I hired Cary Jacobson for what should have been an uncomplicated divorce in October 2016. Cary patiently, meticulously, and shrewdly guided me through custody, visitation, child support negotiations and final divorce ending in November 2018. Cary was always responsive and professional. She was very c...lear about the law and the possibilities for my case. Although her goal is to assist parties in coming to reasonable and fair compromises, she doesn't hesitate to pull out the stops and fully utilize her complete arsenal when needed. Along with her understanding and compassion, Cary is shrewd. She legally outwitted opposing counsel on several occasions to obtain what my children and I needed. Her non-confrontational style worked in our favor. Our case included a BIA, Social Worker, Forensic Psychiatrist, and opposing counsel. Cary was invaluable to the experience with each of them. She is well connected and navigates the Howard County legal systems with impressive ease. Her staff is just as on top of things as she is. Cary talked me off of the ledge several times. She was honest about when I just needed to sit still and wait. I'm so glad I listened. Besides a favorable outcome without a divorce trial, one of the huge benefits of working with Cary over two years was learning what was important -- what was worth the big fight and what wasn't. I am now pleased to report back to her when I am able to initiate a successful compromise with my children's father. When you divorce with young children, things always come up. Although Cary provided a clear and concise agreement, our co-parenting is ongoing. I can man the helm in proposing and obtaining compromises so that I don't have to keep going back to court for every little item. Cary modeled that and I am thankful for it. I strongly recommend Cary if you want a compassionate, smart, drama-free, shrewd lawyer who will be careful with your dollars and teach you along the way. She's a definite winner in my book!

Ms. Jacobson's service was invaluable to the success of my legal matters. In dealing with a protracted and complicated divorce and custody battle, Ms. Jacobson remained at all times patient, meticulous, positive and professional in all our interactions. She took the time to ensure I was prepared for ...court appearances, waded through scads of paperwork with aplomb and kept all dialogue respectful, open and productive. She was also highly compassionate and sensitive to an out-of-state individual like myself and her rates versus her effort speaks of a generous and humane person, a rarity surely in this profession. I would highly recommend her services to anyone and wish nothing but the best for her.

By far one of the worst experiences of my life dealing with this attorney. Although nice in person she not only came unprepared to multiple meeting with the opposing attorney, but she never even fought for what I wanted or had a winning strategy . It was a monthly process and she never questioned a...ny of my witnesses until the day of court. She never asked the right questions, of the witnesses that I provided or the witnesses that were provided by the opposing attorney. She also provided damaging evidence against me to the opposing attorney, and refused to use other evidence against the other party. I have asked her multiple time to explain her actions and so far have not received an answer, and do not believe that I will.

Going through a divorce is a traumatic experience (emotionally, mentally, physically...) for everyone involved. Having Cary on my team made it easier. I must have called her a 1,000 times and asked the same questions in multiple ways. No matter the case Cary never displayed frustration or annoyance ...with me. She always took the time to call me back and put me at ease. I would recommend Cary for any situation; she's professional, thorough, compassionate, and knowledgeable. You need Cary on your team!

Hello and greetings to whoever is reading this review. I hardly write review and most of the time i just read them over writing them, but I was very overwhelmed to write this one on this Thursday afternoon Jan 07, 2016. My girlfriend and I hired Attorney Jacobson in mid 2015 after the first Lawyer w...e hired was not in our best interests. Attorney Jacobson did our initial consultation and was very attentive and quick to notice mistakes that were on the documentation from the other lawyer. Attorney Jacobson noticed these errors in minutes of reading it and i was impressed and we decided to hire her for my girlfriend divorce and child custody case. My girlfriend went through a few mediations and the trial was on January 5th 2016. Attorney Jacobson was smart and strong in defending our case so strong to the point were the defendant lawyer look like he wanted to give up and defended just looked plain stupid. We won big and I would always be grateful to attorney Cary Jacobson. I would recommend her highly to anyone.