Seeley Family Law - San Mateo, California

Echo I.

Doesn’t care about her clients. I worked more with her team than with her and then when I did speak with her she I think purposely would ask me the same questions over and over again wasting valuable time like she had zero knowledge of my case and zero interest in me as a client. Well she was getting paid for all the drawn out meetings and making me explain my case over and over again. The billing is disgusting. She repeats herself over and over again and speaks slowly making a what should be 20 minute talk last 45 minutes and would bill for 45 minutes. I was also charged for times one of her staff “accidently” sent me the same email three times… another opportunity to charge more money! Like the other reviewer said go over your bill with a fine tooth comb. They are sneaky. She had a team of I believe 5 working on my case and they hurt it and put me in a worst position to mention cleared out my bank account. Then I hired one lawyer who single handedly got me out of the hole they dug for me and represented me in a way a attorney who is actually invested in their client should… for an eighth of the price. If your’e looking for someone who wants to get as much money out of you as fast as possible and provide no real results she’s the one.

Jake R.

I am very grateful for the help I always receive from Yvonne Seeley. I have needed their services and as always the service exceeds my expectations. At any time I need them they are always available to help quickly and a high level of professionalism. My divorce and settlement was extremely successful. Highly recommend Seeley Family Law.

Nora S.

If you value yourself, your money and your time, find a different law firm.

Y. Seeley and her firm are only interested in the money and could care less about the human being going through the divorce. The firm lacks communication, passion, sympathy, and everything decent. The only thing they are good at is sending you their bill, which is most of the time fraudulent with duplicate hours billed and such.

As a women going through divorce, I made the mistake of hiring this firm and I benefited nothing from them but extremely ridiculous attorney fees billed. Seeley even decided to abandon my case in the middle of hearings for no reason except that she was overwhelmed and couldn't handle my case.

Save your money and time and find an attorney who cares about you, as well as the money, but not only the money!

Mark G.

Yvonne Seeley is a very experienced and knowledgeable trial attorney. She represented a family member in a complex divorce case and was very kind and patient throughout, making sure that her client was fully informed at every juncture. The courtesy and professionalism displayed by Yvonne and her staff throughout the process did a lot to minimize the stress and anxiety of a difficult time.

Beth G.

Yvonne Seeley does not make her money winning cases for you-- she takes a retainer then runs your bill up just the few weeks before your hearing. Then, she'll call you in and ask you to sign over some of your property or real estate (the term FLARPL rolls off her tongue grossly) and tells you she won't come to your hearing unless you sign. Run, don't walk, away from her and her firm. No matter how convenient her location may be, it will not be worth it.

Larry S.

IYvonne has represented me for over 5 years in a high-conflict divorce. This is not an exaggeration of the timeframe as the divorce was highly complex, hostile, and involved both children and assets. Throughout the engagement, Yvonne and her team have been professional, knowledgeable, and highly effective in all areas of providing legal guidance.

I can also say that Yvonne is very accomplished at courtroom appearances as we had many. In all our appearances she was excellent at preparing and litigating through very messy OPC issues. Also, worth noting is that it was clear that in making arguments in my case she was both highly regarded by the court and Judge, which only helped in the divorce matter.

Most important Yvonne has been a fantastic guide in keeping me on track from the start, through the middle of the awful waters, and she got me to the finish line. I can enthusiastically recommend Yvonne Seely due to the high-quality work she performed for my family.

Maggie

Yvonne Seeley sells herself well but won’t work for you unless you’re a cash cow or a man. She knows Santa Clara County is pro wealthy dads.
Undoing the damage she and her team caused my case is expensive to undo.

Waichi C.

Four year ago, I went through an otherwise very stressful divorce and court trial. I am a practicing physician and my ex a housewife for 17 years. I have three children. I was at a distinctly disadvantageous position to begin with. My divorce lasted for 2 years from the time of filling. My ex and her friend hired 2 teams of very aggressive attorneys from Southern California and San Francisco making the case very complicated, over litigated and stressful. I felt I was helpless until I met Yvonne Seeley and her team of associates and assistants. With professionalism, super knowledge of California family law, and super experience as a trial lawyer, I was able to more than survive the ordeal, ending with a fair and satisfactory trial result, and having my interest maximally protected. Ms. Seeley and her team, taking my interest in heart and practice, knowing what is relevant and what is not, have turned a very complicated, overwhelming and over litigated case into a relatively simple one, backed up by legally sound case laws, theories, reasoning and argument. In the process, she convincingly pointed out the obstreperous, dishonest and greedy nature of the other party. Ms. Yvonne Seeley and her team has walked extra miles to help me. I went through the darkness of a long tunnel that appeared without hope of reaching the other end, then rediscover meaning of life, and establish confidence in the fairness of the California court. This good lawyer makes a huge difference in my life. I recommend Ms. Seeley without any reservation. I whole heartedly thank Ms. Seeley and her team.

However, About a year after my long divorce case ended, my ex, her friends and advisers hired a very aggressive attorney to overturn the judgement of the court. I am so thankful that Ms. Seeley was willing to represent me again. With her associate, Jennifer, and assistants, working as a team to skilfully enforce and unequivocally interpret the judgement and the laws. A protective order was issued by the court upholding the judgement, limiting litigation to post judgement issues. My ex finally realised she could not get anywhere and initiated a private settlement with me, dropping what she initially insisted. The post judgement case lasted 3 years and during these long period of time, Ms. Seeley and her team walked with me patiently and supportively, making sure it did not get out of hand and the judgement upheld. Not only are Ms. Seeley and her team's knowledge, experience, skill and competence of the family law superb, what I am also appreciative of is her human touch, kindness, and caring. The Seeley Family Law firm is what you want to get help from when you have to deal with difficult and complex divorce cases including post judgement litigation.