Robert J. Och

I find it odd to see poor reviews of Mr. Och's practice. Family law is a tough, emotional roller coaster for everyone involved. I have hired a lot of lawyers once; however, I hired Mr. Och twice. Both times, I got what I put into the case; and, what I asked for. A good attorney is busy and does n...ot have the time to pick your brain, find out your life history, figure out what you should do, and then convince you of this. I found a little common sense and general courtesy works wonders with Robert and Candice. Robert has plenty of time to deal with your case WHEN HE CALLS YOU; therefore, do your homework and be prepared for his call. It is foolish to think your going to call an Attorney with over 20 years experience in one area of law and get him on the phone with undivided attention. For all the little things that don't get expressed on the phone, send an email. For paperwork, use the drop box in the evening. Robert Och is a pro that has been doing family law in Whatcom County for 24 years. He knows what he is doing and likes to win. He was professional, confident, experienced, prepared, kept me informed, and he was always honest with me. I strongly suggest retaining Robert Och for family law matters if you are serious and realistic about your case. If you are not going to do the work to win or have unrealistic expectations, save yourself some money and hire someone with less experience.

I would 100% recommend Mr. Och. I hired him in my divorce case and he was absolutely fantastic. Took care of everything he needed to. He is a straight shooter and tells you like it is. He helped me with seperation, divorce, child support, child custody, judgements, and more. Not only would I recommen...d him to others - I DO recommend him to others. I have had Bob as my attorney for 7 years now and would not work with any other...

I hired him to deal with DSH arrears my X wrongly and dishonestly filed against me. It turned out he did not know anything about the child support adminstrative law. He represented me in the hearing (which sucked up all my savings), which turned out to be a court that could not rule on my situation, ...as only a Superior court judge act on. He even double billed me, which I had to call him on. So as it turned out I had needed to plead my case in superior court, not in a administrative court, which you think your lawyer would know. Mr. Och billed up on all the hours (of which I asked for a detailed billing statement that I never received) on the not needed administrative court dealings and thus wanted more money. I then went to Superior court on my own with no attorney. I was able to research and find out answers that Mr. Och was too incompetent and unknowlegable to properly represent me. He is to what "lawyer" jokes derive, as he is a true lawyer in that fact. To sum it up he not help my me at all and was a complete waste of money! Do not hire him!