Lisa S. Trail

I am very thankful to have met Ms. Lisa Trail. I was in desperate need of legal assistance for my family situation, and she helped me through everything. Thanks to her compassion, professionalism, knowledge, and assistance. I was able to get the legal help I needed. I am forever grateful to Ms. Lisa ...Trail and would highly recommend her to anyone!

I was involved in a contentious divorce case from an abusive spouse. He abused my children and myself during the marriage. He also engaged in post separation financial, emotional, and physical abuse. We were forced to flee the home to separate and later leave the state because of his behavior. As a... person like him does, he then used the courts to try to financially abuse me and leveraged the threat of a custody challenge to get me to take a lesser settlement. After 2 years of separation, his attorney argued we had not met the time length grounds for a divorce and that we were not abused. He tried twice to get the absolute divorce stopped. Even with documented proof of abuse; they claimed that was not abuse at all. At the beginning of my case I had an great DV Divorce Attorney help me through the custody process and was able to negotiate full custody (in exchange for about 1/3 of the child support he owed). When it came time for the divorce trial I had exhausted all money and options for loans. That attorney sent me to Lisa. List helped me draft my trial responses, my trial prep, and strategy. I drove 500 miles to attend this trial and was terrified that the judge would not grant the absolute divorce. Long story short, my spouse wanted to keep all marital property and to leave me with approximately 1/3 of what I was legally entitled to. He even used filing a modification to get sole custody ( and to block my access) to try to manipulate me into accepting pennies on the dollar. This was a 6 figure settlement that I was entitled to and he wanted to keep everything earned during the marriage. With Lisa as my trial counselor, my trial cheerleader, and my trial coach, I can say not only did I come out better than I expected but I can also say the process of representing myself in court helped me to heal mentally. There is something very cathartic about facing your abuser in court and winning. She helped me get evidence of horrendous abuse admitted at trial. The judge read into the record her acceptance that I had grounds for divorce on constructive desertion, cruelty of treatment... and we were separated 2 years before the trial. All the words of the judge were the first time we felt vindicated in the court. This was very important to us because the police had declined to help even when the children called afraid for their lives and when I had been threatened with a gun - so the Judge's words were very poignant. The trial results and record will also help any future custody claims fall based on the trial transcripts and the court opinion. So we are better protected in the future. I can't say enough - Lisa will help you get ready to fight the fight of your life. Now, you will have to do the work and will need to put in the time, but that can be healing. You can do this and Lisa will help you all the way!

Lisa is an excellent attorney and an expert in divorce. Divorce is a very stressful time and I consider myself very fortunate to have had her help and guidance. She is honest, compassionate, and really cares about her clients. If there are any issues, she will get back to you immediately. Her abili...ty to educate and navigate the divorce process with you is amazing. She will save you money and is truly worth every penny! More importantly, during difficult times you want to surround yourself with good people, Lisa is the best. Highly recommended!!!