Annette J. Benson

I was very pleased with my experience with Annette. She was thorough and paid great attention to details that could be problem causing. For a long time, I felt I was floating around at sea without a voice and with someone that was trying to drown me. Today, I have a new agreement in place that is... fair and has little room for antics to cause me hardship. I appreciate all her hard work and look forward to a new beginning.

I hired Annette as my divorce lawyer after parting ways with my original lawyer when I determined he was not competent to handle my case. This was only days before we were scheduled for our first mediation session. I found Annette through a professional recommendation and contacted her the same d...ay and we had our first phone consultation that very same afternoon. After a short conversation I knew right away I had made the right decision. During our short consultation she asked questions that my former lawyer did not consider even after four weeks. In less than 24 hours Annette handled getting the paperwork filed with the courts, informed my former lawyer of the change and had the mediation rescheduled. I did not have to do a thing. We had a few more phone conversations over the next few days and then we meet to prep for the upcoming mediation. I was very impressed. It was like night and day compared to my first lawyer. She was completely prepared for the meeting which was impressive given the short time she had to prepare. She asked me very relevant questions and discussed in detail how the mediation process would go, how I should conduct myself in the meeting, what our strategy would be (and there is one), and the potential outcomes I could expect. As I came to find out, she was spot on. As the process progressed and we got into the final days of negotiation (we did not come to an agreement in mediation), Annette worked closely with me all the way through. She would advise me of the options, give me her opinion on what I should do, but leave the ultimate decision making to me and even take some of my suggestions. She also helped keep me grounded when my emotions would get in the way. In the end she was able to negotiate a very favorable agreement without the need for me to even appear in court. There is no doubt in my mind, if I had stayed with my original lawyer it would not have been nearly as favorable. Annette also has very professional staff of individuals to assists her in many aspects of the process. They handle a lot of the client communication and scheduling, preparation of documentation, billing, etc.. at a lower rate which can save money in the end. They provided very detailed invoices outlining where the time I was being billed for was spent. There is definitely a team concept approach to how they handle their clientele which is a testament to how Annette wants matters handled whether she is involved or not. Whenever I would contact Annette via phone or email I always received a prompt response from her or one of her staff depending on the situation. She communicated regularly with me and I was able to review all documents without being rushed and if had questions she took the time to explain things. Annette treated me with tremendous respect. She is a very warm friendly caring person. I felt like I had a real friend in my corner. I hope I will never need her services again, but if I do, I will not hesitate to contact Annette and cannot recommend her more highly to anyone looking for a top notch lawyer who will do her best to represent you and get the best results possible. You can't go wrong with Annette Benson Law.

Divorce cases are very delicate for all, including plaintiffs, defendants, and attorneys. Annette was a very competent and compassionate councilor to work with, although she could be very busy. This presented two sides of a coin: if the attorney is always available for your case, then (s)he is prob...ably not that good. If the attorney is good then (s)he is not going to be reachable all the time. However, as divorcing parties, we all wanted immediate attentions most of time. I learned through the process that the divorcing parties needed to manage our own team-members, including attorneys. I had to go through three different attorneys before I engaged with Annette. I had to dismiss the previous 3 attorneys then it was the right time to appoint Annette. There is no perfect scenario or situation in a divorce process or counselling as theories and realities do not always go hand in hand. Annette is an attorney operating her service to her clients in a human level, vs other attorneys would treat clients as products on the shelves: cold and machine-like. It is essential to find an attorney who could connect with you emotionally and professionally. There is no perfect attorney in the world for every case but there is a best one for your own case. My case was extremely complicated and I was not projected fairly at the court due to the incompetency of the previously appointed councilors for five months. Annette was tactful and seasoned to offer strategic insights to turn my case around. I had a very healthy working relationship with Annette right after I appointed her. Any relationship would take efforts from both sides to set up and nourish. Divorce cases are never easy if you need to hire an attorney to represent at the court, anyways. Annette is definitely very confident and strategic to win my case by guiding me to focus on winning the right wars, instead of focusing on winning all battles. Annette is absolutely the right candidate for tough cases and that is why she charges $295 per hour. Professors are hired for under graduate and graduate courses. So is the same case with Annette. You paid what you get. I am very glad that Annette was available to help me finish up my messy divorce. Good luck to find the right attorney to work on whatever your case is and Annette is the definitely one of the best attorneys that I would recommend you consider. As clients pick their own attorneys, attorneys pick their own clients as well. This is a better approach that I believe works out so does Annette.