Samin Vali Beringer

Family Law is often a roller coaster of ups and downs. I went through a divorce in 2014, and was a recently graduated attorney myself. I can tell you that without Samin, I never would have been able to navigate the San Diego Family Law court system myself. She was thoughtful. Prompt. Very experienced.... And helped me to understand my legal rights v. costs of enforcing them through trial compared to settlement v. how the local Court (which she was very familiar with) might evaluate my facts. While my ex challenged everything, and was in a state where she would have never agreed to anything with me, Samin worked out issues I never could have with my ex. I started out with slightly less than 50/50, and in my case, there were issues that necessitated that I work towards becoming the primary parent. The Court needed to understand that even as a working father, I was the best option for my kids. Getting the narrative right, and helping the judge to understand the reality of the parenting dynamic with my children was a difficult task that Samin nailed. There were two Ex Partes that she promptly worked with me on during my custody proceedings that hanged the tide. Had I been the one pointing the finger at my ex in open court, I am absolutely positive that the right outcome would not have happened. When things looked bleak, or decisions were confusing, Samin was there to help me process. And she helped me understand the long term strategy over finding short term satisfaction. At the end of my divorce, I can say she executed a long term strategy that ended with me going from less than 50/50 to all but two weekends a month. She advised me on best approaches with the two judges we had. And gave me sound advice on when settlement would likely be less costly than continuing to pay her to pursue a trial. She's everything you could ever want in a good family law attorney. Although the legal process can be costly, especially with a contentious ex mine, she was efficient with my time and money and generally spot on with her legal strategy and advice. No one can be perfect, but I think Samin might walk on water. Even attorneys need attorneys for their divorces, and I would highly recommend Samin. I can't think of a better attorney in Family Law, or one who cares about her clients and providing exceptional services like Samin does. Stick with her. It can be a daunting process. But in the end, you won't regret it.

Hiring a divorce attorney to handle your divorce is a crucial decision. If you are leaving a marriage with children, assets and debts to be divided, who represents you during your divorce can determine how well you fair emotionally and financially post divorce. Nothing can derail your divorce faster... than following lousy divorce advice. Believe me, I know this situation due to my own experience as I had to search for another attorney midway through my divorce case. My case was too far in that I contemplated on wanting to finish my situation with my initial attorney. But, I felt the lack of memory on even the most basic details about my case, an overlooked filing requesting for a child support order which was forgotten about (which was 9 months of child support I couldn’t collect), a missed hearing, and even the lack of responsiveness a few days before a court hearing. It always left me going into court not knowing what was going on. It actually left me more anxious and stressed where I questioned myself, why am I not changing attorneys? Thankfully, they moved to another firm, and it gave me an opportunity to search for another attorney mid-case without it being detrimental to my case, which was a blessing in disguise despite the stress of now finding a new attorney but now TRUSTING them given I had a bad one, to begin with. When I was searching for another attorney, you generally base your next move off of reviews you find, follow up with a consultation, and decide from there. Luckily, for me, I was able to see how Samin represented clients first hand while I was waiting for my case to be called up next. What I saw in the courtroom was an attorney who was professional, courteous, competent, very knowledgeable, responsible, and always one step ahead of the process and was never caught by surprise by any obstacles. It was at that moment that I knew she was what my case needed. I needed someone who would represent me the way she did for her clients that day as she was fierce and fearless when fighting for her clients. But given my hesitation due to my previous attorney, I had to make sure her reviews matched what was seen in court, all of them did say very similar things, and were highly rated, so I made the call for consultation, and the rest was history. I consider myself a very detail oriented person, sometimes pushing the boundaries on the patience of the person providing the details. I was very relieved and pleased when I found that Samin and her staff were the same way, very communicative, and responsive. I always felt I knew the status of where things were as she kept me updated with each step of the process. I was still well informed, and if I had any questions, she would thoroughly address each concern to where I was able to understand it, which can be very complicated not to mention overwhelming. Believe me, I can ask a lot of questions because I want to be sure I understand the entirety of it but never once did I feel it was a burden to her as she has rare compassion that I find lacking amongst other family lawyers. If I could describe Samin and her staff in a few words it would be impossible to find the right words, but it would be: no-nonsense, straight to the point, understanding, and very professional. Going through this process was definitely an eye-opener, and I wouldn't wish divorce on anyone, let alone the process. But if I could’ve changed anything, I would've started off with Samin being my representing council as it would’ve saved me my sanity on so many levels over the first 1.5 yrs. Samin, you came at the right time and became an incredible blessing for me, and I am genuinely grateful for all of your minutes/hours/days/weeks that you have put towards my case, I couldn't say it enough, but thank YOU!

Divorce sucks. It just does. We all know this and the process of legal representation is not an easy one to choose. Why do I know this? Because, I spoke to 12 different Attorney's as I went through the process of choosing the right Attorney to deal with my difficult Divorce. Luckily, Samin Bering...er was recommended to me and it was clear after 15 minutes of speaking with her she not only understood what needed to be done but also how to deal with the circumstances of difficult situations. Basically, she made the situation as smooth as possible. She's a pro with a deft touch of understanding the nuances of your side and that of the other party. However, she's relentless in protecting you. She communicates great (an anomaly in this field) and is willing to do what she has to do to get the end result. Yeah, she's great and I hope I never have to speak to her again - for obvious reasons. Hire her.

I hired Samin Beringer after I was sued by my ex in-laws for Grandparent visitation of my 2 children even though they had never been denied visitation. After I read the absolute lies they stated about me and the tactics they were using to attempt to sway the court, I decided I needed an attorney to ...protect my children. I found Samin to be compassionate and caring and very, very smart. She is unflappable and determined and made sure to prepare me and my family for what to expect. She guided me through our options - we elected to go to an evidentiary hearing - and she was up against a ruthless and non-ethical attorney (was a perfect match for her clients). We won our case with absolute victory and I thank God every day that as I was perusing possible attorneys somehow I saw her in the listing and felt like she would be the one. I hope I never need her services again, but if I ever have another issue she'll be the one I call!

Samin Beringer is a caring, competent, and very qualified lawyer. She handled my divorce cases and always fought to make sure I received the best outcome. If I had not been represented by a qualified attorney I would definitely have made the wrong decisions for my case. She kept me apprised dur...ing each step and one aspect of dealing with her that I definitely liked was that I was able to contact her by email to which she always responded. In contrast, my husband's attorney was very hard to contact. I found her to be a very sincere person who cares about her clients. I believe she is very hard worker. I would highly recommend Samin to anyone looking for a qualified attorney to handle their divorce.