Law Office of Angela Barker LLC

I was very happy to have Angela represent me during my divorce. She very much looked after my best interests throughout the long process and I felt reassured my divorce would end towards my satisfaction. She was very thorough in reviewing all related documents to further ensure my best interests and protection. I want to thank her and her staff for all of their assistance throughout the process and for all of their prompt responses to my questions and concerns.

If you are looking for a professional and compassionate person who will put your mind at ease every step of the way, Angela is the attorney for you. All of my queries were addressed honestly and promptly, and she went above and beyond to remedy the issues I was facing. As an attorney myself, I expected to sail through my matter pretty easily. I soon realized that when faced with challenging personal matters, you need a guiding and understanding hand to uplift you. Fiercely focused and highly skilled, Angela was exactly what I needed. I recommend without hesitation!!

Attorney Barker and her proficient team of paralegals come highly recommended as family law attorneys in New York and New Jersey. While the divorce process can be overwhelming and seemingly never-ending, the Law Office of Angela Barker places its clients and their best interests first. Whether it is producing a quality work product efficiently, providing a listening ear to clients' concerns, or ensuring that the best third-party experts are brought onto the case, this firm delivers excellent service to a high standard. Two factors that set Attorney Barker and her team apart are their clear and consistent communication with clients and their attentiveness to the costly nature of the legal services they provide. Clients are continually kept in the loop regarding developments in their case. It's important to note that this firm will not hesitate to inform you if your requested course of action would be costly so that you are made aware upfront. The Law Office of Angela Barker vigorously advocates for its clients, evident through their dedication and commitment at every step of the divorce process, ensuring your case is seen through to the end. I highly recommend Attorney Barker and her team!

Angela and her team was absolutely AMAZING!!!! This was a new experience for me. Angela and her team walked me through the entire process from beginning to end. I had a ton of questions and they always provided great responses in a timely manner. They were extremely responsive which was very important to me and I received real time updates. It was also extremely helpful that all information from my file was on the case portal so I was able to view my entire file and any documents at any point in time. They honored all my requests and prioritized all of the details that were important to me in my case. Divorce is never easy, but it does help when you have a great lawyer and team backing you up during a very difficult process. It was also very comforting to have a team of people who were empathetic and compassionate and really cared about my case as much as I did. I would 100% recommend Angela and her team to anyone who is going through a divorce.

It is with sadness that I write this review because at my core I believe in supporting Black businesses. However, my experience with Angela was extremely disappointing. I paid her office over $20,000 in legal fees and have very little to show for it. I was pressured by her to sign a change of attorney form mid-trial, just because I was attempting to gain clarity on how I was being billed. I received inconsistent information from her billing assistant, the billing portal and Angela and when I continued to seek out clarity, she blindsided me with an email threatening to file a motion if I did not sign a change of attorney form. Just to make sure I was not in the wrong, I shared the email trail with 3 friends of mine who are attorneys and they all collectively agreed that her handling of the matter was unprofessional, unethical and extreme; That as a client, I have a right to ask questions about how I am billed, especially if I consistently pay the bill. I actually had my first red flag with her several months prior when I was forwarding her emails relating to my case; she condescendingly told me to stop forwarding her emails because it was the weekend. I let her know that I did not appreciate her tone and she responded by sharing a serious issue another one of her clients was having (that I will not share out of respect for that client) as a way to minimize the issue I was experiencing. I thought to change attorneys after the exchange, but I didn't want to mid-trial and decided to stick it out. I did have a level of trust in Angela, and she came off as authentic to me when she spoke my language of why it's important for Black attorneys to rep Black families due to their ability to understand our issues and care in a more intimate way. This is why I blindly paid my bill for most of the case, even when I didn't 100% understand it. I feel as if I was taken advantage of, and it will take a while before I am able to recover both emotionally and financially from this experience. The silver lining in this all is that I now have an attorney who is much more affordable, assessable and effective.