Reviews

I interviewed three lawyers before choosing Laura. I made the right choice. She and her paralegal Marcie always made me feel like my case was important. Laura is compassionate and really cares about her clients. She listens to their concerns and is a tough advocate when necessary. She made one of the most difficult times of my life manageable. I can't say enough good things about her.

I hired Laura to work collaboratively with me, my ex-husband and his (also collaboratively trained) lawyer. Both my ex and I are so pleased we did. Ours was a bit of an unusual case in that we wanted to divorce but also continue to own and operate two businesses together as well as to keep extended family relationships active. Laura listened closely to what I wanted to achieve individually and together with my ex. She was organized, efficient, respectful, kind, dependable, responsive, open-minded and is quite obviously well versed in her knowledge of divorce law. She was patient with my ever-present questions, providing clear answers on the spot or soon afterwards. She never left me or us wondering what the next step was. She kept us all on track as well as provided excellent references for outside consultants as needed. We ended up meeting all our stated high-end goals, both faster and less expensively than we had expected. I highly recommend Laura. She provides extraordinary value.

I learned of Laura by referral from a local mediator. In 2016 I began working with Laura to initiate my divorce and reached successful settlement in September 2017. Initially I thought I could fill out the court forms independently, but soon realized there were far too many questions for me to answer on my own. At that time, I chose to hire Laura with unbundled services, where I took the lead on filings and meeting my own deadlines. Laura did a fantastic job asking the right questions (at the right time) to understand my case situation. From there, she provided me the correct forms to draft on my own, listed the supporting documents I needed to obtain, and helped me take the practical steps toward a temporary living situation. I was able to save a lot of money by gathering my own supporting documents and draft the court forms. She suggested helpful/necessary changes to my work, kept me organized, identified all the required steps, and provided helpful reminders. Afterward, Laura and I have kept in touch regularly over the last 6 years as she answers questions I have from time to time. In 2021 I hired Laura again, but with full representation since I was busier at that time. Laura took the lead in my case and carried a lot of the work which I am very appreciative for. We worked together easily and successfully, reaching an agreed settlement in January 2022. I am very pleased with the outcome for everyone involved. My sense is that everyone enjoyed working with Laura, not just me, but officers of the Court and opposing counsel! Like so many people, I work hard for my money and care about my family so I want to hire only those who I can trust, and Laura is certainly one of the people I trust most. Laura is even-keeled, organized, and flexible - but also has firm boundaries, decades of legal experience along with a great sense of humor. I wish Laura and her clients all the best.

I hired Laura to provide unbundled services because my ex-husband and I were using a mediator without counsel in the room. While a divorce is devastating, if you have to get divorced having Laura counsel you is a great decision. She was responsive, with a few exceptions when she was busy with a court case, and she made sure I was getting a fair share of the assets and spousal maintenance without being unfair to the other person.

What do you need in a divorce attorney? That certainly depends on your intended outcome, but in my case, I found in Laura Sutkus someone that shared and supported my human values (fair, respectful and honorable) and idea of how to end a 20-year marriage with kids. Although my divorce was nothing as I had hoped – a swift and cooperative ending to our marriage – instead I faced a long, cruel and dishonest divorce process that almost ended in a trial. Laura agreed to represent me, even after learning who my wife’s lawyer was (four others turned me down). Always to-the-point, practical in her approach, and efficient in her decisions, we stuck together for almost two long years, working through exaggerated and inaccurate (lies) claims, and confounded stories and representations of my kids and their health . She showed me how to be balanced and pragmatic in my decision making and reaction to the ‘crazy’. My divorce was not at all what I expected or could have imagined, but Sutkus Law kept me moving forward and ensured that, in the end, I settled/mediated in a position that was comfortable and right for me. As I reflect on my almost two-year process, I recall some traits of her that are easily overlooked during such an emotional period – attentive and able to recall every detail, understands family law inside and out, and maintains a strength and respectfulness even through the nastiness. When needed, she has excellent resources to restore or redirect an issue (i.e., QDROs and State PERS, fair sharing of child expenses). Thank you for maintaining my/our respectful approach through this difficult period.

