Ernest Calhoon

I can't thank Mr. Calhoon enough for myself and my sons. He helped me when it seemed nobody else could. He's not a cheap lawyer, but he was a lot cheaper than my sons and me losing to my ex. I also wasted money on 2 other lawyers beforehand who only made things worse. Mr. Calhoon was the only l...awyer who made sense. He won my case.

Newport Beach lawyer Ernest Calhoon fought for me and won my case. And while I realize he usually represents fathers, I came referred and he did mine. He can't fight any harder for the anyone than he did for me. His winning my case may seem like a small thing, but every other lawyer I spoke with ...in the area said I had to move back to where my abusive husband lived. My husband is from a very affluent family in the area and I feared I could not get a fair hearing. I also feared for my safety if I came back. Ernest Calhoon said I didn't have to and shouldn't, and fought for me. Ernest Calhoon spoke to many lawyers to attempt to find a good one to take over my case, but he and I just couldn't find one, so he ultimately took it over himself even though it was out of his area. The cards in the deck of my case were really stacked against me, and we fought the first judge, a commissioner, who seemed unfair. I made the decision to ask that Judge be removed, and Ernest Calhoon fought to do that, but the judge said he was wrong and didn't have to leave. The Judge did leave, and with the new Judge I was allowed to stay with my family and not return until the trial (we won that fight) and later was allowed to stay permanently after a full trial (we won that one too). All the people at the courthouse knew him as "The Newport Beach Lawyer", and they said that with respect. I was able to stand my ground, to stand up for myself and my children for the first time in my life. I did so and won, even when all the supposed experts told me I could not win and to not even fight. We are still happily living near my family out of state, and have never returned. I thank the Lord every day for this lawyer and what he did for my children and me.

I am a medical doctor and write my review anonymously to maintain my privacy for my patients and me. I hired Mr. Calhoon after spending $40,000.00 with my prior counsel and getting nowhere except for negative progress. I was extremely pleasantly surprised with his representation. My case was n...ot easy as my wife was trying to be difficult in every way possible. She found a lawyer to follow her lead on this in every way. Unfortunately, at first I did not have the lawyer to fight back and that lasted a year. When I finally got Mr. Calhoon I had the lawyer to fight back as I will explain. First, Mr. Calhoon kept me informed of everything that was going on at all stages of the proceeding. Whenever we had communication with the opposition I received copies of messages. I was also sent electronically all emails, faxes and pleadings in the case. This might seem normal to others, but this was not my experience with the prior counsel I had hired. I didn't expect all of this. It just happened. When I hired Mr. Calhoon I had not seen my case file, deposition transcripts, or anything else. I didn't ask him to do anything regarding that, but he simply copied all of it and emailed it to me so I could assist in my own case. It was refreshing, and turned out to be very effective in the long run. I had no problem reaching Mr. Calhoon either by email, phone or otherwise, and messages left were always promptly returned. To be clear on this, no communication of mine was ever left unanswered and was always returned in kind (email by email) or often with a phone call explaining details that email would be cumbersome to explain. I wish I could say we quickly reached our objectives. It was quick relative to the prior counsel, but it still took time, with the court continuing over our objections more than once. However, I can say we developed a strategy together and carried it out. When things didn't go our way initially, we just changed direction just a little bit and kept working and in the end we got there. I received everything I wanted and more in the end. It was a great deal of work and I saw that in the frequent court filings, faxes, emails and other communications and work. Mr. Calhoon worked far more than an 8 hour day on his job, and that hard work and dedication paid off for me -- the client -- in the end. I only wish I had hired him a year sooner, as much of his work was unraveling the mistakes of the prior counsel. I highly recommend this attorney. I was extremely pleasantly surprised with Mr. Calhoon's great work, efforts and results. As a professional myself, I particularly appreciate his work understanding the challenges working with people and other professionals.

I retained Mr. Calhoon after I discovered mywife having an affair and she moved out with the kids and filed for divorce and custody and tried to make it so I couldn't see my kids ...turning me into a giant ATM. I was totally despondent over the divorce and barely able to function. I found Mr. Calhoon... through a Fathers rights group where he was generally considered among members of that group to be the best bang for the buck in fathers rights law. He stopped my soon to be ex and her high priced attorney in their tracks ... My wifes 600 hr attorney was genuinely intimidated by Mr. Calhoon and it was evident that he commands a great deal of respect from the judges and court staff as well. Now I have full access to my kds...liberal visitation and I only pay half as much child support as she she wanted...Thank you Ernest Calhoon! I will recommend you to everyone I know.