Lisa Marie Gardner

To be perfectly honest, I was hesitant when I was told by Jerry Wisselman, that Lisa was going to handle our case, because the reason we went there was that I had a connection with an associate at that firm who knew a co-worker and old friend of mine. We had a terrible experience with our previous a...ttorney. He was not proactive and was too laid back. We were fighting for visitation rights with our grandson, which his mother would not allow and his father, our son had passed away over a year previous to our battle. The baby's mother kept us from seeing him for 1 1/2 years. Lisa then took over our case and things began to happen. She filed all of the proper papers and traveled close to 50 miles every time we had a court appearance. She was always professional and knowledgeable about our case and the legalities involved in it. After several weeks we were awarded 4 hour visitations once a week with a social worker. She communicated and worked closely with the social worker and after about 4 visits with the social worker, Lisa requested unsupervised visits and we were granted that. We continue to visit with our grandson every week for 8 hours and are ready to request sleepovers or a second day of visitation every week. My wife and I are so very sad to lose Lisa as our attorney. She was always attentive and responsive either by phone or email. She even gave us her personal cell phone which we used on several occasions. She also asked us to keep in touch with her about our case. She really cared and it just wasn't a job for her. I wish we didn't have to lose her but we wish her the best of luck in whatever endeavors she encounters. We just hope that her associate, who happens to be my coworker's friend, is as competent and thorough as Lisa was. And yes we would highly recommend Lisa to anyone who needed an excellent family attorney.

I spent the better part of a year resolving my divorce and then a child custody dispute. During that time, Lisa demonstrated that she is a smart, thorough, compassionate and most importantly an ethical lawyer. She also made herself available any time I needed her. She was very thorough in reviewin...g motions, court orders and preparing for court. She clearly understands the law as it pertains to matrimonial and child custody cases. Lisa always maintained a professional attitude when faced with intimidating posturing from opposing counsel, yet she also made it clear we would not back down from our position. Her thorough understanding of the law and professionalism gained the respect of opposing counsel and was a major contributor in being able to settle my case in a fair and equitable manner. My hope is that I will never have to be in family court again, but if it does have to come to that, there is no doubt that Lisa Gardner will be representing me.

Lisa is an exceedingly professional lawyer that is knowledgeable and personable; I really enjoyed working with her. She made it very easy for me to understand the process and would always prepare me for what I should expect at each court appearance. She was patient in explaining when questions would ...arise, which was more often than not. Lisa would respond to my lengthy emails, quickly; sometimes immediately; which was so important to me as I was having a very hard time dealing with the details of my situation. I hope to avoid Family Court in the future but if I need someone to represent me again, there is no question that Lisa would be my first call.