I first hired Jessica to help file my divorce when my husband was arrested on domestic violence, child abuse and gun charges when my daughter was less than a year old. While I’m also a lawyer I knew nothing about family law. I was so scared and she got me through each day and each court appearance... at a time when I couldn’t even picture a tomorrow. Immediately after my divorce case she helped me revisit my comprehensive estate plan to ensure it didn’t conflict with guardianship contingencies specific to my daughter. She’s one of very few lawyers I l know who really seem to understand the relationship between the two objectives. When my ex was released from prison after 2 1/2 years, he genuinely seemed like a new and different man. She respectfully engaged a “trust but verify” strategy that gives me the power to yank my ex’s contact with our daughter at almost any moment and for almost any reason. As part of this, she helped me find an affordable quality court-appointed parenting coordinator that oversees my ex’s gradual reintroduction into my daughter’s life. Looking back, Jessica was the one person in my life who fully supported me when I decided to slowly begin reopening the door to a father-daughter relationship that my ex certainly didn’t deserve. Time will tell if I made the best choice. For now I know I can encourage my daughter to embrace her daddy visits. This feels right, it feels safe and it is certainly a risk that my daughter deserves to have me take.

I have used Jessica on a number of issues, most recently a sexual harassment claim, as well as ongoing negotiations for my contentious international custody case. She is supportive, smart, extremely efficient, and easy to get in touch with. I appreciated the fact that she was realistic when it comes... to laying out options and strategies -- not over-promising anything, but determined to get the best outcomes for me and for my child. Most importantly, she knows when and how to get aggressive.

After enduring horror stories from friends about their divorce lawyers, I’m so glad I found Jessica. My judge seemed to really trust her and she was able to work really well with my ex’s lawyer to the point that we were able to settle before trial. We got the entire case done in under five months. T...hank you Jessica!