Joel Stuart Seidel

Through hearing after hearing, through a long-cause trial, Joel Seidel believed in my cause and represented me with zealousness and professionalism.  If it was not for Mr. Seidel’s brilliant work, I would not have any contact with my daughter who now resides with me full-time. I would highly recommen...d him to anyone dealing with family law issues. He is not only a great attorney, but I now consider him a life long friend.

There are many divorce attorney who are skilled out there, but to find a skilled Family Law Attorney who is highly ethical as well as reasonable in his billing practice and willing to listen to your wants and needs is a rarity. Mr. Seidel has all of these qualities and frankly much more... he is a sk...illed negotiator and focuses on the children's' needs and his clients goals. I was involved in a very high conflict divorce extending for several years and after going thru a half dozen Family Law Lawyers, I found Joel as the legal eagle who understood the complex issues and fought vigorously to attain justice for the kids and certainly for me as an alienated parent. Go With Joel to save your sanity and savings, specially after a nasty divorce!!

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!