Reviews

Elyssa Berkowitz handled my step-parent adoption case, she didn't make any promises other than that she would work hard to help us end a long and painful chapter of our lives. She did just that, I am extremely grateful that my daughter has been able to fully move on with her life.

One of the reasons I chose this firm was because their retainer was lower than other firms that I checked out. However, they drain the retainer very quickly so I was constantly replenishing my account. While my lawyer was very bright and intelligent, she didn't have as much court room experience as I would have liked. I was originally told that one of the partners would stand in front of the judge and the new (green) lawyer would do most of the grunt work ($175/hr vs $350). Right before the divorce date I found out the new lawyer would be arguing my case. Let me tell you that on the day of the divorce, standing in front of the judge, you want someone who can go toe-to-toe with opposing counsel. While the new lawyer did a decent job in this regard, she didn't know how to properly "object" to some of the things that were being brought up. The judge overruled her each and every time. There were also some glaring mistakes in my case which could/should have been easily rectified, but they weren't. What I've learned is that when they use lower level lawyers to do the work, though it sounds attractive financial wise, I was also paying twice as much for the learning curve (time spent on my case). I lost my divorce case so miserably that I have a hard time defending this law firm. I feel like I got taken to the cleaners twice - by the lawyer fees and by my wife. It's easy to write a bad review when the ruling is against you, but all I see in here are bad reviews. I should have done more research in picking a law firm.