Cathleen Sykes was smart, knowledgeable, articulate, efficient and over all excellent in…read morerepresenting my best interests during my recent high conflict divorce. I felt safe and protected by her. In all honesty she did the biggest share of the work on the divorce while the respondent was less then cooperative. I would very highly recommend her services to anyone who needs great legal representation! She has decades of expertise with family law and can execute to find the truth and seek out remedies in the best interest of her client. Cathleens tenacity gave me hope to live, thrive, and be happy again. I appreciate all she has done!. If you want a brilliant fighter to be on your side, its Cathleen! I consider her a role model of excellence, and her true commitment to her clients shows, in her caring actions. Ie. putting a stop to the opposing parties tactics that could've easily blown my budget out of the water. She knew who the best mediator and military expert to help with my divorce! She kept the process moving as far as was feasible possible on her end. When we had to go to court she calmly and politely intercepted and stopped my ex from approaching me and communicating with me. She was diligent in keeping my new phone number and address secure from my ex. And did everything she could so I wouldn't have to see or talk to my ex for my safety. She is great at returning emails and phone calls! And she doesn't make needless calls or emails to rack up your charges. She is very mindful of your budget!

To follow-up from my previous post, the judge granted us nearly everything that we asked for in our…read moremotion plus more. Cathleen has far exceeded our expectations. We have continued to use her over the years with contempt proceedings because we deal with a very high conflict co-parent. Cathleen is our forever lawyer and we couldn't be happier with her.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Ms. Markiewicz!!!…read more This is a late review and I completely dropped the ball on posting this. Ms. Markiewicz was extremely helpful when I got married in 2017 by preparing and negotiating a prenuptial agreement for me. She was extremely fair and knowledgeable, because I had no clue how to navigate some of the challenges of negotiating a prenup and feeling extremely overwhelmed. Ms. Markiewicz was very understanding, professional, and respectful when things got heated between my fiance and I and she took my fiance's calls and responded to his emails. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a prenup or any other representation. Ms. Markiewicz was patient and worked with me while I was going through an extremely stressful time and she literally held my hand all the way to the end. Thank you!!!

IF I COULD AWARD NEGATIVE STARS, I WOULD!!!…read more My fiance' and I recently engaged Ms. Markiewicz to help prepare a prenup agreement and had an absolutely horrific experience. It appeared that Ms. Markiewicz approached our prenup as a hostile divorce (rather than a loving marriage) pitting my future bride and I against each other, employing emotionally charged adversarial negotiation tactics and dragging out an expensive lawyer intensive process to...literally...the day before our wedding. She dismissed the process I had proposed where my fiance' and I would work together (doing much of the work ourselves) to craft a fair and equitable agreement through an amicable collaborative process with guidance and feedback from our respective counsel. She also ignored my request to provide an overview of the process, key milestones and timeline that she would suggest as an alternative. Instead, she just moved forward in a manner that lead to a drawn out, time consuming, resource intensive (read "lots of billable hours") process that dramatically increased our legal fees; created intense stress, conflict and emotional trauma; and dragged the "negotiation" process out to...literally...the day before our wedding. And to top things off, she billed us double the hours that our other lawyer did...even though he crafted and authored the multiple drafts of the proposed prenup and the key legal documents. This nightmare of a process resulted in prenup that neither one of us felt good about, legal fees that were 3-4 times what we had expected, a prenup that got signed the AFTERNOON before our wedding and an excruciatingly stressful...downright traumatic...process that led to my fiance' and I "breaking up" twice in the two weeks prior to our wedding (including 4 days before). I can not possibly overstate how brutal the process was or how much disdain I hold Ms. Markiewicz in. In my humble opinion, if you want to hire a pitbull to inflict as much damage as possible in a very nasty divorce, Ms. Markiewicz may be a suitable candidate. But if your objective is to collaborate with people you care about to achieve a a fair and equitable outcome that all parties can feel good about through a professionally managed expedient process at a reasonable cost (both financially and emotionally), I would recommend running in the opposite direction as fast as humanly possible. P.S. This review features no embellishment or exaggeration (and I have the email audit trail to back up every word). I had never met...or even heard of...Ms. Markiewicz prior to this prenup process, do not work in the legal profession nor have any other potential conflicts of interests. I invested the time to write this review solely in the interest of helping others avoid repeating what was one of the most traumatic professional experiences of my life. One that came very close to aborting my wedding and costing me the woman that I love, adore and cherish with all my heart.

