Daniel Josef Paletz

I hired Daniel to protect my legal rights and act in the best interests of our children. Instead, I experienced the opposite. He pressured me to sign a stipulation in a way that felt like borderline blackmail, threatening to withdraw representation and adjust billing for services not rendered unless ...I complied. He disregarded critical court orders regarding co-parenting therapy, minimized their importance, and ignored my repeated concerns about securing timely school enrollment for our children. Even more alarming, during a call (witnessed by others), he told me “F*** you”, completely unprofessional, disrespectful, and unacceptable for any attorney. I have also repeatedly asked for a clear, itemized bill to understand what I am being charged for, what work wasn’t performed, and whether there are duplicate charges since he had duplicate charges in the past. To this day, he has refused to provide transparency. I always paid my bills and treated him with respect, but I was met with condescension, dismissiveness, and questionable billing practices. If you are looking for an attorney who will prioritize your children’s best interests, follow court orders, communicate clearly, and treat you with respect, I cannot recommend Daniel. My experience was the complete opposite.

If you are looking for a family law attorney, look no further - Kermisch & Paletz is the right choice, for whatever your family law needs are! I have used Daniel Paletz and his associate, Lauren Lookofsky, throughout my very contentious divorce and both of them have been absolutely amazing!!! Not... only are they extremely knowledgeable in family law and know their stuff as well as being dependable, reliable and always get back to me promptly when I need legal advice on a matter or need them to handle a matter, they are also personable and easy to talk to and explain everything which was very important to me. What has also been great in working with them is that pretty much everything could be done electronically which has been great and very time saving so that I don't need to drive to their office for all the paperwork, etc. Most importantly, Daniel and Lauren have been able to negotiate with my ex (who I am certain has been their most difficult opposing party ever), but when negotiation was not possible, they kicked my ex's butt in court! Daniel represented me throughout my trial. He is an amazing and impressive litigator who remembers all the facts of the case and cites all the case laws from memory. He is a very aggressive advocate, which is what I needed in dealing with my ex who has been very difficult and harassing. I can't tell you how many times other parties came up to Daniel as we left the court room, told him what an amazing job he did and asked for his business card. I am very grateful to Daniel and Lauren for the successful outcomes they have achieved for me throughout my divorce process and thereafter. I am certain I would not be where I am today without them. I highly recommend Kermisch & Paletz for any of your family law needs. You won't be disappointed!

I was married for a very long time and planned on staying that way. So as one can imagine, I never had any reason to look for a divorce attorney. However, things don't always turn out as planned... My ex and I initially intended to work out the details of our divorce with a mediator. We did our be...st to be civil in settling our differences. But even in the best of circumstances, divorce is a difficult and often painful process. So when the mediator didn't work out, she referred me to Daniel Paletz and his firm, Kermisch & Paletz. I work in a creative industry and my brain cowers and aches when I need to read over long, dry documents, contracts or spreadsheets. From our first meeting Daniel put my mind at ease. I felt he had a thorough understanding of my situation. He was patient with my questions, compassionate about the history of my marriage and concerned about my needs moving forward. He instilled confidence that the job would get done right and immediately went to work. Because of the long duration of my marriage it was a complicated process. People say a lot of nasty things about lawyers, but at every step of the way Daniel distilled the legalese, procedures and processes into a language I could understand and he did it without being patronizing or condescending. My divorce is now finalized and I am writing this review as small token of appreciation to someone who advised and counseled me though a long and often arduous experience. Daniel Paletz was my Obi-Wan Kanobi in the journey. He is not only an excellent attorney, he's also one of the smartest people you will ever meet. I'm happy to give him my highest recommendation.

My son wanted to move in with me. We needed a ruling before he started school in the fall, six months. This is impossible to do with a slow court system. Originally my case was with Lauren, one of the less expensive attorneys at this firm. Unfortunately she had an accident and was unable represen...t me in court. Daniel, the full partner, called me and told me that he would be representing me. I worried because I felt in that Lauren was on top of case. She is sharp and managed to get a court date that I thought impossible. My first surprise with Daniel was that he would be charging me at Lauren’s significantly lower rate. The judge in my case was going to request an evaluation with my son. Doing this would have prolonged my case months after my original court date. On the morning of my court date Daniel was able to find minor’s counsel to represent my son and get the other side to agree. My second surprise with Daniel was that the judge on my case accepted the minor’s counsel in lieu of an evaluation. The judge ruled in my favor on my first court appearance. Over the years I have become hardened and distrust lawyers. Daniel told me that he is selective of his cases and only takes the ones that should be fought. I thought ya right. Daniel told me that I had a good chance of losing my case. Other firms told me that I had the highest chances of winning. After spending lunch with him I truly believe he is decent person. Every week the partners take the entire staff out to lunch just to bond and catch up. In one of these lunches someone mentioned that they should every have a company Starbucks card. Now the entire staff has free coffee from the Starbucks next to their office. Several times Daniel said bless you to people sneezing nearby that day. After spending the day with Daniel, I truly believe that he cares and will tell you like it is. He will not tell you what you want to hear just to make a buck. If I lost my case, I would post this same review.