Gordon Lotzkar

I was referred to Mr. Lotzkar by a friend after my divorce was final. I had questions about changing the parenting plan. He actually answered the call – the staff transferred me to him and he spoke to me about the process and what his suggestion was for moving forward. He spoke to me for at least ...15 minutes and I was never billed. When it came time to do a relocation some years later, he again answered the call, told me about the monthly billing with no retainer, and explained what I can and cannot do. He and his staff answer the phone, emails and follow up when I would miss something. He is a clear communicator who told me the pros and cons for an issue. I never felt he was trying to drag the issue out in order to bill more time. He was on my side, honest, and extremely knowledgeable about family law.

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.