Tara Whelan

Stop your lawyer search, she is the one! If you need to find a lawyer who is competent, compassionate, and efficient look no further because Tara is your person. She is extremely knowledgeable in her field, and laid out all expectations including potential outcomes of my case without sugarcoating whi...ch is what you really need. She's transparent about the cost without any surprises, and sincerely works with the best interest of the clients. The best part: she is the most responsive lawyer I've ever worked with and you'll ever work with as well! Once you're a client, you are a priority and I truly mean that. I feel extremely lucky to have found her!

I was referred to Tara Whelan through a good friend when I needed to find a good criminal defense attorney. From the very first meeting, through meetings with witnesses, through negotiations with the DA, I felt complete confidence in Tara. She explained everything to me as we went along and in the e...nd, through her knowledge and negotiations, we won!! Thank you Tara!! I highly recommend her to anyone!!

Tara came into our lives at just the right moment and from my first encounter with her I knew she was the one I wanted handling my son’s case. My son had a serious charge that had been handled by another attorney. While on probation for the initial charge, my son had a false charge made against h...im followed by an assault charge a few months later, to which he was totally justified, in my opinion. These new charges now had the potential of harming my son’s professional license, and to make matters worse, I was starting to lose faith in his retained attorney. This attorney started to question my son’s integrity, which in turn, made me question his. As faith would have it, his original attorney couldn’t appear in court for my son’s assault charge arraignment. Instead of offering to find me someone, I had to plead with him to get someone to appear on his behalf. Well, the stress of that morning was well worth it, this is the day Tara Whelan entered our lives. Tara immediately displayed genuine concern and calmed my fears. She fully explained the best and worse case scenarios in a professional and compassionate manner. Watching Tara enter the courtroom and gain immediate respect from all court staff was fascinating and extremely comforting. After court, Tara did not brush us off. She gave us all the time we needed to ask questions and just shoot the breeze right there on the streets of NYC. My son left the courtroom that day a different person. For the first time in over a year, he felt that he could take a step back and breathe. It only took moments after saying our goodbye’s to Tara that my son made the decision to switch attorneys. He realized he needed someone like Tara on his side, not only for her professional expertise, but her natural ability in keeping her clients balanced throughout a difficult situation. For the first time, no matter the outcome of the case, we were accepting of it. Tara makes you feel as though you are a family member she is representing, instead of just being a client. Tara’s keen eye for detail revealed information, in my son’s favor, that had been conveyed to us incorrectly by his previous attorney and made a difference in his case going forward. In the end, we couldn’t have been happier with the reduced charge, and most importantly, my son’s professional license was not affected. Tara Whelan, you are one amazing woman, and an extremely gifted attorney. I am forever grateful to you. Thank you!

It hasn't been easy to try and find words that match my gratefulness, admiration and respect that I have for Ms. Whelan, but I will certainly try. Before I go into detail about my experience with Ms. Whelan, I will simply state this... I first met Tara through a glass wall while I awaited arraignment... the morning after my arrest and before I even walked out of the courthouse that day I had already contacted my current attorney at the time (Who was and still is a friend that had been my attorney for 5 years) to inform him that I was going to be using different representation going forward, and I hired Ms. Whelan as soon as I could! There aren't enough great things I can say about the representation I received from Ms. Whelan. In addition to the intelligence and confidence she displayed within the courtroom, she also went above and beyond to constantly ease the worry and stress my mother and girlfriend had about my case, something that anyone who has found themselves in a similar situation would know is sometimes more important than managing your own stress and worry. At all times I felt that Ms. Whelan was representing me as if I were family and that she was doing everything within her power to get me the best possible outcome for my case. Tara was ALWAYS willing to speak with me at great length about any questions or concerns I had and never made me feel rushed or as if I wasn't her most important client. In addition, she was always promptly on time for our meetings and court appearances and her rates were more than fair for the representation I received. When all was said and done Ms. Whelan did get me the best possible outcome for my arrest and while I'm forever grateful for that, it's the care and attention that she showed me and my family throughout the process that will be the reason I refer her to any person who finds themself in any sort of legal trouble and in need of flawless representation. ABSOLUTELY HIRE THIS ATTORNEY!