Early in the process of my divorce it became apparent that my lawyer of choice was not competent or…read morecaring. Through an acquaintance, Allison was then recommended as someone with superior skills, understanding, and one that would ensure the best outcome for me. Thankfully I took her advice and switched my representation to Allison. By far, the best decision I made through the painful process of divorce was making that switch! Allison was simply fabulous to work with! Her guidance, strategy, and management of the legal process was outstanding and it led to an outcome that I can feel good about for the rest of my life. She always exhibited an understanding of the anxiety, stress, and depression that can accompany dissolution. And furthermore, and most importantly, she truly represented MY best interests. Yes, she was a fantastic legal representative, but she also was a support mechanism. Kudos to anyone that decides to use Allison's services...you will not be disappointed. James M.

Simply the best divorce and family attorney in St Paul!read more

My husband and I did child and adult foster care for 11 years when we were faced with a…read moreMaltreatment allegation. We had no idea what to do except find a GREAT attorney. A friend of ours recommended Groshek Law Firm, which was the BEST decision we could have made!!! We called and talked to Christa Groshek and immediately felt confident with our decision to hire her. She was very knowledgeable in this area and she made us feel like a priority!!! Within a week, she was all over it!!! This issue was resolved within 2 months, and we were cleared of the Maltreatment allegation!!!! Thank you Groshek Law!!!!!

would not recommend Groshek for family law. Had Anna Tobias as my attorney and she absolutely…read morenothing. She responded every two weeks, was in mediation and she didn't even speak up for me and on my behalf. Was incredibly disappointed with the services and billed me for all documentation but did absolutely nothing for me. They then pawned me to a new family lawyer to which I did not like her approach and left. Huge waste of money, time and energy.

I worked with Tia on my Divorce and she was fantastic. Highly recommend the firm and herread more

Mr Dittrich represented me in my very difficult divorce. More than that, he was patient,…read morecompassionate, and gave me sound advice that resulted in the best possible outcome in what was a very difficult situation for myself and my family. I've had the pleasure to have Mr Dittrich represent me in mediation and consult with me multiple times in the 7 years since my initial divorce. I worked with 4 different lawyers during the 3 years that it took to achieve a settlment in my initial divorce and I was very fortunate to find Dittrich Law Firm. I can honestly say that Greg is the best. I highly recommend Dittrich law firm..

Pam Rochlin was very pleasant to work with and I appreciated her availability to speak whenever I…read moreneeded her advice. Her office staff are extremely efficient and they kept me apprised of each step taken regarding my case. I highly recommend.

After our accident, I called/emailed various attorneys in the area. Some didn't even call or email…read moreme back. One attorney who did meet with me for a consultation flat out told me because I didn't roll up in a wheelchair, my case wasn't worth anything to him. I was crushed and ready to give up. I tried googling again but this time specifically for a female. I knew I needed another woman, a mom like me to represent me and my family. I stumbled upon Pam Rochlin and I feel so blessed that I did. She immediately returned my email and set up an appointment with me. Not only was her kindness, understanding, and true empathy apparent but so was her confidence in my case. She blew me away with her amazing customer service but the ability to educate me along the way. She worked day and night on my case and I always knew if I reached out that I'd get an immediate response back. I'm so happy I put my case in her hands. She got me the result I was looking for and deserved!

I contacted the office to deal with a jurisdictional custody matter. Stephanie gave me a free…read moreconsult and took her time listening to me and coming up with a strategy. The team works together to respond in a timely manner. I would recommend both Stephanie and Richard if you're looking for transparent representation.

They took money, did nothing, and asked for more money before doing anything…read more I highly recommend you do not contact this fraud lawyer