FAMILY LAW – CHILD CUSTODY:
“I wanted to take this opportunity to give you a huge thank you for the amazing job you did with my case! As I sit here at home with my three beautiful children, I can’t help but think how different things could be for me right now.
I came to your office a few months ago with a hope and a prayer. I had gotten myself into a really tough situation, and I was sure that I was going to pay severely for it. There was so much riding on a good outcome. I was in jeopardy of losing custody of my children, which I had given everything else up so that I could have my 85% custody! I was also going to lose my future with my fiancée. He, unfortunately is in a highly contested divorce and his ex wife was trying to take his son away from him by telling the courts that he was a poor father who made poor choices. She made me a huge part of their case because she was jealous of his moving on. My “mess up” gave her the ammunition she needed!
I came to meet you, along with my fiancée, and you treated me with so much warmth and respect. You didn’t treat me like a “criminal”. That meant so much to me and made me extremely comfortable! You spent plenty of time explaining the case and telling me my options and what was going to happen from that moment on. You didn’t sugar coat anything, which was tough to hear, but so incredibly appreciated!
When we finally got to my court date, you disappeared behind those big doors and you had my future in your hands. I know that may sound dramatic, but that’s how I felt. When you came back out, you informed me of the outcome and I was astonished! You had done what I thought would be impossible! The news were good, but there was still the possibility of jail time for the probation violation. I was terrified! Although the news were good, I still had to be prepared for the reality that I was going to be behind bars. If that happened, like I said earlier, I had a lot to lose! You took the time to call me that evening to reassure me. That was above and beyond, in my opinion!
We just finished up the final sentencing yesterday. I was convinced that there was no hope for avoiding a jail sentence. To my complete and utter amazement, you appeared once again from behind those big doors with the news that you were able to have two of my three charges dropped, you secured me community service instead of jail time, and thanks to you I no longer have a probation violation. I was given informal probation instead of the mandatory 30 days of jail I was certain I was going to be sentenced to! I apologize for hugging you at that point, but I had never been so elated and relieved in my life! I realized then that I had been given a gift or a second chance and I am incredibly grateful to you for that! No words can truly be used to show you the magnitude of my appreciation for the way you represented me on this case. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!
I look forward to speaking with you again soon to work on the next phase of cleaning up my old record. You are a unique attorney. The way you treat your clients, as well as how incredibly well you fight for them will get you far! I will not hesitate in giving out your name to anyone who may need your services in the future.
Thank you again and I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Warmly,
C. C.
My ex wife attempted to separate from me in California, with my daughter in her custody, while all parties involved were residents of the state of Illinois. My attorney could only do so much to fight for me from Chicago, so he recommended I requested the assistance of Wallin & Klarich attorneys to help with my matters in California. Local law enforcement in California was unwilling to enforce my court order from Illinois, but my Wallin & Klarich attorney was able to overcome a month of my wife and her attorney’s preparation in one hearing, and I had my daughter in my custody back in Illinois that night. I am forever grateful for my Wallin & Klarich attorney’s professionalism, as well as his willingness and ability to jump right into this case to ultimately drop the final straw that broke the camel’s back. I now have my daughter with me in Illinois and her mother was forced to move back to keep any custodial rights.
– B. J. S.