Feinberg Mindel Brandt & Klein

Unprofessional firm with inane attorneys who do not tell the truth. My attorney John L. was frightened by my ex– husband’s attorney and because of this wrote multiple settlement agreements that my ex-​husband never signed which cost me $ 40,000. None of these agreements solved a single issue.
I suppose they may have cared about my case if I had access to much more money. Unfortunately, my ex-​husband took control of the bank accounts which this firm did not do anything about.

I’ve known Megan Green since around 2007, while I was in law school and she was a successful family law attorney. Through the years, we have kept in touch and I have seen many reports of her being a super lawyer and honored or awarded for being an effective counsel for her clients. I needed some litigation training for a matter, since my focus is transactional, so I reached out to the best lawyers I knew and she went out of her way to help me. I watched her successfully handle a deposition for her client. I was very impressed with her professionalism, preparation and zealous advocacy and her client was very appreciative and pleased. In a sometimes, «lawyer eat lawyer» world, Megan was there for me and I can’t thank her enough.

Without a doubt the best firm in town.
I always look at the Martindale-​Hubbell review ratings. Having been raised in a legal environment (father, long-​time attorney, friends and family in the business). Irwin Feinberg is at the highest level with an A+ rating (as a lawyer’s kid, my father… who has since gone to that great courtroom in the sky was rated at this level, etc.) I have found the partners and the firm are known for their ability to be top in legal knowledge, analytical capabilities, judgment, communication and legal experience. They have the perfect level of moving quickly, with the precision that I admire and expect.
Shout out here for Associate, Neil H. Élan, Esq. met with him, discussed case, he kept us on top of the situation. FBMK sent a demand letter. Case settled to our great satisfaction and beyond our expectations.

From the get-​go, Steve Mindel and his team proved their worth in handling my case effectively, efficiently, and with smarts.
Greg Girvan, my appointed attorney, demonstrated the perfect balance of professionalism and camaraderie in our relationship, from day one, creating a trust. I truly felt «protected» in the hands of FMBK Law. They were ON IT. Greg’s insight into my case and his talent for writing gave my case the «champion» that it needed to reveal the truth of my matter in the eyes of the law, giving me a long-​awaited win.
Furthermore, Greg never lost sight of the bigger issue at hand, in what has been described as a complicated case, which I believe is what gave me leverage at the end of the day.
I’m am truly, truly impressed by Greg, and I would recommend him — or Steve — to anyone going through any sort of custody or divorce matter, as they are true hard-​working professionals… and just plain good.

I am writing this to recommend Lucy Vartanian, Esq., and her law firm of Feinberg, Mindel Brandt & Klein. Findberg Mindel represented me during my divorce, and I recently needed to go back to them for some help with a technical legal issue I was having over support payments. Though it had been several years since they represented me in my original divorce case, the attorneys at Feinberg Mindel agreed to help me with an issue stemming from a minor typo in my original settlement judgment. Though the error was clearly just a typo, it was holding up my paperwork at the County Child Support Services Dept and CSSD was holding me responsible for correcting the typo in the court filing. Steve Mindel, whom I’d worked with in the past, assigned associate Lucy Vartanian to my case. I wasn’t familiar with Lucy as she had joined the firm after my case settled, but she proved to be extremely effective in what otherwise might have been a difficult, contentious matter, as my ex-​spouse was not inclined to work with us to resolve the matter amicably. Lucy dove into the case, combing through the paperwork and digesting the various issues (which were complex), exchanged emails and/​or calls with my ex and the CSSD staff counsel, drafted a new stipulated judgment and accompanying letters, made revisions based on my feedback, and handled all communications with tact and deft strategy. Throughout the matter Lucy and Steve conducted themselves with integrity and patience, and because the original typo had been missed by their office, they were extremely gracious when it came to determining their fees. I highly recommend both this firm and Lucy for your divorce and family law matters.

