Anastasa S. Williams

I hired Anastasa Williams as my Family Law attorney on August 1, 2017. The agreement was very clear to indicate that Attorney Williams would be responsible for attending court hearings, preparing required court documents, and providing me (the client) with any and all correspondence from Family Court.... It's also clear that she would be well-versed in family law and that she would be able to communicate with the judges and me (with questions) in a timely manner. Well, this was not at all the case. At our first hearing, she spent several minutes speaking with other clients about their case while I was standing right there hoping to discuss and prepare for our hearing with the judge that would determine where my kids attended school (possibly for their entire lives). She did not present well to the judge, did not answer questions regarding the case (I did) and was unable to present a solid case. Communication with Attorney Williams was disappointing. She operates mainly via texting and takes days to respond. Often with, "I'm busy, will get back to you later". One time on the day after Thanksgiving, she responded to my very important questions regarding our impending custody trial with "I can't call. You can start working on the paperwork and what you think is important. I'm spending time with family..." - direct quote from text message. When it came time to prepare for the trial, she refused to prepare the pretrial statement as we had agreed, and I was forced to prepare them myself – even though the main reason I hired an attorney is so I wouldn’t have to do that anymore. BE VERY CAREFUL in considering this attorney for your case. As other reviewers mentioned, she is CHEAP, but that comes with inexperience. LOOK ELSEWHERE for an attorney

I had a case that went before CYF for truancy. My case involved my son that missed school due to medical issues. Our case became extremely difficult and there were people from my son's school that seemed to be gunning for us no matter what we acomplished through recommendations from the court. Ms. Wi...lliams always stayed calm and directed me in the appropriate manner. No matter what curve ball they sent our way, she always had an answer! She is a woman that truly cares about her clients and thier well being. She is a different breed of lawyer that isn't all about the money and what she can get. Yet she is worth EVERY dollar and then some! Our family owes Ms. Williams everything! We are so grateful for all that she has done. I will recommend her to anyone I meet that needs this kind of service!

I hired Ms Williams to represent me in a child custody case involving my granddaughter. She proved to the judge that I had standing (en loco parentis) and I was able to sucessfully intervene in the custody of my granddaughter. By the end of the case, I was granted weekly visitation, revoked the fathe...r's custody due to drug use and restored it back to my daughter 100%. Ms Williams is a very good child custody attorney!