Reviews

Jackie Collins at Modern Family truly cares about her clients. She represented my divorce with children case and I felt like I was in good hands. Jackie treated me like a friend not just a client which made the entire process a lot easier. I was also happy with the overall treatment I received from everyone at Modern Family Law. I highly recommend this Law Firm!!!

UPDATE March 7, 2024: We just got my divorce finalized in court today, with terms I found very favorable. Jackie did an Outstanding job and was very responsive, professional and capable -- she's an ace. Highly recommend her; she came through for me during an incredibly stressful time and represented me exceptinally well. I will definitely hire her again (though hopefully not for another divorce lol); she earned my trust with her competency, work ethic and responsiveness. Plus she doesn't overbill. Finally a solid legal professional I TRUST. Two thumbs up, Ken Calhoun I recently retained Jackie because my prior counsel dropped me just 10 days before important Temp orders hearing in a tough divorce case. She went above and beyond by filing evidence today, Thanksgiving, in time for the 7-day deadline. Even fixed an error by prior counsel, though she just started with me days ago. She's sharp and demonstrated integrity, work ethic and character. Came through in the nick of time = "hero". My faith in the legal profession is getting restored. Enthusiastically, highly recommend Jackie Collins. #integrity

I worked with Attorney, Jackie Collins and her Paralegal, Laura Mundell for an extended, high-conflict divorce and child custody case. To say that their communication, attention to detail, and standard of professionalism are outstanding is an understatement. I felt heard, seen, and respectfully represented throughout the entire process. Working with this firm will raise the bar for your expectations of all future legal services! (For context, my case involved domestic violence) Jackie deftly navigated the family court system and knew the proper channels to take to secure safety for my children. She had a detailed and well-thought-out plan for achieving primary custody with Mom and supervised visitation with Dad. Jackie also counseled me on what an equitable divide of marital assets/debts looked like and, through listening to the wisdom and knowledge I was paying for, everything that I requested was granted and so ordered. The outcome of my case was fair in the eyes of the law and ensured that my children stand the best chance of healing and recovering from their past.

Honestly, I retained Jackie because she had a great way of making you believe she will do anything and everything for her client. When she took my divorce back in November, she was in agreement that my ex violated the divorce petition and contempt was the best option. From the start of the contempt there were obvious red flags. When she wouldn't address the judge on certain things, and let OC run the show was when I started questioning what was going on. She allowed OC to drag out the first appearance due to them saying their client wasn't properly served. We knew he was and she didn't challenge it, causing more money to be wasted. From December to April we prepped, and finally we had a contempt court date for April. THE DAY BEFORE she calls me telling me she doesn't feel the case is strong enough and we should drop the contempt. This is after spending at least 7-10k on the contempt. Jackie told me she couldnt refund any money, however ahe wouldnt bill me for a certain dollar amount for my divorce. That sounded great but too bad she would never fulfill that. My ex had filed a contempt against me whi h she negotiated a deferred prosecution. While working on remedying the issues of that contempt, I couldn't get ahold of Jackie. I contacted the firm and asked to SPEAK to a senior. I needed to discuss proper ways to rectify the contempt since Jackie was unavailable so much. That night I got a nasty email from Jackie saying she would be withdrawing from my case due to reaching out to her firm. She claimed I told them she was "never available" and that I wanted to switch attorneys, which was not the case. Jackie could have handled that in a way better situation, but I firmly believe it was sent due to her not wanting to do the work she said she would after failing miserably to help me in the contempt I can't say much as to how she handled my divorce as well. She didn't do anything except bill non stop . She never made any real agreements with OC. She never followed through when I asked her about submitting discovery, filing for an emergency forwidth status conference to discuss temporary orders(my former attorney missed that deadline but Jackie assured me TWICE we could do something about it) and filing a motion to compell. I spent well over 25k with Jackie to have her submit a request to withdraw 5 days before pre trial readiness, 9 days before a review hearing and 25 days before final orders. Not an attorney I'd recommend in the slightest