Jacqueline Harounian

I had great pleasure working with Jackie and her team over my 10-year-old divorce case. Despite the fact much tedious work was required, Jackie handled each steps seriously and professionally. She treated me with dignity and made me feel comfortable addressing all of my concerns during the process. ...I strongly recommend her and her firm for times you need professional assistance.

Jackie has been a god send to me!! I have been through HELL in a 3 and half year long divorce nightmare against my ex. My ex used the flawed court system and so called “experts” to wear me down emotionally and financially. He drained half our marital assets in litigation alone. It is beyond human ...comprehension the lies and manipulation tactics I had to fight. Depositions, countless motions, an appeal, custody mediation, custody evaluation, appraisal of a business, court appointments… On top of it all, my previous attorney was even WORSE than my ex. Instead of helping me settle the case, he turned against ME in the end, and bullied me to settle for far less than I was entitled to. Apart from being financially vulnerable, taking care of 3 kids and living month to month without child support, I had to fight both my ex and my corrupt former attorney and their constant mind games. My former attorney took complete advantage of my personal situation and abandoned me when I needed him most. After receiving a 170k counsel fee award in my favor, he filed an order to be relieved from the court and arbitration papers against me after receiving his counsel fees, some of which were ordered to be kept in escrow. Needless to say when I retained Jackie, I was skeptical of all lawyers and the court process. So many lawyers are self-interested and file unnecessary motions to prolong litigation. Jackie is a consummate professional, understands the complexities of a case, and will get to the root of the matter to expedite a positive outcome for all involved. Not only has she helped me in settling my 3 and half year protracted divorce in 4 months, she is going after my previous attorney for violating the court order. Jackie understands how to deal with high conflict personalities and reduce contention in divorce. She is sympathetic of the families involved and she is guided by a moral compass, not the money. She has been extremely reasonable in her counsel fees. She is a sharp shooter and is thorough in her communication. For me, the most important thing is that I feel protected with her representation. Jackie is a miracle worker in getting people to work together to resolve family matters quickly. She truly cares. She has compassion and empathy which are both highly lacking in the family law profession. I highly recommend her especially to anyone who is dealing with financial and emotional abuse.

My experience with Wisselman, Harounian & Associates was an incredibly positive and rewarding one. I found the contact for their law firm on Avvo.com and they were one of four law firms that I contacted to discuss my case. They scheduled time for me to speak with one of their lawyers, which turned ou...t to be Jackie Harounian (partner) for a free consultation regarding a child custody and child support case. Her advice in that first conversation was incredibly beneficial and left me the understanding that I needed. The initial conversation also left me with a sense of calm that things should move in a positive direction in my case as I was a father (living out of the country) fighting for joint custody of his daughter. I spoke with a few other firms and then made the decision to work with Wisselman, Harounian & Associates because of Jackie's advice, focus and dedication on our first interaction. Over the time that we worked together Jackie took the time to get to know me as a client, but she also took the time to get to know me as a person. In my case, I was petitioning as a father living outside of the US for custody of a child in NYC. Jackie helped to level set me on what reasonable expectations would be for parenting time, custody and child support. As we moved through the case she helped me to understand next steps and what they would entail from both a legal and administrative perspective - all the while, her team kept me abreast of costs (incurred and future costs) so that we were on the same page regarding our budget. I also very much appreciated that Jackie found and recommended ways to keep our costs down. She also formed a good relationship with the opposing counsel to work towards as amicable a settlement as we could achieve. Jackie and her team are very knowledgeable and handled my case with care, confidentiality and diligence and I felt as though Jackie and their team of professionals helped to guide me to the best outcome that we could achieve. I would highly recommend working with Wisselman, Harounian & Associates.

I hired Jackie to help me with my divorce in 2014. She knowledgeably and compassionately guided me through a difficult situation and helped facilitate an agreement giving me joint custody of my infant daughter. More recently, Jackie has been expertly helping me resolve a post-divorce issue. She is... a consummate professional who always puts the best interests of children first. I can't thank her enough for that. She is professional, responds promptly, manages client expectations very well, and makes efficient use of billed hours. Hiring Jackie was the best legal decision I’ve ever made.

Becoming a newly mom and going through a divorce process in a short amount of time is very stressful and emotionally draining. However, the expertise of Jacqueline Harounian and her staff definitely eased the process. From day one, Jacqueline understood what I was seeking for in my divorce matter an...d fought for it until the end. Her staff engagement through the whole process was phenomenal. They were always available to answer my legal questions and/or just to hear me out and alleviate my anxiety. I am forever indebted with Jacqueline. Her tenacity, passion, and care for her clients is what makes her an amazing attorney with a high success rate. I highly recommend Jacqueline and her firm to anyone who is seeking representation in a divorce matter at a reasonable cost.