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Anonymous Client
I wanted a lawyer who was a family law lawyer who knows what they're doing. That's what I did.
I can't believe how the system works. It is unbelievable. It just doesn't seem fair at the end of it all, but the law is the law. My ex-wife, who is living in the house, is barely working. From the outside, it's just unbelievable to see how she's in that home when I'm the one who provided the life for us. I know it's the law, but it just blows me away how that is.
We separated two and a half years ago and finally got divorced. My ex did not want to use lawyers. She just wanted to come up with it ourselves and go to mediation. I'm like, "I don't know the rules. I don't know how the system works. I'm going to hire a lawyer." I don't know the law. If someone's house is on fire, you're going to call the fire department. You're not going to tackle that yourself. So I wanted a lawyer who was a family law lawyer who knows what they're doing. That's what I did. I went with Brenda right away because I knew her from about ten years ago.
My doctor deals with a lot of people who go through a divorce and need a lawyer. He said a judge recommended six of the top lawyers for family law in London, and Brenda was one of them. I looked her up again. She's got a ton of experience. The stuff you hear about her is phenomenal. Apparently, she's incredible in trial. I thought with who I'm up against,I wouldn't be surprised if I go to trial. So I want Brenda.
The office is like a Taj Mahal. It's a huge beautiful building. Everyone's very nice, well-dressed, polite, professional. They have coffee there. They have snacks if you want. They have a huge parking lot, and it's right beside their building. This place is very nice. That gave me the confidence to be like, "Okay, Brenda knows what she's doing." Looking at the building she owns. She is the boss of that company. I'm like, "I obviously have a good lawyer."
You're treated really well when you walk in. Friendly. Very friendly. The front clerk is amazing. I'd go in, and she and I were like buddies. I Loved it.
Brenda, you can tell she's tough. You can see it. Very confident. I love her confidence, love it. I'm attracted to confident people, and there's something about her that you know she's good. And I love that. It relieved a lot of stress in going through the negotiations with my ex. I'd get a lot of threats with my ex, and I would laugh it off because I knew how good Brenda was and how she carried herself. Just knowing I had Brenda Barr was amazing. Everyone knows her. A quick Google search, and you'll see how good she is. I hired her right away. As soon as my ex said we're done, I hired her. I wanted it done. I knew what my gut was telling me.
I really wanted to make sure I got shared custody of my kids, which I do. A lot of, we'll say ex-wives, like to threaten because they think moms are more entitled for some reason. But they're not. So I wanted to make sure I was protected. So I have my son every other week and my daughter every other weekend. She decided she wants to live with her mom. That hit me hard at first. It was really tough, but then I thought, "I want a great relationship with my daughter. I don't want her to be jaded or upset because she has to live with me half the time." Our relationship has always been great, but it has improved even more. My boy, he's like, "No, I want to see dad too. I want 50/50." So, we have that.
The service was a 10. Amazing. No negatives about the service at all. From the front desk, right to the top lawyer. All good. I'm going to miss them as crazy as that sounds. I'd always thank them because I know how hard they work. I couldn't imagine doing this. You should see the documents. Hundreds and hundreds of pages, and not a stone unturned. It's very tough stuff that they do.
I've never hired a lawyer to compare to but seeing the lawyer we went up against at the settlement conference... I remember saying to Brenda, "Wow, that guy's a joke. You're going to eat him alive." You could see it. The professionalism. The confidence. Brenda's very good. She's a shark, don't mess with her. That's the impression I get. She would eat anybody alive in court. I think that's why my ex probably signed before trial. I don't think she wanted to go through that. It would have been tough. Brenda's nice, but she's not nurturing. She's not mushy. There's no, "We'll be okay. We'll get through..." none of that. It's a matter of fact. I got a job to do. I'm going to do it. If she were in the military, she'd be a Sergeant, which I liked. Very hardworking. She takes a lot of pride in her work. Very diligent with everything. She crosses all her T's and dots all her I's. Nothing is left unturned. Absolutely nothing.
