Eileen M Avila

Eileen Avila has been a great help to me this year.  So far, she helped me win a trial, beating my ex-wife’s request for a permanent domestic violence CLETS restraining order against me; helped me to regain possession of my residence; and successfully defeated a request for order by my ex-wife to set... aside the divorce judgment. Eileen is always available when I need her, including cell phone access.  She has been aggressive and assertive when needed, but understands that my family often needs kindness and understanding.  I give her the highest recommendation.

I recommend Eileen without any hesitation whatever, based on her handling of my contentious divorce process. The process involved getting out of a temporary restraining order used by my ex and her lawyer as a divorce tool, child custody evaluation, and property division. We progressed through my fail...ed attempt to reconcile, fighting the temporary restraining order head on, asserting my parental rights, and dividing the property through mediation, while avoiding a wasteful full-scale court battle. Throughout, Eileen was extremely professional, creative, responsive, nimble, dedicated, honest, and fair. She was willing to listen to and act on my preferences as well as to assert her superior knowledge and experience when needed. She navigated me expertly through the Family Law, local idiosyncrasies, advice from other experts, and referrals to other experts, based on more than 20 years of experience and continued learning. She was responding to my emails and calls instantaneously, even when traveling, over the weekend, or late in the day. There could not be a sharper contrast with the lawyer on the other side who simply wanted a court battle to maximize her fees. In conclusion, Eileen is an excellent Family Law attorney and I consider myself extremely lucky that she was my attorney.