Alona M Gottfried

Attorney Gottfried is very dedicated and always provides her clients representation to the fullest extent. She is very professional as her staff is as well. She is definitely someone you would want fighting for you, definitely someone you would want in your corner. My children were in an abusive envi...ronment and living with their father. I have been fighting in the courts for three years to get them back. I have had numerous Attorneys. Not one of them represented my position the way Attorney Gottfried did. Not one of them fought for the Justice that my children deserved the way Attorney Gottfried did. After Three years of fighting Attorney Gottfried got my children returned to me with having sole legal and physical custody. My children and I can finally have closure. I will be forever grateful for all the time, all the effort, and all the dedication that Attorney Gottfried gave to myself and my children.

Alona is phenomenal. She represented my husband, Damian, recently in a family Court case for my step children and I'm so thankful for the amazing work Alona did. She listened to the concerns and issues Damian presented, she did a wonderful job and assisted him with being awarded with more than he wa...nted. With Alona my husband finally got the justice he deserved. I can tell that Alona has a passion for justice and righteousness. I agree that mediation is always best but in this case it wasn't an option. I'm happy that my step children will be in a loving, peaceful home to enjoy their childhood. Thank you so much Alona, you're great and you have made this long journey come to a happy ending. Alona is the way to go if you need help. She is highly recommended by my family and two other colleagues I work with that have used her services, Katie and Veronica.

I was inadvertently given Alona, after coming to the agency for another attorney to help with a divorce in 2008. I was not happy about the change and was told she was competent. During the 4 months of litigation and more than $60k on legal fees, my husband at the time managed to throw all kinds of th...ings her way for which she was unable to handle. He sold an airplanes, paid off big business accounts, and hid money for which he had no recompense. She was clearly in over her head. I was writing emails to tell her what to do. I was so overwhelmed without the advocacy that I actually went back to my husband and spend 3 years making a different plan. I then had leverage to get out without being cheated. I was so disappointed with Alona's ability to handle my husband and his lawyer. I would not recommend her for a divorce situation where the husband has tried to hide everything and throws nothing but paperwork at her to cause more and more expense without ever getting anywhere.

Mediation is an excellent avenue to explore if you are going through a divorce. In fact, it should be the first avenue to explore. It should almost be mandatory to go through this prior to putting a could of lawyers against each other. When you factor in the cost coupled with the process it is a comp...lete no brainer. Alona is top notch, professional and poised. Skilled at being neutral. Made a process that is difficult by nature, as painless as possible. I would recommend Alona and mediation to anyone going through the divorce process.