Gary Avratin is an absolutely amazing attorney. With over 20 years of experience in family law, and…read morefamily members in the same field he truly knows his business. From the moment I met Gary he was upfront and honest with everything. He educated me about the process so that I knew what to expect in court and therefore I was able to assist Gary in the preparation. Communication with Gary is easy whether it's by phone or through email, he always makes it a priority to call or email back as soon as its physically possible for him. I even spoke with him on the weekends at times. If I couldn't get in touch with him, his paralegal Helene is always by the phone ready to help in any way she could. Truly an amazing team! Unfortunately, my legal matter required a trial. Gary prepared me for the trial and together we prepared the evidence that was presented to the Judge. I knew when I walked into the court room that I was prepared and that my lawyer had what he needed to help me. Gary conducted himself with such professionalism. He clearly knows the rules of evidence and how to conduct a trial. The Judge found in my favor after reviewing multiple exhibits and hearing from several witnesses. I highly recommend Gary and Helene in The Avratin Law Office.

I'm so grateful for my Gary and the care he showed throughout my case. He wasn't just professional…read moreand knowledgeable -- he genuinely cared about my well-being. Even after the case was settled, he followed up to make sure I was doing okay and checked on the status of some of the open issues pursuant to the terms of the divorce agreement. His support and guidance made a really hard process much more manageable. I highly recommend him to anyone going through a divorce -- he truly goes above and beyond for his clients.

I engaged Melanie to carry out a GC change of status and can honestly say i was most happy with her…read morepractice. Melanie responded to any enquiries within a few hours and was a dream to work with with very reasonable rates. I highly reccomend Melanie should you require an Immigration Attorney.

From the owner: Melanie Shapiro is an experienced immigration lawyer based in Massachusetts. She works with clients…read morefrom all over the U.S. and internationally to help keep their families together, keep them safe, and change their lives. It has been an honor for her to develop relationships with her clients, earn their trust, and be a part of their journeys.

I had a great experience with Kevin Heffernan's law office. I connected with Kevin over a rental…read morehousing issue (I was the tenant) and he took the time to explain to me what my options were. We started with a flat fee formal letter to my landlord. When the landlord was unresponsive, Kevin laid out all the options and made clear arguments for why I might want to move forward - and was equally clear on the reasons why I might not want to move forward with filing a suit. In other words, he wasn't the least bit pushy and he felt more like a trusted advisor than a lawyer trying to maximize his bill. Kevin was clear, helpful, and to the point. In the end I decided to file and was able to get a very favorable settlement. My living situation was a pretty miserable experience and I'm very grateful that Kevin helped me feel legally protected as I was getting out of it, and helped me get compensated for my trouble. Would definitely recommend!

From the owner: Attorney Heffernan specializes in the fields of divorce, family law, and tenant rights. We also…read morehave a sub-speciality of representing tenants in post-foreclosure evictions.

I found Kara Carey to be unprofessional and demeaning. She waste your money and does not know what…read moreshe is doing. She also endangered my children. She does not advocate for the children. She charged $25,000 for nothing. Waste of time and money.

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I contacted Attorney Nussbaum early on a Saturday morning with an emergency legal situation. She…read moreanswered the phone despite the early hour and reviewed my issues with me. Because it was not a family law matter she was unable to take my case. However, she got on the phone with several attorneys who were experts in that area of law until she found the best one to represent me on an emergency basis. She helped me understand the paperwork and the case and gave me her opinion before making sure I found someone who could represent me. She donated lots of time and energy and didn't charge me. Not many people will just donate their time. Thank you so much for your help.

I found this practitioner rude , especially when I asked about possible costs . She wouldn't…read morediscuss length of time to settle or any potential cost which was very important to me. Did not care for her manner at all ..

This woman is the worst…read more She was appointed as the special Master to sell my house and she favored my wife from the start. She did not keep me informed, signed documents for me that were never presented to me, and she is responsible for us getting 25% less than market value for our house. Atta girl Sue.... Nicely done.....

