Reviews

I’ve been Ms. Ja Suh’s client and I don’t normally write reviews. But when I read the one review previously posted I thought something was terribly wrong-not with Ms Suh but with the author of that review. Ms Suh has always returned my calls and done so mostly on the same day. She copied me on all written communications. She gave me copies of all the pleadings. Most importantly, she recommended the right experts (forensic accountants) and the best mediator possible. When in the court house in Santa Ana/Orange, not only did every attorney know her, heck, even the bailiffs knew her by her first name. Best of all were the results: I won hands down.

This attorney has no business practicing family law in Orange County. Made a huge and very costly mistake of trying to go with a bilingual lawyer. First, Ja is nearly unknown in the family law community in OC. When dealing with any matter, you want a lawyer with an established reputation and professional relationship with the legal/accounting community. I spoke to over 20 firms when looking for substitute counsel and not one had heard of her or her firm. Ja is not cheap, but she is certainly not worth her pay. For her hourly, you can easily find a certified family law specialist. She communicated no strategy and was reactionary most of the case. She made horrible recommendations regarding RFOs. I found myself going over the same information 15 months into the case. We got absolutely nowhere with her and paid tens of thousands of dollars -- not even a single issue settled. Ja has no presence in a court room, spoke with no authority, and couldn't garner the respect from opposing counsel or the presiding judge. Tactically, Ja missed the mark big time. She is highly disorganized and missed the basics like notice of fiduciary duties, litigation holds, etc. She failed to depose the respondent. She subpoenaed key documents a year after filing, after the preliminary forensic accountant report was drafted. She failed to provide the accountant with court orders pertaining to income and records of key money. After switching attorneys, it got even worse. Her office delivered a file that was in dismay. Highly unorganized and missing large chunks of files. Missing most of the outbound correspondence to opposing counsel. I had to pay new my attorney hard-earned money to organize the mess she threw in a box. Talk about unprofessional. She is pleasant to deal with but is an absolutely horrible family law attorney.