Camilla D. Cochran

Camilla represented me in several domestic matters including divorce , custody, child support and restraining orders. She's been my attorney since 1999 and I cannot imagine working with anyone else. She is ethical, fair, knowledgeable and sets realistic expectations. Camilla helped me, my children... and my ex husband transition through some really tough times. I feel very fortunate to have 'found' her!

My divorce was very complicated as my (ex) husband is not American and we had never lived in the US in 18 years, though we had been married here and our children lived here with me. He had no SS# or assets in the US which makes it very much not your normal process. Camilla was very professional, ...very strategic and allowed my ex & his attorney to show themselves as arrogant and ridiculously demanding. Camilla got nasty when she needed to be, on very few occasions, but most of the time she was controlled and didn't 'take the bait' from the other side. On several occasions, I had options on ways I could proceed based on the likelihood of a positive outcome. As my situation was so unique, we didn't have the same enforceable rules available to us. I think she helped me to see what was possible and what was not worth the effort / expense / drama to fight over. I have subsequently been involved in several family legal battles which had representation chosen by other senior family members. I think the outcome of those cases could have been faster or better had we had Camilla and her team on our side of the table rather than the attorney that was happy to let things continue indefinitely. Time is money, especially in a legal arena!

What can I say, this attorney is good for "run of the mill" divorce cases with little to no conflict. Camilla knows what to do but fails to listen to her clients needs and is overworked with a massive case load most of the time (often takes a week or more to get an appointment). She has her good poin...ts but treated me as an idiot instead of informing me at every turn of my case.