Laura provided me with sound, competent legal advice during my divorce proceedings that helped the process run as smoothly as possible; this helped avoid unnecessary conflict, time, and was in the best interest of the children involved. I would totally recommend!

Laura Sutkus represented me through a very difficult contested divorce. While my spouse chose to change attorneys multiple times, I stayed the course with Laura. From the very beginning, she gave excellent legal advice and support. I came to her office terrified, and she gave me the tools I needed to even get started, including a book on how to respond to high conflict people. Month by month, my knowledge and strength increased and even I am surprised we have successfully resolved everything! In every phase of my divorce, there were delays and issues out of our control, but Laura managed them with ease. She is professional, meticulous and knows family law like the back of her hand. She will fight fairly and honestly for you and your children. I was so impressed in how she handled getting a parenting plan figured out, when everyone else (including the other attorney) seemed to falter. I would highly recommend working with Laura Sutkus. Our family is thriving now and she has given me the strength and freedom to move on to independence. I will be forever thankful to Laura for her role in this process.

My divorce was not my choice, and we had structured our lives such that I was poorly positioned to maximize what was most important to me, my time with my daughters. Laura gave me tools to advocate for myself and advocated on my behalf to ensure that I came out with the best situation I could attain under the circumstances, and something I can live with, and I am now confident I will remain an important part of my daughters' lives. Laura guided me through a grueling financial discovery process, and ensured that the financial end of the settlement was equitable for my side. We achieved a settlement with an opposing attorney who had a reputation for being difficult to bring to settlement. Importantly, Laura respected my desires for what strategies we would pursue and which we would not, and never took any action without checking with me. This helped me know that I had gone through this process honorably, and did not have any damage to control or regrets about what actions were taken on my behalf.

I was facing a very difficult divorce process and was referred to Laura Sutkus by a fellow attorney that spoke very highly of her. His referral was spot on. After an initial consultation, I was confident that Laura was the right attorney for me. She initially took me on as a pro se client through temporary orders and then represented me in mediation. My case involved a contentious division of assets as well as custody decisions. Laura was extremely well-versed in these areas and made me confident in her abilities. She was thorough, meticulous, detail-oriented, compassionate and thoughtful in her approach. She was on top of my case at all times, was very responsive and was well-prepared when defending my position. She’s extremely knowledgeable in family law, very articulate, and maintained a calm disposition throughout my challenging situation. She also has a great sense of humor, which I found refreshing. I would highly recommend Laura Sutkus.

I had a fantastic experience using LLLT Fabian Fereshtehfar and Laura Sutkus. I had limited means to go through a divorce and this was a great solution. My spouse was willing to negotiate with me and do an amicable divorce. This process would only work if that is the case. I negotiated and wrote up the initial paperwork, then I met with Fabian and we went over what worked and what didn't and exactly how the paperwork should read. I filed the initial paperwork and we met several times to get everything right. Laura oversaw everything. My husband and I went to court by ourselves and got the divorce. We are still working out the QUADRO but Fabian is handling that paperwork for me. If both parties can come to agreements on their own, (I wanted this divorce, so I did need to make some concessions to my spouse that maybe I would not have made in a conventional divorce, but overall remember fair and equitable.) this is the way to go. Also, we have children and we were able to work out all the logistics on that as well. We would never have been able to do this divorce in a contested way. We just did not have the funds. I would highly recommend Fabian and Laura. They are both professional and extremely helpful. There are other ways to go through a divorce if you are willing to do the work, negotiations, paperwork and filing the paperwork yourself. I am so much happier. It also helped that I had taken a class about divorce at a community college. Fabian and Laura helped me change my life. They can help you change yours for the better.

Sutkus Law Firm helped with my divorce case, which at times ended in very different direction/decisions then I would have presumed, but for the most part, I was pleased with. Both Laura and Fabian were very knowledgeable, efficient, and honest. I was thoroughly impressed throughout my experience and would recommend this office to family and friends.

Laura Sutkus provided me with great representation through a lengthy and contentious divorce. She started out advising me as a pro se client, and then when my case failed to reach a settlement, she represented me through several rounds of mediation and arbitration. She and her paralegal are communicative, proactive, knowledgable, and fair. She also has a great sense of humor. I recommend her strongly.