Jeffrey DeRoberts

When I first began my case, I live in California and was mainly working with him over the phone and email before I met him in the courtroom, we immediately connected, he had an amazing follow-up time and great paralegal staff. I was getting in contact with many attorneys in the area to handle my case..., but when I spoke with Jeffrey, he was confident, knew what he was talking about, and he really cared about my case. He is a family man himself and understood the circumstances of my particular case, he was always more than willing to answer any questions I had regarding the legal jargon. During the trial, he ran the courtroom and it showed- he was incredibly knowledgeable about family law and this case in particular. Anything the opposition had to bring up that was remotely straying from the main portion of the case, he objected, got the courtroom back in order. Jeffrey cares about his clients and he was able to settle this case and stopped the other party from unnecessarily dragging out the case longer than it needed to be. I would recommend Jeffrey to anyone in need of a family law specialist, he has a great reputation in the community and other fields.

As anyone who has been in a contentious custody dispute, you know that you will be in court more than once over the years. I have wasted a LOT of time and money using other attorneys who can't get the job done, don't remember critical details, or fail under pressure. I hired Jeff to get 50/50 physi...cal and legal custody of my son, and that is exactly what he did. He was efficient, knowledgable, and effective. He never gave me a lot of BS and made sure that I kept my expectations realistic, which I appreciated. I knew what to expect and felt prepared going into court, and I think that is in large part due to the amount of experience he has. Jeff made sure I had all of his contact info and returns calls and emails very quickly. Over the years, he has made himself available to give advice on other issues that pop up. I can't recommend him enough to anyone who needs help from a skilled attorney.

Let me tell you about Jeff as an attorney, is he warm hearted, nope. Is he one to listen, nope. Is he a good attorney, yes. I hired Jeff for a nasty custody battle where I was going for 50/50 and my ex-wife was going for full. I hired him after reading about his aggressive tactics, I knew it was who ...I needed on my side. Well I went to talk to Jeff, and in the consult I did very little talking aside from telling him what I wanted. Whatever I said, he is confident he can get me 50/50 then fine. Now all attorneys aren't great about returning phone calls, Jeff was one of the best even calling me from his cell phone after hours. When I did talk to him he did most of the talking, but he was honest and upfront and did not hold back because he would hurt my feelings. If I wanted something he saw as stupid, he held no issue in saying it. But for all his talking, put him in front of a judge and he shows the utmost respect and knows when to speak. So Jeff isn't the warm fuzzy let me pamper you type, he curses, can be blunt, but at the end of the day he knows what he is doing. There is a reason he has a beautiful office, he is good at what he does. He fights for his paycheck by fighting for his client. He talked circles around my ex's attorney and I came out getting nothing less than I wanted. If you hire him, don't go in with unreasonable expectations, don't go in thinking he will coddle you, go in knowing what you want and be upfront. He will fight for you like no other.

I hired Jeff to handle my custody case and child support proceeding. From the start I realized that Jeff was a poor listener, but the A-hole I needed to get things done. He’s amazingly cocky, but he has the ability to be a pitbull in court—if you provide him with the right tools. He will rarely have ...time to speak to you, which is in your best interest…because speaking to him is billed by 15 minute increments, which can be pretty costly when you’re speaking to someone like Jeff who loves to hear himself talk (the money is subtracted from your retainer. Syracuse is so small, all of the lawyers and judges know each other, so I don’t/didn’t take it personal when I heard them trying to make deals with my ex’s attorney. I spoke mainly to his assistant and strategically set up how I wanted things to go through her. She was amazingly competent and she is billed at a lower rate than Jeff. In all do fairness, I think most lawyers are horrible listeners and ALWAYS think they are right. But one shouldn’t be surprised by that because they take classes on persuasiveness and believing in the impossible. Plus I have several close friends who are lawyers and they validate this perception. In all, I think Jeff is a guy who can get the job done. He was my fourth lawyer and after spending upwards of 15K, I was pretty clear as to what I needed and how to get this accomplished. Is he warm and fuzzy? NO! Does He listen well? Only when it has a benefit for him or something he’s doing. But if you write out your expectations and communicate with his assistant, you will be fine. Good luck!

Jeff did exactly what he promised me that he would. And QUICKLY! He kept me informed on things my former lawyer didnt tell me at all, and handled my case within a couple months. He is kind of a jerk, but thats a good thing when it comes to an attorney. I hope to not ever need another attorney, but if... I did, I would deffinately go with Jeff.