Reviews

I would not recommend her to anyone! Lack of communication, presenting herself late, arrogant in the Court and with the client ! Charging for every keystroke! Make yourself a big favor and stay away!

Tara was amazing with my custody case back in 2021-2022, she fought hard so I can win custody back of my daughter and did everything in her power to do so, even with my daughters mothers side thinking they were going to win again and trying their best so they can win. But not this time, I had an amazing lawyer who fought hard so I to can have my daughter with me, I wish I could still have her as a lawyer now because lord going through lack of communication, not being on top of her medical appointments and not putting our daughters education first, but I had to go through bankruptcy back then because yes fees are high and wasn’t able to pay what I owed. But at the end of the day I would rehire her if I needed and wanted to!

I hired Ms. Steinnerd for a child support case and her passive aggressive behavior towards me before, during, and after trial were appalling. It was obvious during court she not only didn't go through all my documents but she didn't even notify me that I would be taking the stand until 10 minutes before I entered the court room. Ironically, she did call me that morning to ask me a question and even then, did not inform me I would be taking the stand that afternoon. What attorney doesn't prepare their client for trial?? In addition, she was incredibly nasty towards me during the trial and treating me like an adolescent when in fact her behavior needed to be checked. While waiting in the lobby for the judge to make the final decision she had the audacity to blame me for the trial's outcome, told me I was argumentative, was unprepared for trial, and did not go through all my documents. The way she treated me was appalling, from this experience I was able to keep a cool head despite her snatching my own cell phone out of my hands when I tried to calmy explain something to her and all the while blaming me for her faults. Her exact words, "You expected me to run the numbers for you didn't you"? Yes, ma'am that would have made a lot of sense instead of looking foolish in the court that day. If you added up the numbers from my ex-husband you could have done the same for me, and that's how I found out you didn't open the attachments provided. Not only did I not want to go to trial, but I consistently told her I did not want the support lowered. My child support was lowered because of documents I clearly told her I could provide her the year prior, and she didn't want, she didn't go through all of my paperwork, and literally growled at me during trial when she found out information about me that she should have known as I provided her all-necessary documentation way before the trial began. Ironically my neighbor also has her as an attorney and indicated she can be incredibly aggressive when things don't go her way. Remember you are the client and you're paying for her services; no one should be made to feel disrespected or blamed for the outcome of a trial they were unprepared for. You pay your attorney to do their job and in no way, shape or form should you be belittled in front of others for THEIR lack of commitment to the job. Respect should go both ways. I would not hire this attorney or recommend her to anyone as she can be incredibly nasty and disregard what you want as a client. I highly suggest you read the reviews prior to hiring her to represent you.

Ms. Steinnerd is amazing truly. She kicked butt in the courtroom. We walked away with everything that I had asked for with a bonus of my ex having to pay for my lawyer fees. Great communication and explained step by step what is/was happening. She looked out for me and my child's best interests. Very thankful!

Miss Tara represented my daughter and I and helped me to win the child custody case during COVID. While I was in Virginia and my ex husband in California we did virtual case. We were fully prepared as a team and won! She is very informative and professional with her responses. She is tough and strong and the exact person I needed as a backbone against my ex husband. She is my personal go to for any legal issue moving forward because she genuinely cared about my daughter and that means a lot of me.

talk about supporting women? how about their right to nurse their own child? i just read about a case of hers where she claims that a woman is using nursing her own 6 month old baby against the father, absolutely unbelievable. in what world could that be supporting women, mothers, or focusing on the best health of the baby? truly embarrassing.

If you’re a woman and you seek protection and validation in the form I’d representation - Tara is the wrong choice. She actively advocates against women’s rights and pretends to know the ins and outs of all women’s’ decisions. She is not who she purports to be.

As a disabled veteran who's faced a seemingly insurmountable legal custody battle with my ex-wife, I will be forever grateful for the white-glove level of legal expertise that Tara provided me with. As a direct result of her razor-sharp wit, we were able to open the door that I needed to have unlocked to re-establish communication and eventual visitation with my son while I continue my path to psychological recovery through my continued progress in counseling. As a result of the peace of mind that Tara provided for me, I look forward to combining my passion for child developmental psychology to develop new and more innovative ways to develop his powerful, God-anointed, Genius mind in an evolved manner so that he can become a legal icon like his Auntie Tara Steinnerd! Alhamdullilah!

Tara did a fantastic job representing me through a bitter divorce. She was attentive, open and honest regarding my absurd amount of questions and concerns throughout 2020-2021’s COVID crazy virtual court hearings. Tara’s rates commensurate to her work production were far less than what she deserved! The best advice Tara repeatedly gave me, was to keep calm and let her do her job…yes, I was very stubborn. Everything work out great in the end, where my post-divorce happiness is due to Tara’s representation and professionalism.

I hired this attorney for a child custody case. I ended up removing her from my case and hiring another attorney due to many factors. I wanted to be represented in a good light and with fair attorney fees. I don't believe this attorney displayed any of that.

She was my lawyer from 2020-2021 and half the time I didn’t know what she was doing for that much money. Every time I turned around she wanted more money and then if payment wasn’t made she would threaten to withdraw over and over again. She didn’t a good job representing me nor did she even get my child support takin care of. I ended up doing my case alone and winning with out her and getting my support. I wouldn’t hire her nor recommend her to anyone.

Tara took on my case during the pandemic. During 2 or 3 occasions when I tried to reach her via phone and email I was presented with an automated message informing me that she was away on travel. Why would you take my case if you planned to be unavailable due to traveling? Ironically she withdraw from my case citing her reason as I was bad at communicating with her when most of the time I could not reach her because she was away. My daughter was awarded temporary custody to her aunt until my pending custody hearing because Tara did a horrible job representing me. It’s obvious by how quick she was to withdraw that she does not care about her clients. Unfortunately most lawyers only care about money and fairfax court unfortunately does not take you seriously if you don’t have legal counseling.