Lyda A. Ness-Garcia

At first the law firm was great was getting a lot of help from both mrs. Garcia and her assistant to settle a child custody case. Things got a little complicated and i had a court on a r hearing on a Thursday it got cancelled cause she was "sick". I owed her money and was trying to pay as much as i c...ould as soon as i could. I had paid her 600 in one week. Called the following monday after my court was cancelled to pay her another 700 dollars. Not even 2 minutes after paying i received a withdrawal letter from her assistant. I call and ask why and she gave the excuse that she is sick and is cutting her case load in half. I had sold everything i could to pay her gave her my whole pay check and she was the most unprofessional unethical person a long with her assistant. If i would of known she was going to drop me the way she did i would of paid smaller amounts and saved my money for another lawyer. To this say i have not gotten my file from her after several attempts. I would never recommend her she may be good in the court room but has no ethic.

I am not sure what the other negative reviews on here are talking about because what I have experienced with Lyda is drastically different. I can understand why she she is misunderstood sometimes, but make no mistakes about it this women knows this area of the Law very well and will fight tooth and n...ail for her clients. An attorney with her sort of loyalty to her clients doesn't always win favor with a lot of people within the profession, but she does have the respect of the judges and her peers because she keep them on their toes. I have seen her in court a few times and attended a few lectures she has given, before deciding to hire her as my own attorney in a modification case. She guided me though every step of my case and she is very attentive and returns my e-mails promptly. Phone wise it may be harder to reach her but she is excellent at responding to e-mails. When you meet with her she focuses on the task at hand and is very efficient at laying out a plan to deal with your issue. You will not feel like your wasting time at any moment with her. She has a great assistant, Gina and together they really help to put your mind at ease and take away a lot of the stress that goes along with Family Law issues. Having some legal knowledge myself I am able to really see the caliber of her work, from the moment she showed me her initial draft I knew I had the right attorney. She is compassionate and always a professional, and will try to negotiate at all times, but if you make her have to go to court better have a dam good attorney on the other side. She is expensive, but never have I felt like I wasn't getting quality representation and no price can beat that assurance. She has proven herself to be what she charges and more. When it comes to your Family Life make that investment. I lost more hiring a cheaper lawyer in the past, I wish I would have known what caliber of lawyer to look for in the past and LYDA is it.

Can she win over a jury or what. Very aggressive in court; comes across as professional who knows her stuff. She is Board Certified and I am told in her field this is rare. She will fight tooth and nail. Had to go through several attorneys before I could find someone to finally win my case which she... did. She also looks out for what is best for the children and advised me on her opinion of what she felt was best for my kids but will not impose it on the case if you do not want to take her advise. Very client oriented. Sweet lady in person but in court she is a bulldog.

Lydaness is to conserned with her own life. During my divorce she was not reliable nor was she helpfull. I had to supply my own information and references. She at no time supported me nor did she give me proper legal advice. Lydaness allowed the other attorney to take over the divorce without a fight.... However, she was quick to charge extra fees.