Gordon Lotzkar

Gordon was the reason I won a very difficult and unique case. He knows what to say to a judge and how to say it. A refined ability to understand the dynamics between all parties at play. He was understanding of my situation and did his best to keep costs down without sacrificing supreme quality of wo...rk.

I recently and rather unexpectedly found myself in need of representation and without anything in place, I was looking for strong representation who could take my case on. I've been intrigued ever since the moment Mr. Lotzkar's name came up during conversations as it was followed by "this attorney w...orks off referrals only" comments. I was impressed since the initial contact with Gordon - from his responsiveness, ability to replay back to me what I communicated to his willingness to review all reasonable options before we take next steps. I also truly enjoyed the simplicity of Representation Agreement, making the overall experience feel like a partnership - something that is far from anything else I have experienced during legal proceedings up to this point.

Writing about one's personal legal matters on a public forum is probably the last thing any of us want to do, myself include. So I feel a little reticent to leave a review, but Gordon provide great professional service, wise counsel and a good outcome so I unfortunately feel obligated. Going to c...ourt can be very uncertain but Gordon always had good counsel on potential outcomes and how to mitigate risks. Gordon has a great team. My case wasn't inexpensive but Gordon used his more junior staff as much as possible to keep my costs down and when I had the personal bandwidth I often did outlines and first drafts to help the team get headed in the right direction with the least amount of time. I'm sure there's a better family law attorney out there someplace but my estimation is Gordon is in the top 90%.

Gordon was very supportive from the start. I was in a very vulnerable position and he taught me a lot about abuse; helped me to open my eyes. He pushed me when I needed to stand up for myself which was very difficult for me, but was always respectful of my choices. He played fair with the opposing c...ounsel and was not disrespectful, as he knew this was important to me, but still fought hard for my rights. His assistant, Misti, is amazing. She is very detail oriented and does not make any mistakes; they work wonderful as a team. The office is always available within a day to respond to your needs. Gordon really puts his heart into his work and truly cares about your situation and helping you.

I can't think of a single positive thing that Lotzkar did for me. The associate that was working with me on my case left the firm after discovery and before mediation. This caused several things to be not sent to opposing council who then got an order to compel 'me' to do things I had already done an...d this was repeatedly brought up in later documents filed with the court by opposing council. Gordon personally sent over several documents I provided to him privately to opposing council that undermined my case and wrote sophomoric briefs that made no arguments at all and just called the opposing side names. He gave me literally no preparation going into mediation and was himself outwitted continuously. He paid little to no attention to the edits opposing council made to agreements he drafted and did not make me aware of them or the implications at all. I fired him before the case was done because I literally couldn't stand the lack of effort he put into the case. His impact was incredibly negative and cost me literally in the neighborhood of $100,000. For this impact I paid $30,000. The associate attorney quitting or being fired mid-case was really the turning point. I was marginalized from that moment on and charged a hefty fee for the privilege. Also, literally the day he issues you a bill he considers you late for payment. If he spent half as much time defending my interests as chasing me for money on a bill that he put out for less than a week he probably would have gotten another star. This guy is absolutely a negative factor to your team. He brags about knowing the arbitrator and knowing the court system and it means nothing and I think it encourages him to dial it in.