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Contested and uncontested divorces, offering "Legal Representation With Heart." I truly care about others, and will listen with compassion to your circumstances, and give you the attention you need to the best of my ability.
I have a deep compassion and understanding for those suffering from PTSD And trauma, and how it effects relationships. This is a result of my years working in Asylum/Refugee Law, including training on trauma through our organization, AILA. Everyone will be treated with respect and compassion, regardless of "what side of the fence" you are on.
I will help you with your parenting time, parenting plans, and special concerns you may have for your family--whether it be concerns as to education (I understand home schooling) or allegations of physical or mental child abuse.
My philosophy is not to escalate the issues to increase attorney fees. I like to help my clients take the shortest path to get to their destination. I understand how complicated and expensive it can get with Guardian ad Litem, therapeutic mediators, psyscologists, and multiple other professionals that can make your divorce and/or child custoday case nothing but a big headache. Sometimes this is necessary, but in other instances the better route is to try to have a professional relationship with the other attorney, which is possible while still never losing sight of the fact that my client's interests, if reasonable, outweigh relationships with other attorneys.
Every case I look at is screened for the potential for alimony (or palimony), even with current trends to do away with alimony or change the way it looks.
I am very understanding and realize we are not all rich, so I rely on the "Honor System" to set up a payment plan.
I am always open to alternative methods of contact with clients. I willingly communicate with Primate Messaging on Facebook, or even with text messages via cell phone, so that I can always be available to help you, especially when situations get stressful turning it into an emergency.
I also have experience with children in Juvenile Court, seeking dependency for Special Immigrant Juvenile Practice. I can take these cases from beginning to end, helping a child achieve legal permanent residency, which is often a more viable alternative than trying to get this status through adoption.
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714 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401
3453 Sierra Drive, Hoover, AL, 35216
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Posted by Rose | November 17, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Best lawyer I have EVER had!
Mrs. Oraif has been such an amazing lawyer! I have had many needs for lawyers with this case , divorce and child custody, being one of the most important cases and I had hired a local attny for this case. He was horrible and weeks before trial I had to fire him. I was referred to Diane from a family ...
Posted by Vance | March 07, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Super Caring!
Mrs Diane Oraif was all about family and was super caring throughout the whole process. There were times I was frustrated and ready to give up after how bad my spouse did me, but she kept me engaged and looking at the end result, and trying to not stress over the process and time it took. Saying my d...
Posted by Angela Richardson | August 11, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Adoption
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Diane Oraif is an excellent attorney, she is handling the adoption of our little girl, she has gone out of her way in my book to do the research and take the time to explain to me what I don't understand about adoption laws. She has done this in a very timely fashion. She is reachable to me by phone ...
Posted by Amanda | October 16, 2014 | Lawsuits & Disputes
worst lawyer EVER!!
This is by far the worst lawyer i have come across. She has VERY little experience. as you can see she has only been licensed for 5 years. Procrastinates soooo much and does not send in important documentation on a timely manner which caused my case to be denied because she said " the papers were lay...
The motive of this poster is highly suspicious. It is far too easy for a someone falsely posing as a client to write libelous information when they are actually a brother who is mad about my mother's will, or a competing attorney, or even an opposing party in a divorce case. First of all, five years is not "very little experience." Second, there has never been a client with whom I have forgotten to send in papers and missed a deadline. I have never told a client "I forgot to send in your papers." If that had been the case, I certainly would not have asked a client to pay a fee again and would have paid it myself if I had done such a thing. If a case is denied by a judge, I will work very hard to try to find alternate routes for relief from removal. If this is the situation, it is fair to ask the client for additional fees. It is not fair to blame a denial on the attorney who worked very hard on a case, but unfortunately it is done by clients. The person who claims to be a client would not have any way of knowing whether or not I called other lawyers about how to do a case, and I certainly would not do this in front of a client. Many clients procrastinate, which is surprising considering what they have to lose. I recently had a case denied where the client did not come up with the necessary documentation before the filing deadline, and the client tried to justify by saying that I did not send the document in time. Of course I cannot send a document that I do not have, and it will not be a failure on my part. With a slim chance that this truly is a real client, I would hope my clients would speak up and tell me if they have doubts that there case is being handled correctly. I will gladly try to communicate the status of their case, or explain to them what is going wrong or what documents are lacking. EDIT: THIS CASE WAS YEARS AGO, HOWEVER I DISCOVERED IT WAS WRITTEN BY THE OPPOSING PARTY TO GET REVENGE.
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Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
2009 - Present
Attorney, Diane Oraif Law
2015 - Present
Alabama State Bar, Family Law Section
2014 - Present
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Reserve Search and Rescue UnitSheriff Reserve
2014 - Present
Alabama Juvenile Practice Law Section
2013 - Present
The FBI Birmingham Citizens Academy Alumni AssociationFBI
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JD - Juris Doctor
2014
Immigration issues with Federal Criminal Cases
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