Brian K Pearlstein

From the moment I stepped into Renehan Pearlstein office I was greeted by friendly staff who immediately made me feel welcomed and at ease during a really stressful time. Mr. Pearslstein was warm and inviting and made me feel very comfortable from the start. Throughout the course of my case, Mrs. Re...nehan has continued to gain my confidence in her skills and I firmly believe that she cares about me and my needs. I hired Brodsky Renehan Pearlstein for my divorce. They was very kind and helpful in making what could have been a very difficult and confusing situation into one that I felt in control of and confident in. They have also kept the divorce moving forward despite opposing counsel’s sluggish progress. They handled my case with the utmost professionalism. The staff was kind and attentive. Should I ever need a family law attorney again (cross my fingers I don't), I would certainly look to Renehan & Pearlstein for a guidance once again. . You and your staff have been wonderful. I highly recommend Mr. Pearlstein as a family law attorney.

"In my opinion divorce is one of the lowest points in one's life, much like death. Faced with divorce, emotions are heightened, there is anger, resentment and the list goes on and one loses the ability to think clearly and rationally. The wrong attorney uses these emotions and feeds it to build bi...llable hours. The wrong attorney promises things that most often they know they can't deliver, again, just to build billable hours. At the end of last October my marriage started to unravel and suddenly within one weeks it came to an end. I was faced with having to hire an attorney. I always do lots of research before doing anything but time was not on my side. I studied the web, looked up many attorneys, read their bios, and read reviews as much as I could. I narrowed the field down to seven attorneys and tried to talk with them or to meet with them. Several of them never returned my call. I made an appointment with five. I had the good fortune to meet with Mr. Pearlstein as my second appointment and after leaving his office I cancelled all other appointments. He was and is amazing. He listened to me attentively, he never gave me false promises. What I really appreciated was that he did not take the position of let's fry the other side, and let's do this and that. As we worked together I began to realize just how fortunate I was. He knew exactly how to calm me down, how to communicate with the other side, he knew exactly what to do. He knows the law, what is the right thing to do and all along I knew that his most important focus was the best outcome for me and absolutely, definitely not building billable hours. I have developed such respect and appreciation for this man and I am so grateful for finding him. I am not much for writing reviews but if you are in the position of needing a family lawyer I would definitely say that he is in my opinion absolutely the best. During a divorce one stands to lose much with the wrong lawyer and to end up with an astronomical legal fee on top of the losses is not something that one recovers from. I believe that Mr. Pearlstein delivers the best outcome as he has done for me."

My experience is similar to the other one star rating. I was blindsided with a protective order that was the opening salvo in a nasty divorce and contacted Mr. Pearlstein as a result of glowing testimonials. With the PO I needed immediate representation and, to be fair, he said he had schedule confli...cts with existing cases but eventually said he represent me. I was contacted by a junior attorney who brushed aside questions about experience and strategy, including my desire for a continuation of the case for better preparation and why she was wasting resources attempting to serve a subpoena on my spouse when we were due in court the following day (the charge came for that folly was about $700 as I recall). Cut to the chase, my desire for a continuance was brushed off; the junior attorney had poor trial skills, including a complete inability to cross-examine; a 1 year PO w/3 hrs a week of supervised visitation was imposed, despite my spouse's; and I was hit with an additional $800 bill. The junior attorney stopped responding to my calls and I turned to MY SPOUSE'S ATTORNEY for recommendations on visitation supervisors, which turned out to be the best advice I received in my divorce, as the supervisor became my best witness. My eventual attorney couldn't understand the rationale for the decisions that were made at this important event, which set the acrimonious tone and put me in an unnecessary hole, which was eventually mitigated but never overcome. I'm sure that Mr. Pearlstein is an excellent attorney; I've heard more than one person rave about him. Unfortunately one can only shower him with accolades if one receives his representation, not that of a less competent surrogate.