Hirsch Iva S Atty

I had a reasonably amicable divorce in 2004, which did not require attorneys for either me or my ex. In 2005 however, things changed dramatically when my she decided to move to another state, and wanted to take our children with her.
As a man, I feared the worst; In my mind, the court had a predisposition to award custodial parental rights to the mother. In great fear of losing my children, I went to see Iva. At the time, and possibly still today, Iva was not taking on new clients, however, after explaining my situation to her assistant Laura, Iva agreed to speak with me. Ultimately, I retained Iva for what would turn out to be a pretty long case.
I have seen other reviews detailing how other attorneys crush their opponents, win big settlements, etc. I have to admit, I did want to crush my ex for my own, personal reasons. In the end, Iva was smart enough to talk some sense into me during an extremely emotional situation that I had a difficult time separating my emotions and feelings from what was the right thing to do. On multiple occasions, she explained that my intent to take a moral hard line was going to cost me a great deal of money, and in the end, not really be a win at all, not to mention be a detriment to my children in the long run. In every case, the decision to back down was not to Iva’s financial benefit — it would have made her more money to fight for what I wanted, rather than give in — still, she gave me sound advice which saved me money.
Inside the courtroom, Iva did make my ex’s attorney seem ill prepared and kind of foolish. The judge even asked the opposing attorney one time if he really wanted a ruling, given how Iva had made him look. He said no, and then came back to us with a reasonable compromise.
In the end, I was able to maintain physical custody of my children and have been raising them for the past 7 years. Their mom has upheld her end of the bargain and has done a good job under the circumstances. None of this would have been possible if not for the skills and experience of Iva. Iva did a lot of the work while her husband was battling a serious illness. I’m truly grateful and will be forever.