Mr. Carrasco is THE attorney if you want someone who can be on your side, tell it as it is, and lead you to make the right decisions practically and ethically when you may not be able to think straight. Mr. Carrasco will let you know when you should accept a deal during mediation and when you are ...better off going to trial. I didn't go to trial but his guidance helped me stay confident and be a lot firmer than I would have otherwise been. Before working with him, I worked with a firm where everyone seemed too busy to focus on my case and tried to intimidate me into accepting bad custody arrangements. Ben never made me feel insignificant just because my situation was simple with no typical issues like abuse, litigations or lawsuits and an ex with a clean profile on paper. Ben can be blunt but - he is an attorney and not a therapist. You may have differences and disagreements because he will always let you voice your views and sometimes challenge your thought process to help you think through everything. I'd like to sincerely thank him for telling me tough things I needed to hear and being on top of things every step of the way. Mr. Carrasco is a busy attorney but extremely efficient. He will not setup unnecessary meetings and make small talk and waste your time or his. But, he will always answer every single question with a lot of detail and info. He fell sick shortly after we began working together and yet, he continued to work diligently. His strong work ethic is commendable. If you want to work with someone with integrity who works really hard to close your case in the right way so that you can move forward with your life and he can help someone else, partner with Mr. Carrasco.

If I had known of Mr. Carrasco, I would have hired him from the very start and truly believe I would be in a much better position. When I came to him many years after my initial orders, he reviewed them, and told me that they were terrible and that I should not have ever signed them. It was a very di...fficult thing to hear, but it was the truth. His honesty, and being straight with me from the start is why I hired him and would never work with anyone else. He has never sugar coated anything and has always been very direct. From the very beginning he offered what options I had and the possible risks involved in each scenario. He makes suggestions and recommendations, but always listens and will help you think straight when your emotions run high. He doesn't waste your time, but communicates efficiently what needs to be done and why. During litigation, I couldn't have asked for better representation, and so here I am, years later, going to him again because I honestly couldn't ask for a better person to be on my side. I respect him not only as a lawyer, but as a person. I feel that he holds his own morals and ethics to the highest standards and it really shows through his work. I would highly recommend Mr. Carrasco to anyone who needs to see their case for what it is. He will tell you the hard truths, he will be honest and will be there to represent you.

I simply cannot adequately put into words how amazing Ben is. The short version of this review is, JUST HIRE BEN! The long version is as follows: Ben was the second attorney I hired for my divorce and he should have been the first!! Ben makes you feel like you are his only client. He is extremely... responsive (a rarity in this field--trust me, I am a family law paralegal) and knowledgeable. Ben is beyond intelligent. He also acts voraciously and proactively on his client's behalf and protects their interests. He is a "bull-dog" in the Courtroom. My case had several depositions and hearings and I always felt extremely confident to have Ben representing me. He always knew what to say, his statements always backed up with facts and case law, and his intellect unmatched. I always felt like I had the upper-hand with Ben by my side. Ben does not sugar coat anything. He is honest and straightforward and will realistically manage your expectations. He under promises and over delivers. He also bills incredibly fair. He's the only lawyer I actually WANT to give me money to!! Throughout this intensely difficult and emotional process, Ben has been by my side, fighting for me and my two children. Ben truly cares about his clients. I am unduly grateful that I found Ben! Thank you for everything.

Ben is an absolute lifesaver! I say so because I finally have my life back! Litigation (custody/covid/child support) was literally brought to my door this past February and drug on for 6 months. Ben was our guiding light, our rock, and our compass the entire stressful journey. He lives up to his a...mazing academic accolades in real life! Super smart, super passionate, and tough as nails. He is impatient with imperfection. He makes sure he is over prepared for every step of the process. He will give you his all and his all is worth every penny and then some.

To begin with, I strongly believe that 5 stars doesn’t do justice to the exceptional and professional service that Mr. Ben Carrasco provided during my divorce and Child custody case. He is simply the best divorce and custody attorney in Austin! The divorce process is extremely hard and stressful in e...very way. I knew from my previous divorce case (with the same ex wife) that the whole legal system favors moms vs dads. In most cases, it’s an uphill battle for dads. And one of the biggest challenges involved in a divorce process is finding an aggressive, honest, knowledgeable, ethical, trustworthy, competent and intelligent attorney. Before interviewing Ben, I interviewed many big names/firms, read reviews - they all said what anybody in my situation wanted to hear. After speaking and interviewing so many attorneys in town, it was crystal clear that Ben was different in many important ways. He sounded honest, extremely knowledgeable, compassionate and there were no false promises or rosy pictures from his end. He was aggressive and attentive from day 1. He works very hard. He always answered my questions within minutes/hours. There was not even a single instance where my email/text has taken a day to get his reply. To my surprise he works late nights/weekends/holidays. We had our first temporary orders hearing in Feb, 2019 and I was very nervous as I had everything to lose. The stakes were really high. Temporary orders is an important part of the case because what happens there, particularly with regard to custody, can determine what happens at the final trial. I went into the hearing asking for primary custody of my kids. My wife and her lawyer were aggressive in presenting a false picture of me. I was very nervous but Ben was very calm, taking notes and paying attention to every small detail . When our turn came, opposing counsel/witness/ex-wife couldn’t stand Ben’s cross examination. He was brilliant. I was awarded temporary primary custody! A man getting primary in the state of Texas! My ex-wife was ordered to leave the home within few days. Ben was simply outstanding during this hearing. My ex-wife didn’t stop here. She fired her attorney and hired a new one with a huge number of reviews and appealed the judge’s decision. For the second hearing, her new attorney subpoenaed everyone imaginable ( friends, family, day care staff, teachers, maintenance staff, etc)...the whole community that I knew was in court room. The second hearing lasted two full days. Ben was just brilliant during this process. They had a large number of witnesses and we just had two. The witnesses were no big help in front of Ben’s cross examination skills. Ultimately, the judge gave us 50-50 visitation, a win in my book given what was thrown at me. I thought this was an end to this legal fight and that my wife would settle for 50-50. But my ex-wife had her own plans. She refused to settle, refused to respond to discovery and generally dragged out the process. Going into final trial, my ex just wanted me to have standard possession. I wanted to keep my 50-50. Final trial was on Monday and Ben’s birthday was on Sunday. He worked whole day and late night on Sunday for final trial. I was again awarded 50-50! I couldn’t have asked for better representation. My case was very complex.There were false allegations of family Violence, CPS investigations, funds sent to, international bank accounts, involvement of family members from India and what not...Ben made this stressful journey easy for me. I just didn’t find a brilliant lawyer but a very good friend too. If I have to sum up Ben Carrasco in a word, it would be ‘Exceptional!’