Susan M. Schauf

She knows what to do and does it in a no-nonsense way. She knows the law and is fair to all involved. She does not waste anyone’s time and watches what the courts are doing to ensure nothing is missed. The opposing side in my divorce did nothing and the courts were about to dismiss without timely ...notice to the parties. She caught it. Opposing counsel and I were unaware it could happen. Without her I would have had to start from scratch. Very pleased.

I first heard about Susan from a coworker who had used her services and was pleased, at a time when my attorney was difficult to contact or always seemed to be working on someone else's case. After hearing about my coworkers positive review of Susan, I went and talked to her. She took the time to tal...k to me about what to expect and what the law states regarding divorce. Shortly after moving my file over to her office, Susan picked up all the short-comings my previous attorney had either missed or just not completed. I went from feeling like a mushroom, to being in the loop of information and my former spouse's attorney then became the one dragging his feet and not getting paperwork done. My divorce has dragged on, but not by any doing of Susan. She has pushed and pulled as much as she could, and I am very pleased with the outcome of my settlement. I highly recommend her if you need her. Divorce is an ugly thing and I felt very comfortable having her handle my case.

Susan cleaned up the mess my first attorney made of my divorce by filing ill-conceived and untimely motions and running up my costs needlessly. She got the motions vacated and got my divorce settlement back on track. She corrected the combative atmosphere that my first attorney had created and esta...blished an atmosphere of professionalism. Susan is very focused and clear thinking and will not lead you down paths that run up your legal costs and not achieve the results intended. Due to her many years in the legal system, she understands explicitly what will and will not work. Listen to her advice and you will be fine.

I chose Susan Schauf after using an attorney who got me kicked out of my house at the beginning of my divorce. The attorney I started with bungled many things in addition to getting me kicked out of my house. Susan is very "no nonsense" and focuses on the important issues which in my case was par...enting time and spousal maintenance. My now ex-wife was demanding $4,500.00 for four years and $3,500.00 for life and was attempting to make it so I could see my daughter for only four days per month. It was apparent right away that Susan knew exactly how to deal with such demands and behavior. She guided me through the process and was able to defeat my ex-wife's demands of outrageous spousal maintenance and absurd parenting plan demands. Susan was also able to defeat the demand of my ex-wife's expectation that I pay for all of her legal bills in addition to mine. Although not required, Susan even accompanied me to the mediation hearing. In hind sight, this event was paramount and Susan was able to see first hand that my now ex-wife and her attorney were making outrageous demands that Arizona law does not support. This divorce was brutal and some friends and acquaintances of mine all say that it is the worst one of which they have ever heard. However, nothing ever rattled Susan. She's seemingly seen it all and has vast experience interacting with outrageous and unlawful demands and never waivered during the legal battle. It is my observation that she is intimately familiar with family law and can help especially those who are facing a difficult divorce to include all aspects of it. I have already recommended a friend of mine to Susan as he was experiencing trouble getting positive results from the attorney he had hired before. It is my understanding that he is, in fact, using her services and he is now more confident of the outcome. Further, my divorce started and finished in Pinal County jurisdiction which created a relatively long distance operation for Susan as she is in Pima County but she handled it without fail and filed all necessary records always in a timely fashion. Susan is sharp, focused, and directly to the point. She is very busy but was always responsive to my needs. Finally, and for me this is MOST important, Susan Schauf responds promptly to questions and concerns I had. Whenever I sent a question via email, Susan responded in as little as minutes which is VERY important to me. I recommend Susan Schauf for your family law matters needs as she did an outstanding job for me and created a very manageable outcome for me which are well within expectations.

Very knowledgable lawyer with many years in Tucson Law. She fought for my case in my divorce settlement, I was very happy and greatful for that. She knows the law and will fight for what's right. She is however, expensive, she constantly asked for additional money and doesn't reimburse, I had to pay ...additional trial fees beyond my initial fee of$4500. When the divorce was settled without going to trial I was Not reimbursed the additional $2500 or any part of it, keep that in mind. At times it was difficult dealing with her and her staff as far as communication regarding due dates and documents required. I guess I would reccomend her, because I am overall happy with my outcome. If I had to do it over I think I would call around and speak with SEVERAL attorney's before settling. Good luck, none of it is easy.