Wendy Morgan Family Law

THE WORST ATTORNEY IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY WHO STEALS CHILDREN FROM THEIR MOTHER, VIOLATES THE LAW, THEN LIES ABOUT IT I N COURT!!! COMPLETELY EVIL WOMAN AND A DRUG ADDICT!!!!Wendy Morgan is on her 3rd name change from Weisman and Benjaman. This is because of a BAD reputation and 9 prior violations with a suspension from California State Bar, who should TAKE HER DOWN from the 'BAR'. Especially with a prior drug addition and engaging in a personal relationship with a past client. Do NOT even consider hiring her. She will rob, cheat, and keep you in court much longer than neccessary. Go outside of Santa Cruz- too many attorneys here collaborate to soak you and keep you in court for cases that should not exist. SERIOUSLY, she's not a professional at all, she's a crook and needs to find a new state to practice in cause her reputation is horrible from here to San Jose. more

Thank you, Wendy. I told you that I needed to keep costs down, and you did. We successfully renegotiated my child support and arrears to fair levels quickly and economically, and I'm very happy with the results. more

Wendy is a fine lawyer and has handled my case professionally and ethically. I can understand the negative ratings, but one should keep in mind that if you go to family court you've already have lost (stress, time & money at a minimum) no matter how competent your attorney. In my case, Wendy helped me to get custody of my child, 5 years after an amicable divorce, when her mother started having mental health issues. Since then my daughter's mother has used every means to harass and libel anyone associated with the case including me, my daughter's school, aftercare staff, other family members (both her's and mine), and yes, even Wendy through rating sites like this and professional organizations. In fact it got so bad, that Wendy helped me request (and I was granted) a domestic violence restraining order against her mother (aka ""Take Her Down""). Despite being bombarded with harassment emails, false allegations, totally bizarre behavior from my former wife, and countless court hearings, Wendy has always remained professional and focused on the best interests of my kid. Woe to you if you find yourself in family court, but if you do -- I would definitely recommend having a competent attorney like Wendy on your side. more

Wendy was a God sent when going through my divorce. You have to take her the facts and she will help you but she won't 'FIX' your marital problems which seems to me is what the people want lawyers to do. She saved us so much money by being honest and telling us how to go about it with out bringing the emotion and the anger into our case. In fact just a few months ago my ex-husband called to ask for Wendy's information because he realized that a friend of his needed Wendy because of how fair and honest she was.\r \r It's really hard to not want to destroy the ex and you personally use your lawyers to do this and then say how bad they are.\r \r \r For some of the bad reviews below, be mad at your EX's because they instructed the lawyer to 'take you down' and she did what was told.\r \r Wendy was professional and gave me the facts and told me to hear the facts without anger and when I did my divorce was amicable and fair.\r \r We all have done bad things in the past and that does not mean that I will not do my job well. How many pens have you taken home??? more

I thought she was great! Very fair and not at all like these comments. I decided to write a review after I recommend her and someone said these reviews were made. I believe many people try to blame their lawyers for their messed up divorce. You expect a lawyer to get you what you want, the bottom line, you need a lawyer because you can't get along with your spouse. I was referred to her by other happy clients. more

This is the lawyer to use if you want to add stress, time and money to your divorce process. Our was a collaborative divorce and she made so many mistakes that cost so much time and money. She was my ex's lawyer and I feel sorry for him. and he cheated on me. I'm willing to pay money I shouldn't spend on a litigation lawyer just so I don't have the stress of dealing with her again. what she did wrong? dishonest. as in lied about who said what and what she did and didn't do. Put down the wrong dates and dollar amount on document filed in court. Always to my disadvantage. and the denied doing so what a headache. more

At all costs stay away from this Attorney. She represented me and my wife and it ended up costing me over $100K (to date) in spousal support that could have been avoided if she had my best interest in mind - not hers. After trying to get what she broke fixed by other attorneys - they pointed out a huge mistake that Wendy made. She allowed in the agreement that I would have to pay spousal support even if I was disabled AND unemployed. Per the 4 lawyers I spoke to both in Santa Cruz and San Jose - an intern wouldn't allow this. She has a very shady past of being immoral. Stealing from department stores, sleeping with clients, moving out of state to run away from her past. I can't articulate strong enough in this review how important it is to stay away from this lawyer. As you can see - her colleagues have had to write reviews. Others have written reviews on her lack of character, ethics and professionalism. There are so many better lawyers out there. I have spent over 100 hours of my time trying to somehow get out of what she did and the stress she has put us through is unimaginable. The other more ""neutral"" attorneys I spoke to - all raised an eyebrow when I stated who represented me. She is known for settling out of court and ""taking the easy road"" for her benefit. Her fees are also unjustified when you look at how she charges. more

I have read the reviews and would like to respond to the comments made. I have been a paralegal for 20 years and I have worked with Wendy Morgan these last 3 years. She is a litigating attorney but she is a skilled and highly regarded Family Law Mediator:\r \r Since there is no other way of helping the reader understand the process, this review is not intended as anything other than a rebuttal of comments made out of context.\r 1. Reviewing an attorney on Yelp is not like reviewing a hair stylist, a car dealer or a restaurant, where your opinion is all that counts. \r The first statement made to me by a law professor when I trained in this field was 'There are no winners in Family Law'. Keeping that in mind, the comments made on this Yelp site are made by disgruntled clients or opposing parties who have been unable to prevail, sometimes because of their own personal situation, but most often because no one can predict the outcome of court action, and most people believe there is only one result. This is so far from the truth.\r 2. When things don't go well in court for a husband or wife, they may perceive Wendy as bad or nasty, but the truth is she is neither of those things. Angela V complains that she never want to go to Court. With the cost of attorneys fees, any decent attorney will avoid court action if they can. To reach a settlement is far more productive than duking it out in a court room, which can only result in depleted savings and less for everyone. \r 3. Wendy had issues with the State Bar over 13 years ago. These matter were long since resolved and now serve only as a cheap shot from cheap reviewers! Wendy is a Certified Family Law Specialist, accredited by the State Bar of California just two years ago. This is not an easy accreditation to earn. She is a brilliant mediator and always works towards the best resolution for everyone concerned.\r I would recommend her to any of my friends as an intelligent, compassionate, hardworking attorney and mediator, who could serve as an example to many of her colleagues. If you wish to discuss this further, feel free to contact me. \r Shame on assassination by cheap shot!\r \r more

At first she seemed like the attorney for me. Her mediative stance succeded in prolonging my custody dispute and bleeding me dry. In the end it seemed that $$$ was all that she cared about. more

Claims to be in a collaborative practice, but the only collaboration you'll see is against your bank account. Wendy is very high conflict, unethical, rude, tactless, cold, and always appears frazzled and in a constant state of stress. I wouldn't wish her on my worst enemy. To echo the sentiments of other reviews, she is in the wrong profession, and should be run out of town. Cons: Rude,Aggressive,Lying,Bad Record more

Was disbarred in the state of AZ for unethical law practice, files false documents in court and I have proof as she used me in such a case I had NO part of. This woman is criminal. Look her up people there is a lot of dirt on her. She destroys families in further lining her pockets and cares not about the children caught in the middle of her cases. SHAME ON YOU WENDY *shakes head* your time is coming where you'll be exposed here in CA as well. Pros: There are none Cons: Is known to submit FALSIFIED documents more