Warren Robert Shiell

Warren represented me in a divorce and several post-divorce matters. He was attentive to detail and his legal and strategic advice was very sound, timely and cost effective. I worked closely with Warren and a forensic accountant that he recommended along with a network of professionals that specialized in divorce matters. My wife was represented by a much larger, more expensive, and viscious law firm but that had no effect on the outcome. Ultimately, Warren saved me tens of thousands of dollars when my wife’s lawyers tried to wildly exaggerate my actual income and paint me in a bad light. Under the settlement we reached, I shall soon be done paying support while my ex continues to burn through her trust fund money. In court and at a voluntary settlement conference, Warren was well prepared and was well respected by the Judges. Since the divorce, my ex-wife still tries to make trouble and when she does I immediately turn to Warren who can be relied on to cut through her BS. Most importantly, Warren gave me sound advice regarding the custody of my children and now we are spending more time together, which I am extremely grateful for.

Warren shiel represented me in one of the toughest family law cases. I came to him at a point when I was in desperate need and he saw the case through from beginning to end. He is a trusted ally and attorney and I would recommend him to anyone.

Thank you for your excellent services in litigating my divorce. The case was somewhat contentious and I have appreciated your steady hand as we went through the process. In particular, your accessibility and quick response were very reassuring. I have had friends in similar circumstances that had difficulties reaching their attorneys or felt the responses they got were inadequate or untimely. You have always been right on top of the situation. Considering that I was out of state, we only had one face-to-face meeting during the mediation, and you managed this case otherwise with solely electronic and telephonic interactions between us, you did a great job. There were a couple of specific occasions when you displayed admirable legal savvy against my wife’s attorney preposterous claims. You managed to beat my wife’s claim that one of our properties was her separate property and your special interrogatories were concise and discriminating. You always kept us well prepared, made clear to me what the “game plan” was, and led me through the process step by step. I am relieved that you avoided a costly trial and reached a settlement agreement. Thank you for your fine service, your professional yet friendly demeanor, and your dry sense of humor when the going got tough.

Thank you for your excellent services in litigating my divorce. The case was somewhat contentious and I have appreciated your steady hand as we went through the process. In particular, your accessibility and quick response were very reassuring. I have had friends in similar circumstances that had difficulties reaching their attorneys or felt the responses they got were inadequate or untimely. You have always been right on top of the situation. Considering that I was out of state, we only had one face-to-face meeting during the mediation, and you managed this case otherwise with solely electronic and telephonic interactions between us, you did a great job. There were a couple of specific occasions when you displayed admirable legal savvy against my wife’s attorney preposterous claims. You managed to beat my wife’s claim that one of our properties was her separate property and your special interrogatories were concise and discriminating. You always kept us well prepared, made clear to me what the “game plan” was, and led me through the process step by step. I am relieved that you avoided a costly trial and reached a settlement agreement. Thank you for your fine service, your professional yet friendly demeanor, and your dry sense of humor when the going got tough.

I was mired in a very nasty custody dispute and had already been through a couple of lawyers before a friend recommended Warren. Custody disputes are never nice and my case was particularly difficult. I was beginning to feel like no one was on my side and worried that my situation was becoming hopeless. My situation and eventually my outlook changed completely when Warren arrived. He made me feel like he genuinely cared about my case and he worked tirelessly to make sure that my needs were represented. My case was not easy: minor's counsel was appointed, we had home evaluations and we had many court appearances spread out over many months. With Warren I always felt prepared and well informed. With Warren's help we were finally able to come to an agreement in my case last month, something that I wasn't even sure would ever be possible before I began this process. Incredibly we managed to come up with an arrangement that everyone was happy with and that, most importantly, put the interest of the children first. Warren is a true professional, but he is also compassionate and understanding and when the stakes are so high and the case is so personal that counts for a lot. My situation is much better now than it was, or than I could have even ever hoped it would be, before committing to this process and seeing it through. I could not have done it without Warren's guidance and his personal touch. For that I will be forever grateful.

Warren helped me through the toughest time in my life. He provided me with sound advice during a very highly emotional period. He had a network of professionals that helped me evaluate the worth of my assets in order for me to make key decisions. He was able to provide various options and presented the pros and cons for each decision. He was very responsive in returning calls and keeping me informed throughout the process. Warren truly cares about his clients and has their best interests in mind. If I decide to get married again I will be using him to draft my prenup! Thanks Warren

Warren has been a fantastic attorney representing me and the best interests of my children during my separation and child custody case. He has made excellent recommendations, provided insightful suggestions, interacted with the judge and opposing attorney intelligently and with great clarity and knowledge of the case. He's been a wonderful advocate to have during a difficult time. Highly recommend.

