Teresa Faye Bristow

Teresa Faye Bristow

Licensed for 20 years

Family Lawyer at Roseville, CA
Practice Areas: Family

5225 Maestro Way, Roseville, CA

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Reason: Not Practicing
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2020
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Licenses

Licensed in California for 20 years

State: California

Acquired: 2005

Resigned

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2020

Location

Law Offices of Teresa Faye Bristow

5225 Maestro Way, Roseville, CA, 95747-8938

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Teresa Faye Bristow's Reviews

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2.9 /5.0

16 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | Communication Style

Posted by Meagan | July 13, 2015 | Divorce & Separation

Terrible representation!

We had Teresa Bristow for divorce. She regularly submitted continuances on our case or did not show up to court at all. We received no correspondence or call backs on the case, and finally had to finalize with a court mediator and a paralegal from Ms. Bristow's office. Luckily, we were finally able t...o file the divorce paperwork in November 2015, after nine months of pain over failures by Ms. Bristow's office.

Posted by anonymous | March 16, 2015 | Divorce & Separation

"WORST" attorney you can have in SACRAMENTO

I do not recommend Teresa Bristow. I hired Teresa 1-3 years ago. Teresa handled my Divorce / Separation matter. I have previously worked with another lawyer. I hired Teresa to represent me a an uncontested divorce. In the 3 years relationship that I had with her she did not do anything except tak...e my check to the court to file the initial paperwork. None of the other paperwork was ever done, they lost documents and I got excuse after excuse why the paperwork wasn't done. I kept getting promises that the paperwork would be done "next week" and that she was in the processing of reviewing it. What should have taken 6 months to complete will now take me about 4 yearss!!! Do not waste your time, money or energy on hiring this attorney. She unresponsive and always unavailable. And I am about take her to state bar she jeopardise my divorce case.... And i am also about to sue Teresa Bristow for incompetencemy case.

Posted by David | March 24, 2014 | Divorce & Separation

Great Lawyer

I found this lawyer to be top notch and highly affordable during my divorce. I even recommended her to my sister and several coworkers who have been very satisfied. I found e-mail to her and her office staff to be the most effective form of communication since she is probably so busy from word of mou...th no doubt. when it comes to trust I would trust her with any matter when it comes to my Kids and that speaks volumes. Divorce is no picnic, but she made it less painful for sure.

Posted by anonymous | January 29, 2014 | Family

Don't spend your hard earned money on her!!

I was so disappointed by the service I received from Ms. Bristow. Nothing was tended to in a prompt manner, and it is almost impossible to get a phone call or email back. This case is personal and involves my children, and she acted like she never cared at all. Never felt like I had an advocate or so...meone fighting for me. In addition to all that, she has a new assistant is who is so rude and acts like everything is a bother for her. I've also noticed that her assistant seems to be gone a lot so often nobody is answering phones or there to even take a message. Bottom line is nobody at that office cares about you or your case, but they will sure take your money. They don't return phone calls or emails and act put out by every little thing. There are plenty of good family law attorneys in sacramento, I'm sure, but Teresa is NOT one of them.

Posted by Bryan | August 08, 2013 | Divorce & Separation

Best attorney you can have.

If you follow her advice, you will get what you’re fighting for. I used her for three services, divorce, child support, and guardianship. Granted it took a long time (2) years for all issues to resolve, but I followed her advice and I have my children and we are so happy. She is very knowledgeable... of family law issues and does not blow smoke and she has no problem going being vocal in the courtroom. She will definitely speak up during court for you. There is so much to say but not enough room. Her rates are competitive and reasonable. I thank God for her help, because without her my children would be miserable still. This is neither a fake post nor an employee of hers. I am a former client.

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Kerry Kunz

Family lawyer | Apr 14

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"I endorse this attorney. Teresa Bristow has been a colleague for several years, during which I have had the pleasure of working with her on multiple contested matters and in settlement negotiations. In family law mattes, which can be particularly emotionally-charged, it is often difficult to combine diligent representation with dignity and grace. Teresa possesses the ability to maintain her professionalism while protecting her client's interests, even in the most contested of matters. She is able to work amicably towards an equitable resolution with the best interests of her client in mind. I am happy to endorse and recommend Teresa. She is an experienced and knowledgeable member of the Sacramento Family Law community. Teresa works diligently for her clients to achieve fair and equitable results."

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Experience

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2020.

Resignation with charges pending issued in CA, 2020

updated on 01/08/2021

Resignation with charges pending means the attorney resigned in order to avoid being disbarred, the most serious penalty for a lawyer.

Discipline with Actual Suspension issued in CA, 2019

updated on 01/22/2020

This sanction means the attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Discipline with Actual Suspension issued in CA, 2018

updated on 01/16/2019

This sanction means the attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Discipline with Actual Suspension issued in CA, 2017

updated on 09/14/2017

This sanction means the attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Education

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California State University, Sacramento

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Lincoln Law School

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