Jeffrey A. Soilson

I’m a big optimizer and shopped around quite a bit for an outstanding attorney for my divorce from my husband. After only a brief phone call with Jeff Soilson, I felt sure he was the attorney for me. My husband and I had already spent months negotiating and were stuck on a handful of specific issues,... primarily of a financial nature concerning the support of our young child. Jeff immediately “got it” and instead of being supportive in only a vague way, or assuring me that we would “win” and that he would help me get what I want, he suggested concrete ways in which we could work out way out of the roadblocks: for example, by looking at the bigger picture, using other terms we hadn’t considered to leverage against the issues we were stuck on, etc. I could tell that I was dealing with an experienced, pragmatic, honest, and collaboration-inclined attorney. I signed on the next day. Once Jeff was representing me, I found that I was dealing with someone who had a deep understanding of the law, who had a gift for negotiation and reaching common ground, and who was completely professional and dependable - responding within minutes to emails and phone calls for example. It was striking to contrast Jeff with my husband’s attorney, who was extremely flakey and unprofessional, as well as belligerent without a logical basis. Since my husband signed on his attorney before I signed on mine, I had the chance to interact with this attorney both before and after Jeff represented me. It is a testament to the professional respect that Jeff commands within his community of attorneys that my husband’s attorney became a much more humble and reasonable person once Jeff was in the picture. After a few months of work, Jeff was able to help navigate my case from a contentious 1B divorce to a collaborative, joint petition “1A” divorce. In the end this saved an enormous amount of time and expense, and kept us out of the courtrooms. I would recommend Jeff again in a heartbeat. He is the best at what he does, combining legal scholarship with empathy, communication skills, experience, and connections to provide outstanding representation.

Attorney Soilson helped my family in the past. I'd turn to him for legal guidance in the future. He's knowledgeable in the law, is an efficient and cost-effective problem-solver and is compassionate when dealing with the sensitive and emotional issues facing his clients. I recommend Attorney Soilson ...to anyone who needs help in the area of family law, including representation in contested litigation, mediation and parenting coordination.

I came to Jeff after becoming frustrated with the direction my divorce was taking with my former attorney. Jeff came up to speed very quickly on my situation and worked with me on a plan that resulted in an acceptable agreement, avoiding a trial and minimizing legal fees. I have found Jeff to be ver...y effective in contentious situation. I would highly recommend Jeff

I used Jeffrey Soilson to represent me in divorce settlement. I was in a sensitive circumstance as my former wife was suing from Massachusetts, (I live in Philadelphia) and was represented by an attorney with a reputation for being very aggressive and a self interest in prolonging potentially lucrat...ive cases. Jeff was practical, had worked with the opposing firm prior, provided excellent counsel. HIs charges were fair (a faction of what my wife's counsel charged, and he did the vast majority of the work).

Attorney Soilson was recommended to me by a colleague who recently got divorced. Here's the interesting part; Jeff represented my colleague's ex-wife. He actually recommended him over his own attorney! I worked with Jeff from start to finish on my divorce which lasted 20+ months from the initial fili...ng through discovery through temporary orders and then finally the divorce. Through it all, Jeff was extremely knowledgeable and responsive while also providing me with a great insight, feedback and strategic advice. When situations called for bringing in expertise with respect to financial/tax analysis, Jeff rolled out an impressive rolodex of expert consultants who were laser sharp in their own craft. While Jeff is in no way inexpensive, I will say three things: First, you get what you pay for and Jeff is worth his going rate. His experience and insight was invaluable. Second, Jeff understands that legal services are expensive, and is very mindful of his billable time and ensures it is used effectively. He would often tell me how I could save money by organizing and collecting documents myself rather than having he or his firm do the work. Lastly, I will just say this - Jeff's hourly rate was about the same as the attorney my ex used who was a partner in an enormous law firm, yet when we finally settled, his overall fees were HALF of the fees my ex paid. I wholeheartedly recommend Jeff.