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    |   | 11/23/22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ella took extremely good care of my siblings and myself at a very tough time.  We will always be grateful for her kindness, compassion and professionalism. |   | 
        
    |  | 5/20/21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Such a good person and lawyer. Reframes matters to make them simple for clients, and, she is kind. I was laughing at the other reviews as I suspect they are people she sent away |   | 
        
    |   | 12/8/20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Spent a couple of months with this lawyer. Supremely self confident, but regrettably not accurate with information. After the third "miscommunication" and wrong info, I found myself another lawyer. The sad part was I initially shared the correct info, only to have her dismiss me and claim otherwise. And yes - the $100 emails were too much. It is too bad her ability did not match her confidence. |   | 
        
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    |  | 11/12/18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | after $25,000.and no results forced to start the process over again with a new lawyer. Often 4 emails a day at $50./email from her is one reason the price went so high.This person gives all lawyers a bad name. |   | 
        
    |   | 1/26/17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ella was awesome in handling my case.  It's been several years, but I continue to recommend her to others.  Her job is to get you what you are entitled to, not to be a therapist.  I got super value for my money and in my case she was up against a very very difficult opponent. |   | 
        
    |  | 7/26/14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | I am shocked by the reviews for this lawyer. They do not reflect my experience at all. I can honestly say she is one of the best, more experienced and reasonably priced family law lawyers in the city. She was able to negotiate a workable custody and maintenance arrangement, in very difficult circumstances, for me and my children without the necessity of going to court. |   | 
        
    |   | 5/17/13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | a terrible experience with this person. i do not recommend her. |   | 
        
    |  | 1/18/13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | As a former client, I have an extremely low opinion of Ms. Bernhard's conduct, strategies, and results. I am very dismayed by the long-term negative financial and emotional consequences of her tactics on me and my children. She lost sight of the big picture in persisting in needless battles.I wish I had hired someone else sooner. I recommend very strongly that you do not work with Ms. Bernhard. |   | 
        
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 | 1/5/13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | She is a wonderful lawyer who listens and assists you in achieving resolution in very difficult areas. I enjoyed her ability to map out options for me and aid me in decision making. This was the worst time in my life and I feel Ms. Bernhard's compassion and insights made the healing process better - she guided me through 'cleanly'. I believe the nasty opinions on this site were penned by the other party or their lawyer. They should be ashamed. |   | 
        
    |   | 12/21/12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |   | 
        
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    |  | 11/7/12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | In my opinion Miss Bernard lacks much in compassion and in standards of professional behavior, and prolongs conflict rather than collaboration, which causes a lot of pain and high costs. I strongly recommend you work with someone other than this difficult person. |   | 
        
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 | 11/5/11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | very, very difficult person to work with. will drive up your costs. too aggressive. |   | 
        
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    |  | 12/19/10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | smart, creative, sensible with out-of-the box solutions. |   | 
        
    |  | 9/22/10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Terrible staff. No knowlege of the law. Based on my experienced, I would not recommend her. |   | 
        
    |   | 7/27/10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | supportive, helpful, anticipates matters well in advance. |   |