Reviews

I was divorced in Washington State in 2000. I paid child support as required and always on time. My work took me to North Carolina. My ex wife could not deal with our daughter so I agreed to have her move to North Carolina or live with me and attend high school. My ex did not feel she should pay me her percentage of the child support. I disagreed and reached out to Raj. He took charge and even though the distance and different states made it challenging, he was able to get the court to agree with us and require my ex to pay me back support and continuing support. Totally professional. Totally knowledgeable. Totally effective and a pleasure to deal with even though we never met face to face. His fee was fair and I would highly recommend him for any divorce matter especially if you are the dad.

I can’t express enough how grateful I am for Raj Bains and his awesome team at Bains Law Firm! Raj completely understands and respects the sensitivity involved in Protection Order cases. I was young and very scared of the endless possibilities that could happen, but Raj gave me my security back. It’s very comforting when you walk into the courtroom and many of the other lawyers know him and you can tell they respect him greatly. He is someone you want to have on your side: He is extremely confident and knowledgeable, which in turn gave me the confidence to get through my Domestic Violence case. I would recommend the Bains Law Firm to anyone and everyone going through a family law matter.

Raj Bains-Attorney is an extremely knowledgeable, professional and highly skilled divorce & family lawyer, who knows his way way in the court and providing legal representation to the best interest of his client(s) and their families. I am very pleased with the representation Raj provided in 2012-2013 for myself. Today, I refer to him as a friend and have echoed one of the best lessons he instilled upon me, to my own children countless times as they matured to teenagers, "you're not a vending machine, stop letting people push your buttons!". It's one of those simple reminders that can be applied to anyone, at any age, for almost any situation. Thanks Raj ~ KJ

More than twenty years ago, Raj Bains represented me in an unusual "palimony" type case with a complicated history in Washington case law. Raj was on-fire brillliant, from start to finish, and he creamed the other side. His preparation was superior, and the presiding judge knew and respected his work. He discredited the other side's witnesses, largely by exposing their disingenuousness and self-serving motives, negative attributes to have on the stand that surprised the entire courtroom. He also grabbed me by the throat, literally and for dramatic effect, outside the courtroom, insisting that I get my act together, come on strong, not let my feelings cloud the truth or my testimony, and fight what the other side had turned into a live-free-or-die-broke battle royale. Back in his office, Raj zeroed in on the crux of my case with focus, dedication, and diligence that generated reams of legalese he spent hours perfecting. "I fight wars with paper," I remember him saying, looking up from a stack of motions and pleadings and interrogatories, acting as though every key stroke on his computer was another shot across the other side's bow that had to be perfectly aimed. Raj was temperamental and I was exhausted and in the end, though we shared a sweet victory, we did not part friends. In retrospect, though, I'm reminded of the enormous stress family law imposes on its practitioners and participants, and the unique personality an attorney must have to brave its shark-infested waters. Family, its survival, and its disintegration involves the most personal, bare, exposed, and anguishing moments in a person's life. I was privileged to witness Raj Bains, as a young, fiery, whip smart counselor, a few years into this difficult lifetime calling. May he continue bringing the peace and resolution to others that he brought to me.

very happy w Raj! the company i work for recommended Raj. my first mtg w Raj in 2013 he did a good job of calming me down when my ex was leaving me and making me feel confident in my next steps. he did a great job of communicating with me via email which i preferred & phone calls. i was lucky that my ex wife and i were able to agree on things out of court - and did the WA STATE online divorce process. Raj informed me that you really never want a judge to make the decisions on things. always a gamble. Raj helped me thru the process well. he has a great attitude. Raj helped me keep legal fees under control by keeping me out of court. Finally getting around to writing this review in 2018. i forgot to do it earlier. Now i am working w him to gain advice in other areas of family law. Thanks - Joe B

I came to Mr. Bains to help me with a custody case, I was very impressed with how very thorough and detailed he was about what needed to be done and what he was going to do to accomplish those things. Always honest and professional. In my opinion he went over and beyond what he was paid to do. I was a young worried mother and he was always there to answer every question I had promptly and without annoyance. Years later I needed an attorney once again and there was no one besides Mr. Bains I would have trusted with my case. Once again he did not disappoint, his commitment and skills were the same as I remembered.

We were referred to Raj by a mutual friend, and after one meeting with him we knew we had found the lawyer we needed. My wife and I were dealing with a relocation case that are very difficult to win, and he did not shy away from letting us know that it was going to be a hard case. Raj owned this case from start to finish. He prepared us in the best possible way, by letting him run the show and following his every direction. When my wife and I went into our trial, we wondered if we were prepared enough... We quickly realized that it didn't matter because we had Raj. He made our case absolutely seamless. He walked us through everything and not only calmed my wife down in every stretch, he made everything seem effortless. He knew our case in and out, and blew us away in how much he was prepared. Not only did he know everything he needed on our side, he knew exactly what the other side was going to do and how to defeat them. When I say I cannot say enough good things about him as a lawyer, I mean that. He gave everything to us and in the end we won, in a landslide. Raj is cocky in the tune of confident, and I'm not kidding when I say give him the reins and follow his lead. He cares about being on the good side of the law, because he wears his heart on his sleeve. He saved my family and kept us together, and I am forever grateful for what he did for us. I cannot recommend him enough, and I cannot stress to tell you if you need assistance in a family matter hire this man. You will not be disappointed.

Raj represented me in a divorce action where custody of our two children (then age 7 and age 4) was a really big issue. He was very straightforward with me about the strengths and weaknesses of my case, as well as what my expectations should be in trial. I found it amazing that he had such good command of the facts of my particular case. Not only that he is very knowledgeable about the law. When my case went to court, I felt that our side was always prepared better and we were able to prove our case without any problems whatsoever. Even at the end of the trial, the judge complimented our side on our preparation. While it was a long process from start to finish, but I always felt that I was well informed about the case as we went through it. And if I ever had a question, all I had to do was call or send him an email, and Raj was always available to answer my questions and discuss the case with me. Since he represented me, I have recommended his office to my friends, and if I ever have any problems with the ex in the future, I know that I will be calling Raj right away.