Alicia Oliver Leonard

I had to deal with a situation that existed in both family court as well as criminal court. Right away Ali was both informative and empathetic. As a professional, she knows how the legal system works. Ali spent time 'on the other side' as a prosecutor, which I felt gave her an inside understanding of... not only how the prosecution operates, but of what judges want and look for in a case. Ali informed myself and my wife right away to initiate things like counseling and parenting classes and not to wait for that to be ordered. 1) Because you don't want to get MONTHS into your case and then have the system spring something on you that you could have been doing all that time and 2) It shows that you're pro-active in your case. She never painted a picture of unrealistic expectations and yet, at the same time, she managed to stoke the fires of hope and resolve. The above mentioned advice alone probably shaved 3-4 months off of my family court case. It's little things like that that become big things that Ali has an inside understanding of. As a person, Ali took a personal interest in me and my family. She readily viewed pictures of my kids and even helped my eldest with a few decisions about college. Ali is a genuine person and she really does care. To be frank, the court system is hell. Pick one reason or pick several, it's a sea of hell. Ali acted as a legal compass through it all. I don't give this review with any amount of light heartedness. DCFS came and took my youngest son into state custody for over 1 year. In my heart I truly feel that if it had not been for Ali Leonard, that time would have been excruciatingly longer or worse, they may not have returned him at all. It's via her strength, her knowledge and her determination that I have my son today and my family is whole. Even when my monetary debt reads zero, I will never be able to truly pay her back. Thank you Ali.

She was a horrible attorney. She never seemed to care about anything. She told me that there was no way to get child support with 50/50 parenting. That I should keep my child from his father. She requested a guadian ad ledium without my consent because I was not present at a court date. She finally q...uit because I refused to keep my child from his father. She left both cases. On my own I was able to get child support feom the 50/50 care. She would never answer calls or respond. Horrible lawyer and is all about money, not what is best for anyone involved.

Alicaia Oliver Leonard was able to do an Excellent job in our case. She knew the laws exceptionally well in the child custody case was able to litigate what was in the best interest of the child. She was smart and compassionate and presented motions most effectively. I would absolutely recommend t...his attorney!

Alicia has been a breath of fresh air in the long legal process of my child support battle. She guides me on what to realistically expect and has been instrumental in making sure my children were awarded what they were entitled to. Her patience, knowledge, and fair practice is only rivaled by her ge...nuine care for her clients. I found her by accident but have referred her practice to many due to the amazing and valuable service she provides.