Robert F Harrian

Robert F Harrian

Licensed for 38 years

Estate planning Lawyer Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Family

About Robert

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Estate Planning 80%

I perform services in the area of estate planning with includes Wills and Trusts, medical and financial powers of attorney, living wills and beneficiary deeds.

80%
Family 20%

I limit my practice area to the division of all types of retirement plans in divorce actions (pensions for state and federal plans, including military pensions)

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in Arizona for 38 years

State: Arizona

Acquired: 1987

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Robert F Harrian's Reviews

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3.7 /5.0

21 Client Reviews

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Posted by Janine | January 26, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

I felt completely supported!

I can't begin to thank Bob and Tamara enough for getting me through the worst time of my life, a divorce. From the moment I walked in, Tamara made me feel welcome and safe. I arrived uncertain of my future with my children due to the sudden departure of my husband. Bob Harrian handled everything wi...th the utmost of care and I was well-supported due to his diligence and hard work. I was able to support my family and go through college. They offered words of encouragement, which was so important to me. My divorce ended up being much more favorable to me than I had any idea would be possible. I've read some of the previous reviews and am astounded that they are even talking about the right people. I have known the Harrians since about 2000, over 20 years. They have handled a variety of cases for me and my family. Anytime I needed anything, I could call and ask Bob, and he would take the time to make sure I always understood my options. I have always known Bob and Tamara to be kind, honest, supportive people. I feel like I have one of the last law firms that seem like the kind of family that would be there no matter what.

Posted by John | September 18, 2020 | Lawsuits & Disputes

DO NOT HIRE THIS MAN

This man billed us $1,000 to do a simply clarifying order. He did it wrong twice and i believe it was either intentional to bill me for more money or just plain didn't care. He padded his bill up every time I questioned him on his mishandling of my case. RUN from this guy. I am pursuing dispute/c...omplaints as we speak.

Robert Harrian

Replied last September 18, 2020

This is a case in which I represented both he and his former wife. When his former wife saw his review, she posted her own review above entitled "John's Former Wife". I ask that you review her post and I will not respond further.

Posted by anonymous | September 18, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Crooked Practice

Bob would not share all my ex’s financial data in dividing assets in my divorce. I later learned my ex and I had several millions of dollars in shared assets during marriage, my ex didn’t share with the court. I never saw anything close to my entitled share and I have had trauma & health issues tha...t inhibited me from working Bob knew all of this. The ripple effect of greed has caused irreversible damages, affecting my children, too. I read up about Bob’s practice at risk of closing and why. Countless poor reviews. Karma’s a b****, huh Bob. I sincerely hope you fry in hell.

Robert Harrian

Replied last September 18, 2020

It is very unlikely that the person who wrote this review was actually a client of mine. I usually perform my services as a neutral attorney appointed by the court or the parties family law attorneys to divide retirement plans. Both parties are entitled to receive copies of any records provided to me by the other and I have never not provided records when requested. When the project is done, and if I had to run calculations, a report is issued. It is important for clients to be comfortable with the calculations before they are requested to sign off on a dividing order so that is why it is also important for me to provide records to them. What this individual has said is simply not how it works leading me to believe that he/she was never a client. If this person discover that his/her former spouse had hidden several millions of dollars, then there is simply no way that this would not have come to my attention. Nothing remotely similar to this has ever come to my attention in my 33 years of practice. Please note that I do not INVESTIGATE the existence of anyone's assets. That is not what I do. I follow the terms of the divorce decree and implement any required order to divide the plans identified in the decree. It is up to a person's family law attorney during the divorce proceeding to investigate the existence of community assets. The review is further suspect because how can a husband or wife not know if they have millions of dollars? How did he/she just now discover it? Why didn't the family law attorney representing him/her investigate it? Also, in Arizona, an asset not divided in a divorce decree can still be divided post decree. In any event, I never render services to investigate non-disclosed assets. Lastly, what is said about my practice being at risk of closing is just nonsense. Even in this "Covid time", I am very busy. In fact, I am so busy that a month ago, I terminated my estate planning services to free time so as not to have to work 6 days a week. I only perform services dividing retirement plans. I do not know why this person wrote this review but, if he/she was a client, I wish they would have identified themselves so I could call and try to work things out.

Posted by anonymous | July 08, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Family

Bill Padder-Did Not Complete the Work

From the first phone call, Mr. Harrian's staff was interested in bill padding, asking for the repeated spelling of a well-known surname up to three times. He also insisted on jumping onto calls over clerical tasks like a check his own staff lost and charging full his full hourly rate for his time on ...the phone. Another member of his staff looked at a beautiful photo of my son and I and asked if I was the proud grandmother. This persisted. He also called my primary Family Law Attorney and cast me in a negative light, allegedly made remarks about difficult women at a key point in my negotiations. The work he did actually do should have taken half of an afternoon and then he abandoned it. Not worthy of your time.

Robert Harrian

Replied last July 08, 2020

When a new client calls the firm for an appointment we do fill out a form so we can conduct a "conflict of interest" check. The spelling of one's name is very important and if their was a bad phone connection or something else occurring, it would be normal to ask the person to repeat the spelling. The staff does not bill for this task nor do we bill for merely administrative tasks. The firm has never billed a client to resolve billing questions or tracking down checks. It is odd that this person would report that I billed a client for the phone call as I never would bill a client in front of another client even if it were a legitimate billing item because I would have had to state the client's name which would be a breach of confidentiality. I cannot really address her comments about the picture but it seems like a goodwill gesture gone wrong. I apologize for my staff's misstep. I would never call a client's family law attorney and cast a client in a bad light. I might call the attorney and tell them that the mutual client did not have a legitimate or strong claim but that is my job even if it does not support my clients goals. The work I do generally takes 60-90 days to process an order. Her last comments are a bit confusing to me so I cannot fully respond but I would never "abandon" a case unless there was nothing I could do and that surely would have been fully communicated to her.

Posted by James | July 08, 2020

Mishandled

I hired Harrian to review my case, they insisted on phone communication charging me by the hour, only to waste my time with silly questions and conversation that wasnt relatable to my case, I had to get them back on track many times. At the end he reviewed my case and offered to work with me, but I d...eclined because of the experience I already had.

Robert Harrian

Replied last July 08, 2020

During the Covid-19 crisis we try to do all consultations and meetings by phone. The consultation fee has always been $50 for the first one-half hour and the normal hourly rate for any time above one-half hour. Most all initial consultations can be handled in one-half hour. Sometimes what a client may deem to be "silly" questions are important to get a complete background of the facts in order to give solid advice. I certainly would invite "John" to call me so that we can discuss his concerns. I have many consultations each week and I do not recall anyone appearing discontented with their consultation but would be more than happy to discuss this with him at any time.

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Robert F Harrian's Lawyer Endorsements

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Stacie Gravito

Family lawyer | Nov 08

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Robert's wealth of knowledge in the area of Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO) is seemingly boundless. A consummate professional, Robert is an absolute pleasure to work with and generous with his time in explaining the issues to consider when incorporating QDRO language into a divorce decree. If you want a fair, honest, and thorough QDRO attorney, Robert is the man for the job!"

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thomas nickel

Family lawyer | Dec 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Alyson Foster

Divorce and separation lawyer | Aug 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Jessica Cotter

Family lawyer | Apr 17

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. I refer him for Qualified Domestic Relations orders."

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2014

AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

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