Testimonials

The following are some examples of words of thanks and praise we have received, unsolicited, from grateful clients and others.

“Thank you so much for all your hard work + effort on my behalf.  I could not have chosen someone better to help me!  I am very happy and still grinning.”  C.

“I would like to express my sincere appreciation for all your hard work today in the financial future of my boys, D, M & P and myself.  This experience for all of us has been traumatic and life changing.  I thank you very much in making today as amicable as it could be.”  Sincerely D.

“Thank you for being such a great lawyer!  I really appreciate you and your team.  I know my case was stressful, yet you were patient and continued to look out for my (and my son’s) best interest.  It was truly a comfort to know that you and your team were working hard to help me make the best of a very difficult situation.”  C.

“Just a little note to tell you thank you for all of your and your staff’s hard work.  These were trying times for me & it was a good feeling to know I had you in my corner to guide me.  Thanks again.”  Sincerely, J.

“Steve, I just got a nice call from M.  He wanted to thank me for sending his sister to you and was really singing your praises.”  B. (Letter from attorney who had referred a client)

“Hi Steven, thank you for your patience with me during this horrible ordeal I am going through. . . I appreciate you not allowing me to accept less than what I deserve.  I know you were trying to show me the “bigger picture”. . . I see now.  THANK YOU.”  A.

“Steve, I just wanted to say thank you for the time you gave to me today and for the quick response your office gave to getting back to me.”  E.

“Dear Mr. Monaghan, thank you for your time and effort for a job well done.”  Sincerely, A.

“Hi Steve, yesterday I did not get a chance to see you after court.  I just wanted to thank you for the great job you did for D.  Your presentation before the Judge was outstanding.  It was clear that you were much better prepared than R.’s lawyer.  I know that D. still has a long tough road ahead of her, but with you at her side, she will be fine.  Thanks again.”  Yours truly, W. (letter from father of client)

“Dear Judge Kilgallen, on September 5, 2007, Your Honor indicated in a conference with counsel that you would like counsel for both sides to brief the jurisdictional issues of this matter before hearing oral arguments on A.’s support application. . . Your Honor also contacted Steven Monaghan, Esq. to see if he would be available to conduct a mediation session with the parties prior to their return date.  Mr. Monaghan generously agreed to meet with the parties that afternoon and again on Sunday, September 9, 2007. . . I spoke with Mr. Monaghan earlier this week and he advised me the parties made great strides towards negotiating a settlement. . . As Your Honor is aware, both counsel and the parties have great confidence in Mr. Monaghan’s mediation capabilities and are extremely appreciative and grateful of his efforts to resolve this litigation.”  (Letter from an attorney to the Presiding Judge of the Family Part in Monmouth County who had referred a complex matrimonial case for mediation)

“Dear Steve . . . and thank you so much for your wonderful legal skills.  You make a difficult thing very easy.”  Sincerely, J.

“Dear Steve, I just wanted to thank you for all your help, support and hard work on my divorce. . . thank you again for everything.”  Sincerely, N.

“Dear Steve, Thank you!  Merci bien!  Grazie! I am “richer” for having known you (pun intended).”  A.

“Dear Steve, Thank you so much for your help and support through this long case.  I appreciate all the effort you put in.”  In sincerity, A.

“I am truly grateful that someone representing me understands my circumstance and shows an interest in my case.”  Yours truly, R.

“Dear Mr. Monaghan. . . I want to take a moment and thank you for your time + consideration during our consultation. . . you greatly put my mind at ease.  Thank you, again.”  L. 

“Dear Steve and rest of the office, Thank you so much for all your kindness and compassion.  I’ll be sure to use you in my next divorce!”  D.

“Hi Mr. Monaghan, thanks for all your help in the legal matter that you have taken care of for me.  I really appreciate all of your help and kindness.  I am happy you are our attorney.”  L.

“Steve, Thank you so much for all the help you did for me.  The most important thing you did was take time to listen when I was hurting and needed to blow off steam.  And you repeatedly assured me that it would all work out in the end.  Thanks again.”  Sincerely, R.

“Steve,  Thank you for all your hard work and efforts.  I’m very pleased.”  M.

“Steve did a great job yesterday.  He was very aggressive in summation – very factual and took the high road.  Unlike his opponent. . . who was inhumane, insensitive and outrageous.  [The other lawyer] really hurt [his own client’s] case.”  (E-mail from client to family member)

“Steve,  Just a note to thank you.  I know my case worked out as well as it did because of your attention.  I’m sure we’ll be touching base with you again in the future. . . Thank you for your kindness and I feel totally confident even more so than in the divorce itself as you’re now as my lawyer.  Steve, again, it was a pleasure dealing with you in a very unpleasant episode.  You’re the best!”  G. 

“Congrats!! Is she now going to turn over the kid, since the stay was denied!!” R.  (Congratulations e-mail from co-counsel in a successful international custody dispute).

“Dear Steve, It is not too many times people find great lawyers.  I am very happy that you’re my lawyer and that you have a great and kind heart.  Thanks for helping me in this rough time.”  F.