My ex threatened to take the kids out of the house and go to her mom's. I would email Brenda. Boom, Brenda would get right on it. Send a letter, "You bring the kids right back. If not..." Thank God for Brenda because if I didn't have a lawyer, I wouldn't know what to do. You go crazy. You're like, "What? Take the kids? What do you mean?" You just don't know. Right? That's what I loved about having a good lawyer like her. All those threats, all those games that she tried to play, it wouldn't phase me. I'd flip over an email, and if it were urgent, Brenda would get on it right away. Anything to do with kids, health, safety, she'd get on it right away. Anytime some threats were severe against me, she'd put a stop to it right then and there.
One thing I will say that's really awesome too is she does email me on Saturdays or Sundays. She was very competent. Very professional. So professional that she'd reply on a Sunday. And I'm like, "Oh wow." And she still does. Anything to do with kids, they would get back to you right away. Urgent matters, ASAP. They must get hundreds of emails. I know how many I was sending, and I'm just one client. In an hour, you'd probably get a hundred emails. They probably sift through them, and any urgent ones, they would respond to right away. Other times, I'd maybe send an email on a Wednesday, nothing urgent. I'd forget about it by Friday, and then boom, Sunday she'd respond. So she would respond all the time, but it all depended on urgency. That comes with experience. She's been doing this, I think, 27 or 28 years. She knows what's urgent and what's not.
The support staff, the law clerk, and all that... there couldn't be better. They're the best. I've dealt with a lot of people in my life and their service is incredible. Everyone from the front desk, Christina, all the way to Brenda were awesome. Junior lawyers were great. I had a ton of conversations with juniors, law clerks, everyone. All awesome. And if Christina wasn't at the front desk and Justine was there, she was amazing. Just super friendly, super nice, and educated. You could always get a hold of somebody.
I recommend them to everybody. Be prepared to spend money, but just leave it in their hands. Let them take care of it. I would tell anyone, "Go with Brenda Barr." Just be prepared to pay. You want the best you got to pay for the best. Just the confidence and reassurance of knowing she's one of the top in the business. Trusting the fact that, "Okay, she knows what she's doing." I trust her enough to deal with this. You just have to trust the process. Everything's documented. Anytime she sends a letter to the opposition, she would always send it to me for approval. Everything's there, so don't worry. Just trust the process. You could either spend less and maybe not trust your lawyer completely. I'd rather pay big bucks for someone who has a good reputation.
Anonymous Client
We separated two and a half years ago and finally got divorced. My ex did not want to use lawyers. She just wanted to come up with it ourselves and go to mediation. I'm like, "I don't know the rules. I don't know how the system works. I'm going to hire a lawyer." I don't know the law. If someone's house is on fire, you're going to call the fire department. You're not going to tackle that yourself. So I wanted a lawyer who was a family law lawyer who knows what they're doing. That's what I did. I went with Brenda right away because I knew her from about ten years ago.
My doctor deals with a lot of people who go through a divorce and need a lawyer. He said a judge recommended six of the top lawyers for family law in London, and Brenda was one of them. I looked her up again. She's got a ton of experience. The stuff you hear about her is phenomenal. Apparently, she's incredible in trial. I thought with who I'm up against,I wouldn't be surprised if I go to trial. So I want Brenda.
The office is like a Taj Mahal. It's a huge beautiful building. Everyone's very nice, well-dressed, polite, professional. They have coffee there. They have snacks if you want. They have a huge parking lot, and it's right beside their building. This place is very nice. That gave me the confidence to be like, "Okay, Brenda knows what she's doing." Looking at the building she owns. She is the boss of that company. I'm like, "I obviously have a good lawyer."
You're treated really well when you walk in. Friendly. Very friendly. The front clerk is amazing. I'd go in, and she and I were like buddies. I Loved it.
Brenda, you can tell she's tough. You can see it. Very confident. I love her confidence, love it. I'm attracted to confident people, and there's something about her that you know she's good. And I love that. It relieved a lot of stress in going through the negotiations with my ex. I'd get a lot of threats with my ex, and I would laugh it off because I knew how good Brenda was and how she carried herself. Just knowing I had Brenda Barr was amazing. Everyone knows her. A quick Google search, and you'll see how good she is. I hired her right away. As soon as my ex said we're done, I hired her. I wanted it done. I knew what my gut was telling me.
