Reviews

I can not recommend the mediation more highly or the service of their staff. Wonderful attention to detail and excellent guidance resulted in an amicable agreement for both of us.

Brett Jones is great! All of her supporting staff are wonderful and so helpful. I will continually return for all of my law matters.

Legal assistant made so many stupid mistakes. Sent documents out with incorrect information. Waste of money

Condescending. Endless efforts on budgets which were of no consequence. Jokes at my expense. Told some friends I was to use Lazar and they BOTH warned of their personal experiences. Should of listened. Avoid.

When my mom was first going through her divorce she had a lawyer that never listened to her, ignored her calls, and didn't care much about what she wanted. Eventually she got fed up and hired Melissa as her divorce attorney. This was a complete 180 and she actually began to see progress. Melissa fought for her and didn't back down even when intimidation tactics were used. If you want someone who will advocate for you and empathize with you, go here.

I knew I found the right lawyer to represent me in my divorce, the moment I met Brett. She immediately put me at ease with her ability to listen, empathize and explain the options that were available with regard to the divorce process. From that first day, until my divorce was finalized, over a year later, she remained personable, attentive to every detail, responsive to every question and concern and completely professional in her advocacy of me and her dealings with opposing counsel. At every step, she was patient, instructive about the law, pro-active in moving the process along and fiercely competent in her skills as an attorney. It comes as no surprise to me that she has been recognized as one of the best lawyers in New York State. It is an honor that she truly deserves. If you are looking for a divorce / family lawyer, you need to meet Brett Jones. You’ll know immediately, as I did, that you found one of the best lawyers out there.

Melissa was professional and supportive during a difficult time. She did not try to pit me and my ex-wife against each other to prolong the process and increase her fees. She and her firm made the process as easy as possible. She worked hard to represent me well and defend my rights. I highly recommend her.

My mom retained Melissa Rutkoske (through Lazar and Schwartz) for her divorce. Melissa, as well as the paralegal in the office always went above and beyond for my mom. My mom went into the process feeling extremely nervous, as she was left in the dark financially for practically her whole marriage. Melissa was the voice my mom needed, sometimes acting as the voice of reason too! Thank you for everything you did for her! We hope you and your family are doing very well!

When my wife and I tried to settle our divorce outside the court she tried to influence my wife by telling her that she can get her more money.my wife tried to explain to her that we need to focus on our kids and that is more important to us than getting more money we also needed her to finish up the paperwork and submit to court. She got all her fees And She left everything and went on a long vacation Very unprofessional Stay away from her unless you want to cough up a lot of money and waste your time