Diane Marilyn Sternlieb

Diane Marilyn Sternlieb

4.9
Rating: 7.6

Licensed for 21 years

Family Lawyer at Carrollton, GA
Practice Areas: Family, Personal Injury

111 College St., Carrollton, GA

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Licenses

Licensed in Georgia for 21 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 2004

Inactive Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

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The Law Offices of Diane M. Sternlieb

111 College St., Carrollton, GA, 30117

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Diane Marilyn Sternlieb's Reviews

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4.9 /5.0

57 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 22 reviews | Family

Posted by Jessica Davis | December 08, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Family

Best custody lawyer

I couldnt have asked for a better, more professional lawyer to fight for our adoption case for my son. Diane is always on top her of game. She is truly a compassionate woman and a patriot who knows the law and fights a strong fight. I will forever be grateful to her and advise anyone to use her for a...ny cases involving children.

Posted by anonymous | August 12, 2018 | Family

Not what I expected

After reading reviews online for Ms. Sternlieb I was eager to have a consultation for my child support/ visitation case. Ms. Sternlieb arrived 20 minutes late for starters and I was about to leave but figured with all these great reviews she's got to be good. I paid her 100 dollars in cash (mandato...ry), and the consultation was underway. I laid everything out for her on paper and even made up a calendar. From the start she acted like we were doing her a disservice. The "consultation" was basically made up of her badmouthing various judges, badmouthing men, and spewing her politics (all with a voice and tone reminiscent of Judge Judy btw)She flipped through my papers in 45 seconds and basically said the mother has full custody already so you don't have a case. I do not understand all the positive reviews unless they were all from women and she's a man hater. She gave me the feeling I lost before I even started, this is not the way a lawyer should be in my opinion...terrible, I do NOT recommend her for hire or consultation.

Diane Sternlieb

Replied last August 12, 2018

I have responded to this man's review elsewhere, but will respond here as well: When someone consults it is to review the facts, assess what the client desires in the matter and then most importantly advising of all possible outcomes. That necessarily includes all the negative outcomes that could occur. In Georgia when a man has a child out of wedlock, unfortunately, he starts from a less than positive position.He has no rights to the child. I did not make that law. This gentleman clearly wanted to blame someone for this inequity. For this man (I do know who he is) to make such hate filled statements after a consultation indicates for me- deeper more troubling issues, which will in fact impact on any claim he pursues for custody of a very young child. I will not lie to a client and only tell them what they want to hear.

Posted by Khalid | August 12, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Family

Poor communication

I used Diane Sternlieb for my legitimization case. Communication with this attorney is difficult and often blamed on " horse farm emergencies." She didn't care to know the details of my situation, and I didn't feel like she properly advocated on my behalf, and made it seem like my only option was to ...take every other weekend visitation because getting anything more wouldn't be a possibility. She made me feel that as a father, I had no choice but to take what I could get because the mother has the upper hand, I felt like I lost before I even got started.

Diane Sternlieb

Replied last August 12, 2018

Mr. Khalid: I am very familiar with your case. I had "no emergencies" during your matter. That statement is untrue. I was familiar with your case and all the facts. I believe in being honest at the very beginning. If my telling you the truth about all possible outcomes bothered you, then I apologize. But I will not lie to a client and only tell them what they want to hear. This review is disingenuous and unfair. I wish you the best going forward. Diane

Posted by Theresa | September 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Family

She deserves 10 stars!

I can't express enough how wonderful Diane and her staff have been through our most difficult time as a family. There's not enough words to explain how grateful we are to have her and much her representation strengthened what was right in our situation. She is very knowledgeable of the law and repre...sented us in a professional manner, fairly, and with compassion. She takes the time needed to get to know all the facts and spent time guiding us towards the most important parts of our case. Our case involved a medically fragile child and with her expertise she has added many years to this child's life. We could never fully repay her for what she has given us. She helped us complete our family and worked hard to fight for our protection. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of assistance with the law.

Posted by Terra | November 10, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Family

Never even had to go to court!

Diane represented me in my divorce a couple of years ago. My ex husband was not only a difficult jerk, he was also a cop in the county we live in. He went from threatening me with any and eveything he could and trying to male my life miserable, to settling out of court with me getting full custody of... my babies! They were there for me every step of the way and I would recommend her to anyone!

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Diane Marilyn Sternlieb's Lawyer Endorsements

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Jeffrey Gilbert

Family lawyer | May 15

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Kenneth Crawford

Family lawyer | Jan 27

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Dee for years and worked with her on several cases. She is an intelligent and zealous advocate for her clients."

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Curtis Thurston

Family lawyer | Jan 14

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. It has been my pleasure to work with Diane Sternlieb on a number of matters, and have been impressed with her superior skills, work ethic, legal knowledge and ability to accomplish superior results for her clients. I would not hesitate to refer a client to her, and would do so with knowledge that they would receive superior representation from an outstanding lawyer."

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Jason Swindle

Family lawyer | Jan 13

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. She is one of the best family lawyers in the west Georgia and metro Atlanta area."

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John Husser

Family lawyer | Jan 13

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  7.6 (Very Good)

Education

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Georgia State University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

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Thomas Jefferson University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

English

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