Joseph M Freda III

I have worked with Joseph Freda for over 6 years and can say that he is without question a top notch attorney and client advocate. Unfortunately for me, I have had a host of very serious post divorce issues that continue even to this day. Throughout all the conflict, Joe has never steered me wrong ...and is always concerned about doing what is in the best interests of his client. Unlike many attorneys, Joe never ran up my legal fees and was always available to assist me whenever I had any questions, concerns or worries. I am very thankful that Joe has ALWAYS given me his thoughtful, straightforward and honest advice even if I did not want to hear it at times. If settlement was the way to go, Joe found a way to settle. If settlement was not humanly possible, Joe was not afraid to bring forth litigation and was always very comfortable and prepared in court with the results speaking for themselves. Above all, Joe is a trustworthy and extremely knowledgeable attorney who is passionate about family law and truly cares about his clients. I honestly do not know where I would be without the professional expertise of Joe Freda.....He is one in a million!

After having been passed around from the LEAD attorney in the firm and assigned to several paralegals, being emotionally and financially beaten up by my exhusband. I felt like I was getting the same treatment, neglected and dismissed by the lead attorney I hired. Also being charged for every period, ...paragraph and phone call. The lead attorney, knowing what my financial situation was, didn't care and only wanted to know how I was going to pay my legal fees. I felt like it was all about the money, not about the person behind the case. I was so fortunate to finally have the opportunity to be assigned to Joseph Freda. Mr Freda, in my opinion , happens to be a superior, very well trained and dedicated family law attorney. He was a true gentleman who showed compassion by always being available day or night on his personal cell phone to be there for support and hand holding. Besides the fact that he was a superior litigant by having knowledge of the law, and my case details, he also, was able to articulate all of that information into precise briefs which were essential to enable me to achieve an extremely favorable outcome. He wasn't afraid to challenge my advisory or even the judge assigned to my case if he felt that I was being taken advantage of. I would therefore recommend Joseph Freda to represent ANYONE who is looking for an extremely competent and fair family law attorney . We all know that going thru a divorce is a very trying, stressful and an emotional roller coaster. Mr Freda was someone who made this experience as palatable as possible. Mr Freda is the type of attorney who truly changed my opinion about family law attorneys.

I had a very difficult and long divorce. My ex was an attorney in his own practice and represented himself, which made it that much worse. I had spent over 100k in legal fees with a firm who did nothing for me, but run up my bill and battle my ex over things that were irrelevant to the divorce. Th...ree years later, I still had nothing and wasn't any closer to getting the case resolved. I hired Joe to take it over, based on a referral from his former adversary. Joe wrapped it up in a matter on months! He's a no nonsense guy with the patience of a saint. He was on top of everything - always returned phone calls and emails promptly, and did whatever he could to get this done. He knew my case backwards and forwards within a very short period of time. I know I was a little unreasonable at times with some things (and he let me know when I was being an idiot) and I don't feel like I got the lion's share, but I did get a fair settlement and a far better one than I would have had I used my prior attorney who wasted my time and money. I would definitely recommend Joe to anyone who needs a great divorce lawyer. I'm sorry I didn't find him sooner.

I hired Joe Freda from an excellent recommendation from my realtor back in October of this year. I am extremely happy with the divorce settlement that he worked on for me and my divorce was done and over with by mid May. He is personable, intelligent, returns emails and phone calls... He put me at... ease through the whole divorce process and it was a good feeling to have someone on my side who KNOWS divorce! If you are going through a divorce it is in your best interests to get a lawyer that only does divorce, especially Joe! All in all, excellent lawyer!!

Mr. Freda failed to file an affidavit of services with my pendente lite motion (but billed me to complete one) My husband makes in excess of $400k I had not worked in 10 years. My husband abandoned the home in August 2011 did not provide me with any financial support, dropped me and my children fro...m his health insurance in Dec 2012, etc. Clearly acted in bad faith. I retained the services of Mr. Freda's and a colleage of his in September 2011 and did not receive a cent from my husband until March 1, 2012. My husbands attorney made a settlement proposal that Mr. Freda never bothered to respond to. I borrowed the $7500 retainer from my elderly parents (which was depleted in 2 months). By May 2012 I owed Mr.Freda's firm in excess of $15k. They filed a motion to be removed as counsel for non-payment. If an affidavit of services had been filed, I would have had access to marital funds to maintain my legal representaion. 15 months after hiring this lawyer I had to represent myself at a trial and in the end received a final order that was far less than the first proposal from the adversary. To add insult to injury I was not reimbursed legal expenses because the judge felt I had prolonged the case. Beware!