Alison Baxter Herlihy

Alison managed a difficult custody case, helping my wife and me get custody of our grandchild to ensure her safety and well-being. Alison is firm yet compassionate. She was thorough in preparing for the hearings, and made sure that I was prepared to testify. She has knowledge of the system and the pe...ople at the courthouse, and was able to navigate the process easily.

There are three certain professions that the older you are, consumers will feel an artificial sense of comfort and confidence in that person’s ability. Those professions are: doctor, lawyer and commercial pilot. No one would want to have delicate brain surgery from recent medical school graduate, no...r would they feel comfortable having their freedom fought for in court by a young public defender. Lastly, anyone who has ever flown commercial airlines, and has witnessed the twenty-something pilot towing his bag through the terminal would just about make anyone apprehensive about flying. My point is this; I spent over a month and a half researching for the best possible attorney to represent me in the most important event in my life, and all information pointed to Alison each and every time. I then realized that the only reason I was hesitant to retain her was that she was younger than her peers, despite her having achieved much more success in her career. I had effectively gotten caught up in the above mentioned preconceived notions, despite the data that proved otherwise. I had my initial consultation and any doubts that I may have had, effectively disappeared. Alison projected confidence, competence and a strong moral ethic. She kept me grounded and on-course despite the defense attorney’s best efforts to wear me down with repeated trial delays. After a year and a half of unnecessary delays, we finally had our day in court. Alison was nothing short of amazing to watch in court as she single-handedly proved her case over an established defense team. The judge awarded me everything I was seeking, and lauded Alison for being able to effectively argue such a large, complex case in only one full day session, and that she set the bar for other attorney’s to (hopefully) emulate in her court. In closing, remember you are trusting your life in the hands of whomever attorney you choose. So, do you want to put your life in the hands of a Specialist, or a General Practitioner? Alison is a Subject Matter Expert in her specialized field of Family Law, so why would anyone select an attorney who practices in multiple different areas of law?

Alison was referred by another attorney to me. I first spoke to Alison a couple years ago, regarding a situation where an absent father of seven years was seeking visitation with my daughter. He was $25,000 in arrears with CSEA and had a new wife who constantly injected herself into the situation. Al...ison gave me the confidence I needed @ a very difficult time. This attorney is hands down 'all work'. She tackled this situation with caution and care, updated me, fought for my daughter, examined and submitted evidence, guided me, and in all honesty, kept me calm when I was a bundle of nerves. She is thorough and knowledgeable in her profession, and her ethic is followed accordingly. She knows the law, she has integrity and is well respected. Should the need for representation ever arise again for family/children issues, Alison will be the attorney who will represent me. My overall rating for Alison is perfectly satisfied.