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Posted by anonymous | February 23, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Amazing! The Best Attorney I Ever Had!

Vera was everything thing I hoped she would be. She is smart, understanding , objective and truly wanted the best outcome for me . She was my third lawyer and my last hope for getting a good outcome for myself. She was attentive and exceeded my expectations of the results she obtained for me . Being ...a high income earner, I felt like a sitting duck waiting to be cooked well done. Vera brought many options my way , gave me the facts and the scenarios that lay ahead based on Florida Divorce Law. She was very responsive to my emails and questions , and did not let my emotions and fears get the better of me . She put things into perspective for me and guided me to the right decision. We eventually settled, and it turned out better than I ever expected. In my case , it was not about winning anything, it was about damage control and I have to say Vera is the best at it. Other lawyers I felt either acted like they did not care and sent me bills and others just wanted me to take the road of least resistance which would have cost me double for much longer period of time .if I had listened to him/her. Thankfully I found Vera, her hourly rate was fair for her expertise and many years of experience. She cost effective , being cognizant of the expenses. She was able to think outside the box, that is why I ended up with a great settlement. Another problem had arisen out of the divorce , which she also got involved with , which was a bit outside the divorce scope, but she took it on and she won the case for me . She is my go to lawyer for divorce. If you just listen to her without letting your emotions make decisions for you, She will guide you in the right direction. There are no magic words, just be open minded. Divorce is a difficult time , stimulating many emotions such as anger, regret, sadness, and feeling vengeful at times . But if you can put those aside, be objective and listen to Vera and let her guide you, she will get you the best result available for your specific situation. Thank you Vera, I could get on with my life now and move forward. The hardest part of divorce is finding a divorce attorney that cares about your case in a sincere way, not going to clean out your bank account and be sharp , smart and knows what they are doing. I got everything I wanted in Vera Bergerman. Thank you Vera!!!

Posted by Judith | August 01, 2018 | Hired Attorney

Review of my lawyer

Vera and her staff were excellent ......Vera spent quality time to lay down the laws and options. She even realized that I was not ready to get divorced and helped to see a social worker for myself. I spent some time weekly with social worker and after 2 months was ready but then had a second chanc...e to get back together with my husband and she returned my retainer fee. I was most definitely use Vera in the future if needed and didn’t feel taken advantage of! Thank you Vera and staff!

Posted by Igor KOubek | July 20, 2018

Very dissapointing choice

BEVARE OF THIS LAWER !!!!! After initial bragging how great she is and putting lot of dirt on opposing counsel she produced average results . This Lawyer FAIL TO NOTIFY me about date and time of my divorce trial . I was contacted by text message by my now former wife telling me how come am not presen...t in court room where they waiting on me with judge . I have called Vera's office to inquire what's going on and why I was no notify . Due this FAIL I was ordered by judge to pay my ex wife's lawyer fees for 3 H waiting time(over 1600$) and later i have found out that even my own lawyer who should protect my interests CHARGED me money for her own FAILURE !!!! Vera even told judge that it was MY FAULT I have not been there !!!!!! After paying many thousands of dollars to Vera she did not even have enough decency to acknowledge that she was in wrong and compensate me for it. I don't care about the money but simple : Sorry it was my fault ! will be at that time sufficient . I'm very disappointed I have hired this lawyer

Vera Bergermann

Replied last August 16, 2014

English is not this person's first language. Had this former client come in to prepare for trial two weeks before and then he says that he did not know when his trial was being held. We have implemented a new procedure to prevent such claims in the future. We got him a great result--he doesn't tell you that he's getting more money coming in from the ex than he has to pay out. We did such a great job that the other side tried to get the judge to reconsider and change the ruling. We won that one, too. Maybe that's why we got "excellent" scores from him in three out of four categories--or maybe it's because of the language issue. Can't please all the people all the time.

Posted by John | July 23, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Guardian

Mrs. Vera Thank you so much such a great job helping me with my divorce. Set up a great parenting plan, helped greatly on child support. She looks out for you money wise, did what she could keep my costs down. Aggressively represented me. The staff was so helpful keeping me sane and up to date. Kim,... you were great!! Vera thank you so much!! I got outcome I needed.

Posted by Harris | July 22, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Divorce

Vera is honest and will not overcharge you. Her fees are fair and she believes in a cost that she herself would be willing to pay. Her office staff helped me out immensely to get my case finalized prior to a closing on my new home, which helped me qualify for my down payment assistance.

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