Matthew Eric Palmer

First of all, I don't even know where to begin because my entire divorce and custody process was long and painful. I am very grateful for Matthew and Layla for helping me through this difficult time in my life, which felt like would never come to an end. It finally has, and the outcome is what was ex...pected. Full of regret and self-destruction, my ex-husband has resorted to his old ways, past addictions and is thankfully, now getting the help that he always needed to get better. This all after being ripped apart and putting me on a witch stand trial by his attorneys. Karma is indeed a B**th. Things are exactly how I want them to be. I cannot begin to tell you how professional and calm Palmer Rodak & Associates were with the opposing side. The opposing side were pit bulls with a high price tag. They were extremely unprofessional, and had a tacky approach. They poked and taunted me all the time even down to their staff. Rest assured that Matthew and Layla did everything in their power to help. At trial, they were quick thinking and sharp. They defended me to the very bitter end. Kept me calm through the entire process. I now have full custody of my children again. You never think that these sort of things could happen to you and when it does, you do not know how to react and what to do. It is very hard. I am very pleased with how professional and ethical they were handling my case. I know judges appreciate such professionalism as well. It serves one well to have attorneys like Matthew and Layla who you can confide in, tell everything to (literally), know that they listen to you and give you the correct advice. You can trust them with your life! Thank you guys so much for all your hard work on my case. I am very grateful. Also, FYI, trust that they will not overcharge you. Their billing rates are reasonable as compared to other places that take full advantage of billing for everything. I don't think I paid enough. All the emails and phone calls of me venting, frustrated and crying through the entire process, and just things that would inadvertently come up with the ex and the children. I wasn't charged for that stuff. Keep in mind that they are extremely busy attorneys. While they usually won't respond to the "lists" of emails, know that they will always find the time to read your emails and have staff respond accordingly. Their staff are welcoming, patient and responsive. And know whether the attorneys respond to your emails, or not, trust that they read ALL of them. They know everything that is going on with you and your case when you communicate with them. They meet with you and talk to you when they can. They let you know that you are not alone. Matthew and Layla, can't tell you how much it means to me all the positive affirmations and advice.

Matthew, Layla, Mary and everyone at Palmer Rodak & Associates did an amazing job on my behalf. They are a team and supported me through a very hard custody battle. Mary went above and beyond for not just me, but for my little boy. Dylan, my paralegal, kept me informed of the issues that were rele...vant and was on top of everything even during the ongoing Covid 19 conditions. It isn’t easy to find an Attorney who cares and is not out to take advantage and over bill. Everyone at the firm knew when to call or email me to keep my costs down and I appreciated that. We settled the case the night before our trial. Matthew was prepared and ready to litigate and I felt secure knowing that I had him in my corner fighting for what was right. Matthew and Layla were amazing til the end and I know going forward that whatever happens, I will always have their support for any future issues that may arise.

The past year of my life was essentially a nightmare fighting for custody of my eldest son, but it all came to an end thanks to the entire staff at Palmer Rodak & Associates. Mr Palmer, Ms Zad, Aniyah, and the staff at Palmer Rodak & Associates worked day and night on my case for over 9 months. There... was never a time throughout the entire process that I was out of the loop with what to expect next, what our plan was, and how best to protect my son despite less than cordial actions from the opposing party. The communication alone between my representation and myself was outstanding, they often checked in on me to see how my son and other children were coping and immediately provided me with any updates throughout my case. They are truly an amazing team of people to have in your corner, and words cannot express how thankful I am to Palmer Rodak & Associates for permanently reuniting my family. You simply cannot put a price on keeping your family together, and in the end that is exactly what Mr Palmer helped to achieve - bringing my son back home where he belonged with his siblings. My family will be forever grateful, and we highly suggest their office to anyone who may need assistance in navigating family law. Thank you Mr Palmer, Ms Zad, Aniyah, and the office staff for all you have done to get us through this difficult time.

We have been working with Mr. Palmer and his team on a very complex case since late 2016. They have been very thorough and professional with every aspect of a multi-case situation. Our paralegal, Jacqueline Knecht, works diligently and keeps us informed on everything. She has been very kind and we tr...uly appreciate that during this rough season in our lives. It is comforting to know we have a great team advocating for us.

Going through a custody battle is hard and also divorce. I thank the firm for always having my back and telling me the hard truth from the start. I had a consult with Mr. Matthew Palmer he laid It all out for me the Good, the bad and the ugly. He told me from the start It would be hard only due to me... telling him my story. I got assigned a great paralegal that I highly would recommend to anyone Jacqueline Knecht, she was my go to with everything and understood where I was coming from as a mother, marine and over all as a person. She would always respond right away if I had an issue even during the weekend she would check the email regularly. Jacquilene was always spot on with everything and would word everything perfectly during my whole case. She never missed anything, She would break things down for me so I could understand It a lot better if that was over via email or the phone. She made it easy for me to feel comfortable and at ease during my whole case especially when I was at the edge of wanting to give up. She would always give me the saying "don't worry until we tell you to worry". During with this whole pandemic, marine corp order changing and me transition out of the marine corps. She helped me a lot, She's honeslty a great person and is amazing at her job espically when its time for a hearing she will get everything ready to go. When it was my Trial day she made sure my stuff was perfect not just on that day, but every time and she made sure I was satisfied. She would redo the parts I didn't want and add few things I wanted and would word it perfectly. She didn't just redo it once and call it a day, but she would do it until I was happy with the result. I would highly recommend her as peralegal to anyone and also the firm. From the time I walked into that office I felt welcomed, the energy in that place just made you feel like family and took good care of me until the end of my case. When I say the whole firm took care of me I truly mean that. I had the pleasure to have Matthew Palmer, Richard Manwaring and Layla Zad all represent me during my whole custody case at one point. Layla was the one who represented me during my trial, she made feel confident and honeslty calm my nerves and stress. She was so confident in my case she told me I will bring It home not to worry and that's exactly what she did. I put my trust into the firm they always know what's best. I highly recommend this firm to anyone on the attonery side. On the paralegal stand point it would be Jacqueline Knecht she was great during my whole case returning phone calls, putting important details on everything and answering questions Thank you to the firm and everyone that contributed to my case you all helped me start a new life. I'm happy to say the outcome was great, im divorced I can't start my new life with my family and custody is all settled. I could never thank the firm enough I'll always be grateful for them.