THE attorney to hire when you want to lose custody of your children. Attorney Cook represented my…read moreex in our custody trial. Despite being an out-of-state father, I now enjoy sole legal and physical custody of my children, and they have been removed to live with me in California.

My wife and I are going through a divorce and my income dramatically decreased recently because I…read morelost my job. I tried to lower my child support obligation and my wife and I agreed to use Ms. Choteau Levine to mediate our dispute to see if we could resolve it without having to go to court. Ms. Levine is a former family law judge so we thought she would be a good choice. After over 3 hours of back and forth, we were unable to reach any agreement at all. This is of course not Ms. Levine's sole responsibility, as my wife and I were just unable to come to terms. However, when you are paying $450 an hour, you expect the person to bring a certain expertise to the table. I did not find that she really added anything to the process. Yes, she warned us of the perils of going to trial and the benefits of controlling the process ourselves by reaching an agreement, but that was about it. She also had us separate into different rooms after her initial questions. Although this is fairly common among mediators these days, I am not a fan of it. To me, it undercuts the primary benefit of mediation, which is to get the parties talking and listening to each other. While separating us might make it easier on the mediator b/c it reduces the contentiousness, I don't think it serves the parties b/c it just reinforces an already overly adversarial process. When I did meet w/ Ms. Levine alone, my confidence was soon shaken when she admittedly miscalculated the proposed child support amounts, not once but twice. She also failed to take into account a provision of the law that allows the payor to reduce his obligation if the parties have a wide disparity in incomes. Her attitude appeared to be that that was a technicality and not worth discussing. However, because it significantly raised the amount of support that I was proposing, it undermined my negotiating position. When my wife proposed a complete settlement proposal to end the entire case, I declined because it involved some retirement assets. Ms. Levine appeared mildly disappointed, and opined that she did not think I would be entitled to any of my wife's retirement money because it was merely transferred from other accounts and not made as part of her employment. She made this recommendation despite not even asking to see the post-nuptial agreement which clearly stated that I was entitled to any contributions to her retirement funds. This reinforced my feeling that she was more interested in settling the case than listening to my opinions or allowing me to make wise decisions. This was particularly concerning because my wife had an attorney and I did not. Finally, Ms. Levine lost me for good when she refused to take my last counter-offer to my wife and her attorney. She said "They're done. I'm done. Its yes or no." So, I said no. Apparently, after 3 hours, she felt that she personally had had enough. Because she didn't specifically state that my wife had told her that their latest offer was a "take it or leave it" proposition, I don't know if her ultimatum was coming from my wife or Ms. Levine. Unfortunately, I didn't ask her. Regardless, she refused to take my final offer to my wife. I was stunned. Here I was, unemployed and paying this woman $225 /hr for a final total of $750 (my share) and she refused to spend another five minutes to convey my final offer to my wife and her attorney. I will probably never know if she would have accepted it, and we had to go to court the next day. Apparently, $1,500 does not go as far as it used to.

A dozen or so years ago, Cynthia MacCausland represented me in my divorce proceedings, during which…read moremy ex-wife, who earned six times as much as I did, was suing me for child support and other expenses, while simultaneously claiming the house and attempting to prevent me from ever seeing our daughter, despite my having never done anything to deserve this. Cynthia defended me wonderfully and saw to it that my daughter would get to spend time with me every Wednesday afternoon and stay with me on alternate weekends, and that the egregious child support demands were dramatically reduced, given my former spouse's vastly greater income and wider variety of savings and investment vehicles. In short, Cynthia MacCausland saved me from certain ruin, but financially and emotionally, and the only way I can ever repair her for that is to do what I have always done ever since: raved about her and referred others to her. If you are in need of legal representation, you can do no better.

Cynthia did a great job with my education law case. She was professional, prompt, and knowledgeable…read morein ADA education law. I would highly recommend.