Neil Todd Beyer

Neil was my lawyer from 2009-2019 and has served as lawyer to two of my friends since then, and if I ever need a family lawyer again, he'll be my lawyer again. I am one of the small number of single dads with custody of a child, and Neil's advocacy over the years for my daughter and me has made a big... impact on both of our lives. His extensive experience in courtrooms, mediations, and direct negotiations, and knowledge of nuances of how to position me for getting the best outcome possible for my child and I was crucial to me being able to provide a stable situation for my child after years of instability while her mom had custody and when we had split custody. I first hired Neil in 2009 when my daughter's mother and I were breaking up right as our daughter turned one. While we did not get the result we were hoping for when we went to trial that fall, I found myself needing to call on his services numerous times in the following years as my daughter's mother continued to put our daughter in bad situations and finally, in 2019, we were able to negotiate in mediation our current agreement, which resulted in me having custody of our daughter. Over that 10-year period, we had numerous mediations and court appearances, and his knowledge of the history of the situation was invaluable to his ability to properly advocate for me. Our current agreement has remained in place for 3 years - the longest period of time ever since her mom and I broke up - and I am convinced that it will stick. His ability to counsel me on what was and was not possible (or likely) in court was always important to me understanding what I was getting myself into. He was good about managing my expectations, which is important in this type of situation. Since my last case with him in 2019, I have referred him to two of my friends. One friend was another father who was committed to being involved with his daughter and just wanted joint custody (like I did), but who was having to deal with a former partner who wanted to unilaterally move their daughter away and simply assert custody. I knew him and I knew that he didn't need to accept that outcome, so I told him to call Neil. Neil was able to help him negotiate a joint custody agreement that resulted in my friend's home being the basis of his daughter's school, which was especially important to him. My other friend is a single mother who has been dealing with an ex-husband who put them both in a bad financial situation and who forged her name on a divorce decree that deviated significantly from the direction the judge had given them. I told her about the work Neil had done for me over the years and now he is helping her get it all straightened out. Neil's experience working with a very wide variety of clients and circumstances, combined with his abilities to both find creative solutions in a mediation and be a fierce advocate for you in front of a judge gave him a unique ability to help my daughter and I out in our difficult situation. I consider Neil a friend and an important part of my life after all we've been through.

Neil and his team truly were amazing! I have absolutely no complaints. Neil, Betsy and Anne were awesome and all made my life easier and helped helped gain my confidence as a woman and as a mom through out my divorce and child custody. They all are worth every penny! All of them are incredibly respon...sive, they always answered my calls and emails in a timely manner. I cannot reccomend them enough! The best divorce and child custody team out there.

My ex husband and I had been separated for about 2 years when he decided that he wanted to get back together. I had no interest in taking that road. Two weeks later, I had divorce papers delivered to my door indicating that he wanted full custody of our child. There are no words to express my fear... in this situation. In tears, I consulted an attorney friend and she recommended Mr. Beyer, by telling me that he was the best court attorney in town. She was not incorrect. I called him, still in tears, and he calmly explained the process to me and what I could expect in regards to timeline and cost. I would do ANYTHING to provide the best life possible to my child. In subsequent meetings, Neil actively listened to the details of the case and created a few scenarios that might be ideal for our child. He reminded me, consistently, to remain as level headed as possible and that this was about our child, not my previous relationship. That was the most sound advice I received during this nightmare. In the end, I got exactly what I wanted; more importantly, my child is able to have the balanced life she deserves. A year later, my ex husband took me back to court. I hired Neil again, and again, I won. I hope that was the last time my family goes through this traumatic experience; however, if we do, I will hire Neil again without hesitation. He is the best attorney in town! Listen to his advice and abide by what he tells you to do!!

First, if you choose to employ a different attorney, you are making a huge mistake. Neil is not the cheapest attorney available but I’ll tell you that he is worth every single cent, and then some! He listened to what we wanted, shared his past experiences and made informed suggestions. Someone stated... that Neil has a vast knowledge of human behavior and I’m here to tell you that it couldn’t be more true. I’m quite a particular person, especially when it came to spending this kind of money and for what was at stake. As a friend once told me, you are trusting your family law attorney with your life. It’s true. I’ll tell you that I doubt I could have trusted another attorney to look out for our interests like I trust Neil. Neil also never made irresponsible decisions that cost us more money. I never felt, not even once, like he was carelessly running up our bill. In fact, it was noticed, respected and appreciated that he always carefully thought out his steps before taking them, which helped save us a lot of money, as well as wasted efforts, energy and additional suffering. There is no replacing his experience and knowledge. He’s an excellent strategist and he helped us with a really difficult ex who has sought to make life hard on all since the divorce. We were amending child custody and other legalese post decree. He’s aggressive when you need him to be but in just the right way. Neil will fight so hard for you and he’ll be smart about it. He won’t kid you. He’ll always tell you the truth, even if it’s hard to hear. I respect that a lot about him. We would never use a different family lawyer other than Neil. Thanks for everything.