Melissa B Zemsky

During divorce negotiations a few years ago I felt I was always holding the short end of the stick. My ex-wife's attorney was by far the aggressor, and she sadly seemed to love the division and fighting which was not best for our family. As my income had slid (have my own business) I knew I had to ...renegotiate the unfair terms. My now girlfriend found Melissa after reading positive reviews online in a Facebook chat, and we subsequently met. I explained to Melissa I needed someone who would be very strong and firm, yet reasonable so I could just be done with this mess. I needed her to walk that tightrope. That's exactly what she did! When my ex wife found out I hired Melissa she changed attorneys herself as knew she didn't want to go to war as she'd lose. Melissa worked very hard yet never tried to run up my bill. She was very honest about what we should accomplish, and wasn't scared to tell me if I was ever pushing too hard. In the end we settled on a fair non modifiable consent order and stayed out of court. Melissa brought my monthly alimony from $6,500 down to $4,000! Melissa did an amazing job to get that result. Above all, what I will never forget is that on Father's Day the very 1st text message I received early that morning was from Melissa, wishing me a great fun day and saying she knows how deeply I love my 3 kids. It made my day. I highly recommend Melissa!

I couldn't have been happier with Melissa. Not only was she there for me in all aspects of my divorce, she was always available for me. The professionalism, the hard work she put into my case, never hesitated to take my calls are all signs of an exceptional divorce attorney. For me my budget was ...tight and she always took that into consideration and was very reasonable. After my divorce, she always checked in to see how I was making out and never charged me If I had a question about my agreement. I recommended my sister, her friend and a few of mine. She is tough and direct which is what I wanted and I highly recommend Melissa.

I highly recommend Melissa. She was referred to me by a close friend. She exceeded my expectations. She got me through the most horrific time of my life in a sensitive, efficient and cost effective fashion. She got me what she promised and was reasonable with her fees. I have already recommended h...er to my co-workers and friends.

My experience with Melissa Zemsky was abysmal and had an extremely negative impact on my divorce negotiations. She told me initially how easy my case was. She spoke negatively of my husband's attorney. She told me how well known her firm is. Then, she got into a high school level argument with my hus...band's attorney over absolutely nothing related to my case which only antagonized. She went dark for long periods of time. She was difficult to get time with. I was always unclear on where we were, what was happening, what should come next. She shared details of other cases with me to let me know how "lucky" I was. She was condescending and dismissive when asked and made me feel like this would wrap up quickly. Well, 7 months later I am still in litigation, however with a new attorney who is a professional and taking my case seriously. Melissa and the firm are highly disorganized and negligent. She received an MSA from my husband's attorney and lost it. She said "lost in a stack of papers." When it was uncovered, she did not immediately address it and apologize. She casually sent it to me in email while I was on the phone with her. When I saw the date and asked absolutely horrified, "Wait, you have had this for over a month?" She sort of apologized. In the gap of that month, she allowed me to waste time and money due to her error crafting a response to an earlier document that had since been revoked by my husband. She lost an MSA that was critically important to my case and its progression. She also claims to never have received a letter from my husband's attorney that was sent to her 2 days after we sent our response to his revoked offer. I have a copy of that letter now. I'm not sure in any way how it's possible she did not receive it. In fact it's not possible. She either lost that too, or saw it and didn't share with me to cover her first lost MSA. It blows my mind. Melissa's negligence led to significant frustration on my husband's side and put me very much on the defense. She is unprofessional, irresponsible, and extremely difficult to work with.

I hired Melissa Zemsky after having a horrible experience with an attorney from North Jersey. The attorney I hired at that firm was a woman (I wanted a female attorney), and I was immediately turned over to a male associate that I didn’t know, and I didn’t feel he was advocating for me. After ex...pressing my frustration to my Pastor, who worked in a courthouse for 26 years, he highly recommended Melissa Zemsky. In fact, he said “the only lawyer I would recommend to anyone going through what you are going through is Melissa Zemsky because she will put her heart and soul into every case. I have seen her in action”. I feel that Melissa was sent to me from Heaven. Being that I was so blindsided by my ex-husband, I feel that Melissa was honest, direct, efficient and was reasonable with her fees. She was result-oriented. Melissa brought my case to a quick conclusion. My case was lingering in Union County; Melissa came in, got me the results I needed let allowed me to finally move on with my life. I learned to love Melissa not only as a professional but also as a great human being that showed me how to be a stronger, more independent woman. I highly highly recommend Melissa to anyone that going through a divorce because I know how hard it could be.