I feel like I got my money's worth with Vanessa and her office. I paid a pretty nickel for her expertise but got the outcome I was seeking. I do expect lawyers to be pricey, and I wasn't about to go for a "cheaper" deal considering this was a custody battle. I felt like I was listened to by Vanessa and was respected. She answered any questions I had with patience and made sure I was cool with whatever we were doing in my case.

I had been through court years prior with a different lawyer, and things ended with me having every other weekend visits, so obviously our nerves were high during our initial consultation. However, Vanessa talked to my wife and I like we were human beings and that she wanted to help us. Vanessa and my family knew this was going to be a long, hard, and complicated fight, but she was ready for it and she made sure that we were ready also. Vanessa always gave us straight answers, especially to the hard questions. Hearings got continued multiple times and we had to keep taking the other side back to court. Status hearing after status hearing, trial date after trial date, Vanessa kept our hopes high during the 1.5 years our custody battle lasted. Vanessa dealt with a lot, not only from the other side, but also from us. We took a lot out on her, whether it be frantic emails in the middle of the night or asking her to call us on the weekend but she always had a calm and empathetic demeanor. During hearings Vanessa always stayed very professional but also made sure to hit every hard point to make sure things went our way. Vanessa did a lot of her own digging and made sure to investigate the other party very thoroughly while also using any information I supplied. Vanessa was always available through email and she always responded very quickly. I know that she will always be there if we need her again. I wish my family would have chose her in the beginning of my custody fight 4 years ago. My child and I are eternally grateful for her services and I will always recommend Vanessa Gorden, she is priceless.