The mental abuse got SO bad, that I called Mr. McCarty on Jan. 4 and begged him to file for a hearing to make it all stop. He said he would the following week. He did nothing! I wanted a restraining order against my ex's girlfriend for showing up at my school where I am a teacher and trying to tell my children that I am not their mother, his new girlfriend is. All of it fell on deaf ears. I ended up having a break down from the mental and finial hardships. No one was protecting me. Now, my ex has temporary custody of my two children. I fired Mr. McCarty because he failed to protect myself and my children. I am a single mother of two and getting a retainer of $5,500, was very difficult. He wasted all of it except for about $500. Now there is a hearing on 3/28 to get my children back and I have no attorney. A psychologist, psychiatric, and my primary care doctor all agree, nothing would have happened if the abuse would have been cut off at the path by my attorney. I am going to loose when I go into court without an attorney. He made me loose my children. I can't afford to retain someone else. Additionally, we had a hearing on 1/17 for "omitted assets." I called him two days before the hearing and he said, "AHHHHH I didn't realize they didn't answer our petition!" What the hearing is in two days and you just now realized that they didn't answer, when it was served a full 6 month earlier? He also failed to tell me I didn't have to attend the hearing and I took off work to go. I ended up not going because I went to the hospital the night before with a breakdown. This man did not do him job, in my opinion.

Looking back on my divorce several years ago, I am still thankful to have chosen Robert. He was recommended highly by an attorney in San Diego who's niece went through a divorce and used him. Robert was straightforward, honest and knew the landscape of the law. Most importantly, he was quick to respond and his team was as well. I will never forget his advice, which still helps me when dealing with my ex wife today: "You are going to take the high road the whole time, you understand!" He charges more than most local attorneys in the area I had to go to court, but he is specialized and holds a CA Bar Board Certified specialization (not many do). And as the divorce joke goes... "You know why divorce is expensive — because it is worth it."