5 /5 Pinar Perrine: I met Jonathan late 2018 when he was working in another law firm. Although I had come to America at the age of 25, I had been a stay-at-home mom for 16 years with 4 kids youngest being 5 months old. I saw no hope for my future with no carrier, no family, only a handful of people I knew in America going against my ex-husband, a born and raised American and a very successful businessman. Seemed like it was a fight I was destined to lose! Everything was frightening and confusing and language barrier was appalling, yet Jonathan was there listening, caring and supporting. I was so out of touch with the world from living in such isolation Jonathan had to teach me how to attach files to emails over the phone for half an hour. When he went on a leave, I lost that support that I had needed desperately. 2021 I ran into him again. He had just started the new law firm with Susan Lustig. My divorce was still on going and messier than ever. They offered to take me on again. What a huge sigh of relief that was! It had been far too long with countless hearings of no decisions being made or divorce not even near being resolved. My ex-husband by then was already found Vexatious Litigant yet the divorce went on till the end of 2024. Both Susan and Jonathan fought for me so hard. All these obstacles were being thrown at them like judges being changed out every 12 months. There were so many judges that came and gone I cant even remember the names of some of them. Yet Jonathan and Susan stayed very professional and calm. They would ground me, calm me and educate me in most uncertain times. For the 6 years that I had sit in those hearings I had watched so many people losing their mental health and therefor losing everything they loved. I could have easily been one of those people had it not been for Susan and Jonathan.
Although my divorce was finalized the end of 2024 my ex continues to take me to the court. We have yet another hearing in August! He is nothing but if a creature of habit! To this day Susan and Jonathan relentlessly fight for me. What can I say?
To be continued!