Rachel Catt is a wonderful human being who helped me through the toughest years of my life. Right now, I believe she is in Boulder, Colorado, soon to open up a practice in her new (or newish) home. If you have the chance to work with her, on any issue legal, parenting, divorce, or human issue of working with former loved ones out to "get you" in a divorce or custody battle, you want Rachel by you side!
This is my review from her San Francisco-based Legal practice from the 2006-2008 time frame. She is an absolute gem! User her services!!! :-)
I can't believe I was so lucky to find Rachel to be my legal representation during my divorce. I can't imagine how I could have survived my "high-conflict" divorce without her unwavering support. I have been a client of Rachel's for over five years.
Her Skills:
In short, she demonstrated COMPLETE MASTERY of:
1.) Family Law,
2.) The San Francisco Unified Family Court, and
3.) The psychology of the crisis I was going through in this divorce.
Her Services:
- She patiently explained how the process would go.
- She negotiated with opposing counsel effectively and efficiently, and
- She won Court Orders from the judge . . . that no one would have dreamed she could get.
As a father of two young children (3 and 1 at the start of the divorce), I was at a significant disadvantage in getting generous visitation times from the Court. In negotiations with my x-wife and her very high priced representation, they were intractable, unrealistic, and in fact combative in their pleadings with the Court. Since Stipulations were impossible to agree to, the onus was on Rachel convince the judge. She did it in spades!!!
The psychology of being a Client:
From my point of view, this ability to speak to my psychological and emotional support during this horrendous process may be the most uncommon and indeed valuable facet of her services to me. Her ability to support me mentally, psychologically, and dare I say spiritually was phenomenal.
Integrity:
She is one of the finest people I have ever known, and she dispelled every stereotype of lawyers I have ever heard.
How did I find her?
She was the number one name (out of three) that my friend who is in fact a family court attorney in San Francisco gave me. My friend, could not represent me due to our personal relationship, gave me the referral to Rachel. Thank God for that! I talked and/or met with the other two attorneys on the list, but it was clear from my meeting with Rachel that she was the right one for me.
I can't speak highly enough of her!
Feel free to contact me directly if you have any further questions,
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