Aaron Matthew Makofka

I regret hiring this attorney for my divorce trial. The representation I received was far below my expectations and resulted in significant financial consequences. Despite repeatedly bringing important issues and strategies to his attention, he refused to incorporate them into the trial presentation.... I believe those decisions contributed to me losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in the final judgment. He was ineffective in countering arguments from the opposing party and seemed to lack the financial knowledge necessary to handle a complex divorce involving significant assets. In my opinion, a divorce attorney handling equitable distribution should have a solid understanding of financial statements, asset valuation, and related financial issues. To make matters worse, several mistakes were made throughout the case, yet there was no accountability or acknowledgment of those errors. Instead, I continued receiving invoices for additional fees. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this attorney.

This attorney failed to inform me on the status of my case nor provide any type of plan or strategy for a sucessful or favorable outcome and after I paid them in full up front $3,000.00. They sat on my case for 14 months. Then afterwards, qouted me $5000 to proceed and then sent me a bill for $1400... that said I do not have to pay, imagine that. They, the brother and him, worked hard on my case, not. They negotiated a settlment in three months with the opposing parties consel that covered one of the many points I'm seeking relief from the courts for . The settlement covered one of my points and gave concessions to the other party that I did not agree to nor see would fit my situation any better than where I was at . The attorney used language during our conversation that belittled me. After I refused to agree to their proposal they sent me the same exact settlement agreement five months later and acted like it was brand new news. In the end they wanted to me to agree to pay my ex-wife $30 dollars a month (towards a joint debt that I was awarded to pay during our divorce since I agreed to take on the debt that was awarded to me by the courts) in order to be awarded two extra overnights with our child during the school year and the "right for first refusal", which I didnt ask for nor think it would fit our situation as the mother is a high conflict co-parent. I hired this lawfirm to aid me in contempt, mod of timesharing and child support. Nothing was accomplished during his leadership and the case continues pro se, the way it came to them. Be careful of family law attorneys they know the system is rigged in their favor as attorneys and they are just happy with the system and will tax any litigant that comes their way just as much as the system is taxing everyone on it already! One red flag I notiticed up front when I asked how do they handle invoice and statements, they do not have a system for billing other than send the bill and jack it up!