Reviews

Julia will get your money, and then not perform. Worst attorney I have dealt with. If you want to lose custody of your children you should hire her, she will take your money and have her legal assistants do the work and charge you her rates. She has to many cases and can not remember what your case is about or what she has told you. If you need to talk to her you better get you call in at least two weeks in advance.

I hired Julia craft for a fairly simple divorce/custody case. During the initial consultation she was very agreeing on all of the terms i requested. But I’ll tell you as soon as she got the retainer fee, she did nothing to help me. Anything I requested be put in papers to opposing counsel, was “impossible” and she never even tried. Instead, we sent the same papers back and forth for almost a year. Before I finally got fed up with no results and an attorney that really only cares about the money and not about her client. 10/10 do NOT recommend. Not to mention charging me for phone calls to me that never happened!!!!

Very happy with the responsiveness of the staff. Extremely happy with the results I received. Thank you for making me feel taken care of during this process.

I initially had a very competent attorney with this firm, who left in the middle of my divorce case. Julia took over (bad mistake on my part). I have read the other reviews below, and they are 100% accurate. I find her to be rude, and abrasive if I have a question. I don't know the law, so that is why I hired her, but felt belittled by asking simple questions. If you like being made to fell like a 5 year old, hire her. Otherwise, I bet you could throw a dart at the phonebook and find better representation. To top it off, I finally finalized my divorce after 2 years, and she missed that opposing counsel changed the property list, and I was not allowed to get some of the main items that I bought and paid for and wanted. Also, I didn't get my personal property for 2 years. So my ex was allowed to hide stuff and take advantage of that time. I hate posting negative reviews, but be warned. She is just the worst. Update: No! I absolutely will not reconsider my review. Julia didn't file the last page of my property list, then wanted to charge me for her mistake. I'm seeing lots of similar reviews, and I'm seeing now that it isn't just me who felt let down. In the end she filled a motion to drop me a client, because I'd lost confidence in her abilities as my counsel. What a joke. Because she got a bad review, she tuck tails, and runs. Would never recommend this firm.

I try not posting negative reviews but upon checking, I am not the only one who had a poor experience. I hope my review helps to change things and give others a better experience than I received. I used Julia about a decade ago and had a good experience. Come 2 years ago, I retained her for services for child custody and was very confident that I had a great attorney in my corner that truly cared and had passion for her clients. I was wrong. I felt extremely belittled any time I asked questions and was constantly interrupted anytime we had a conference via phone. It got to the point where I found those sessions unproductive. I chose Julia because of her name in the industry and the relationships that she has created in the area. I made it a point a couple times that I was unhappy with progress that was not being made and representation. She immediately defaulted asking me if she should withdraw as counsel. (Essentially starting over with a new attorney and paying another massive retainer). At this point I was already around $10,000 in the hole. I am a single dad that was attempting to have fair parenting time, knowing the adverse effects of not having both parents involved in a child’s childhood. I feel like she spent an enormous amount of time spitballing ideas and working in circles in order to rack up the rate, at which point it became difficult to keep up with the amount due. She then attempted to withdraw as counsel. I had to sell many of my possessions, drain what little savings I had and a big majority of my retirement fund to end up with every other weekend, limited contact because I could no longer afford to pay her. If I could go back, I would hands down choose someone else to represent and I am confident that not only would I have had someone who demonstrated respect for their client who is EMPLOYING THEM, but someone who had empathy to help a loving dad and his daughter have proper time together. Disappointment is an understatement and I would not recommend to anyone. (About 20k later). Please do your research and find someone who has passion for helping others instead of someone who’s just out here to make a quick buck.

Was in search of a reliable and reputable lawyer to help me with a custody issue with my daughter. I called Joseph, Hollander and Craft and was assigned to Desiree Smith. From the beginning, she lacked the empathy, warmth or people skill to really care about the gravity of my situation. I would call to speak to her, and was met with “ She’s in a meeting, she’ll call you back” or “ you can email her and she’ll return your email by close of day.” Neither of those things happened. I would get a call a week later or an email several days after I needed answers to be able to seek her counsel on how to proceed. I was appalled with her lack of efficiency and minimal effort when it came to handling my case. In conclusion of my case, I didn’t get any follow up with how things were handled or thanking me for my business. This is not the first lawyer I’ve worked with or my first time in the system needing counsel. All of these matters could have been handled with much more professionalism and candor. Very disappointed with the quality of her work and the firm in general.

Its was okay. I had a very cut and dry no contest already sorted divorce. The process took a very long time and communication was not the best. But it was cheap. They did eventually get everything taken care of. I feel as though if i went somewhere else and paid a bit more i would have received better communication and personal investment/concern about my case with it likely being concluded much quicker. However, staff were generally quite nice, their office is clean and tidy, etc. So yeah, if you need a lawyer for a divorce and you arent made of money, they will handle your case. Just don't expect anything to happen quickly and you will certainly have to pull a few hairs for case updates.

I have referred multiple people to Christine Rosengreen. She is just what they need to help them with tough family situations. She is kind, caring and has gone out of her way to make them feel seen and heard. I am grateful to have her in my professional circle!

I faced the most horrific nightmare of my life when I was falsely accused of a sexual assault. Chris Joseph and his entire staff, office and investigators were above and beyond professional, timely and supportive. I've never needed an attorney before and I am so thankful for this firm and especially Chris Joseph.