Joseph S. Neterval

I had a deeply frustrating and disheartening experience working with this attorney. From the beginning, I felt unheard and disrespected. He consistently overtalked me, dismissed my concerns, and spoke in a belittling tone—making what was already a stressful situation even more overwhelming. In mat...ters involving child custody, it’s essential to have an attorney who is both compassionate and committed to advocating in the best interest of their client and the child. Unfortunately, I did not feel that was the case here. His behavior, both in one-on-one meetings and during sessions with other attorneys, was unprofessional and at times, outright rude. I left every interaction feeling more stressed and unsupported. Despite the significant time and money I invested, I was repeatedly met with disrespect and a lack of genuine care. This experience was not only disappointing but at times humiliating. I strongly urge others to think twice before hiring this attorney—especially for sensitive matters involving children. I would never recommend his services based on my experience.

I am a struggling single mother. I was left by my boyfriend almost 5 months ago because I was having health complications and it affected me mentally, I was having a hard time coping. I set out to find a job so I could find a lawyer I could afford, as my ex has a lawyer, who is seemingly just out... to mess up someones life even if it's not what's good for the children involved. I found Joe through nonprofit legal services and I thought thank God. I noticed right away that he was short with you and arrogant. I didn't feel that he looked into my case, I felt that he drew conclusions of his own off assumptions. He said horrible things to me regarding my baby who I'm trying to get joint custody of. He told me "I should've had an abortion" and that "I shouldn't have had sex with a guy that was going to screw me over." How is a person to know what the future holds? Especially when your partner seems like they'll always have your back? I felt that Joe was not on my side and he spoke to me like I was scum. He told me there is no way I would win my case and he told me I shouldn't have had sex with my ex about 15 different times. I ended up firing him and will be hiring a real lawyer. Try any other means of hiring an attorney before you settle with this unprofessional, arrogant "attorney."

Is terrible mood is only for manipulation you to agree what "he" wants, and what "he" wants is have good image with others attorneys. He doesn't care about you case and your needs or even what is justice for the case. He doesn't fight for you and your child. My daughter was negligent by fathers and h...is parents, like do not put my daughter to take shower and she came to home with terrible rash, discharged and have to take antibiotics, do not gave the medication the doctor prescribed, do not study with her homework, do not gave milk etc... and Joe said in the first interview he do not believe in me. He said when I mention the credit Cards my ex-husband used in my name, he said: " I don't care about your Credit Card, this is not myproblem". Have one Court order, by the commissioner to the father paid for insurance of the car, and when I had money to pay 250 a hour for attorney, she made he paid, but when I do not have money Joe and his attorney said: " I can't make he pay the bill". Promising to bring this up in the court, and past more then 6 months and do not did, and I had car accident, where I was in Green Light and the man was in Red Light, and I mention that with Joe, and he said he only take case if they sue me, and this happened and when this happened he said he doesn't asked how the accident happened, who was right. He don't fight for me, instead he said I am not a victim, and said for me to sale what I have to pay the bills. I have to pay the central air of my ex-husbands house and the Credit Card, and having difficult time in Court with the car accident, where I lose, because do not have a attorney. Th true is I do not have attorney, when Nerteval was my attorney. The attorney work for him, abandon the case, because I do not paid the fee, was around 150 dollar and do not told me about one court date. When I found a nice job, but I want save money, I call them and he make appointment in the lunch room of the Court house, and do not said for me the amount he going to charge, and I was thinking was the same price I did: 25 dollar a hour, instead he charge 75 dollar a hour, but do not told me nothing and said : sign, sign, sign, and I sign. He worked one month and cost 1500 for the intake, the bill I had before and I end up with bill 150 dollar. And he said to me: "After the divorce finished I don't want see your face". I want the custudy with my daughter and instead he fight for me, he treat me: " If you not agree with share custudy, you going to loose" I asked:"Why" He answered" I am your lowyer". (Rude) Every answer was in tone laud and rude. I was thinking in why I had him, maybe, because I had one husband abuse and the abuse continuing where they used my daughter, and I was thinking, I develop one personality where I accept being abused, and that is the reason why I had him. The divorce process is difficult and with him as your attorney, going to be worse. I do not recommendation for any case, like family and or car accident.