Joel Stuart Seidel

From the moment I met Joel I knew I was in good hands. I came to him full of anxiety and stress due to my 8 years of dealing with an abusive ex husband who made my life, and most importantly, the lives of my little girls a complete nightmare. Joel and Kristine provide a level of integrity, sup...port and utmost professionalism that is hard to find. Joel's experience in the court room made me feel at ease and the human touch before and after is life saving. I can't say this enough - I wouldn't trust anyone else but Joel to fight for me.

I have never felt so confident going into court as I did this time around knowing I had Joel on my side. Joel and Kristine are the absolute best. Joel's confidence in the court room really made me feel at ease. From the moment I met with him for a consultation, I knew I needed to hire him. He really ...took the time to listen and get every detail of my situation from start to finish. I love the fact that Joel and Kristine want to get all the details on the history of your case so they can find the best strategy when preparing your paperwork and for court. I appreciate them always being an email or phone call away whenever needed, for all their knowledgeable advice on how to deal with my ex whom was constantly harassing me and micro managing every situation, for always answering every single one of my questions and guiding me. After court, it felt strange having to say my "goodbyes" to Joel when he and Kristine have been my go to people for the last few months. Haha. But Joel, is honestly very caring and wants the best for his clients, he made sure to let me know that he is still around and available if I ever have a question or need them. Thank you so so much for caring and never making me feel like I was just another case. Although you guys are extremely busy, you always made me feel like my case was a priority and that is truly remarkable. If and when I ever need to go back to court, best believe I will be reaching out to Joel! Once again, thank you for your keen attention to detail in my case that did not allow my ex to manipulate the system this time around. For that, I continue to have sole custody of my daughter and making sure she continues to remain safe.

I have interviewed and worked with dozens of attorney's in the family law field, however Joel is hands down the best there is! My girlfriend had some very bad attorney's represent her and received a devastating order awarding custody of her children during the week to her ex-husband. After this order... was put in motion, we had an exceedingly difficult uphill battle ahead which seemed almost hopeless at the time. We spoke with many attorneys, of which some weren't even willing to take the case and was referred to Joel by one of the most prominent family law attorney's in Los Angeles. After interviewing Joel and another attorney, I asked Joel why we should go with him. He very humbly and confidently said "because I'm at the top of my game". We took a chance and made what turned out to be the best decision and hired Joel. He went completely out of his way to meet us late in the evening because we lived 70 miles away. He was very attentive and in the first meeting we realized that he really cared. We came to really appreciate and admire Joel's no nonsense approach and ability to keep us focused on the real issues. Throughout the process, he provided excellent advice, was very calming for my girlfriend and was able to help navigate the land mines being thrown at her. We provided Joel with all of the information he requested and showed up to our first court date. There were some curve balls thrown at us, but Joel shined like a star. The Judge had already made her ruling and Joel did what he does best. He presented some overwhelming facts convincing the Judge to reconsider, which she did and changed the whole momentum of the case. We had another court appearance where another curve ball was thrown at us. Joel again calmly and confidently made his case and illustrated to the Judge the importance of the serious issues at hand. This resulted in awarding a final court date to take testimony from both sides and decide if this terrible order would stay in effect. Joel was able to see and focus the attention on what the real main issues were. He provided excellent guidance and discipline to keep the focus on these main issues when we were diverting off the course which was frequently. The day of the trial came and Joel was extremely prepared. He truly is "at the top of his game" and tried an amazing case resulting my girlfriend getting custody of her children. We will forever be grateful to this amazing man that was able to get justice and custody of her children. He truly is the most ethical, moral, honest, straight forward and caring attorney I have had the pleasure or working with. I would recommend ANYONE to work with Joel, as in my opinion he is the best there is!

I am beyond elated!! We retained Joel with a history of one bad attorney after another. We were hopeless and couldn't find anyone that actually knew what they were doing because our case was so complicated and had previous attorrnies cause more errors then you can imagine... some attorneys didn't eve...n want to take my case because it was a mess with horrible orders already made by two judges! Finally, when Joel came on board, he found ways to change our judge and fought hard- he had the court room under his finger tips!! His level of professionalism, knowledge and confidence was a breath of fresh air! Our last hope was Joel! Forr him to have won this case for us, it was literally a miracle! I was fighting a custody battle for 18 months in dependency court without success. Then moved my case to family court and the disaster of terrible court orders continued until Joel worked his magic! This man fought so strategic, professional and passionate that we won and had orders made in our favor that would have never been possible without him!!! I won full custody of my children and finally had the hands of an expert work the court room like nobodies ever seen! I have my family back because of Joel!! I cannot find enough words to thank this man for his hard work and determination! He is a miracle that turned our greiving into joy!!! I will refer this attorney to any person I come across that needs the best possible legal advocate there is out there! I will forever be grateful for all of Joel's hard work, brainstorming, professionalism and expertise. This man literally took a case that was doomed for failure and pulled us out of the worst possible situation you could ever imagine. I highly recommend Joel and know that anyone he represents, he will do so with such a high level of ethics, honesty and dedication that they will succeed with him by their side. Thank you so much Joel, you have given me the happiest outcome possible!! Joel... our family loves you and will never forget what you have done for us!!!

Joel Seidel’s office was very responsive to my questions and attentive to my case. In my case, Mr. Seidel assisted me primarily with custody issues. While the case had the potential to become a bitterly contested matter, with Mr. Seidel’s guidance we were able to settle the case on very favorable... terms that also allows me to have non-confrontational communications with my Ex. I had consulted with other counsel who advocated a very hardline approach. Then I was referred to Mr. Seidel by one of his former clients. After much consultation between us, we took a different approach that better fitted my particular situation. Mr. Seidel was very comfortable in strongly advocating for me, but also understood that settlement and compromise were options also to be explored. I would definitely recommend Mr. Seidel to other individuals who need assistance with a family law matter.