I was referred to Rob to handle my very challenging divorce after my 1st attorney had a conflict of interest and could no longer represent me. I was already one year in with the first attorney and extremely stressed given the circumstances of my case.
My ex was an absolute nightmare to work with as was his over the top lawyer who looked for every opportunity to financially break me with ridiculous demands and letters. Rob made it clear to me that he would not run my bill up answering BS legal letters and he didn't. Rob is not what I call a "bill runner" attorney unlike my ex's attorney, who has the big fancy offices with tons of overhead and who puts on the big mean show for their client looking for every opportunity to bill their client. This is NOT Rob, thank goodness. While it was challenging to deal with unreasonable people, ultimately the opposing counsel got my ex nothing more than he was entitled to by law, Rob lawyers with integrity and professionalism and is well respected in the court room and with his peers. I felt we were a good match in terms of honesty and integrity. Family court takes time so having a lawyer you jive with matters.
My case had two parts that needed to be handled; a restraining order against my ex which was successfully done in family court by Rob and the division of assets with a foreign component, which required a great understanding of family law. Rob handled both with ease. His knowledge of family law is impressive. What I learned from this experience is that a good lawyer not only knows the law, but has tried many cases and knows how to go to trial if necessary. Rob looked at my case from ever angle providing me with the best and worst case scenarios given the facts of my case. He left the decision up to me, but gave me the realistic possibilities of each scenario. It didn't add up for me to go to trial but had I needed to, Rob knew my case inside and out and was ready. We settled only a couple days before trial. My settlement was also challenging due to my ex's unwillingness to be fair but Rob and I together accomplished this in a way that I was satisfied with given the facts of the case.
After one year and two months working with Rob, I learned that he is fair, calm (even when I wasn't), listened and represented me well. He was mindful of my financial situation and really is what all lawyers should be. He's a trial attorney who understands settling is best if possible. He's easily able to give you best and worst case scenarios given all the facts. Family cases are going to be stressful. It's nice to have a calm, knowledgable, experienced and fair lawyer. No one wants to have to change attorney's mid-stream so its best to find a good one from the get go. I highly recommend Rob McCarty and thank him sincerely for helping me through an absolute nightmare divorce. Nancy and Cristi were also very helpful throughout this long journey, thank you both. read more