Reviews

Joy cares deeply about her clients and finding ways to be compassionate and non-adversarial when approaching touch life moments like divorce. I would highly recommend her.

Joy was our mediator for both the pre-nup and divorce processes—and through it all, she was kind, caring, thorough, and efficient. Joy makes sure both parties are well taken care of, in every sense. We are super lucky to have worked with her through our relationship. Thank you, Joy!

My former wife and I worked with Joy after we decided to take the Mediation path for our separation. Our situation was simple in some areas, but remarkably complex in others. Joy helped us navigate the difficult parts with grace and wisdom, and actually helped us get through the easy parts with a measure of happiness that I'm sure is uncommon in these situations. I know mediation isn't for everyone, but I think if more people took this route before going to lawyers, and specifically to Joy, they would save a mountain of heartache.

My ex-wife and I chose collaborative lawyering, but the "collaboration" turned out to be extremely challenging. Joy brought first rate lawyering skills as well as emotional intelligence and wise judgment. She also demonstrated a ton of patience and an ability to address the human-side of conflicts in equal measure with the legal and material aspects, a rare quality in a lawyer (or any other human being). I don't know how I would have gotten through it without her.

Joy helped me and my partner to file our divorce through mediation. Joy was knowledgable, patient and excellent at helping us stay on track and discuss issues in a positive way even when the discussions became tense. We probably wouldn't have had such an amicable experience with any other lawyer.

Me and my wife worked with Joy on our second-parent adoption. As confusing as these processes can be, Joy patiently went over all of the requirements, explained all the steps and then patiently waited while we took our time collecting all of our documentation. Her assistant Andy kept tab on us as well, gently reminding us on what was still left to gather and making sure we are on track with the process. Being that we just had a baby, it was much appreciated and needed. Both were so understanding and Joy was very kind, welcoming and took the time to talk over all of our million questions and scenarios. At no point did we feel we did not receive adequate attention, Joy was available to us through the whole process. When it finally came time for court appearances, everything went as smooth as can be. We are looking forward to working with Joy on our next second-parent adoption with baby number 2 later this year.

Cheesy caption, I know, but it's true. I spoke to several divorce lawyers before meeting Joy, and I almost lost hope that the positive transition I had envisioned was at all realistic. But I am so relieved that my co-parent and I gave Joy a chance to mediate an otherwise miserable process. She understood that although divorce is a sad event, the transition from marriage to single-and-co-parenting could be healthy, healing, and fair from all perspectives. I feel lucky. Thank you, Joy.

Joy and her staff were key to helping me feel empowered as I got my separation started, a very difficult move. I especially appreciated her inclusiveness of my LGBTQ marriage and family structure, and her ability to create a safe, private place for me to brainstorm collaborative options for separation.

Joy was extremely professional and attentive to both side's needs as we drafted our prenuptial agreement before our wedding. She asked all the right questions to get both side's perspectives, informed us when she was acting as mediator vs. describing the actual law, and made sure we were both happy with each negotiated issue. The collaborative approach really helped us through the process and ultimately led to a very fair and balanced agreement. Joy drafted the agreement and our two individually hired attorneys had little comments on her draft. I'd highly recommend the collaborative process with Joy. Not only will you leave with a fair document, you will have a very well defined framework for choices regarding finances, income, spending and saving.

Joy and Andy are great! They helped our family through a tricky adoption in a very caring way. We highly recommend them to any and all and have referred friends and strangers to their office