Warren represented me as I went through a very difficult divorce. I have an 8 month old daughter  and was emotionally drained from the events leading up to the dissolution of my marriage and  discouraged by the thought of being a single mom. Warren made my life so much easier and kept  me calm, collected and focused in court. He is honest, helpful, organized and thorough. When  judgement came back in my favor, I had only Warren to thank. Even after my case was settled, he  continued to be helpful by answering any questions I had going forward. I would recommend  Warren to anyone needing an attorney and I now see why a judge in the Los Angeles area referred  me to him. That referral is one that I am the most grateful for. Thank you Warren! My daughter and  I appreciate you!

Warren Shiell represented me on my divorce case. My ex husband was represented by an attorney who was the most unethical malicious attorney you can find. When the divorce process started I was served papers and received angry phone calls from my ex husbands attorney. She was screaming at me on the phone and she used legal terms I did not understand. At that point I knew I needed a good lawyer to represent me and I needed someone good. I needed someone that knew the law inside and out, that could challenge my ex husband lawyer's fictitious tales and speak up to judges in the courts. Luckily I found and retained Warren Shiell.During the divorce I was not all that together. I was upset at my ex husband. I was distraught and saddened when faced with so many false accusations. His attorney even claimed I might be "bipolar." Warren was by my side the entire time. He was professional and available for me any time I needed him - day or night. He always returned all my phone calls. He asked me the right questions and took notes on everything I said. He always asked me for my personal opinions. He listened carefully and always took what I had to say into consideration. I trusted him to know everything - all the facts - and to use those facts to defend me 100%- which he did. The case went on for a long time. I don't have the exact statistics but it seemed that every time we were in court we won. That is why the other side ended up dismissing their child custody claims. That is why the other side eventually settled instead of going through a costly and lengthy trial. The other side dropped almost every claim they brought up including a restraining order. My ex husband and his attorney seemed to tire out from such repeated defeats. That is also why I ended up with what I wanted in the divorce - which was primary child custody, sole ownership of the family residence, and a generous alimony and child support for many years to come.I was also impressed by the team Warren put together to help me. That's the thing about Warren, he seems to "know everyone" in the field. Lawyers, judges, accountants, mediators, clerks, therapists, doctors, etc. He is familiar with other professional's reputations. As you work with him you also shares with you all that information. Warren is the most active and connected professional I have ever hired and worked with.As a mother of three kids, I would say to any other parent or person who is faced with what I have been through and who needs a family law attorney - to hire Warren Shiell. I have no doubt in my mind, that probably some day I may end up in court again and he is who I will march in with by my side. When you hire Warren Shiell as your attorney, you will feel safe, you will feel protected, and you can feel rest assured he would use all his resources and powers to defend you.If this letter has not been enough of a testimonial, I herby give Warren the permission to you, to ask to be able to contact me personally, and I can sit down and tell you from my mouth what I have lived through, and how through the representation of my attorney "I came out alive." Thank God.

As much as I do not like lawyers I have to say I had a good experience with Mr. Shiell. When my wife filed for divorce all I could think about is all these horror stories I heard from my friends when they got divorced and ended up paying an arm and a leg. I got more custody than I expected and we worked out spousal support that is somewhat tolerable (as much as it can ever be...) Although lawyers don?t come cheap his rates were more reasonable than other lawyers I talked to. He is very sharp and knew exactly what he was doing. He was very friendly but he was very tough in court and always got results. My ex's attorney made a lot of noise but that was about it. I recommend him highly.

I hired Warren Shiell to deal with a relatively straightforward matter involving the renegotiation of the final stages of my divorce agreement. While the legal aspects were not complicated, I needed someone who could help me plan out a strategy in advance (I came to him almost six months before a deadline mandated in the agreement) and be sensitive to the psychology of the situation. I’m sorry to report he was inattentive both to the case and to the notes I gave him about dealing with my ex, was difficult to reach, called out of the blue only when it suited him, failed to draft a proposal letter as I repeatedly ask him to do and then, with just a few weeks to go before deadline, disappeared on vacation for a month without any forewarning. The one document he produced was a strategy sheet, which largely reproduced work done by a forensic accountant (for which I had paid separately) and proved to be almost entirely unusable after I hired a new – fabulous, efficient, attentive and effective – attorney. After I dismissed him, it took him more than a month to provide a final billing and a check for the balance of my retainer, and then only after repeated reminders that became necessarily more insistent. In the wake of his dismissal, he charged three times as much for the last month as he had for previous four. He insisted he had charged me correctly for the work he put in, but I saw scant evidence that that was the case. I was deeply disappointed because Mr. Shiell came warmly recommended as a tough but fair-minded divorce lawyer who charged reasonable rates and gave clients their money’s worth. That was not my experience, on any front. Perhaps he didn’t find my case all that interesting. If so, he should have turned me down and/or referred me elsewhere, not wasted my time and my money. Others beware.