My divorce was high-stakes and involved a smart and vengeful spouse, so I had to take the attorney I hired very seriously. I interviewed 8 different attorneys, and from our very first conversation, it was clear that Austin Buerlein had a grasp of the details of divorce law and my situation that the others did not, and his command of language and ability to state things in a fair and reasonable manner was impressive. Austin is strategic, knowledgeable, and razor-sharp, but just as important, he was honest, kind, and deeply invested in my outcome.
My case was a higher net-worth situation involving an angry spouse who was out for vengeance and making me bleed. My ex-spouse's attorney assured her that she would be able to take me to the cleaners, but I believe that once they found out my attorney was Austin, and they had worked with him before and knew of his courtroom skills and knowledge of the law and the judicial system, they recognized they weren't going to be able to push me around with Austin in my corner. We were able to mediate a reasonable outcome (which means lose-lose or win-win, haha) and did not need to go to court, but I am convinced that Austin would have navigated court with aplomb. As I understand it, other attorneys hire him to go to court for them at times, believe it or not.
I can't recommend Austin enough; in fact, I almost don't want to recommend him because I want him all to myself, haha, although I don't plan to go through divorce again any time soon. And just remember: the reason divorce costs so much is because it's worth it! read more