Deana Balahtsis

Deana is absolutely outstanding—sharp, strategic, and incredibly effective. She’s not only brilliant and well-prepared, but also exceptionally well-connected, which makes a real difference when navigating complex situations. What sets her apart is her toughness paired with deep insight—she sees peopl...e clearly and knows exactly how to handle them. Whether it’s in negotiations or in court, she’s always ten steps ahead. Her professionalism and commitment gave me total confidence throughout the process. I couldn’t have asked for better representation. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a truly exceptional advocate.

Deana Balahtsis and her team handled my divorce and custody battle and I would recommend her without second thought. Deana is a very bright and passionate lawyer who will fight for you like it’s her own personal matter . Deana worked tirelessly and even took calls with me at 11 at night , on weekends... and her vacation , to accommodate my unconventional work schedule . She is very smart, efficient and her heart is in the right place . She showed up for me in every crazy turn of events in the rollercoaster ride that was my divorce . Definitely hire her !

There are simply no words to describe how committed and dedicated Deana is once she is working with you on your case but I will try: During the last 10 years I had to turn to the services of divorce and family law attorneys and they were OK, however, possibly and in part of them being only OK - broug...ht me into the worse nightmare a parent can only imagine/face in summer of 2019. ACS opened a Child Abuse case against me as “if” I was abusing my daughter, because the child and my ex-wife claimed so, just that - they claimed so. In summer 2019, I met Deana and she agreed to work on my case, Deana told me the outcome of the case in our first meeting - she never backed away from what she said on that first meeting. Deana said that we must be patient and persistent and not give up/fight and we would prevail and obtain custody of my child - this was exactly the outcome of the case. COVID 19 did not help the situation, however, Deana worked as hard and as diligently on this case as possible. She answered all the needs of the case whether it was weekends, nights, vacations - sometimes the case/situation was changing by the minutes and Deana guided me step/step of what should be happening. We went into a full Trial on an abuse case and prevailed - I was awarded sole custody of my daughter as Deana was able to demonstrate parental alienation was the driver behind the claims that my daughter was making. Deana was able to prove to the court that my daughter was emotionally/psychologically abused by the other parents who encouraged and supported her to make false claims about me in the first place. Parental alienation is a very complicated and subtle phenomena and proving this phenomenon at court and especially against ACS take a whole different skill set and expert attorney – It take someone as talented/ committed / experienced as Deana Balahtsis. Hire her, listen to her and work with her hand in hand you will reach your goals, set realistic goals or Deana will be the person to help such goals. Hopefully, no one of my friends/ family needs a Divorce or matrimonial attorney – but if they do – I will only recommend Deana. She most definitely saved our family. I am forever thankful to her. Thank you!

Deana will fight for you and your kids. She is always available to talk to you about anything you need about your divorce. She always has a strategy, and she is very resourceful. For me nobody could have done more than Deana did. My family is very grateful for everything she did for us. With Deana on... your side, you sleep at night, and you feel comfortable that she will take care of everything for you. She will fight for the big things as well the little things with the same passion. Passion is what makes her different from other lawyers. She cares and you can see it in her eyes and you can hear it in her voice. Deana has a big heart that is "available" to everyone. She knows how to win and never gives up.