Ann S. Rothstein

I normally don’t write reviews for anything but I felt like I needed to after I read the review that says she makes her clients do all the work.  I’m a little in awe as to where this person is coming from.  No one knows your case better then you and no one should care more about it then you.  Ann gen...uinely cares about helping you but you need to care as well.  She might ask you to type something up or make a phone call.  Big deal.  She keeps her operating costs down so she can pass the savings on to her clients.  It sounds like this person didn't care enough to get off their lazy ass.  It’s your battle with your ex, if you don’t want to fight it then no one will be able to help you.  If you actually care, Ann will help make the best out of a bad situation.  She’s the best guide/ally one could hope for.

I foolishly allowed my ex to have primary physical placement of our children in an attempt to speed up or divorce process. I paid her child support for over 5 years and only got to see my kids every other weekend. With Ann's help, I built a successful case against my ex and won primary physical place...ment 5 years ago. The review before mine complained about having to do work themselves and that you should hire a lawyer that will be "in your corner." Ann tells it like it is without sugar coating; she will not waste your time and money filing motions that will be a dead end. So what if you have to correct a typo? So what if you have to make a phone call on your own? I've got kids to raise and they come first; I'll gladly make a call on my own time rather than paying another lawyer $300.00/hr to do it just to pretend they're "in my corner." Ann has been a blessing to be and my family since Day 1. She meets us at odd hours, calls and emails on the weekend, and genuinely wants to help her clients instead of being out to get every penny she can. She knows the law and abides by it, an asset that my ex's attorneys could benefit from.

Ann is amazing. I chose Ann after a failed attempt at collaborative divorce. The whole collaborative process had left a bad taste with lawyers who charged me a retainer and then for hours and hours of meetings that did little to nothing to move me toward divorced. Ann cut through all the baloney that... I was getting from the other attorneys and helped move me from frustrated to divorced. She doesn’t have a swank office that you visit and get charged for every moment you are there. She doesn’t have staff that answer her phone and charge you when they send a fax. Ann simply tells you where you stand, what you should do and gets things done. Listen to her. The first weeks working with her she laid it out simply for me and over the following months I took her lead and I ended up with shared placement and custody of my son (which my former wife was adamant that I would NEVER have). Everyone knows Ann in the courts. She is tough, she is usually right and she is fair.

My divorce and subsequent family support issues were incredibly expensive and never in my favor until I found Ann and had her replace my two previous attorneys. She had the talent and skill to negotiate settlements as to stay out of the liberal courtrooms, and bring common sense and financial order ...back to my life. Ann is refreshingly somewhat uncharacteristic from the usual lawyer type. She is honest, caring, a great listener, and knows the law. She not only gets the job done, but just as importantly, restores peace and stability back into your life. Ann truly is a blessing.