Marcel and Mary ... super, super helpful. Made the process of starting the divorce process so much…read morebearable. Very, very happy to have found Matcel and Mary! Well worth to have them during these times!

This service providers states they have/are mediators yet they pursue conversations with clients to…read moredispute instead of working with families in a positive fashion. Kinda like gossiping and it creates fear in the elderly so they will pay more out of pocket for their paperwork. This company has the worst president as staff. The quality of produced documents usually have errors, poor print quality.

Carrie is amazing. I was lucky enough to find her after several people in the Alameda Facebook…read morepages recommended her. She guided me through my divorce process and was available for support as well. I would recommend her to anyone. Using her definitely saved me a few thousand dollars. Carrie, you're an angel on earth!

Carrie was good to a point. When I had to remind her of info we already had, she became angry and…read moresent me text's that were uncalled for. She doesn't want to be wrong is what I assume. Carrie stop replying with the lies. You became upset when you knew you didn't remember all the info. My text show that I'm trying to understand you but all you're worried about is payment. Yes you do charge less but you act like a weirdo.

I prefer to call him Robert because I respect him so much even though he prefers to go by Bob. A…read moretrue Oracle, gentleman and human being, who will push aside his personal life to make sure your urgent family situation (missing children!) is addressed -- even on Christmas Day. My wife physically assaulted me while on a court-ordered a EPO and then abducted my children the week before Christmas for a month. Bob spent four hours during Christmas Day with me laying out everything I would need to know and he was later proved to be 100% accurate on every single word that came out of his mouth. Bob is truly a nice guy. I don't think he'll ever retire because he loves what he does and he provides such a strong value to the local families who urgently need his expertise navigating the challenging family court situation often for the first time. I tried to find an attorney several days before Christmas and the entire industry was out of service until the second week of January. I believe my wife took my children that week specifically to make it very challenging for me, but Bob stepped up and saved the day in a huge way. I could ramble on for hours about how Bob and Carolyn are consummate professionals, and how they changed my perspective on family lawyers. Bob and Carolyn secured 50% parental access for me within three weeks. The opposing firm told my wife to run away with our kids after removing them from the home and was using every tactic in the book, but Bob played hardball in the most professional way during the most important time in my entire life. He stepped up like an athlete during the Olympics and I forever will love Bob.

Bob Goodman and his associate Carolyn Pettifer worked hard to help secure my community property…read moreinterest in my ex-wife's pension. It took a while but thanks to Carolyn's persistence we were finally able to get the matter resolved. Without her efforts I would never have been joined to my ex-wife's pension because the divorce was 28 years ago and the original court's order was not carried out due to pre-digital record keeping snafus. I'm also very grateful to Bob for helping me navigate through a very challenging time in my marriage. He is extraordinarily responsive and knowledgeable and I recommend him and Carolyn to anyone contemplating a divorce or other family law matter.

From the beginning of the process, Ali was very professional, understanding and patient, and…read moreexplained the process to me. Ali and his team were always clear with their communication and very responsive in their turnaround time. Overall, I had a very positive experience and I was happy with the end result. I would highly recommend Ali Yousefi and his firm.

I was invovled in a bicycle accident and found Ali's team through a referral from my workplace…read moreinsurance. I did not know how to navigate the legal system for accidents like this, but they walked me through every step of the process. They were professional, quick in communication, and were available to talk on the phone when requested. Thank you all for handling everything and helping me move on.

Hire Dave if you want to get things right for uncontested divorce. I went to Dave to have him take…read morea look at my finalized divorce judgment because Divorce.com left me holding the bag ("file the finalized divorce packet, you're good to go") after 4 months working with them. I did the self-service thing with the Hayward court but it left me with more questions because I couldn't figure out what path Divorce.com did for me. Dave took one good look of my pile of mess and he was like, "this is no good, it'll get rejected". Lesson learned: have someone local to do your uncontested divorce paperwork. He got the right paperwork with Hayward's filing formats and filed my paperwork for me. All done within 24 hours. For the amount I paid him, it was worth it and it was a similar price to Divorce.com! I felt like I got the short end of the stick with Divorce.com who did half of what was supposed to happen. Anyway, thanks, Dave! A Quick Serve definitely. He's friendly, earnest and a real character. Very knowledgeable and has a lot of interesting stories to share from his life and work. Tip to driving to this place: enter via C Street and Main Street and park on Main Street. Google Map's direction is confusing if you're driving up on Foothill Blvd because you can't turn left on Main Street. I'll update this post in the future whenever I get a from the court and my freedom.

David was extremely helpful and professional. He assisted me with my documents and made the process…read moremuch easier. I really appreciate his help. Thank you so much David!

Robert was very helpful and was always available I…read morerecommend for any traffic tickets

Mr. Chang is a very experienced and knowledgeable lawyer. He worked on my traffic ticket, and got…read moremy ticket dismissed successfully, turned out no record, no traffic school needed. Mr. Chang is very easy to communicate with, and always respond very quickly.

