Reviews

Barbara Bowers is a powerhouse of a woman and someone that you absolutely want on your team. She is knowledgeable, kind and goes above and beyond for her clients. She helped us navigate a scary and difficult situation with patience, kindness, clear communication and expectations. Because of her persistence, professionalism and expert guidance our outcome was better then we ever hoped to imagine. I highly recommend her services.

Barbara is a wonderful attorney who exudes such strength and compassion. I am so grateful I found her and that I had her to help me navigate troubling times. I would recommend her 100 times over!

With Barbara Bowers, WE WON!! Her natural sensibility to connect in an honest and clear manner immediately relieved our stress, as we had received bad legal counsel from other Asheville lawyers. She listened to us carefully and understood our desired outcome. Barbara’s friendly nature provides such ease in discussing complex, emotional topics and finding clear solutions. And boy did she find a clear solution. We won a great settlement that no one else thought we could!! Immediately, we felt we were in good hands with Barbara. She was proactive in understanding the facts of our case and surgically pursued the best course for us. This was a construction case and it took great skill to navigate as these kinds of cases and laws are often in the favor of the construction company. Going against this industry is no small effort yet she did and she won! A major source of stress and confusion for us in pursuing legal action came from the unknown costs involved. Our first group of lawyers charged us for absolutely every single thing running up bills that literally resulted in zero action. With Barbara we had clear communication and complete understanding of the cost and each step taken which brought immeasurable calm for the whole process. Barbara is very present as a person and lawyer and as she has her own law firm she literally takes all the calls! She truly cares about her clients’ well-being so much that her cost is very, very reasonable. Barbara’s payment process put us at total ease and completely changed the whole process from disempowering to being empowered, positive and encouraged. Here is a quote from one of our correspondences from Barbara, ” Your case is a great example of how there are options outside of filing lawsuits, spending unnecessary money on hourly legal fees and putting in the effort to get results!” Amazing! Justice prevailed and we are forever grateful for Barbara’s amazing work!! We HIGHLY recommend Barbara for her brilliant council, highly skilled, fearless strategy and for being a very kind lawyer and person.

Ms Ciaravella did a great job representing me during my divorce several years ago. I recently needed some documentation papers from it, and she went back through her files on her own time and found exactly what I needed. So helpful!

I am very pleased with the services that Susan provided me! She is definitely the person that I will continue to consult and hire in the future when the needs arises.

In our initial consultation, she parsed the details of my legal situation and outlined my options. I hired her to represent me in court in a domestic violence matter. She demonstrated a thorough understanding of the law, my case, strategy and potential outcomes. She explained how the process would go and I felt like I had a clear understanding of how the steps could unfold, including best and worst case scenarios. In court, she was well-prepared and made the process swift and smooth. The outcome was in my favor. Moreover, her skill sent a clear message to the other party that I was well-represented and I have had no further problems. I highly recommend her and would hire her again.

Susan is professional, courteous, and possesses extensive knowledge on the law, which is not only an advantage for your case, but can alleviate a tremendous amount of anxiety regarding the legal process and expectations. Additionally, her prompt return of phone calls and emails making you feel like her only client and I cannot understate the importance of feeling supported when you are facing a legal battle. I would hire her again and again.

Susan Ciaravella exemplifies what attorneys should be -- a wonderful blend of professionalism, expertise, client advocacy, compassion, and personal presence. She communicates well, applies her skills to quickly assesses complex cases, and immediately goes into action on behalf of clients. I was highly impressed by her ability to accomplish vital tasks within a very small timeframe and show up in court to advocate. Although it was not a court in which she frequently practices, she was able to fluently navigate the landscape and provide excellent legal representation. Susan was able to achieve exactly what I requested and needed and I highly recommended her.

Consulted re separation/ divorce, learnt quite a few new laws, and implications. Will likely hire her for out of court separation/ divorce process.

Ms. Ciaravella drew up the initial start up documents for my business and did a first rate job. Shortly thereafter I needed to negotiate an settlement with a particularly difficult party whose strategy was to delay and fail to respond. I was so busy with a new start up I could not participate much and Ms. Ciaravella took care of forcing the other party to get the matter put to rest and pay a proper settlement. Highly recommended.

I hired Ms. Ciaravella to execute separation and divorce legal services. The process was clear and she was very easy to communicate with from start to finish. In addition, she heard what was important to me and assisted me in reaching a fair and equitable resolution. I highly recommend her.

We have unfortunately dealt with a very complex custody case for the past fifteen years in three different states. What a draining battle with an aggressive defendant! In our engagement with Susan, which was for the past year, we have found her to far exceed all the other attorneys we have employed in this battle. She was instrumental in guiding us to final victory and we now live in total freedom from any future aggressive and narcissistic attempts at custody. We thank God for Susan Ciaravella!! Not only is Susan very familiar with NC family law, she offered on many occasions wise guidance and urged patience and an eye toward strategy. Her attention to detail in all communications and court submissions and requirements is incomparable. Her rapid response to any of our requests truly conveyed her care for us as clients. We recommend Susan to anyone who needs a knowledgable, responsive and very kind and compassionate family lawyer! If we could put six stars we would!