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Sofia Balile

Family Attorney at Brooklyn, NY

4.2   5 reviews
  • Licensed for 19 years
    State NJ
    Acquired 2003
    Status
    Active No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 19 years
    State NY
    Acquired 2003
    Status
    Currently Registered No misconduct found

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

About Sofia

Learn Sofia’s areas of practice.

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Practice areas
  1. Family
    45%
    Family law including divorce, child custody, child support in both New York and New Jersey.

    19 years, 75 cases

  2. Federal regulation
    30%
    Consumer protection law including TCPA and FDCPA.

    13 years, 200 cases

  3. Real estate
    25%
    Real Estate Closings and general dealings with property issues.

    19 years, 100 cases

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Sofia Balile
155 Water St
Brooklyn, NY, 11201-1040

Reviews

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Posted by Valerie | March 13, 2018
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Lawyer
I hired Sofia twice and she was excellent in representing me in child support matters; and most importantly we won. I highly recommend her.
Posted by Sara | March 12, 2018
This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.
| Consulted Attorney
Best lawyer I’ve had
She simplified legal language for me so I knew exactly what I was signing. As long as she has availability, I wouldn’t get advice from any other attorney.
Posted by anonymous | March 9, 2018
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Excellence and a true humanitarian
I have known Sofia for many years. I hired her recently to help me deal with two very difficult tenants. Those two individuals enlisted their circle of friend to strike back at Sofia and try to make her look bad here in these reviews. For that I am very sorry. Sofia is always profession, patient, helpful and understanding. She gave me hope and the real sense that I had someone on my side and someone looking out for me. I hope I never need a lawyer again, but if I do it will be Sofia and I will send all me friend to her. She knows the law and she has a backbone. I admire and respect her, and thankful that I know her.
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Posted by Erica | April 24, 2014
Amazing attorney
Sofia is a fantastic attorney I've needed on two occasions. She is confident, knowledgeable and most of all so hard-working for her clients. If she can't do something she will tell you who can. Besides being very personable she really cares about her clients and the results she can achieve for them. Excellent results each time. I recommend her to everyone looking for legal help of any type.
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Response from Sofia Balile April 25, 2014
Thanks Erica! You were a great client!
Posted by Timothy | May 11, 2019
This review is from a person who hired this attorney.
| Hired Attorney
Avoid! Find another lawyer! Don't do what I did!
I so regret that I hired her as my divorce lawyer. Almost immediately, to my dismay and confusion, she wanted me to concede and make concessions to my ex that gave my ex so much of the power and benefits. When I think I could have and should have gotten 50/50 custody of my kids, she told me I would never gotten it without ever making it clear as to why and she thinks I should be happy that I got the couple days that I did and that I don't have to pay full child support. Keep in mind that my ex makes more than double what I make and she would have had to pay me monthly spousal maintenance if it was 50/50. I also got left with all the marital debt because Sofia thinks I should have been happy with the reduced child support. l feel like Sofia did as little as possible and left me, who was under so much emotional stress and duress, to figure things out, which led me to miss so much in the stipulation agreement that will keep me down for the next 15 years. In the agreement, I found errors and inconsistencies that she should have picked up on. In retrospect, even if it had cost me $50,000 or more, it would have been cheaper to have gone to court and to fight for a better deal than to give in and sign the one I did. So again, maybe Sofia is a good lawyer for some things but divorce isn't one of them. Find another divorce lawyer.
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Cost

Rates
  • Hourly Rates $ 150-400 per hour
  • Retainer Always
Payment methods
Cash, Check, Credit Card

Resume

AVVO RATING 7.0 (Very Good)

Languages Spoken

  • Arabic

Attorney endorsements

Received (4)
Given (3)
Endorse Sofia
Family Attorney | Sep 29
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Sofia is THE best family attorney in NY. She goes above and beyond for every client. She knows the laws and policies of family law like the back of her hand and is a great litigator."
Family Attorney | May 01
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Sofia is knowledgeable, committed to her clients and hard working. I am always confident that a client I refer to Sofia will never come back to me to complain that "my lawyer doesn't get back to me", "I don't know what is going on". She fights for her clients to get the best possible results in what is always a difficult situation (family law)."
Family Attorney | Apr 30
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Attorney Balile is one of the most diligent and ethical attorneys that I have had the pleasure of knowing. She fights to get her clients the best results possible for their cases, and she is well-versed in the complexities of family law."
Family Attorney | Apr 25
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I absolutely endorse Sofia and would recommend her wholeheartedly."
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