Jody L. Usow

Jody is smart, down to earth, extremely intelligent, and very very good at her job. I knew my relationship wasn't in the best place, but I did not realize I was soon going to be in a battle for my house and most importantly my children. I wasn't sure how to go about finding the correct lawyer. I did... the normal googling and had several consultations. My consultation with Jody really stood out. I could tell she was genuine and most importantly to me she had this passion about fighting for me to help me get what was fair and what I deserved. It was obvious from a short conversation just how knowledgeable she was. I knew I wanted Jody and her team to represent me. Right from the beginning she helped break down the laws so they were easier to understand and she helped guide me through the process. There was a point where I was fearful of being removed from my own house for no explainable reason. I was not in a great place. Jody took the time to send multiple emails attempting to keep me calm and level headed. She helped show me the bigger picture and really helped guide me through these tough times. I can't even explain how stressful certain moments of this process were, but again Jody had a way about her to keep me moving forward. She was 100% dead on with everything that she told me and all of the pointers that she gave me. It is extremely apparent how much experience that she has and how good she is at looking into every aspect of each and every situation. She caught numerous things in the financials and data that I sent her that would benefit me. I could go on and on with how good Jody is and how much she helped me out. There is just something different about her. She has an inner fire or passion that is hard to describe. The best way I can put it is, she will fight and most likely get for you everything that you deserve. I did also want to say that her paralegal Nick is a great guy as well. I believe Jody was mid trial when I called in after finding out some terrible news of what my wife was trying to pull over on me, and Nick had great words of wisdom and was able to get feedback very quickly from Jody as well. I just can't say enough good things about these two. They helped me out so much with everything, I am extremely grateful to have had them by my side through one of the most trying moments of my life. Thank you Jody and Nick!

Jody was my divorce attorney and helped me through this difficult process at every step. It is thanks to her guidance that my ex was not able to take advantage of me financially. She and her paralegal Nick were always available and responsive when I needed them. I had no clue what to expect in regard...s to this process, as I had never been through it before. For someone who was not familiar with court proceedings and legal verbage, I found a lot of it to be VERY difficult to understand and rather intimidating. Jody was so patient and understanding with me, explaining every step of the way. I highly recommend Jody and her team!

I initially hired Jody to assist with a temporary restraining order case I was facing where my child’s mother over exaggerated an argument and lied to police to get the TRO. Jody stepped in last minute literally the day before, heard my story, met me at court and represented me for the hearing. The... TRO was granted but Jody being the realist she is, let me know going into the hearing that it would likely be granted and why. Even then I appreciated her honesty and willingness to represent me on such short notice. After the TRO hearing my child’s mother decided she did not want me to see him so I continued to work with Jody with the goal of getting 50/50 custody and placement. Jody has proven to be a beast in the court room at every hearing we’ve had. She is very professional, down to earth, respected by the court and she knows her stuff! Her assistant Nick is just as awesome! We all worked together to accomplish the end goal and they were both very professional, nonjudgmental, and willing to educate me every step of the way. Nick even took the time to call and find out officers were in office, and ride his bicycle to the district to serve them for a court hearing the next day because they had not been able to be reached or served. I enjoyed working with Jody and her staff especially with this all being new to me, she would always answer my very long emails or phone calls in a timely manner, she worked with my family members/friends who were helping me with testifying or confirming information, and she understood how important it was to me to be apart of my sons life and have him be apart of my family and his siblings lives. She took time to educate me on what was happening throughout the entire custody battle and was patient with me when I did not do my part in a timely manner. At the end of my case, I got everything I wanted 50/50 placement and custody, even with the mother having representation and even with the TRO in place- which was a blessing in disguise because Jody fought for the mother and I to have court ordered communication through Our Family wizard where everything is documented for lawyers or the court to be able to access with no way for parents to delete information. Jody has been a huge blessing to me and my family and was worth every penny! Even after my case closed she followed up, gave me great advice and encouraged me to reach out to her if needed. I highly highly recommend and she will be the first name I give to anyone going through any family court disputes.

Jody and Nick are an amazing team! They are professional, knowledgeable but also empathic and personable. Jody represented me on two cases. My divorce dragged on for years even though we were ready to come to a reasonable agreement with the other party within months of the initial filing. She... didn’t hold back on bluntly telling me “you can’t do that” or “that’s not how it works” when I was misguided - but she did the same when my ex’s filings intimidated me unnecessarily. When yet a new filing or demand scared me, she could explain in simple terms why I didn't have to worry. Thanks to her many years of experience, she knows the law and workings of the court thoroughly and also has good professional relationships with other lawyers and court officials. So I was constantly reassured and had correct expectations set - expectations that were exceeded when the final order was made! I’ve told many people that my lawyer was many times more beneficial for my mental health than my therapist, friends and family combined :) To be fair, we had a blundering opponent - who basically told the judge that his feelings should trump the law - but Jody and Nick’s assistance in navigating the years of filings and demands was invaluable regardless. It also helped that I had an organized archive of emails, documents, screenshots. For example, when Jody would discuss two possible responses to yet another filing, I could quickly send relevant documentation to decide on our response. On her part, she was fast and efficient with no needless meandering - always to the point, always on top of the case. I feel incredibly grateful for her to have represented me.

Jody was absolutely amazing through a stressful and difficult circumstance. She is straightforward and will tell it how it is so you know what to expect, while still being kind and compassionate the whole way. Other law firms agreed to help me but then decided they couldn't later due to some internat...ional complications. Jody, on the other hand, got the job done exactly as she said she would. Nick was wonderful as well, and I would recommend this law office in a heartbeat to anyone going through a similarly difficult experience.