Teresa Sexton Cole

When it became clear that mediation (with a different attorney) was not going to work, I retained Teresa to help me establish a separation agreement and eventually finalize my divorce. From the very first conversation, I found Teresa to be smart, understanding and knowledgeable. A 30 minute conversat...ion with her was more productive than hours of dialog with other attorneys. She provided multiple options for resolving the many challenges with my difficult divorce, always with an understanding of my priorities. Teresa is easy to work with, responsive and effective. I would highly recommend her!

I retained Teresa to assist with my divorce. She was great! I appreciated how good her communication with me was and how empathetic she was concerning my circumstances. She and her assistant kept me informed and advised me on how I should proceed. Ultimately she made a difficult process easier. I w...ill definitely consult her for other legal matters when needed. I recommend Teresa to anyone needing a good attorney.

Teresa was able to sort through my incoherent babbling, my kids fears, their father's constant posturing and legal maneuvering, years of legal documents and a very emotionally charged situation and get the results the kids (and I) needed and wanted - which is to say, no more flying across the country... to spend 4 weeks of their summer in less than safe and enjoyable circumstances. The kids spent all year worrying about their summer visit - literally from the time they returned they started worrying about the next visit. (And so did I.) I did not want them to stop seeing their father, but after several years of anxiety, bad stories, etc. felt it was time for him to come here to see them. They also were done wasting holidays with him, as he didn't actually celebrate the holidays, and meanwhile they were missing celebrating with the family, so they wanted to stop holiday visits as well. Teresa was able to talk to all of us in a meaningful way, understanding what we wanted, were afraid of, didn't want and assuring us constantly that we were not being unreasonable and in fact, that we had put up with way more than we needed to, that the law provides protection for the kids when visiting the other parent. (Previous lawyer had assured me there was nothing to be done about the situation.) I can't explain how hard I, in particular, was to work with, but Teresa was able to parse through my turmoil and determine what was going on, what needed to be done, guide me though the steps I had to take, guide the kids through their parts, and of course, prepare a valid legal defense that ultimately was agreed upon. She totally supported us, she exhibited a very clear understanding of the law and post divorce situations. She and her team were also responsive, reliable, intelligient, professional and very skillful with us and with the opposing counsel. We have had several years of peace with their new visitation plan, thanks to Teresa. She truly gave us our lives back. I have talked to her recently on a new unrelated matter and she was very helpful with that. I have recommended her to other women going through difficult divorces the past few years and they have been very happy with her. She will fight for your rights.

I felt she had a very good understanding of my complex case in relatively short consultation. Gave very good insight, suggested possible strategies, and gave realistic expectations for a very high conflict situation and explained all the legalese in a way I could easily understand and with a very com...passionate demeanor. I wanted to hire her but I think due to who the opposing counsel was, she didn’t want to take my case.