Amy is extremely knowledgeable about family law issues. Her written work is extremely thorough. In my opinion, she should stick to writing for legal journals or being a law clerk. Everything seems to fall apart when she has to interact with other people. I often felt that she forgot that I was t...he client and treated me as if I was her adversary. She can seem intimidating to the extent that you may avoid bringing up concerns for fear it will affect her handling of your case. She uses foul language and I have heard her made derogatory and unprofessional remarks about other attorneys, and my former spouse. Mistakes are always someone else's fault. Initially she was on the ball on my case but then missed getting timely responses to the court and was unaware of a scheduled hearing even though I was billed for calls to an from the court the day before the hearing was scheduled. I sometimes had to contact her to nudge action on my case. Her tactics can seem like over-kill and can get out of control ( as do your bills) before you even know it. She bills anytime someone breathes on your file, including charges for things like opening the file to start the case and every little phone call, such as to set up conferences. I was even charged for costs related to billing me! Many of the charges seemed to be simple administrative overhead that should be absorbed by her firm, not every thing is billable. i did not even know who was doing some of these tasks, she seems unable to retain any administrative staff for longer than 5 minutes, so you wind up getting billed for services from "Para 1", with no idea who that is. Have to wonder why they leave on such short notice.

Amy was recommended by a friend of mine, who also handles family law himself. I was hesitant to switch lawyers in the middle of divorce; however, the previous lawyer made a few mistakes, was sometimes slow to respond and I felt his law firm was extremely inefficient and unorganized. These are the ...types of things that can cause your lawyer fees to add up and; of course, with nothing in return. After the first 30 minutes with Amy in my initial consultation I felt a relief that I knew she would protect my interest in a high conflict divorce that has been going on for two years and still pending. She is extremely organized, efficient, intelligent and competent. She had full control of my situation and case history in a very short timeframe. While anyone going through a divorce will most likely complain that their lawyer is wasting their money on letter writing campaigns, motions, phone calls, appeals, etc.; it should be noted that this is a problem with the legal system and process and not with the lawyers themselves. While there are many lawyers who are more than happing billing clients for useless letter writing campaigns, I can assure you that Amy is all about NOT wasting your money and ALL about protecting your interests as it pertains to divorce. She does what is necessary to protect your rights specifically as it pertains to custody and financial matters related to your divorce. Sometimes that means letters need to be written and motions need to be file to protect the record and deal with important divorce related matters. She is with you and will be with you every step of the way. She will not sugar coat anything and tell you the facts, but at the end of the day she will have your back. I appreciate her honestly, bluntness and to the point attitude. There is no doubt that if you are going through a divorce and/or need a family lawyer, you want to use Amy to protect your rights. You will be able to sleep at night knowing she will protect your rights and ensure that the final results are fair and reasonable. Nobody gets everything they want in a divorce agreement, but nobody wants to be taken advantage of. Amy will be there to protect you in the most efficient manner. She will protect you on what matters most and make you budge in areas where it really doesn't matter at the end of the day. She knows and understands the legal system idiosyncrasies inside and out. This is important to know, as she will be two, three steps ahead of her adversary.