Zivitz Law Group

Cupcake123

a year ago

I am very pleased with Melissa and her efforts on my case. I was completely clueless, not knowing anything about divorce and family law in the state but Melissa made me comfortable and aware from the very first appointment. Her attention to details, communication skills and knowledge in family law is remarkable. She took care of the entire process very well and made sure I am financially capable to take care of myself and my children. I was constantly worried but Melissa understood me and my situation very well. Divorced in 6 months and I am very pleased how Melissa handled this case. I honestly would have been no where without her! I would highly recommend Melissa!!

MaKenzie Moody

a year ago

I have been extremely pleased with my experience with Melissa. She was absolutely fantastic to work with. I gave her all of the information from my case, this case had been messed up because of my prior counsel. She took everything with stride made sure she had everything like the back of her hand and took off with it. I was prompt with getting her paperwork back to her and she would do the same in a timely fashion to ensure we could have this case resolved. She was always available for any questions, comments or concerns. She knows family law very well. She looked through prior documents that I had from the same case and showed me the errors that were made and miscommunications that were established due to my daughters dads lack there of communication skills on this said signed court document. Melissa is extremely personable, is extremely thorough with her work and is all around an A+ counsel. She has been nothing but great since day one. Without her, I wouldn’t have been able to get my case sorted. Zivitz Law Group is certainly one that I recommend. And I know in the future, should I have more issues, I will be returning to Melissa for guidance on said family issues. Thank you Melissa for doing an outstanding job, I appreciate you more than you know!

Steven Lauzon

9 months ago

I worked with Melissa Vare. She is an extremely passive lawyer. Honestly, if you’re a typical person with W-2 income, she’ll probably save you some money by avoiding battles you won’t win. If your spouse is trying to take your children from you, I am confident that she’ll do a good job blocking those efforts. However, if anything about your circumstances deviates from a standard basic divorce, she cannot apply her knowledge of the law in a fluid way. I absolutely hated how she had me talk way too much during our hearing. I have no idea what I am doing and I paid her to represent me. We showed up under-prepared ready to have a chill conversation with the judge and other party. If the situation was chill, we would have settled out of court. Opposing counsel has all kinds of things that they can quote me on because I was encouraged by Melissa to go on and on. She also told me to submit the wrong form for proof of income for my W-2 job. Opposing counsel made quick work of that. Melissa loss me around $7000 right there. No offer of compensation from Melissa for this rookie mistake. We were negotiating with opposing counsel and it was going well and then she suddenly gave me notice to withdraw when we were about to make an agreement with opposing counsel. It was very strange. Email threads got crossed. I responded negatively to opposing counsel’s earlier position, but before I saw opposing counsel’s current, more reasonable position, Melissa sent the notice to withdraw, getting email threads mixed up, thinking I was presenting strong objections to opposing counsel’s largely reasonable position. It was like she was clearly looking for an excuse to withdraw, presumably because the case was more contentious and complicated than she is accustomed to dealing with, and mixing up email threads was her excuse for withdrawing. But she did so in the middle of a positive negotiation. She did offer to stay on the case for 10 days, but I don’t think it’s reasonable to continue to work with an attorney acting in bad faith. She shouldn’t have taken the case because it was over her head. I would like an attorney who actually teaches me. When you have a complicated case, a business or whatever, the attorney and client need to work collaboratively to find a positive and fair solutions to problems, because I understand mine and my wife’s business more than my attorney does, and my attorney should understand how the law applies to the situation. When I say, I think XYZ position is reasonable, I would like my attorney to teach me why my feelings would or wouldn’t match up with the law. Melissa wants to get to the finish line as expediently as possible, which works for many people, but doesn’t work well for an entrepreneur.

Melanie Reiners

3 years ago

I cannot say enough about how pleased I have been with my experience! Attorney Melissa Vare and her Paralegal Mandy Miller were both excellent at communication, responsiveness (even late at night or early Sunday mornings!), tireless in their efforts and left me feeling very well taken care of! Melissa was so very good at explaining what was unfamiliar to me so that I could understand how to make the best decisions for my benefit, not hers. I ultimately walked away with twice as much as I had ever hoped for in compensation, thanks to their tireless expertise! This is the steady team we all need when life is already derailed. I slept easy knowing my case was in capable hands. I highly recommend Melissa Vare and her team!

Arionne Lloyd

a year ago

Anelia is absolutely fantastic. She is so knowledgeable of divorce and custody matters. My divorce was/is very contentious and Anelia has been there with me every step of the way. She has helped me transition into this new phase of life. I can’t recommend her enough.