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Posted by Jose Acuna | April 14, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Family

Review of Gordon Phillips

Gordon Phillips is an excellent family law attorney. I would definitely recommend his legal counsel. He is very professional, ethical and knowledgeable. Through his counsel I was able to maintain custody of my son, and I couldn't be more grateful for his support and legal advice. Knowing that he h...ad my back made it a lot easier to go through a long and contentious process.

Posted by Kelsey | March 02, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Family

Wish I could do more than 5 stars!

I truly cannot say enough good things about Gordon. After working with a previous attorney where we felt like we were paying for little to no progress, the difference was night and day. Gordon stepped in and immediately created momentum in my case. He was strategic, responsive, and genuinely invested... in getting the best outcome possible. He made huge changes — all for the better — and moved things forward quickly and efficiently. For the first time, I felt heard, supported, and confident in the direction of my case. He ultimately brought everything to a close exactly how I had hoped it would. I never expected to have such a positive experience with an attorney, especially during something as stressful as family law proceedings. If you’re looking for someone who is proactive, knowledgeable, and truly cares about results, I highly recommend Gordon. He exceeded every expectation.

Posted by anonymous | April 22, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

The Best Attorney

Mr. Gordon Phillips is an excellent attorney. I felt very lucky to have him by my side during my divorce case. His support, dedication, patience and honesty helped me to get through very difficult time. His expertise helped me to understand sometimes complicated legal aspects of divorce process. I hi...ghly recommend him to anybody who is looking for the best attorney in his areas of practice.

Posted by Sharon | April 08, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Exceptional attorney!

I needed to use Gordon's services after I filed for a divorce last year. From our first consultation, I knew I would retain his services for representation. Here is why: In that hour, I gained more information than I would have dreamed possible. My best guess is many attorneys would have used sev...eral hours to provide me with the same amount of information. After hearing of my situation, he guided me to use a mediator to help deal with a large portion of our case. In the end, this saved me a large sum of money. Whenever I was in need of guidance from Gordon, he responded to my outreach very promptly and professionally. Over the course of our case, I needed his expertise every bit as much as the services of the mediator. Gordon was very careful to not over utilize his services, he instead provided me with all of my options in addition to what he could offer. If you decide to retain his services, you can be rest assured that Gordon knows this area of the law extremely well. He does not play "dirty," but will also quickly assert himself on his client's behalf and not be intimidated by the other party's representation. Gordon was originally referred to me by a good friend (who happens to be a local attorney) who knows of Gordon's positive reputation. I feel extremely lucky to have had his representation during what was easily the most difficult time in my life. It would have been more difficult if I hadn't had someone who was comfortable standing strong on my behalf, knew the law so well and was willing to work alongside the mediator to help keep our process as calm as possible.

Posted by anonymous | June 04, 2018 | Child Custody

Accepted $275 for a consultation and then wouldn’t return calls.

I had a consultation a few weeks ago with Gordon Phillips. I liked him. He assured me that the the modification I was seeking was fairly straightforward and said that I could try it myself or pay a lawyer a few thousand dollars to do it for me. In the consultation, we reviewed my current order and sp...ecifically talked about the firm that represented my child’s father in that case. I called back the next week to retain services, because this is intensely anxiety producing, and I’m having a lot of trouble navigating the paperwork and forms. I called back 3 times in about a week, leaving messages each time. Finally, the receptionist said that Mr. Phillips had left me a message saying that he was too busy to help me, and he recommends these lawyers. At the top of his list was the firm my son’s father had used. The one that we specifically discussed during our consultation. I understand being busy. I understand the need to limit the work load. I do not understand taking $275 from someone, telling them to call back if they need help, and then refusing to even answer messages.

Gordon Phillips

Replied last June 04, 2018

I apologize that neither my staff or I responded to you more timely. I understand when you have a legal matter it is a very stressful time and that not hearing back from me compounded that stress. I should have gotten back to you sooner. I apologize that I did not accept your case. I work very hard to make sure all of my clients receive the best representation possible. I declined your case simply because I felt I could not provide you the type of representation you deserve because of my workload. My assistant maintains a list of attorneys who I believe provide excellent service to their clients in our community. She provided you the names from that list without knowing who represented your son's father. We will do a better job of screening those names on the list in the future. I wish you the best with your case moving forward.

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