Bruce Howard Guttman

Bruce Guttman is a partner in a small husband and wife law firm. My expierience with him is difficult to summarize, but the short version is that he was my divorce attorney for three years. After three years time and 80K spent, I am not one step closer to being divorced than I was when I first retain...ed him. Our first day in court he had to reply to the judge to give my name and other basic preliminary information. He got my name, income and place of business totally incorrect as he mixed me up with another client. Shame on me for not realizing on that first day that it was a precursor for the next three years. I have a pattern of incidents where Bruce Guttman has shown that his sole objective is billable hours and not results. Yet when he talks about his courtroom behavior he describes himself as a tiger. It's baseless and laughable. Every setback and negative result is seen by him as nothing more than a "flaw in the system". I found most revolting a consistent pattern of making confident predictions that were each and every time not inaccurate, but the polar opposite of what truly happened. Every meeting where we prepped for the next round of court he would bait me by telling me what good thing was going to happen in court next but that I first had to get my balance down to zero, which I did. And every court appearance resulted in a 2-3 month adjournment where nothing progressed, except emptying my bank account further. If you challenge his tactics, he will schmooze and charm, but it is the equivalent of getting a back rub while someone is stabbing you in the back. My comments are not spiteful, but spoken as someone who was truly scammed by an incompetent and negligible attorney. My distatse for his behavior is not due to his failure to win my divorce, because it wasnt about winning it, it was about ending it, and he did neither. Yet today as he was telling me that my balance is too high for him to continue representing me, he actually spoke with confidence as he told me "i wouldnt have done one thing differrently". During several conversations he explained to me that the high cost that he charges is for his representation, not for his results. So if you want results, avoid this law firm.

I would say I'm very please with the handling of my case for divorce and the issues I had with child support with my ex husband . My ex husband had tried to reduce his child support after non paying child support for several months . Bruce clearly explained the laws and potential outcomes with going... to court . We had receive a favorable outcome with the court. Bruce Guttman and his staff are very knowledgable and responsive to my questions and needs .

Bruce and his partner Robin are wonderful attorneys for any kind of family court matter. My ex tried to take my daughter from me and their help was what made the difference in this case. First I want to say that Bruce showed great care, compassion and respect to my daughter and myself during this mos...t trying time. He clearly put the needs of my child over everyone else. Bruce and Robin were always understanding even when I was clearly nervous about this case. They remained calm, helpful and even added the necessary humor at times to help keep my spirits up when things were challenging. But as nice as they were to me they are most tough to the opposition. Robin is a great writer, her motions were right on the money, cutting when needed and most forceful as well. Bruce has great presence in court, so much so that my ex-'s attorney could barely speak. It was wonderful to know that he managed to intimidate her just by showing up! Most importantly, they know the law. They know what they can do and cannot do. They are considerate when it comes to billing. Even though it's been taxing on our resources, Bruce knows this and has been very understanding and helpful. I'm only sorry that I didn't hire them sooner. If you want to be treated with respect, sleep well at night and know that you are in the best care possible, hire Bruce and Robin.

I asked them to help me get divorced promptly and that is exactly what they did. They were very available for any issues. Bruce and Robin are compassionate (they really cared)and worked toward the greater good for all involved. I'd like to thank Abbey as well for all her help and hard work. Efficien...cy at it's best!