I really wanted to make sure I got shared custody of my kids, which I do. A lot of, we'll say ex-wives, like to threaten because they think moms are more entitled for some reason. But they're not. So I wanted to make sure I was protected. So I have my son every other week and my daughter every other weekend. She decided she wants to live with her mom. That hit me hard at first. It was really tough, but then I thought, "I want a great relationship with my daughter. I don't want her to be jaded or upset because she has to live with me half the time." Our relationship has always been great, but it has improved even more. My boy, he's like, "No, I want to see dad too. I want 50/50." So, we have that.
The service was a 10. Amazing. No negatives about the service at all. From the front desk, right to the top lawyer. All good. I'm going to miss them as crazy as that sounds. I'd always thank them because I know how hard they work. I couldn't imagine doing this. You should see the documents. Hundreds and hundreds of pages, and not a stone unturned. It's very tough stuff that they do.
I've never hired a lawyer to compare to but seeing the lawyer we went up against at the settlement conference... I remember saying to Brenda, "Wow, that guy's a joke. You're going to eat him alive." You could see it. The professionalism. The confidence. Brenda's very good. She's a shark, don't mess with her. That's the impression I get. She would eat anybody alive in court. I think that's why my ex probably signed before trial. I don't think she wanted to go through that. It would have been tough. Brenda's nice, but she's not nurturing. She's not mushy. There's no, "We'll be okay. We'll get through..." none of that. It's a matter of fact. I got a job to do. I'm going to do it. If she were in the military, she'd be a Sergeant, which I liked. Very hardworking. She takes a lot of pride in her work. Very diligent with everything. She crosses all her T's and dots all her I's. Nothing is left unturned. Absolutely nothing.
My ex threatened to take the kids out of the house and go to her mom's. I would email Brenda. Boom, Brenda would get right on it. Send a letter, "You bring the kids right back. If not..." Thank God for Brenda because if I didn't have a lawyer, I wouldn't know what to do. You go crazy. You're like, "What? Take the kids? What do you mean?" You just don't know. Right? That's what I loved about having a good lawyer like her. All those threats, all those games that she tried to play, it wouldn't phase me. I'd flip over an email, and if it were urgent, Brenda would get on it right away. Anything to do with kids, health, safety, she'd get on it right away. Anytime some threats were severe against me, she'd put a stop to it right then and there.
One thing I will say that's really awesome too is she does email me on Saturdays or Sundays. She was very competent. Very professional. So professional that she'd reply on a Sunday. And I'm like, "Oh wow." And she still does. Anything to do with kids, they would get back to you right away. Urgent matters, ASAP. They must get hundreds of emails. I know how many I was sending, and I'm just one client. In an hour, you'd probably get a hundred emails. They probably sift through them, and any urgent ones, they would respond to right away. Other times, I'd maybe send an email on a Wednesday, nothing urgent. I'd forget about it by Friday, and then boom, Sunday she'd respond. So she would respond all the time, but it all depended on urgency. That comes with experience. She's been doing this, I think, 27 or 28 years. She knows what's urgent and what's not.
The support staff, the law clerk, and all that... there couldn't be better. They're the best. I've dealt with a lot of people in my life and their service is incredible. Everyone from the front desk, Christina, all the way to Brenda were awesome. Junior lawyers were great. I had a ton of conversations with juniors, law clerks, everyone. All awesome. And if Christina wasn't at the front desk and Justine was there, she was amazing. Just super friendly, super nice, and educated. You could always get a hold of somebody.
I recommend them to everybody. Be prepared to spend money, but just leave it in their hands. Let them take care of it. I would tell anyone, "Go with Brenda Barr." Just be prepared to pay. You want the best you got to pay for the best. Just the confidence and reassurance of knowing she's one of the top in the business. Trusting the fact that, "Okay, she knows what she's doing." I trust her enough to deal with this. You just have to trust the process. Everything's documented. Anytime she sends a letter to the opposition, she would always send it to me for approval. Everything's there, so don't worry. Just trust the process. You could either spend less and maybe not trust your lawyer completely. I'd rather pay big bucks for someone who has a good reputation.
Anonymous Client
Contact Details
Family Law Group
1579, Hyde Park Road
London, ON, N6H 5L4
Phone: (519) 672-5953