John Stephan Alarcon

We had used Goldberg Jones before and had a great experience with Tori. Unfortunately, this time Tori was no longer there, and during our consultation, we were referred to John Alarcon. At our first meeting, John seemed confident in our case. However, throughout our conversations, he often went back... and forth in his advice and decision-making, which made him seem unsure of his approach. When our court date arrived, we were shocked by how he handled things. Up until that point, we still had hope, but when we met with him at trial, he suddenly said he didn’t think we should go forward. This was especially upsetting because we had chosen Goldberg Jones for their strong reputation in fathers’ rights cases. To make matters worse, John told us—at court—that if we wanted to go hard against the mother for custody, we should have hired a female attorney. This was something he had never mentioned during the many months he knew our plan and represented us. In the end, he pushed us into signing a settlement and giving up more than we had intended. Because of how this was handled, we’ve had a very hard time trusting any lawyer since. No family should walk into court confident in their case only to be blindsided by their own attorney moments before. If John truly believed a female attorney was necessary for our case, he should have been honest from the start instead of taking it on. I’ve put off writing this for a long time, but now that we are back in court trying to undo what John did, I feel I can’t stay silent. I don’t want another family to go through what we went through.

John Alarcon was my attorney for a custody battle I was having regarding my daughters that started in fall of 2024 until May of this year. I have been in and out of court with due to custody battles since 2012. I have had many different attorneys throughout the years. I have ripped off completely by ...a few and had a lack of representation by others. I have had two attorneys represent me and my daughters that stand out and really fought for me and my girls, out of the two John fought the hardest and was the most strategic and caring. My custody battle was complex due to my kids living in Oregon and I live out of state in Georgia. John won me custody of my daughters but even if I didn’t win this review would not change, John will go out of his was and make sure he does absolutely everything possible for his clints so they can get the desired result his clients are seeking. John also does everything he can to keep costs as low as possible, custody and divorce cases are not cheap but to have a lawyer not looking to take all your money, fight and actual care about you and your case is worth its weight in gold. Men if you are looking for a great attorney to represent you in family court get ahold of Goldburg Jones and request John Alarcon.