Jill Altarac

Jill is an outstanding attorney who combines deep legal knowledge with remarkable emotional intelligence. Her education, experience, and professionalism make her one of the best, but what truly sets her apart is how well she connects with people. Judges, court officers, and other lawyers genuinely... like and respect her — and that’s a huge advantage for her clients. When you see her greeting everyone in the courthouse, she’s not just being friendly; she’s building relationships that help her clients’ cases move forward more smoothly. Jill is strong, honest, and direct. She tells you what you need to hear, not just what you want to hear, and she always gives solid, thoughtful advice. She’s also incredibly generous with her time and truly cares about helping her clients through one of the hardest experiences of their lives. Her entire firm reflects her leadership — they are supportive, professional, and collaborative. You never feel like you’re going through it alone. I would never have been able to make it through my very contentious divorce without Jill in my corner. She’s smart, strategic, and compassionate — a rare combination. I highly recommend her and her firm to anyone going through a divorce or separation.

I don't know where to begin with my review because I have a long history with Jill and her firm. I was referred to Jill almost 20 years ago when I was going through a bad divorce. I quickly realized how smart and capable of an attorney Jill was and my fear of losing the divorce was overshadowed by th...e fearsomeness of Jill's skills that were sometimes put to the test. Jill's team which includes her office team are one of the best I ever dealt with. Joanne has always been a pleasure to work with when it came to the billing portion of my account. Jill really shows she cares about her clients and their needs. She is empathetic, knowledgeable, and very professional. Years later, after my divorce finalized, I again asked for her services to assist me with a minor custody issue with my youngest child and it was handled quick, easy and professional. In recent times, we hired Jill's wonderful service yet again but this time it was to assist my son in a custody battle that was a tough case. The case lasted for months, and we thought it was never going to end or end up in a long-drawn-out trial. Through Jill's smart skills and great advice, my son was able to win his case and have full custody of his toddler. This is something that doesn't usually happen in a society of courts always favoring the mother even when the mother is unfit. I can't say enough about Jill and her team and how great they are. We are so thankful that we had her representing our family not once, not twice but three times. I have and will always recommend Jill if someone needs a family attorney.

Jill Altarac is the best divorce attorney in New York, the USA and possible the World! I am blessed, privileged and honored to have had her on my side. I hired Jill in March 2020 to represent me regarding a non-reconciliation marriage and subsequent separation. It was very contentious but Jill did ev...erything within her power to keep a capsizing ship afloat bringing it to satisfactory conclusion. From 2020 to date, I have had and still have absolute confidence in her ability to provide wise and excellent advice. Every instruction that she has proposed over these two years were transparent and successful. Ms. Altarac is extremely efficient, professional and patient. I have never found her to be dishonest, unethical and dismissive. Jill is a TOP NOTCH attorney. I therefore recommend her services to anyone who needs a competent and excellent attorney.

Jill brought me through a very tough divorce, start to finish. She knows her stuff. She always responded to me quickly, was patient and honest, even when having to tell me something difficult to hear. I knew she was on my side and was ready and willing to fight for me when necessary. I would high...ly recommend Jill to anyone needing an attorney.

I hired Jill during the most stressful time of my life. I immediately found her to be smart, calming and diligent, and hoped that I would somehow get through this process of separation and custody okay. Now that it's over, I'm so thoroughly impressed by Jill, and her associate Kristin, for their work... ethic, intelligence, experience, creativity and compassion- not to mention their incredible response time and professionalism. Every option, detail and legal requirement was explained and discussed to ensure that I was well advised. They handled everything so thoroughly that it eliminated so much stress caused by my situation. I would recommend Jill Altarac to everyone that I care about.