Steven Lee August

Steve and Jo (his secretary) have been the best money spent during my divorce. They both guided me along the way and made the whole process go great. Words cant describe what they did for me. If you want a lawyer to go to battle for you, who is on your side Steve is the best. He is worth every pe...nny I paid and more. He is competitive and wants to win for you. Best attorney, hands down. Cant say enough.

Getting divorced can be challenging, sad and frustrating, to say the very least. I remember asking around for “the good guy”. I wanted to be fair and yet strong. I wanted to be protected and smart, but to “do the right thing” I knew 28 yrs ago that I married the right person and believed that for a v...ery long time until one day everything changed. The day I decided that I needed to be divorced I knew that I needed someone in m y corner. I needed someone with a soul, not the guy you hear about that takes you for a ride and before you know it, the situation is out of control, both in emotion and cost. Thank God I found Steve. He was everything good I was looking for. He was tough and strong when I needed him to be. He listened when I needed him to listen. He trusted me as I trusted him to do the right thing. Steve is a family man himself so he understood where I was coming from and wanted to help me resolve my exit the right way. He was able to reason with my spouse, something I hadn’t seen anyone do in a long time. He did his job to the final degree. I must say he couldn’t do all of this without his awesome assistant Jo. She was conscientious and finitely detailed. She was kind and supportive. I never thought I would write a review on what a “good outcome” of a divorce would look like, but here I am doing so.. Thank you Steve and Jo. I am grateful that you both know your way and you guided me to where I needed to be in the end. I walked away knowing no matter what that I did the right thing.

I work as support staff in a company with law enforcement/legal expertise. When two attorneys recommended Steve for my pending divorce, I knew I was on the right track. Steve knew what I wanted right from the beginning and was brutally honest with me. I very much appreciated that because my expect...ations were unrealistic. Other attorneys that I had consulted with told me what I wanted to hear. After speaking with both he and his extremely capable paralegal, Jo, I was convinced that this was the person to handle my case. I couldn't have been more right. Steve came into the first pretrial prepared with case law that had been appealed and upheld in the 8th District. By doing his homework, he had the opposing party on their heels right from the beginning. The entire time, he was sensitive to my financial situation, and I never once felt taken advantage of with billable hours. Even with communications with opposing counsel, he kept things brief and to-the-point, while the other side sent multi-page, wordy replies. He and Jo were both consummate professionals, and I wholeheartedly recommend Steve to handle your divorce.

Steve is an outstanding Attorney. He is very smart, experienced and very effective in his job. His assistant Jo (Jo Ellen) is an amazing, smart, kind woman. She stood by me and helped me a lot. Jo really understood what I was going through. She has seen a lot; so she can empathize with people. Onc...e you meet Jo you will know what a great team you have supporting you. Steve represented me in my Divorce. People might say that he was just doing his job; for me he went above and beyond just his Job. My Divorce nightmare lasted a year and a half because of my ex-wife’s very unrealistic expectations when she filed. When I met Steve the first time, I provided him with what information I had such as financial info, property info etc. Steve very soon gave me instructions as to what he specifically needed. This would continue throughout the Divorce as situations called for. I was concerned about a small inheritance that existed prior to the Divorce. Steve told me “I want a full trail to this, from beginning to end”. I provided the information to Steve and this money could not be touched. Steve knew my difficult financial situation well. He would use every opportunity to teleconference with the Judge. This so not to charge me extra money by going to court. There were times where his bills listed “no charge” next to some of his services. Steve responds to your calls very quickly. This is a very good example of that. My ex and I lived together during the Divorce. Even if I had the money to maintain two places I was not going to leave my kids behind. One Sunday night my ex-wife wanted me to clean up the bathtub. She wanted to give the kids a bath. I could not get to it immediately, I was under a lot of pressure to complete some work for my Job. When I got up to do the bathtub my ex very angrily stated that it was too late to give the kids a bath. Next thing I heard her whispering on the phone. This happened a lot when she called her family. In this particular occasion the person on the other end was the Police not her family. I went outside to move my car and police cars were pulling in from all directions. She accused me of “Belly Bumping” her; not quite sure what this is. The officers were very experienced and they know the craziness of it. I immediately called Steve. It was pretty late and the office was closed. The next morning, bright and early I get a message. It said “George, this is Steve. Tell me what happened”. My ex had 4 attorneys; Attorney #3 sent a letter to Steve accusing me of “pilfering money”. Steve fired back a letter to Attorney #3 in a professional but very stern and clear language that I was not “pilfering” anything. He also explained to Attorney#3 that her client was the one blowing the money. He also informed her that he does not see the sense for any mediation with such mentality, so we should move to a trial. Steve was not going to put up with it. Soon Attorney #3 had to pull out of the case for personal reasons. Finally Attorney #4 came in to wrap things up. At the end of this nightmare (the legal portion) I am honestly very happy with what Steve was able to achieve for me. My alimony is beyond reasonable in amount and the length of time I have to pay it. My child support is also beyond reasonable. Steve arranged it that if my ex asks for more alimony and gets it, my out of pocket amount will not change. Instead her child support will be reduced. Steve also made sure that I am the only one that can claim my kids in my taxes until they are 18 years old; Steve did a lot more things for me to list here. Steve takes pride in helping his clients. To say I highly recommend Steve is an understatement.

Steve August is a very knowledgeable, dedicated and compassionate family law attorney. He represented me in a very complicated divorce which ended as a dissolution. It was only a 4-year marriage, but it involved a young child and a significant amount of assets, including a business. Steve negotiated... extremely well to get me everything that I deserved and more. In addition, I was dealing with a very abusive ex-husband so the proceedings were very difficult and emotional. Steve and his paralegal Jo Ellen, showed compassion and empathy, while keeping me focused on the end goal. Steve was also incredibly considerate and mindful of keeping my attorney fees down to a minimum. I am very grateful for what Steve and Jo Ellen have done for me. They have restored my dignity, and I am definitely in a much better place in my life because of them.