Joseph Malone Newberry

I had a long and exhausting case with my Grandchild and let me tell you, this law office is the utmost caring and thorough law firm you will ever speak to. I hope that if you ever need an attorney you give them a try you WILL NOT be sorry. They were very prompt to contacting right out of the gate. I ...had a consultation the next day and the process started promptly after that. They were very organized and thorough and kept me in the loop the whole time. If I didn't understand I just shot and email it WOW they would turn right around and I would get a response. They held my hand through the roughest time in my life and even let me cried on their shoulders. This firm has my utmost respect and gratitude I deem them my forever blessing. If and when I ever need an attorney I wouldn't ever goes elsewhere. FIVE stars in an understatement!!!

If you are reading this reference I hope your circumstances are different than mine were when I decided I needed to find an attorney. When I sought out the services of Leecraft and Newberry my criteria was quite simple I wanted a firm that was within walking distance of my downtown office and a fami...ly practice. At the time walking distance seemed more important, I could not have been further off the mark! Our family, my wife and two children ages 9 and 11 were in a transition of moving from the Pacific Northwest to Austin; we had decided to leave the kids in school for the remaining 3 months of the semester and I would commute each week to Austin. In the process of getting ready to move I discovered that my wife was sharing our bank account and other things with a friend of hers; I decided to have and initial consultation with Joe Newberry to weigh out my options, 5 minutes into the consultation Joe’s assistant left the room, a few minutes later she returned with a background check on my wife’s friend that showed among other things he was a violent convicted felon. At that point Joe stated that for a person in my position there are three very important things to consider: the children, myself and our assets in that order, he then gave me some free advice and told me if I still wanted to hire his firm to come back once the subject matter of the advice had occurred. My ordeal lasted a little over a year, instead of a few months mostly because I truly loved my wife and could not bear breaking up our family. Throughout the process I found out just how important hiring a family firm truly was, Joe, my representative, never lost sight of what was in my best interest, his partner who just happens to be his mother checked in occasionally and gave me guidance and advice only a mother could give and his associate a female, gave me a women’s perspective that proved invaluable. On the day we stood in front of the Judge and he asked “what are we going to do with the gifts of the marriage?” I left the courthouse with custody of my two wonderful children and that is something most fathers only dream of! Thank You Leecraft and Newberry.

I met with Joe and his staff about 3 months before I actually filed. He drew up papers at that time so that when it came time for me to file, he had everything in order. He and his staff were punctual, thorough, and very fairly priced. He was very honest with me about what would happen, addressed ...any issues that MAY come up, and fought for my rights. Although it was not always what I wanted to hear, he still insisted on telling me the truth instead of just telling me what I wanted to hear. I would recommend Joe and his staff over and over. I have, in fact, sent several of my best friends to him and they are all very satisfied with his work.

Joe and his staff were very helpful during my divorce. He gave extremely good advice and was able to explain things in a manner that allowed me to make informed decisions. His explanations also helped me to explain/negotiate with my ex-wife so that we could come to terms on what was best for us movin...g forward as co-parents. While our divorce was generally "amicable", it was still stressful and Joe helped us move along in a productive manner.

We Hired Joe in 2013 for a complicated Child Custody case and divorce that a different attorney made a mess of. He handled everything with great professionalism, efficiency, and quick responses to every question we had! Finally in 2014 we completed our case with the best outcome and had a pure unders...tanding of our order. I would recommend him to anyone in search of a family attorney!