Jacob A. Sonneborn

I hired Jacob based on a recommendation from a friend to help me in a divorce turned dissolution. He is very charismatic and expensive. While I believe that he is good attorney, he did not take care of my case as could be expected from an attorney that is charging an absolute premium for his time. ... The reasons for my bad review are as follows: - He missed multiple phone meetings - He talked me into a settlement conference from which he later wrote " We should NOT have agreed to mediation – I feel responsible for that decision. It put you on a slippery path to an agreement that is probably far beyond what a court would have ordered at trial." - He had to ask me what was agreed in the mediation, because his notes were lacking. - During the court hearing, he almost was dismissed by the judge. - The QDRO he drafted got rejected, and he left me cleaning it up with the other attorney. - He promised me a substantial brake on my bill, but only came up with a small one. What should have been a simple dissolution turned into a 1.5 year nightmare. I like Jacob as a person, but the performance on my case was sub-par. As reflected by the positive reviews, I think that it would have been different if he would have had the time to properly prepare.

This attorney is the hidden gem of Alaskan lawyers. Modest, ethical and fiercely smart. He practices the old school *art of counsel* that has been lost in so many law firms. When you ask other good lawyers who they recommend, Jake is top of the list every time. After a hundred thousand in legal fee...s from other lawyers and battling a malignant narcissist and his criminal girlfriend for a year, Jake took my case and swiftly ended their non-sense. He protected me and continues to protect me and also schooled the other side on the law. Judges respect him when he speaks and man is he some kind of smart!

Jacob and his team are second to none. He always tried to go with the most inexpensive and direct approach to end my case. He always kept my daughter top of his priority never what I or my ex unrealistically wanted. He listened to both sides and worked diligently to find a way we could settle. After ...settling failed he always went out of his way to fight for me. I could not imagine how my life would be right now if he did not accept me as a client. More then 4 lawyers passed on my case due to me living out of state. Thank you Jacob for always believing in me.