Hired this attorney because of an immediate need for one. I spent many many hours and days gathering information to prove to the court that what my ex-husband was alleging was not only false but down right lies that he made under oath. Certain information was requested from him which cost me over $...400, and she stated he HAD to provide the info. His attorney requested the same from me, and again I spent many hours and days gathering all requested info. This was all provided to my attorney clearly marked with dates, texts, and recordings. I was told that the info I provided was too confusing and not how she wanted it done, even tho I did it the way she requested. I therefore had to spend the rest of the day (4hrs) at $300/hr to go over and explain what I had done while she typed it out......so this was another $1200 that she had right in front of her but was too lazy to go thru it herself. When she told me she was goin to review my documentation over an extended weekend, she later told me spent the weekend in coconut oil and relaxed and did nothing with my file. Another time she told me she was not going to work on a weekend, even tho our hearing time was approaching. When we got to the hearing officer, my ex didn’t have half of the paperwork that she had filed for in court , but I had all of mine. My ex lied about so many things and provided false documentation of his work. The hearing officer basically only wanted to know where my daughter wanted to live. She was 14. She had first said with me, and then later changed her mind and wanted to stay with her dad. He made a lot of promises to her. Now I am being totally alienated from her by her father and step-mother. Laura said judges do not believe in that and just accept what the hearing officer said or she would have to continue charging me by the hour. At this point I had already paid $6,000 and nothing was done. She did not say a word to the hearing officer while I was with them about any of the lies, or lack of information he provided, which she had told me he HAD to. I had proof of everything he accused me and my husband of as being totally false. I ended up with joint custody, he is domiciliary parent. She told me at the very beginning even before hiring her that he was going to end up with custody because that’s where my daughter wanted to live. I believe she took my case knowing this, and I wanted to prove his perjury and more than anything I wanted my daughter with me. Of course since he did not provide all the information about his work, SSDI etc, it was just accepted as to what he stated. It seems no one cares what is in the child’s best interest, and if you can’t afford it, too bad.

When my current husband and I first started dating, we were both going through child custody cases with our ex's that made sleeping at night really hard. No matter what lawyer you have, this will probably be the norm. However, with Laura, we could rest a little easier knowing that she actually saw us... for who we are - good parents concerned for our kids' best interests and really felt she had our back no matter what. Both cases took a while to wrap up but Laura was there for us every step of the way, fighting for our kids so we didn't have to. She is everything you wouldn't think of when you hear "lawyer": She's personable, generous, and genuine. Through both cases, we felt that she genuinely cared about our family and that made all the difference in the world. In the end, everything turned out great and we've adjusted well to our blended family life and are forever grateful for Laura and all that she helped us with.