Jennifer Jill O'Hara

Jennifer represented me in my divorce where all the assets and power were in my spouse's control. Despite the difficulties present in this lopsided arrangement, Jennifer persevered in her efforts to obtain a reasonable settlement. There were days when she believed in the merits of my case more than I... did. She combines compassion with her ability to communicate effectively, with keen intelligence, both inside and outside the courtroom.

Jennifer O'Hara took my case when she saw that I was really in trouble. I knew I needed to be divorced but I was totally lost at how to proceed. My case was a highly contested custody battle and divorce that lasted two years. Jennifer made sure I came out with 50/50 custody of my son, child support a...nd maintenance. I am well on my way to creating a much healthier life for myself and my son and I have to thank Jennifer for her guidance and professionalism!

Jennifer handled my child custody case while working for CHNNB. That year was a nightmare... and I could not have gotten through it without her guidance and support. Her judgement was spot-on, every step of the way. She always knew what action to take, when and why to take it, and how to handle ea...ch and every situation. I would email/call her almost daily with new developments, and Jennifer was consistently responsive, patient, and genuine in her every action. At the conclusion of the trial, I was awarded sole legal and physical custody of my now five year old son, and got him out of a very dangerous situation. I could not have done this without Jennifer advocating for and with me. Most impressive, I called her a month ago to request documents from my trial. It was the first time I had spoken to her in three years, and Jennifer remembered everything; details about my case, my son's name, and even asked about my family. We spent almost a full hour catching up on the phone, and of course I received the documents the next week. All in all, Jennifer O'Hara is a genuine, caring person --not to mention a great lawyer. I can't thank her enough, and am forever grateful to her, for having helped my family through the toughest year of our life.

Jennifer is a consummate professional. She handled my fairly recent divorce case and child custody action that was complicated, lengthy and at times unnerving. Jennifer is knowledgable, honest, thorough, trustworthy and caring. She is greatly respected by her peers. She has strong rapports wi...th office personnel, court personnel and court appointed professionals. She is quick thinking, expresses herself succinctly and eloquently. She has a strong presence in court and in the courtroom. She conducts depositions thoroughly, is a diligent negotiator and interfaces well with opposing counsel and clients. Jennifer is objective and works in the best interest of her clients. She has a keen awareness of situations and people and a sixth sense of what a particular action requires and how best to proceed. She is reassuring, strategic and focused. She is on target with moving cases forward to bring them to satisfactory closure. Her extensive experience in divorce and child custody actions, personal compassion and empathy, contribute to making Jennifer, in my opinion, one of Westchester's most outstanding attorneys. I unequivocally recommend Jennifer O'Hara to represent anyone in a divorce and/or child custody action. One would be hard pressed to find an attorney with greater integrity, passion and professional commitment.

Controlling ex husband thought that he could get away with bullying me around and telling me what he will and will not pay. I went to Jennifer to renegotiate my child support after my first attorney 3 years prior, had me settle for much less than me and my girls can live on. Jennifer was able to ne...gotiate a child support that my girls and I can live with. In addition, she caught him in a huge lie and he cried. I would highly recommend using her and will go back to her if I ever need additional help.