Gregory Dean Esau

Greg Esau represented me in a custody case almost 10 years ago. Greg would constantly provide me with conflicting advise about what would be a reasonable outcome of my case. Multiple times when preparing for mediation sessions, he would tell me that a reasonable outcome and our goal for the media...tion was X, only to tell me that I would be lucky to get Y shortly after the mediation session began. He would then tell me that I was unreasonable to expect X in a way that came across as condescending and gave the impression that the opposing party and their counsel was more reasonable than me or what we had agreed was our desired outcome. This left me feeling off-balance and confused throughout the mediation sessions. Additionally, now being more knowledgeable about family law in Washington state and working with other (better) representation, I recognize that Greg advised me to accept a deal that fell far short of what would have been a reasonable outcome given the circumstances of my case. He was also severely lacking in motivation. While the opposing representation kept detailed notes and spent considerable time and effort to develop and adjust offers, Greg literally sat back in his chair and let the opposing counsel completely take the lead in all of our mediation sessions. I only found out years later that Greg had been disciplined multiple times in WA and CA, and ultimately was disbarred in CA. Selecting excellent representation for your family law case is one of the most important decisions of your life. Please, please, please do what is best for yourself, your children, and your family and steer clear of Greg.

I hired Mr. Esau and he did an amazing job. The best part about him is that he is a good person who actually cares about the children that his case involves. After dealing with other corrupt lawyers and professionals who were less then moral, Greg was a breathe of fresh air. I hired him in 2013 and h...e was very knowledgeable and efficient.

Mr Esau is very professional well informed attorney who was attentive and engaging during the whole process of my divorce and parenting plan. My case was complicated and handled with me out of state. He has had and continues to have the best interest of my child at hand. He did an exceptional job r...epresenting me respecting my values, beliefs and the things most important to me. He pursued the best interest of my child not money or other material matters. He has always been quick to communicate with me whether phone calls or emails. A man of integrity who helped me to keep focus during a most difficult journey, He understands limits and risks involved in pushing issues giving great outside perspective. He is very respectful, and receptive to my input... always able to empathize my emotions and explain the why's to his legal approach. I would soo recommend his services to anyone who is in search of a great attorney in Seattle area.

Our case was for child support. He kept dragging out the case, making us fear going to court and scaring us about the consequence of our decisions. He sided completely with the woman bringing the suit, and talked about how he felt sorry for her, she was a single mom, needed help. At one point I co...nfronted him with "Who's side on you on anyway?" He didn't have much of a response to that. In the end, I think we paid double what we would have paid with no attorney and letting the court decide the issue. At no time did we feel fairly represented and safe in the hands of this attorney.