John Simon Yohanan

This attorney handled my divorce case very poorly and I had to terminate his services. This is just my personal experience. He had very poor communication skills. He was very rude and condescending on the phone or in person. He always had big surprises on the day or the day before a hearing. He gave ...short answers to your questions and tried to get you out of his office as quick as possible when I needed to understand the process and hear his strategies. I felt that he was not aggressive and he did not have the drive to fight for my case. He dismissed my ideas and requests as non-sense and took the shortest route that was convenient for him. I felt that he didn't really like appearing and presenting my case before the judge. He simply wanted to settle to something that usually favored the opposing party. Stretched out a baseless restraining order hearing into a trial which was pushed out 8 months after the initial hearing because the opposing party was going out of town and I was informed only on the day of the hearing. His over-priced response was weak and written in a daze. When I begged him to plead my case to the judge, he used scare tactics to show that my ideas were stupid and that if I did not follow his advice, I would end up with a permanent restraining order. Everything he did ended up costing me so much both financially and emotionally. He very quickly cleaned out my retainer fee and a lot more for pretty much no progress to my case. I felt like he was working for the opposing counsel who he was friends with. He had nothing much to say when we went before the judge except to extend the hearing to another date. I had to ask permission to speak to the judge and plead my case. Personally, I would not recommend this attorney.

I needed a divorce attorney, and was referred to John by a friend. I was very pleased with his professionalism, knowledge and patience. He guided me through this difficult process and fought for me all the way. I am very glad I hired John and would recommend him to anyone who finds themselves in n...eed of a divorce attorney.

Before hiring John to handle my divorce, I interviewed 3 other attorneys, and wasn’t very satisfied with any of them. Then I met with John Yohanan, and what a difference I experienced. He knew the laws and explained to me in great detail how the process worked and offered me some good advice. Base...d on John’s knowledge and professionalism I knew he was the right guy for me and hired him. John was very responsive in replying to emails and phone calls. Usually he got back to me within a few hours if not immediately. When I had meetings with him he was always down to business and kept the chit-chat to a minimum to keep the hourly costs down. If I got off track he would quickly steer the conversation back on track and kept moving forward. Another thing I was very pleased with was John’s monthly statements he sent out. Very detailed and generally charged me the exact time used or less. Never once did I feel he went a minute over. This was quite different than my ex-wife’s experience with her attorney who didn’t send statements very often and frequently over charged her on time. John was a little more expensive on an hourly rate than the others, but well worth the money. I am sure the others would have cost me much more in the long run! I highly recommend him to anyone looking for an honest, knowledgeable, and trustworthy attorney. I can’t say enough good things about John!

John is professional, approachable and well connected in the area. He is good at setting your expectations and is not afraid to give you the bad news or try to pain a better picture than what is realistic. He is very transparent on his fees and will do as you say. He comes up with reasonable approach...es to look after me, my case and my pockets. In most instances he provided a series of options to pursue for my evaluation where he would weigh the pros and cons. Some would be more expensive than others. Unlike other lawyers, he won't necessary be pushing for the one that will result in more money for him but in what I perceived to be in my best interest. At some times I perceived him as being a little bit passive on issues. What I realized going to court with him though is that he will step up and fight for you and your interests when it comes to it. He is good at picking his battles. In general he is a very good lawyer and one that I have been recommending ever since I worked with him.

i was refered to Mr.yohanan bye another attorney and i am glad that i followed up with that referral , john did a execellent job in handling my divorce he was very knowledgable and very efficant on handling my divorce , very long and difficult divorce at that , i know people dont like or want to hire... attorney's but sometimes you have to and i am very happy and glad that i hired Mr yohanan, it was moneies well spent !!