Best lawyer I’ve ever had. Hands down.
First of all this is Cyndie, David’s wife writing this review. I hijacked his account (with his permission) to write this review because I felt Mr. Matthew Skarin deserved a great review and as David went through this with me and agreed with all I was saying, suggested posting it on his profile. Done! :)
I came to Mr. Matthew Skarin’s office as referral from a friend, in what I felt was a desperate situation. My ex-​husband, who was thousands of dollars in arrears, decided to sue me for custody of 1 of our 2 kids that are still under 18. In his filing he stated as I have a medical marijuana letter of recommendation, I was unfit to care for our children as I did drugs. Mr. Skarin reassured me that I wasn’t going to lose my children due to occasional usage of MMJ, nor would I be likely to lose them at all as my ex had chosen to have very little contact over the years with our kids. I have done everything needed to help our kids, including fighting the school district to get help for one of our kids that has learning disabilities and requires a lot of attention between the school and I. My ex wasn’t even aware of all the plans and help the school did to help our child, as he so rarely had contact with our kids and just completely ignored any attempts on my part to keep him updated. It was a long and much drawn out process due to my ex, but Matthew Skarin was fantastic. He kept pushing both my ex and his lawyer who tended to be as flaky as my ex, and not only helped me to retain sole legal and physical custody of my children, but he managed to get my ex to commit to a visitation schedule over holidays and summer break as he lives in a different state. For over 10 years I was getting phone calls at the last minute, asking if he could have the kids, if he decided he wanted to see them that year. I had always asked him months in advance if he was going to take the kids but usually got no response. There have been many years he has chosen not to see them at all, so it was important to me that we get a set schedule so our kids could see and get to know their dad better. That Mr. Skarin got him to commit to a schedule was huge deal to me — and for which I am hugely grateful to him. But hands down, by far, besides being super supportive and always making sure I was in the loop, was that he was able to prove to the Court that my ex was over $ 100,000+ in arrears in back child support. My ex was trying to claim he had over paid me child support and I owed him $ 10,000. Many documents and bank statements later, he began to realise how much he really did owe and lucky for him, I was agreeable to settling for less than $ 100,000+. Mr. Skarin took our proposal and got my ex and his lawyer to agree to it. Mr. Skarin handled everything and filed all the paperwork through the Dept. of Child Support Services (as I had years ago had to put a garnishment on his wages to get the child support he was supposed to be paying — but obviously wasn’t). He also was able to get an additional garnishment on his wages to start paying me the amount we had agreed on for back child support. So over the course of a year, I went from being sued for custody as an unfit mother, to retaining sole custody AND Mr Skarin got me thousands of dollars in back support that I honestly never thought I would get. Talk about a turn around! I can tell you my ex wasn’t pleased with any of the results, but I was over the moon! It amazes me to this day how it all worked out in my favor AND that he got me the back child support I honestly never thought I would see, as I had made other attempts over the years with different lawyers to get him to pay what he owed his kids in back support.
I highly recommend Mr. Matthew Skarin to represent you. He’s knowledgeable, keeps you well informed — but not so much that you get huge bills from him for the time he spends on your case. He stays on top of things and keeps on the other party when they drag their feet and seem to be trying to avoid you and the courts. I know I feel like I got very good value for my money, and in the world of lawyers, you know how rare that is. He is definitely worth it.

Look up «unconscionable» and you will know F – K Law. Baffling they were recommended. Took advantage, ruined my health from stress, impoverished me, failed all motions with utter stupidity (and appalling writing skills) in 7.7 seconds, racked up a king’s ransom and made my life a living hell.

I’ve been working with David Glass since November 2012 — yes it’s been THAT contentious — and I have yet to feel anything other than compassion and understanding for, what sometimes seems, a never ending process.
My questions are answered in a time sensitive manner and I’ve never once felt as though I was being taken advantage of — David and Roni-​Sue are simply outstanding.

Best Family law firm in Los Angeles.
Steve Mindel is a great person. David Glass is an outstanding attorney. Taylor Bouchard is very helpful and professional attorney, and the billing departement are very professional, every body in that firm is great.
Attorneys at FMBK represented me for 2 years, and i am grateful till that day that i was in the best hands possible. I interviewed A LOT of attorneys in LA, and i am so glad i ended up with FMBK.

I’m working with Jeremy on a prenup. My case is not urgent – we don’t have a wedding date looming over our heads. So, the pace of things is more casual… which leads me to a negative.
Jeremy told me he’d deliver at a certain date and he didn’t. In addition, I had written him and received no response for a week. I only received notice after I wrote him again and asked for a confirmation upon his receipt of the email. I felt ignored – I was ignored – and I resented it. Now for the positives…
Jeremy is likeable. He’s unassuming and blunt. He tells you what’s on his mind and what he thinks, even if it’s insulting. If you get insulted, control yourself – listen – and wait for him to deliver, because he will. His input is good. I was and am impressed with his revisions and contributions. It’s at this point, after receiving his input, that I began to think his rate was justifiable, ready to hand over my credit card again to cover expenses that exceeded the retainer ($ 5,000). He has good written communication skills, which I like. In legal documents, you’ll find this skill to be invaluable (see review of patent attorney Robert Sperry, coming soon). If asked, I’d recommend him with the caveat that if you’re in a hurry, let him know. I’ll update this review upon completion.

This place is a rip off! Sneaky bastards! Charged me over $ 51,000 for a litigation and only showed up to court once, along with probate fees, and their sneaky EXTRAORDINARY FEES BEWARE!!! Trying to trick me to sell my house to pay them EXTRA fees for doing nothing on top of the $ 51,000 thats crazy!!! Feinberg wasn’t even my lawyer yet still got billed for him. I got a new lawyer and he discovered all these false and ridiculous charges, after confronted with these discoveries they reversed the charges cause they wanted me to pay them MORE MONEY for Irwin Feinberg not even being my lawyer, I’m surprise they don’t charge me for farting. I am in the process of reporting them to the state bar.

I went to this law office after I had my friend of 15 years handled my divorce. I was worried about their rate but in the end they did charge me less than my best friend and attorney. The quality of work is amazing nobody knows more about law and your rights than this firm. They are very effective. However, they don’t promote end less fights and hours of non sense billing. Extremely ethical people who are real counsel to people not business men trying to get reach over their clients misery.