I’m a current client of Samera Habib and I have to leave my experience here unfortunately some thing I really don’t to do, but I need to warn other parents, especially fathers that Samera Habib and her partners have not been handling my case well. The problem is that it appears that they’re billin...g practices are just not honest and as a result, I wound up spending tens of thousands of dollars without receiving a single valid document including them repeatedly ignoring my requests to file a substitution on my case with the court, and instead they dragged that on which cost me tons of thousands of dollars and supposedly documentation and research fees, none of which amount to that closely resembled the facts of my case. Inevitably, it seems like I was targeted or so, because of my vulnerabilities as a father whose case is against a licensed therapist which has made demonstrating facts and seeking justice and truth that much more challenging. This allowed them to perpetually gaslight me which resembled psychologically abusive tactics of hostage taking. At this point it seems like they completely fail to take into account the many hours of research, all-hands on deck meetings, and the introduction of four professionals who were supposed to be on top of my critical case I was enticed into paying top rate for. I am certain that they completely lost focus of my case objective to seek the best interest and welfare of my children, and cycle after cycle of poor performance and I concede it has all been about weekly billing and maintaining a retainer, without delivering a single valid document. Cycle after cycle I have complied, with small degrees of dispute vocalized and my concerns about billing practices and poor performance repeatedly going on deaf ears. It seems as long as they were capable of keeping the facade of representation going they are ok with that, ultimately blaming me telling me that “it is too early to file”. Meanwhile they have without any hesitation collected tens of thousands in fees, of which thousands were billed even before informing the court that they are being paid on my case. I would be cautious too about these reviews which admit that they don’t patronize Samera’s legal profession. I am a current customer who has reached the point that find it necessary to warn others.

DO NOT use this firm. After the initial conversation, they said my divorce was as easy as it gets and they couldn't see me spending more than the $5K retainer. That was the longest conversation I had with anyone at the firm. In 30 days they had maxed out my CCs & proceeded to tell me that I had al...so used up the retainer. They charged a rate of $350 an hour and would send emails w/ no attachments so the chain was going back and forth while they charged hourly for their incompetence (I assume on purpose). They did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to help in anyway and we parted ways 30 days after I hired them. I was left with such a bad taste that I chose not to hire another lawyer and took the rest of the divorce on myself. I got it negotiated, signed, finalized & completed myself in less than 2 weeks w/ a total paid of $250. I wish I would have preferred to just give my Son/Ex the $10K rather than it going to these crooks. DO NOT USE THESE GUYS; You will be watching your bank account empty with your arms in the air wondering where/what/when/why/how too...

I contacted The Dadvocates online seeking a consultation about child custody and other issues regarding a petition for legal separation that my spouse and I have jointly filed. They said Samera was not scheduling consultations with new clients and turfed me off to a different attorney. It became appa...rent after a few minutes into the consultation that the other attorney - a criminal defense attorney who has only practiced family law in Colorado for a couple years - had no familiarity with the Colorado legal separation law. I said I would like to consult with Samera directly, but instead they refunded my money and refused to help.

I did a lot of research a few years ago because I knew I was going to get divorced and that I would have a difficult one to deal with. I started meeting with Samera at least two years before we actually started working together. I'm confident I hired the right team. All lawyers will burn your money f...ast, so take that off the table. The reality is, many times during the process I questioned myself by hiring Samera's team and started shopping around. What I found is there isn't anyone better out there despite the reviews. Samera has excellent reviews and has earned them. Samera knows her sh*t. Also very important is the fact that the mediators and judges know and respect Samera. Samera will weed out the stuff that doesn't matter and tell you that. In fact she will tell you things you don't want to hear, but that is how the court will see it, so you need to listen to her. What I've learned over the years is to question my own judgement and just trust the process. I did that here, I trusted the process and I trusted Samera's team and it paid off. Samera and team kicked ass in the courtroom and in the handling of my case.

Samira is kind, attentive, understanding, tough, and brilliant! I was referred to her by a legal professional who associates with some of the finest Family Law attorneys in the state, and she was everything he said she was. If you are involved with a divorce or custody case, you definitely need t...o call her!