I had been divorced for a few years prior to meeting Joe Howington. I learned through the grapevine (my ex wife's ex friends) that my ex-wife, (who was not supposed to be working) was working for a horse training center and making large amounts of money under the table. I also had learned she was tak...ing exotic trips to Africa, Canada and all over the country while supposedly not employed. I was paying her huge monthly support payments and she was making more money than was so I decided to take her back to court for a support modification. I did not want to use my original divorce lawyer so I asked around who was the best Family Law Attorney in the Inland Empire and Joe Howington's name came up. I contacted him and our first meeting was very cordial and professional. I knew right away this guy knows his stuff. I hired Joe to represent me for this case and he went right to work. My ex-wife rehired her original divorce lawyer which I did not care for at all. Once the court docs were filed, she had "conveniently" lost her high paying job as horse trainer but then she got a minimum wage job working for a law office. We had learned that they were going to go after a higher monthly support payment because said she is not healthy and unable to work full time. (She was very healthy when she divorced me) After a several court hearings, the pressure was getting to me and I almost threw in the towel a couple of times. It was Joe's paralegal Heather that kept encouraging me to stay in there and fight for what is right. I am so glad I did too. My ex's attorney told the court she is unable to work full time because she developed borderline diabetes. Joe told the court that she was healthy at the time of the divorce and that I am not her insurance policy. The judge agreed. Not only did she not get any more support from me, the support was cut in half. Now I can breathe again. On a side note, Joe Howington is a very personable individual. Whenever we met at the San Bernardino courthouse, he seemed to know everyone and everyone seemed to really like this man. While talking with him in the hallways, people would walk up to him with big smiles and give him a friendly hello. He would joke around with the elevator attendant. He would even stop each time outside to the guy selling soda's and water in front of the courthouse. He would ask for a coke then get out a large bill and hand it to him and tell him to keep the change. Then he would hand the soda back to him. The vendor would stop and pray for him right there. I know enough Spanish to know that he asked God to help Joe win all his cases and in my case, God was listening. It was great to see Joe interact with everyone. It made me know I had the right attorney working for me. Thank you Joe for all your help. You and your entire staff are AWESOME and it was a pleasure to work with you.

I am so blessed to have had Joseph Howington represent me in my child support arrears case. During the entirety of this case, I have felt that Mr. Howington truly has had my best interest in mind. Throughout this case, Mr. Howington has been very accessible, clearly and honestly communicating his i...deas and plans as well as considering my input. Though this case is still on-going, Mr. Howington used his expertise to tackle this unusual case via every possible angle, resulting in the recovery of a large sum of arrears. In addition to this, I have felt that the entire staff I have communicated with at his office has been not only professional, but also friendly, helpful and on-board with me. Thank you, Mr. Howington for all your help. You are highly recommended! Thank you also, to all at Howington & Associates. Together you make a great team.

Mr. Howington represented me to help enforce a divorce judgement on my ex-husband. After providing Mr. Howington all of my pertinent details, he put me at ease and explained how the whole process would work. Because of his professionalism and known reputation, Mr. Howington was able to convey his i...ntentions on my behalf to my ex-husband which resulted in the perfect outcome. I can't begin to say what an amazing attorney Mr. Howington is.

Joe Howington – Absolute Best Attorney Nutshell of my case: I was divorced over 14 years ago with 2 small kids. Remarried in 2008. In 2009 when the economy tanked I had to close my business. My ex wife wouldn’t work with me and we had to file a motion to revisit the support as I had 50/50... custody. My ex wife’s parent are multi millionaires who paid all of her fees with no regard to the amount. My ex wife had no less than 5 attorneys over the past 6 years…… she spent mid 6 figures on attorney fees going after me and my wife. You name it, they tried it: Sued my current wife and her business, Sued my best friend, Sent subpoenas to my customers, sent private investigators to watch us and look into everything connected to me, Sent Forensic CPAS to examine books, Ridiculous amounts of Discovery, Several Depositions, etc….my ex even tried to have my wife and I arrested for fraud. After several years we finally made it to trial. We had a 31 day trial. The results of the trial were very good. Due to my ex wife’s tactics and gamesmanship I ended up with 100% legal custody and my ex was ordered to pay my attorney fees and the attorney fees my new wife incurred. She even owed me for OVERPAYMENT of child support of $46,000.00. My ex wife appealed the decision and in Nov 2014 the appeal came back 100% in our favor. This case was so extreme that the Court of Appeal published the case. Why is Mr. Howington so good? He is very well respected in his field. I was in Court approx a 100 times and I saw him first hand deal with other Attorneys, Court Secretaries, Court Reporters and several Judges. I knew he was the correct attorney for me when he stepped in and was a Judge Pro-Tem for Judges that were out. The Judges trusted his knowledge and skills so much that they had him sit in their place on the bench. The best part about Mr. Howington was his knowledge of how Family Law works. He would tell me “no” on some items I wanted to do. I didn’t like to hear “no”, who does? He would then explain why this will not work because of the laws or the timing was wrong. Mr. Howington told me “no” because it would end up hurting my case……I appreciate him for sticking to what he knows was best for me. I could go on and on about the knowledge and skills of Mr. Howington. Bottom line is: Divorce and Custody and Support cases are difficult at best. Everyone is emotionally driven. I needed someone who could navigate the intricate maze of family law, and Mr. Howington is a expert in this area. 100% give Mr. Howington a 5 star rating.

I have only the best things to say! I hired Mr. Howington in March 2015, the best decision I ever made. His office staff is incredible. Everyone in the office always does what they say they are going to do. They are amazingly efficient in every way possible. I have never had a better experience. ... I was not paid for this response at all. I often hear people say that divorce lawyers want to take your money, and don't want to help you. That has been the opposite of my experience. Mr. Howington and his team have done everything they could to reduce my expenses. Mr. Howinfton and his team have done everything they could, to reduce my bill. Every single decision, has been explained to me , by Mr. Howington or his staff, if it was going to cost more money, and didn't make sense, that was always brought to my attention as well. My process is not over with the office, still several items to do. One of the things that has cost me additional dollars, is chasing after my husband's attorney and their office for a response. Several documents have been sent, most are not responded to, even a courtesy answer would have been enough! That has been a very unfortunate outcome, and has left a sour spot for opposing counsel. Mr. Howington and his staff have made several attempts on various occasions to make sure they communicated with the other side , 95% of the time the other side did not respond. I would never thought that this would happen in 2015, however it did. For anyone considering using this office, Mr. Howington and his staff, I would highly recommend them, and if you hire them, I am confident that you Will have no regrets!