Jerold S. Berschler

I have known Jerry for about 30 years. He has handled several cases for me and family or friends. I can call Jerry about any questions I have about my rights and he is well educated. The only thing he was horrible about was keeping me informed about my cases. Never would return my calls.

I was referred to Mr. Berschler by another attorney who stated that he was the best. Not. I ended up firing him. #1. I asked him to file my divorce as “with cause”, because I had proof that it was appropriate. He did not, and then when I inquired into the progress, he said it was too late to file “with cause” and that I should just sign the “no fault” papers presented by my husband’s attorney. ( it actually turned out that it was not too late and he could have counter filed.) # 2. He did not file for custody in the beginning and told me there was no point in filing for support early on as my husband “was paying the bills”. This advice caused huge problems down the road. #3. When he called to update me he was usually in his car driving home. Hard to believe he was committed to doing a good job for me when his phone contacts seemed like afterthoughts. #4. His treatment of my case was simply pro forma with no apparent consideration given to my situation financially, or my life as a single parent with 2 small children. #5. The last straw was his inability to understand the complexities of several parts of my husband’s job which impacted the settlement negatively. I fired him. The divorce began 1999 and took several years and cost many, many thousands of dollars, most of which was paid to Mr. Berschler. To this day my life is impacted by his actions.

It was as if he was a new graduate attorney. He had NO handle of the Judge in the court room. He totes in his profile that he is a child support specialist. Honestly, he cost me THOUSANDS of dollars and charged me THOUSANDS of dollars with no results. Poor custody lawyer!

Complacent and unprepared. Almost seems new to the game. Made fatal errors in the handling of my case