Rhonda Diane Ellifritz

I am Rhonda’s actual client and have nothing but great things to say about her. I brought her on to my case in June 2020 in the midst of the pandemic and she was incredibly compassionate and empathetic with my situation. My ex was withholding financial information and after filing my own response and... paperwork I realized very quickly that this situation would cause for more than just self representation. He dragged on our proceedings by stating “he didn’t know” on more than one occasion to the judge, filled out his own paperwork incorrectly, didn’t follow court procedures with serving paperwork to my attorney and has in general been very verbally abusive and accusatory in declarations presented to the court that were false and had no relevance to the case further dragging things along. All the while Rhonda has been encouraging and supportive and reminding me of what is actually important to getting things finished. She did not allow me to get caught up in the drama with my ex and instead helped me focus on what mattered most, my kids. She negotiated a very fair custody and visitation agreement that benefitted both parents equally, got us signed up with Our Family Wizard to communicate about the kids, recommended a book on how to interact with each other in our high conflict divorce and even negotiated our financial disagreements in a fair manner. The only real delay in our proceedings were due to Covid related court dates (2020/2021) and then lack of preparedness by my ex who was self represented. Divorce paperwork was filed by my ex in June 2019 and our first original court date wasn’t scheduled until March 2020 which was delayed by Covid until October 2020. CNV was completed in October 2020 and the only thing left were financials which took all of 2021 to get finalized at no fault of Rhonda’s. I am very satisfied and happy with her work and encourage you to give her a call to see if she is the right fit for you. Don’t be swayed by anonymous reviewers pretending to be her clients. She puts your kids first and that’s most important.

Rhonda knows what works and what doesn’t. Divorce is super stressful and it’s hard to see clearly. I’ve had moments where I’ve freaked out and wanted to file things out of emotional reactions and Rhonda would warn against it and explain why it wouldn’t work. Once I didn’t listen and it turned out jus...t as she said it would. If you have kids, it makes divorce even tougher as you feel like you’re losing your children. Ms. Ellifritz really cares about kids and the courts only care about the kids as well. The court won’t really care about you or your ex. It’s hard to find a lawyer that truly has your best interest in mind. If you want someone on your team that will work for your best interest (since the court won’t) than this is the attorney for you. She is well respected and you’ll have a better outcome.

I was referred to Rhonda by a friend. My previous attorney/attorneys, I felt, took me for a ride. I had to go back to family court to fight over a custody battle, I had reached out to Rhonda, we met at her office and discussed what was at hand. She was very professional at what she does. She doesn’t ...mess around with all the nonsense or bs. She fights for what is right in the given situation. I was pleased with the outcome and if the situation arises where I need her representation again, I will definitely retain her again!

Well Rhonda was my second attorney. After getting ripped off by a local fountain valley firm that did nothing but take my money. I found Rhonda and felt very comfortable with her from the beginning. Not only did she explain everything to me, but she was very thorough and worked very hard in solving m...y divorce with major child custody issues. The end result was honestly much better than I thought would ever happen to a single father in CALIFORNIA!!! There's no doubt she's one of the best Attorneys out there!