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Constantin Zhukovsky

5.0
Rating: 7.0

Licensed for 25 years

Family Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense, Immigration

450 Taraval St #147, San Francisco, CA

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Licensed in California for 25 years

State: California

Acquired: 2000

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Law Offices of Constantin Zhukovsky

450 Taraval St #147, San Francisco, CA, 94116

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Constantin Zhukovsky's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

40 Client Reviews

Showing 16 - 20 of 40 reviews | 5 stars

Posted by Serge | December 28, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Great Person and Exceptional Lawyer!

Constantine held me through painful longtime marriage divorce. My previous lawyer did not have enough of courage, experience, and confidence to withstand unreasonable demands and attacks on me. When I full of frustration came to Constantine office my now ex-wife demanded 50% of what I was making as a... spousal support indefinitely, plus 100% custody of our child and child support, plus $30k of her attorneys fee. Constantine took the situation under the control and eventually we reached agreement. The aftermath is: no lifetime court jurisdiction; I am paying to my ex-wife 25% of what I am making now for the next 3 years; no child support; I am paying $7K of her attorneys fee; I highly recommend Constantine!

Posted by Lara | September 13, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Professional. Dedicated. One of a kind.

Constantine is a force to be reckoned with. He is passionate about doing the right thing and representing his clients' best interests. Despite the difficult nature of divorce, when you work with Constantine, you have peace of mind that the matter is being handled in a professional, efficient, and eff...ective manner. Constantine is well-regarded by all who have encountered him, both clients and peers. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

Posted by Peter | February 21, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

"Nitor In Adversum"

I had the great pleasure and good fortune to meet Mr. Zhukovsky with the onset of my divorce. My story was a particularly harsh one consisting of an ambush and subsequent hostage-taking of my beautiful children. Constantine proved himself to be a bulwark against the dirty tricks played by the other ...side and rose above the morass to exhibit a strength of character and profound moral understanding I have never seen elsewhere in the legal profession. Upon entering the courtroom for our first hearing I could not help but notice the respect and deference paid to Constantine by clerks, deputies, and the judge himself. It was that easy, I knew then and there I was working with a winner. As his business card states, Constantine thrives in the struggle against adversity. Constantine Zhukovsky has forever earned my highest regard and praise for his professionalism and tenacity. He is simply a good man in a profession bereft of the same.

Posted by Slava | March 10, 2015 | Family

Knowledgeable, experienced, proactive, and, most of all, deeply CARING about his clients, and their families

Despite having the simplest case one can possibly imagine (no minors, no real estate, no businesses, only earned incomes, and liquid assets), it turned into 3.5 year ordeal costing both sides over 200K of legal fees. Such is life when one side acts irrationally (and cycles through three attorneys, ne...xt more vicious and unscrupulous than a previous one) and takes you hostage in the process. Extremely upset and frustrated with my first inept and indifferent attorney, I asked my social network connections to send me references to family attorneys which they had been happy with. To my surprise I got almost universal response along the lines: “I can not honestly recommend my attorney” with degree of dissatisfaction varying from “mediocre” to “mindless screw-up”. But then, I got a fateful breakthrough : I met Constantine Zhukovsky ! After the first 15 minutes, my desperation was transformed into a hope and awe. That initial impression did not disappoint: the next 6 months of working with him on driving my case to a swift and satisfying closure only reinforced my observation that Mr. Zhukovsky is both a professional and a human being in a class of his own. Not only he has superb knowledge of the Family Code, precedents, and procedural intricacies, not only he is very proactive with choosing and executing optimal legal strategies, but most of all he CARES about his clients, and he strives to leverage awkward, clumsy and morally inept family court system in order to solve problems and conflicts created by a painful relationship break in just and fair manner, not only in legal, but also in moral way. For my specific situation Mr. Zhukovsky found a tradeoff which maximized long-term peace of mind for me, and managed to convince the opposing side that it is satisfactory solution for them as well. (using sound (not only logically but also psychologically) reasoning and smart procedural tactics) He also managed to accomplish that in as little time and legal fees as was practical, by avoiding an impending trial and driving the case to a settlement. As opposed to huge amount of legal fees generated by my previous attorney and all the experts that the opposing side forced us to employ, I felt that every dollar spent on Mr. Zhukovsky’s services. Given that my marriage was of “long duration” (over 10 years), if my case was decided via a court trial I would have ended up having to pay life-long spousal support and, even more troublesome, being vulnerable to a possibility of ongoing future legal harassment by my ex- and her monstrous attorney (because the court would have had “indefinite jurisdiction” over my case). Mr. Zhukovsky explained to me all the dangers and legal pitfalls which might haunt me for the rest of my life, and suggested a strategy which would protect me from these risks. He then brilliantly executed on this strategy leaving me 100% satisfied with both the process and the result. The bottom line is: if (G-d forbid) anyone approaches me asking for a family attorney recommendation, I can wholeheartedly recommend Mr. Zhukovsky as their best bet.

Posted by Alex P | November 09, 2014 | Child Custody

Here is what I've learned from Constantine. Would highly recommend

Your partners and spouses come and go, but your children are Forever, stay with your children no matter what! God gives each child one Father and one Mother, nobody has a right to take away and deprive the child of Either Parent! Our parent lived their lives, we have our lives to live. Our p...arents wish us well, but they cannot live our lives instead of us; and the parents should not impose their phylosophy and perception of life values on their children... the children have to live their lives themselves Constantine is neither "pro-mother" nor "pro-father", he is "PRO-CHILDREN", who entitled to have BOTH parents in their lives!

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Michael Waddington

Family lawyer | May 25

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"I endorse Constantin. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

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James Hoover

Family lawyer | May 10

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"My name is James Hoover, Esq.. I have represented several clients whose spouses retained Mr. Zhukovsky. He is an excellent attorney who is very strong and fair. I highly recommend him."

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Rating:  7.0 (Very Good)

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New College of California School of Law

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