Oh Denise, not frustrated with the process ... just frustrated with you . If we didn't start any…read more"process" as you claim then what were the invitation for mediation meetings that you claim you sent? You literally contradicted yourself one sentence after the statement. You must be mistaken because it was me that reached out several times to you asking to meet you to go over the process to understand things a little better but you declined every time, with the response of "we can meet when I serve you". Which would also imply a process right, Denise? My claims of gender bias are supported by you ignoring a male trying to solicit your business, while being overly responsive to the female party. That coupled with little to no men reviewing you whatsoever show me that you cater to women, which I understand because 70% of divorce filings are women, but you think a man would have a good review for you too... There is no confusion of grief for anger in this process, just you trying to gaslight everyone that leaves you a negative review into thinking there is. Communication and comprehension is not you or your Agnes's strengths. There is a reason why both me and my soon to be ex, despite not wanting to be married, agreed to walk away from you and go to your colleague across the bay. Because you're inefficient, biased, and slow. You also give legal advice when you shouldn't. I really was looking forward to telling you this all to your face had we met... but I guess yelp is the right place for it. If I can save one person from making the same mistake we did it it'll all be worth it Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!

I will forever tell my friends or anyone who needs some one to be in your best interest Denise and…read moreAgnes's were very helpful in getting my divorce done. 3-23-2026. I can't thank them enough 36 years of wasted time.

Absolutely amazing. I had stan who is sadly no longer there but this firmed helped me out so much…read moreduring the worst period of my life. It's expensive but worth every penny. I'm in the coast guard and I would recommend to any one of my fellow coasties.

I thought very hard about writing this review, but I do feel other people ought to be warned. I am…read morea trans woman, and I wanted to hire a lawyer to do my name / gender change forms. I googled and found that Levine Family Law advertises this service. They charged, as I recollect, $3500. The forms went in fine, but then I waited for months for the court order to be entered. At first they said six weeks, but the timeline kept slipping. I started having calls with Levine asking what was happening--they said the SF court was backed up and that it would take time. But it became clear that they did not have a direct line to the courthouse and had a very difficult time getting hold of human beings over there: they were essentially blind. I asked for a call with my lawyer, Stan, but was informed he had left the practice (nobody had told me). I had a call with the office manager Katie, and she basically told me I'd just have to wait. It was very nice and all, but she said I just needed to wait. I live about 20 min drive from the courthouse, so after that call I got so frustrated I got in my car, and I went to the courthouse. There was no line at the records office. They pulled my application, and the clerk said he'd put it on the top of the stack on Monday. By Tuesday, my name/change order was granted, and I had my certified copies. What makes me angry is that I was repeatedly told that the courthouse was busy and, essentially, incompetent, but actually every interaction I've had with them, whether for this or for other records requests, has been prompt and efficient. There is almost never a line; they are very helpful in answering questions. It has become clear to me that Levine Family Law merely scapegoats the courthouse, and that the true issue is their inability to get anyone there on the phone. In the USA, we don't hire lawyers merely to fill out forms--we hire them to shepherd us through the legal process. Levine family law certainly would never be as cavalier about the fate of a child custody or divorce decree--it is only their trans clients that they leave to fend for themselves, twisting in the wind for months. It is unconscionable to charge people $3500 and then be unwilling to take twenty minutes to, say, show up at the courthouse and make sure the decree actually gets entered. If you're not willing to do what it takes to get the decree granted, please don't offer it as a service. As it is, I have no doubt that if I'd filled out the forms myself and gone to the courthouse on my own, I'd have gotten everything done much quicker and more cheaply. I want to reiterate that the forms they filed were apparently fine, but they had absolutely no orientation to actually following up with the court. No doubt they will respond to say that they did their job when they filed the forms. But I was advised by Stan specifically that he was going to be in my corner, following up on these forms. When a firm charges for this service, they are charging for peace of mind--the idea that they will handle everything. If all you want is someone to file forms, maybe this law office is fine, but if you want someone who will make sure the decree actually gets granted, you shouldn't go with them.

Norah was super helpful and very friendly. She was very thorough on giving me the information that…read moreI needed with my case and reassuring. I highly recommend her.

When I reached out to Norah, I was facing an urgent and high-stakes custody hearing. She stepped in…read morelate in the day, quickly understood the complexity of the situation, and immediately got to work. Despite the time pressure, she provided me with a clear, strategic courtroom script that helped me stay focused and preserve critical issues on the record. As someone who has been navigating this process pro se, going up against an extremely litigious opposing party and what feels like a very father-leaning courtroom dynamic, Norah has been the edge I needed. She is sharp, strategic, and deeply knowledgeable -- but what sets her apart is that she combines that precision with empathy. She doesn't minimize your situation or default to "well, this is what you signed up for." She meets the facts head-on and builds a plan. Norah is astute, composed, and tactically thoughtful. She understands both the legal framework and the human dynamics of family court. If you need someone who can move quickly, think clearly under pressure, and equip you with strategy rather than platitudes, she is that lawyer.

The legal process of divorce doesn't need to be confused, painful, battlesome and resentful, if you…read morehave David. My husband found him online and we had a relatively smooth process. David is very bright, fair, calm, competent, good at communication and patient. He has been very honest upfront about the role as a mediator to be representative for two parties and his expectations of clients to minimize the emotional stress during the meeting, which is fair and understandable as this is a legal work and we should be respectful. During the process, we had issues about child custody and needed to work with a therapist first before continuing our sessions with David. He waited for us patiently and never pushed us. I highly recommend David, if you absolutely have to go through divorce.

David is professional, courteous, competent, responsive and easy to work with. He was compassionate…read moreand sensitive as he navigated us through this difficult and painful process. Highly recommend.