Richard Alan Eldridge

Rick worked on my divorce case for over a year, several court hearings. He is extremely responsive, with an immaculate work ethic and honesty which is so rare in this field, he's been very sympathetic to my plight through these difficult times and presented my case very well in the court of law, I'm... very appreciative of his work.

Rick Eldridge has my unqualified recommendation as a divorce attorney. When I sought Rick's counsel my situation seemed pretty dire: My ex, who had clearly been planning a divorce for years, waited for the 10 year mark to actually file so that this would be considered a "long-term marriage" under Ca...lifornia law. By these crazy laws I could have been responsible for her financially for the rest of her life as she, despite an elite Ivy League education, refused to work outside the home and was solely dependent on my income during the marriage. Her behavior during the marriage was terribly abusive and I was quite broken down by the time she filed. I was in such denial about the whole thing (and frankly, depressed) that I did not even show up to contest her at the initial hearing and she ended up with 90% custody and wage garnishment amounting to the vast majority of my paycheck. Several months later I picked myself up off the mat and came to Rick. What I am most thankful for, above all else, is that he was so calm and reassuring about my situation initially and did not chasten me for allowing myself to be steamrolled, focusing instead on what we had to do moving forward to end up with the best outcome. Several years later (this was not an amicable divorce in any way, and she had a very skilled attorney herself) I find myself with 50-50 custody, the family home I paid for, painful but manageable (and non-modifiable) support payments that actually have an end date within the next few years, my full pension, and vaccinated children (I am a physician and my ex, on top of the rest of it, is an anti-vaxxer). As subjectively painful, expensive, and time-consuming as this whole experience has been, objectively the outcome has been about as benign as I can imagine, and it could not have happened with the help of Rick and his team. I now have a wonderful and supportive partner, children who are doing much better than they ever were during the marriage, and heaps of gratitude to be in a position to have a secure future with my new partner and family. My advice to anyone in a situation like I was in -- get out, ASAP, and schedule a consultation with Rick.

There is truly not enough wonderful things to say about Richard and his entire office! Having an unsuccessful experience with another attorney, I was privileged to meet Richard and Deborah about 5 years ago. His professionalism, availability and understanding is second to none. The office staff ke...pt me apprised every step of the process and were always there to answer questions regarding my case. The office was very honest and upfront about everything. They didn't just tell me things I wanted to hear to make money off me like most attorneys, but instead would let me know the realty of each situation. Not once did I feel like they didn't care about my case. My case was a 5 year custody battle that they were involved in every step of the way, even late nights when needed. When I was going through this roller coaster, it was comforting to have Richard and his team on my side, fighting for my family as though it was their own! They treated myself and my kids as though we were their own family, and to this day, they will always be part of our family for all that they did. My case was successfully settled last November and without Richard, Deborah and Angela, my family wouldn't have gotten through it. Without a doubt, I highly recommended them for any Divorce or Child Custody issues that you are going through! Thank you again Richard, Deborah and Angela for all that you did for my family! I will never be able to thank you enough!

We have had Rick handle two cases for me over the last several years. Not only was Rick easy to deal with, he knows what he is doing and gets results. Yesterday we concluded a long standing issue at Settlement Conference and we won BIG TIME!! Could not have gotten the great result without Rick. ... You need a Family Law Attorney? Rick is your man!

Richard and his staff were very professional and very easy to talk to. They helped me get more custody of my three children. Richard knew what he was doing, without a doubt. I came to him not knowing a thing about the steps that it took to get more custody of my kids. He explained everything in d...etail every step of the way. I think what makes him so great, is that he'll tell you straight up, "If I was the opposing attorney, I would/wouldn't ...." He's definitely on your side, no matter what. He's a great person and I am so glad he was referred to me. I have absolutely no regrets.