Swati Sumit Desai

If you do decide to use Desai Family Law as your counsel, do NOT have Malori handle any of your documents or case. She is careless with her work and not detailed oriented. I should have known this in the beginning, when she had emailed me requesting my signed retainer agreement. I notified her tha...t the signed agreement was faxed couple days prior, then receive an email stating she had found my signed retainer agreement. This is not a big issue and a simple mistake that is understandable. However, during the negotiations of my case, I had instructed Malori to change my custody schedule to the Settlement Proposal Letter. I, of course, wanted more time with my child and attached a picture of the changes I was requesting. I even told Malori to see the attached picture. Apparently, Malori did not see the attached picture and emailed me the Proposal several times without the changes I requested. I was also billed for the wasted time and work spent because of Malori's negligence. I eventually had to call Malori and tell her which email to open and what needed to be done. If you decide to use Desai Family Law Group, I would NOT recommend using Swati Desai. Any parent going through a custody case, goes through a lot of stress and needs an attorney to help them feel confident. I can honestly say, I did not feel confident having Swati represent me as my counsel, and I had to fire her 1 week prior to my court date. Several months prior to my court date during a phone call, Swati was aggressive with me on the phone and telling me my court date is coming up. I had to remind her that my court date was postponed and rescheduled to a later date by the courts. Her reply, "Hold on. Oh yeah, you're right". Also, during this conversation, Swati had given me incorrect legal advise. I questioned Swati's legal advice, so I emailed Malori if what Swati had said was correct. Malori's email contradicted Swati's legal advise; and in fact, Swati's legal advise was incorrect. During another important phone call, Swati proceeded to put me on hold twice. I was billed for the entire length of the phone call and her pricing is not cheap! One week prior to my court date during a phone call, Swati asked me "wait, when is your court date again"? Also during this phone call, I had asked Swati if she saw my important email from 2 days before. Her response, "What email? Oh yeah, that email. What was that email regarding again"? It was after this phone call, I decided to seek new counsel and fire Swati as my attorney. I understand that most attorneys do not memorize all their clients' court dates, but at least wait until the phone call is over and check your schedule for the court date. Do not ask your client, "wait, when is your court date again". (Take this as constructive criticism). The amount of stress and paranoia I endured having to fire Swati one week prior to my court date, I do not wish upon any parent. Shortly after replacing Swati, I was emailed a ridiculous bill. I tried to call Swati from my work phone to discuss the charges, only to realize that she had blocked that number. If Swati was familiar with my case/file she would have blocked the only number I had put on my contact information (which was my personal phone number). I called her from my personal number and she refused to discuss the charges. For the price they charge, I expected a certain level of professionalism and experience, which was not met. I would not recommend this firm and would suggest looking elsewhere.

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our ca...se has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum respons...ibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other ...attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.