Brenna Tanzosh

If you are fortunate enough to have your case handled by Brenna Tanzosh, know that you are in good hands. Look no further. Over most of three years, throughout a contentious, difficult, nightmare of a divorce, Brenna Tanzosh frequently proved herself to be the most qualified lawyer in the room, and s...ometimes appeared to be the only one with definitive legal knowledge in court. Using her education, intelligence and clarity of vision, she no less than convinced a judge to rethink a hasty, damaging and unfounded ruling. Beyond that, she exacted an apology from the court, on my behalf. It was a stunning accomplishment. She stood up to irrational, badgering lawyers and brought sheer dedication, commitment and illuminative information to the discussion and negotiations until my case was resolved. This was no easy task. Far from it. She remained honest and in integrity even in the face of countless misrepresentations from the opposing side. She was easy to talk to, open to new information, always receptive and alert, and most of all, she was (is) kind. She was tireless and determined. I worked with two other lawyers before Brenna Tanzosh. Experience with other lawyers informs my opinion and fuels my certainty: Ms. Tanzosh is worthy of awards and accolades, for the work she is doing. Family law is full of problems. She brings a clear head, a dedication and a level of integrity which is reassuring and ultimately empowering. I stand in all gratitude for my chance to work with her.

My ex-spouse hired Ms. Tanzosh after approaching our daughter to let her know that there were people that could speak for her needs if she would like. Our daughter who was 16, wanted a car, and I had felt that she needed to work for it first. My ex-husband disagreed. He also disagreed with my wanting... more than 50% parenting time. Thus, my husband hired the children a lawyer. In this situation, my ex had just returned from four months of drug rehab in California, while I had been at home by myself with the children. I had been the primary care giver for 16 years and there was no child abuse or active drug abuse on my part. My daughter and I had been recently arguing over her car, her father's lack of communication, etc... Some of our arguments got heated. At this point, I ran out of money and we all (my ex, myself, the attorneys, and Ms. Tanzosh) decided to sit down and come to a settlement. Brenna decided that there was too much conflict in my home and awarded my ex 80% temporary custody, with the expectation that it would go to 50/50 when reevaluated within a month. We also have a 12 year old son, who she lumped into this decision. I agreed reluctantly, believing that my daughter and I would be able to have some cool off time and then the parenting time would then increase as promised. The month, came and went, and come to find out, Ms. Tanzosh had no intention of reevaluating the parenting time. My attorney told me that since I agreed to the decision that my only course of action was to hope my ex fails as a father somehow or take it to court in the future for a modification, which will then cost more money. I feel that I was manipulated, lied to, misled, and since her fees were being paid by my ex, there was extreme bias toward my ex getting more parenting time rather than a decision being made in the best interest of the children. In all our interactions, she came across as genuinely caring and trustworthy, which led me to believe that she would make an informed and fair decision. Since the outcome, the relationship between my children and I has suffered greatly and they are exhibiting lower grades in school, less participation in their extracurricular activities, and difficulty socially. My attorney has brought these issues to Ms. Tanzosh's attention and she has not responded. If you are looking for a child advocate to fight for YOUR needs, rather than your children's, look no further. Be very careful with trusting her decisions and agreements. I feel like I sold my children out.

I need to update a previous review for Brenna. I found out after my settlement from another attorney that Brenna was misleading about the options I had for settlement and that what she had told me was "bs". Brenna had told me that had I gone before a judge for my divorce settlement, I could wind ...up with no cash at all and that the judge was unpredictable. I've since heard from other attorneys that this was bs. Brenna was upset that the settlement conference was happening during a family visit ( and sent me an email stating that she would much prefer spending the time with her family than me ) and I suspect just wanted to end the case quickly, especially since I was short of cash and quite likely unable to pay for additional services. Attorneys aren't required to be humanitarians, but I fail to see how anyone with a conscience could act this way. I was devastated, as I had thought that Brenna was someone I liked and thought I could trust. The settlement was probably 50k under what it should have been, resulting in a bankruptcy much sooner than would have happened, if at all, had I gotten an equitable settlement ( ie, had assets been split evenly ). In my case, I was being left with a failing business by my ex. If I had additional time, I possibly could have sold it to someone who could turn it around. As the settlement left me with only a month's expenses, the business failed and I was left with all the aftermath. Brenna did nothing to help protect me from back taxes and lease defaults, allowing my ex to walk away from a joint business with little financial penalty. In the final tally, I paid over $28,000 for a settlement that was worse than had I simply gone before a judge with no representation. And no, Brenna was not willing to lower fees and even filed a claim with the bankruptcy court to collect the balance of what she was owed for her legal work. The fact that I had to file bankruptcy and will probably lose my home as a result is apparently irrelevant. I am just stunned. Someone that I thought I could trust and was a friend was in fact the epitome of what people don't like about attorneys. I have filed a complaint with the Bar.