Jonathan E. Edwards

He has a lot of experience and knows what he is doing, after the whole mess my settlement was good. But I would only recommend him if you WANT a fight. He is very combative which can be a good thing in certain situations, but I regret having retained him. Some examples: When asked how much this woul...d cost his answer was “the retainer is XXX” the divorce ended up costing me 3 times that. He did not explain that possibility, he just kept saying how easy and quick it was going to be. Instead of writing my ex a letter offering to do a collaborative divorce he went with the serving papers route, which made her angrier and things got nastier, bad advice to follow. He kept telling me how easy the divorce was going to be (no children, similar salaries) and when I asked how long it would take he said 3 months, he had to know that was not possible. It was about 4 months to just get to the preliminary hearing… then covid hit so after that is not his fault, but even before Covid it was almost impossible to get a divorce done in less than a year in NY. He blatantly lied to me about timing. This was probably the worst part. Early in the divorce I got a job offer in another state, I asked for advice about taking it, he said “sure go ahead, you have no kids”. This gave my now ex wife a weapon to play games and delay as much as she could, because she knew I had to pay both mortgage and rent in the new place. Aren’t lawyers for giving good advice???? He kept telling me after every meeting with the judge’s clerk how it was “done” but there was always another meeting and more negotiations (and more billing). This is not all his fault, my ex wife was butthurt and wanted to extend this over forever to hurt me financially. But I am sure he did not mind the extra hours billed, if he is so knowledgeable why didn’t he warn me this could happen from the beginning? Why keep telling me that “it’s done”? After all, all she got out of me was 1% of the house (we split it 51/49) so the outcome ended up being positive, again he knows what he is doing and he knows how to fight for you, so if this is your thing by all means go with him. But if you can mediate or have a more reasonable/collaborative divorce don’t follow his advice.

I retained Jonathan Edwards 10 years ago to handle a very bitter divorce and since then I have retained him two additional times, one being for a real-estate matter and currently to handle a very delicate custody matter. Simply put Jonathan is an amazing attorney who cares about his clients best in...terests and in my experience not about profiting off of his clients as he has spent countless hrs. with guiding me on his own time never asking for anything other than a thank you. I truly am indebted to him for what he has done for me and my family over the years. Jonathan is also a great litigator who is well prepared in court to advocate on your behalf who knows how to navigate the very tough NYS court system. I highly recommend Jonathan Edward’s and I have recommended him numerous friends and business acquaintances. He would definitely be a smart hire for anyone in need of a great attorney.

Jonathan Edwards understand the importance of providing an excellent quality of service. He is currently assisting me through a very difficult custody/divorce proceeding and I am grateful for his years of experience and effective legal representation. Mr. Edwards is trustworthy, caring, honest, compe...tent, responsive and a powerful presence to have on your side. You won't find a more capable, ethical, and hard-working lawyer out there.

Mr. Edwards did nothing for me, all my discovery, financials as well as two depositions were given to him when he took over my divorce case from another incompetent attorney. All he had to do was discuss a settlement with the other attorney, 9 mths later when I was deep in arrears a settlement appear...ed which total devastated me financially. I basically lost my house all my equity and spent my bank account for this incompetent ass. He was totally schooled by my ex-wife's attorney. He is a pompous ass,talks over you, never listens to your questions or looks out for your best interest. I should have known better when I first met him to hired a person who can't take care of himself physically. I cant put into words how Edwards screwed my life, and my ex-wife was the one who caused the divorce and proof was given DO NOT HIRE THIS ATTORNEY - ESPECIALLY IF YOUR A MALE WITH CHILDREN,