We can't say enough good about Shawn Smith. Shawn was very professional, polite and knowledgeable. Very pleased with our consultation. We highly recommend Shawn Smith.

Tomi was my divorce lawyer. She was friendly and professional and a key part of why I ended up with my divorce/custody going as hoped for. She had to deal with a lot of unnecessary drama unfortunately because of my ex but she handled the situations appropriately and professionally. I would recommend her to others.

Great team always there to help! I appreciated the updates and the kindness shown

I would highly recommend Tomi Hanson to anyone needing an excellent adoption attorney. Upon starting our work with Tomi, we had one certainty and many uncertainties. We were certain that our goal of adoption was the best thing for our family. However, were uncertain of the path in front of us. Tomi assumed our goal as her own and we forged a team, working through the uncertainties. Tomi put our family in position to succeed and meet our adoption goal. Our path to adoption was steeped with emotion. We faced obstacles of resistance, which at times left us doubting the possibility of our end goal. Tomi was ever the voice of reason. She kept us strong, informed and patient throughout the process. Tomi's empathy, professionalism, hard work and know-how helped us complete our family, and we are forever grateful.

I worked with Tomi Hansen on two different occasions over roughly 2 years, dealing with parenting time between my ex wife and I. Over that time I was continually impressed by her professionalism, knowledge, organization, and caring attitude towards the situation. It was great to have someone with a confident and assertive demeanor through all the nonsense and difficult situations you inevitably have to walk through in the legal system.

I consulted with Brooke Alexander Acosta about a divorce and presented the financial facts (My ex made considerably more money than myself and the marital home's value that has increased greatly in this housing market). She assured me that since there were no kids this would be a quick and easy process and threw numbers at me to back up this claim as far as what I could expect.

On the date of our initial status conference Brooke called me and alerted me that my ex had consulted with their office and told my ex that there was a conflict and Brooke couldn't take her case. At that very moment things changed. I went from getting regular notifications of things going on and quick answers to my questions to complete radio silence. The tone of "we are going to get you what is rightly yours" instantly switched to "well the poor dear really doesn't have any money, she cried on the phone to me for an hour (longer than Brooke ever spent addressing my needs) and told me herself that she's destitute". My attorney then pressed me to walk away with $2000 or to not ask for any money or resources from my ex at all and told me of how sympathetic she was of my ex's situation.

When my ex retained council, Brooke immediately told me that my ex's attorney was a known obstructor and wouldn't perform the duties of getting the divorce moving without being forced by the courts. Three weeks after discovery documents were due, and after me calling and leaving messages and writing emails about what was in the discovery and how we should proceed, I noticed Brooke in no way would communicate with me in any fashion. I had to go to the length of calling a random person in her office and pleading with them to put her on the phone. The following conversation absolutely blew my mind.

My ex's attorney predictably didn't deliver on the discovery requests. My attorney three weeks later hadn't even drafted a letter to send to the courts demanding these documents fully knowing my ex's attorney's tactics. When I pressed Brooke about this she basically threw her hands up and said that if my ex's attorney didn't want to provide documentation that there was absolutely nothing we could do, the case was basically over, and that we should plead for mercy. She recommended I ask for my $3000 car, no funds from the house, no talk of maintenance, and that we walk away with our individual debts.

I wouldn't get phone calls or emails for 2-4 weeks at a time followed up with half-hearted apologies of "I was too busy working on a case more valuable to me than yours".

Brooke couldn't even get my personal belongings out of the marital home. I paid her $3750 and in return I got a handful of socks and shirts that reeked of cat urine.

While I cannot in any way prove that Brooke colluded with my ex, that point is irrellevent as she basically became a pro bono advocate for my ex. I shouldn't say pro bono, as I paid for these services.

I would advise anyone to avoid this law firm like it was on fire and rejoice if you see your ex has retained their services.

I am a single father with an amazing little girl. I had to fight to protect her. Barb went above and beyond to help us. She was diligent, professional and most importantly she really cares. I recommend Barb 100% !

Shawn went above and beyond to answer my questions and assist me with the tasks I brought to him. His approach was professional and pragmatic. He made time for even the smallest family matters.

Shawn was terrific, answered all my questions and was most helpful.

Tomi Hanson was excellent. She provided clear and concise solutions in a timely manner. The firm also worked with me financially until my case settled. Highly recommend!

Tomi exceeded all of my expectations. I would highly recommend her to friends and family.

Upon having my initial meeting with Tomi I was beyond impressed, relieved and happy that she did not pass any judgement on my situation rather she was very empathic. She did not give me false hope in a very upsetting modification of parenting time, she reassured me that she would work her hardest for me to be able to resume a normal parenting schedule with my son. She was very thorough about all the legal process, explaining things in detail to me about different court orders, legal terms, etc. I did not expect us to end up going to trial but Tomi powered through all of the mediations, random filings from opposing counsel and the barrage that my son's father was putting me through, all culminating into a 8.5 hour trial. During trial she did AMAZING!! I do not think the outcome would have been the same without her amazing workmanship, constant hours of research and planning and her fighting for what was fair. She has always been very timely with documents and time sensitive material. I have actually recommended her to my clients and will continue to do so!

If I could give a zero star I would. Spent almost $6k (which is to be expected) to see the lawyer twice. The initial (free) consultation and the court date. Regardless of the outcome of the case, she was very unorganized in court, did not go over anything with us before and felt annoyed with my questions. Mind you this was the first time ever going to court so we had questions and wanted to meet before to discuss what would happen and what would be presented. That did not happen and she made it very hard to communicate. The billing was unorganized and did not receive a bill until months later. Received the first itemized bills in a timely manner month after month then all of a sudden no more itemized statements for 5 months. DEFINITELY would NOT recommend!! Terrible customer service as well with billing staff.

Barb and her staff were great. Very professional and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend her.
Nanette Greenlee

Wonderful law firm to deal with. I recommend them to friends and family.