“First, thank you SO much for pushing me to do what I did today.  I need that, so feel free to keep me in check. . . again, thanks SO MUCH.  You are the best and anytime I can refer anyone I will (as long as you win this for me, which I know you will. . . )”  J.

“Hi Steve. . . give me about a few more days, I still feel I’d rather …not file the motion. . . but I appreciate you pursuing the issue with such aggressiveness.  Thanks. “  C. 

“ Hi Steve,  Thank you so much for all your hard work and congratulations on winning the case. . . God Bless you!”  J. 

“Hi Steve, Wanted to thank you again for your kindness and compassion. . . you are really a good guy.”  D. 

“Steve, just response to [my spouse’s] demands, great letter, you hit the nail on the head.  I can’t thank you enough for understanding the situation. . . thanks again.”  Sincerely, T.

 “Steve,  I’d like to thank you in advance for the extreme effort you have made on my behalf.  I think you’ve presented my case well.”  P. 

“Hi Steve, First I want to thank you for Friday.  I am very pleased with the results and I appreciate you getting us to that point.”  Regards.

“Dear Steve, Thank you for all your help.  I pray that God will bless and keep you.  I will remember you in my prayers.”  H.

“Dear Steve, Just a short note to say thank you for getting us through this dark time. . . aside from your legal expertise, you made us feel like it’s okay to have a bad day and a good life.  Best wishes in all of your personal and professional endeavors.”  C.

“Dear Steve, . . . I also want to say thank you for your diligence, caring and concern for my family.  You’re the best attorney I know.  You focus on the important issues and always know the background supporting the conversation.  I feel privileged having you argue my case.”  Truly yours, R.

“Dear Mr. Monaghan, you will never be forgotten.  We will always be thankful for all the help you have given us.  May you be blessed with nothing but the best.  We have been given a second chance, which would have never happened, if it wasn’t for you.  Thank you always.”  J.

“Steve, I will always be grateful to you for the wonderful job you did for me.  I know it always wasn’t easy.  It was a pleasure (as much as a divorce can be) working with you and all of your staff.  Everyone was always so kind, patient and helpful.  And you were always pleasant even during my temper tantrums. . . thank you again.”  Sincerely, N.  

“Steve, I’d like to start by saying thank you for handling my divorce.  It was an extremely sad time for me and you helped me get through it – thanks.”  B.

“Dear Steve, Thanks for the follow on explanation of the process.  I too have enjoyed working with you on this most difficult of subjects.  I did not get married to get divorced but life goes on.”  Sincerely, M. 

"Dear Mr. Monaghan, Let me start by thanking you for executing my case with such speed and diligence.”  C.

“Steve,  I would like to say thanks for all your help in the case so far.  I tell everyone I have complete confidence in you.  You have pointed the case exactly where it needs to go and I feel comfortable with the direction it’s headed.  You seem totally reasonable and I feel your main objective is to resolve the case, not inflate my expenses.  Thanks again and keep up the excellent work.”  T.

“Steve, Thanks for taking good care of me at the mediation yesterday. . . you did a fabulous job on [the motion].  I felt so good after reading it.”  K.

“Dear Steve, I received your letter concluding my divorce case in the final statement and I wanted to thank you for helping me through this difficult time.  I also want to let you know that should I need anyone else in need of your services I will recommend you highly.  Thanks again for helping me through my divorce.”  Regards, P.

“Hi there.  Thanks again for such a great phone meeting today!  I feel really good about what we have accomplished and where we’re headed!!!  Thanks again!”  D.

“Steve, your patience and understanding mean a great deal to me.  I believe that you understand divorce, its effect on parents and children.  [The other lawyer] is a lawyer whose only concern is winning.”  F.

“Hi Steve, I want to say thank you for all your help.  You have made the divorce the best that it could for me and [my child].  All is well.”  F. 

“Steve, thanks for your help and recent letters.  Again, thanks for your help you did a great job and if it is needed again some day, I will retain you again.  You are the best.”  Sincerely your client J.

 “Hi Steve, your team is great cause you are a great leader – you!. . . I value your expertise and judgment.  You took the many pages of my notes, statements even tears and made it a great presentation!  Many thanks again.”  C.

“Steve, Thank you so much for all you’ve done, it was a pleasure working with you.  Hopefully, I will not need your services again, as I plan on staying single, but in the event I know of anyone in the need for a great divorce attorney I will, without a doubt, send them your way.  Thanks again.”  L.

“Steve, . . .here are some thoughts I had regarding the certification.  Once again, you did a great job of recording my life. . . “  D.

“Dear Steven, yesterday went rather well . . . thanks for all your hard work, and dozens of phone calls and letters on the matter.”  Respectfully, P.

“Steve, Everything worked out.  Thank you.”  G.

“Steve, Thank you for all your hard work and efforts.  I am very pleased.”  M.

 “Steve, your efforts helped settle the case.  Thank you very much!!” G.