Robyn Ashley Bonivich

Refer this lawyer to someone you dislike. My ex and I had negotiated terms amongst ourselves and we just needed the uncontested divorce agreement formalized. I was assigned Ms Bonivich when I engaged Hunter Law Group; which had represented me before. Ms Bonivich advised me against sharing Fin...ancial Affidavits to save time and then prepared a Marriage Settlement Agreement stating we HAD shared Financial Affidavits. I noticed this after my ex had already signed the agreement. When I asked Ms Bonivich about it she assured me that it wasn't a reason to redraft the agreement since it had already been signed, and that it was still binding. After the MSA was filed with the court, but before the divorce was finalized my ex decides she wants more money and gets representation to set the MSA aside. Ms Bonivich convinced me the agreement was sound and that she would prepare me rigorously for the hearing as it neared. When the hearing approached she only made herself available for preparation by phone and she didn't prepare me for the most obvious of legal questions from the judge; specifically the questions "Why didn't we share FAs?" and "Why did I sign the MSA that said we did share FAs?". It had been more than a year since and I had forgotten all about these aspects of the MSA so I stumbled in my response. Ms Bonivich's performance in the hearing was atrocious. She began by failing to follow the instructions from the judge and turning her cell phone off. The bailiff was very clear as we entered and the judge had to interrupt the proceedings to ask each of us who had their phone on. It was clear the judge was irritated by this, and thus irritated by me. Ms Bonivich was rude to my ex; calling her a liar very early in her testimony and elevating her as a sympathetic figure. Ms Bonivich argued with the judge; he stated he believed my ex did not know the details of our finances and she continued to argue that she did well after the court asked her to move on. When the court asked her to present evidence that had been truthful she argued that it didn't matter... Rather than listing the positive facts of the case she argued that it didn't matter if I had misled my ex! With that, the judge was convinced to overturn the MSA. After the failure of the hearing she attributed the outcome to my testimony, and took no responsibility for being unprepared or having made bad arguments. I sought different representation after the hearing; but my options were constrained to the facts entered at that time. This isn't a complete list of all the ways Ms Bonivich failed me; it truly feels as if she were working against me from the beginning. She did a good job of convincing me she had everything in hand until we were in the hearing. My divorce settlement ended up taking two years and costing 425k instead of the 95k we originally negotiated.

Ms. Bonavich and her team got more movement in my case than my previous attorney (highly ranked here at Avvo) could manage in over a year and a half. Their team was focused, organized, and communicated thoroughly with me throughout the process. They also managed my expectations and were courteous and... professional throughout the process. I was very satisfied with the outcome of my case. I cannot say that I would be as pleased had I not switched to Hunter Law. Ms Bonavich and her team exemplify what true advocacy is. HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION from me.