Anne Rebecca Fokstuen

Anne was referred to me by an attorney spouse of a very close friend. I also saw her name pop up on a community app called "NEXT-DOOR" and she was highly recommended by a fellow attorney. Having her peers speak so highly of Anne speaks volume on her character and integrity. I spoke to 3 other attor...neys and Anne was the most I felt comfortable and someone I felt would be a good fit to what I needed. I chose Anne bc i felt her sincerity and she never gave me the "Shark Lawyer" feeling on out to get your ex. but, at the same time I needed someone like her to protect my rights and what is due to me. Throughout the whole process, Anne made it more tolerable for me by being responsive with any questions I have, thoughtfully giving me options and also considering my ex reactions and feelings but most of all Anne cautiously crafted a plan that allowed me to keep my home and provide stability for my children. Anne's expertise and knowledge was also amazing. I also appreciated the fact that I work with Anne directly rather than a legal assistant. Thank you Anne for making a difficult time in my life more tolerable and giving me hope throughout the process. I am so happy with the outcome. I truly am blessed to have you as my attorney and would not have been able to achieve my goals without you. I am truly grateful to have work with you.

Anne served as my attorney for my divorce. Whenever I interacted with her, I always felt that she was a close, warm, and familiar presence. She was focused and devoted to my case, and I am certain she provides the same excellent representation to all her clients. I felt that her work was always accur...ate and fast and that her decisions were always well thought out. Prior to Anne taking on my case, it moved slowly and there were many delays, but once Anne stepped in as my attorney, the resolution of my case was fast and efficient. She was able to quickly get in contact with opposing counsel and there were no unnecessary delays in my case. If I ever have any future concerns, I am certain that I will go to her. For me to have this day is all due to Anne and my translator Eric. I am very grateful to have been saved by them. I am now independent and I feel that my life has meaning. Most importantly, my two children are happy. Thank you Anne!

Successful 60% of the time but often required many trips back to court for basic outcomes. Simple matters and details that made negative, big differences in our case, were things she would just ignore. She does not represent well in a hearing and her paperwork was often riddled with typos and inaccur...acies. Most organized paperwork was always her bill. She is constantly on vacation, unreachable, disorganized, as expensive as the bigger more skilled firms, and in general just someone I regret working with even though she did have some “wins” (if there is such a thing in family law).

We hired her to process a simple, amicable, no stress divorce to be filed by the end of 2022. She charged $3000. We submitted paperwork in April 2022. She did not submit the second round of paperwork we had signed in October until November. I asked a friend of mine to check and see the Court record a...bout where we were at. The record showed the document for the judge to sign had been rejected on Dec 2. She did not tell us this; rather, in response to our inquiry said “these things can take from 4 weeks to 3 or 4 months”. My lawyer friend told me that these rejections are due to not filling out forms correctly or missing boxes to check!, which when confronted Fokstuen then admitted. My lawyer friend also told me to ask her to backdate the document through a process called “nunc pro dunc”, which she did not respond to. Instead, after our nth reminder, and insistence that this must be completed by Dec 30, 2022, she offered that we could pay a Private Judge” to sign off before the deadline- for more money. We agreed, what else could we do? As I said, a simple process that someone with 19 years of experience should be able to do. But no. Is this her scam? I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt: she’s inattentive, a prevaricator, and incompetent.