Eric Zaeske

I recently went through a divorce. Mr. Zaeske was my attorney. I was very impressed with his knowledge of divorce law, the professionalism of his staff, and his genuine concern in making sure my rights and property were protected. Eric is excellent at explaining the situation at hand, and the options that are available. The thing that impressed me most was Eric's ethical approach in managing my case. He was always upfront on costs, and outcomes of actions taken. I would highly recommend Mr.Zaeske.

Extremely knowledgeable, has great 'presence' in court, and has the gift of being able to communicate effectively in all situations. Definitely was a factor in the positive outcome of both my divorce and subsequent placement battle. I am so happy that Eric was on my team. In addition to being a great lawyer and having an extraordinary working knowledge of the law, he is a nice person and truly cares about his clients. I would highly recommend Eric to anyone in need of a family law attorney. He's great.

When I hired attorney Zaeske he told me he would look into hidden assets, marital waste, and impute income to my husband because the woman my husband brought into our home, austensibly to care for me (I am disabled) spent the majority of her time with my husband, and went on vacations with my husband at his expense, sharing hotel rooms, but denying any impropriety. Attorney Zaeske did nothing he said he would do, but merely passed paperwork. Almost all filings were prepared by my husband's attorney. My bill was almost $7,000 just to get to the initial hearing. I could not afford to continue, and ended up unrepresented for the remainder of the divorce.

I hired Mr. Zaeske to challenge a commissioner's decision based on additional facts. I live in Florida and my case was in Wisconsin. The way he stated he would fight my case, he did not do. He never even told me I had to attend in person to my hearing. I mean what kind of attorney does not advise their client to be in attendance? I thought I did not need to be in attendance since I had hired an attorney. I emailed him a few times bringing up medical bills, but he was unprepared for the hearing and those facts and never responded to my email when I followed up 2 weeks before the hearing on the plan of action. He didn't bring up case law he said he would, he didn't address my concerns I brought to his attention before, it was real shotty representation. He called me 10 minutes before the hearing talking to me like I was going to be there and that is when he realized he never told me to attend even telling the judge it was his fault that I was not there. He also stated it would cost me $700 maybe $1000 up front. In the end his bill was double that. He also represented my father in a divorce and I asked after my bad representation if he was happy with him and he as well was not. I should of asked my dad before. He felt that the other attorney did all the work and Mr. Zaeske charged for things he did not even do. He has an assistant who does all of his typing but then charges to "prepare" the document. I think there are tons of better family attorneys in Milwaukee. I did not feel at all that he had my best interest in mind only how much he could collect from me. He knew he screwed up and that I was very unhappy and still charged me for bad service. I do not recommend you hire him. Make sure to do your research on other attorneys that are actually good. He is not a good attorney who fights for his clients and their best interest. I am sure you will be disappointed just like my father and I were with his services.