Reviews

Karen took over my case from a former partner at her firm. Initially response time was not as quick as I hoped it would be but I understand her work load was very heavy initially. In the end, she did exactly what I needed her to do and she did so quickly. I would recommend her to others and as the case with family law, when the next item arrised to be addressed, I will call on her to represent me.

Karen Yochim is nothing short of first-class. With her expert knowledge of the law, attention to detail, and roll of her sleeves hard work, we successfully navigated a long and twisted divorce and relocation trial. We won on every factor. Karen listens, remembers, and skillfully integrates all of the relevant facts into your case. She is aggressive in her approach, but sensitive with her clients. In working with her, Karen was highly responsive, demonstrated a high level of efficiency and always kept me informed about the status of the case and how to proceed. She provided a perfect blend of encouragement along with realistic expectation setting. She’s the first lawyer I’ve ever hired…and she’ll be the last.

I was very displeased with Karen. She was not prepared for trial. She waited to talk to witnesses till the night before trial at 10pm. Which showed she was not ready at all. She misrepresented herself. She said one thing and did another. She did not listen to me nor to my family. She acted like she did not care about myself or my daughter. Never got an answer to over half my questions. She could not draft motions, or final judments. My judgement came out in correct, and she had to be told time and time again to fix the judgement and still wanted to charge me for her errors in my case. She was never on time and even spoke negative to the other sides attorney about me. When yet, she was not listening and not helping at all. I could have gone in to trial and did it myself. She did not spend the time on my case to get the results that weye needed. She sent me to a person to help get a parenting plan) and I was told I (the mother) had no choice but to give up everything and insult me. When yet I was the one that took care of my daughter from day one. She did not explain my rights as a mother, in fact I had to go through the A-t ( best interest for the child) to show her where things fit in. This was the worst choice for an attorney.

Karen Yochim was amazing and really looked out for my son and myself. She was always there to pick up the phone personally and speak with me. In addition, the staff of Alba & Yochim, P.A. were very kind, and willing to keep me calm. I just can't tell you enough wonderful things about the law firm. Once the case was done, … she still took my calls and she still helped me—and to me that is more than just a lawyer—that is someone … that is a friend. If something were to ever happen again, I will certainly pick up the phone and call her."

I was called as an expert witness for a very difficult divorce/custody battle. I knew all parties. This case was challenging and a real heart breaker. Many times, where the rubber meets the road, is having counsel who is going to stand up for the best interest of the children first and who can also be reasonable and fair. This was my experience of Mrs. Yochim's work. After an excruciatingly long, drawn out proceeding there was the "final hearing". Mrs. Yochim was up against the more seasoned, well-known attorney, and she held her own. She was not the pit-bull. She was reasonable, confident and matter-of-fact in her presentation. I must say, just the "intimidation" factor of going up against the "celebrity" of her colleague, made her the obvious "underdog". In the end, justice prevailed and she won.

Karen has been amazing at helping me navigate a VERY messy divorce. She has always been solution minded and helped me to keep my daughter and her interest paramount even in the toughest of times. Karen has worked diligently and efficiently to try to ensure her bill is manageable. We have had a number of conversations assessing the long term benefit of the approach to my case to ensure I am not making emotional decisions that will not benefit me long term. I have appreciated her pragmatism a every turn. Her approach has consistently been one to help me rebuild my life as quickly as possible leaving the least collateral damage. I will continue to recommend her highly to anyone who asks.

I used her in 2004 when she was a newbie, so perhaps she's better now... but THEN... as we were walking into court, she asked opposing counsel if telephone testimonies were OK!!! Opposing counsel said NO!! She dropped the ball so many times, I had to do most of the work. I lost what should have been an easy win. and rather than standing by me and "consoling" me at the end, she left me alone and went over to the woman who testified against me and introduced herself like a giddy groupie!! (she was a good contact to have, but STILL, she should have waited for another time). I got most my money back. She was AWFUL.