Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work

Swati was the second lawyer I hired after a five year ongoing divorce case. The first firm I hired was terrible and I'll just leave it at that. After an initial bad experience with the family law world, I decided to do my due diligence before hiring another lawyer, plus, I was doing pretty bad financially and couldn't really afford to hire any firm. Luckily, my ex-wife's situation wasn't amazing either and she had to drop her lawyer as well due to financial reasons, which resulted in both of us continuing our case pro-per. This led me to a two and a half year long journey where I had contacted dozens and dozens of family law firms and lawyers, getting as much free advise as I could and occasionally paying for an hour or two of consultation whenever I could afford it. In the process, I become very familiar with different lawyers all the way from the Valley down to Orange County. I talked and met with any type of lawyer you could imagine, from highly experience competent ones, to complete amateurs that were just trying to make a quick buck. I contacted Swati's firm about a year into my search and received a great consultation from one of her lawyers, but unfortunately didn't have the funds to hire them at the time. Fast forward to a year and a half later, my case was on track to go to trial and my ex-wife got herself a new lawyer and so I found myself borrowing money and saving any penny I had, so I could hire one as well. I contacted Swati's office again and unfortunately, they were not available to take my case. After some convincing and Swati's calendar becoming clearer, she was able to accept my case. Best course of events in my six year case (not a typo). We had a hearing coming up about a week after I had hired her. Swati prepared and showed up to the hearing with as much preparation she could have had in that short amount of time (my case was very complicated with many moving parts) and against my expectations, delivered a flawless representation of my position and showed the other side (that until that day in court wasn't aware that I had hired a lawyer) that they are going to have an extremely difficult time litigating this case. My case was set for trial, and we ended up settling before then and against all odds (I forgot to mention that my ex-wife received a pro-bono lawyer which meant she had zero overhead going to trial and a law incentive to settle as a result). Swati and her team were extremely competent, savvy, knowledgeable and most importantly - honest and caring. I even asked Swati during one of our meetings, a couple of weeks before the commendatory settlement hearing was held, what would her incentive be to settle my case versus going to trial which will result in hundreds of billable hours for her. She explained that what I described isn't rare in the family law industry and that in fact, in some conferences they teach lawyers how to deploy billing strategies like the one I was worried about, but that she is not the person to take advantage of her clients and will always push for the client to spend the lease amount they need on their legal defense. Even after explaining that, I was still skeptical. However, Swati came through with her promise and her and her team pushed to settle my case and got me a great outcome, ended saving me a lot of time and money and made me believe that despite what I largely came across in the field, that even though rare, there are still lawyers that are competent, professional, honest and caring out there. Can't recommend her enough.

Swati... Hard for me to explain my gratitude towards you. I would not know my sons the way I do today if it were not for you. Brings tears to my eyes even writing this... You were so calculated, calm and supportive. My sons and I owe our relationship to you and the work you put in for us. You are a wonderful person. Thank you so much!

We just concluded our 3 month long child custody case and couldn't of asked for better results. I am a father that just received full legal and physical custody. My case was extremely complicated with many different aspects however, Swati and her team, with dedication, took the time it needed. Our case has been on going for 3 years in out of court when we decided to hire Swati with hopes to finally end the turmoil and she delivered! I would recommend her to anyone.

The hardest thing I have dealt with in my life is looking into the eyes of a planned child who has been abandoned by his biological father. The second hardest was having to exercise court intervention, after trying to avoid that route at all cost, because he resisted assuming the bare minimum responsibility of paying full child support for our child. Last month, after nearly a year and a half of hard work, stress, emotional trauma and a contentious fight to achieve the goals of security and justice for my son and me, I won a milestone judgment. Was awarded both the fair settlement we fought for, and the peace of mind we deserve. This would have been impossible without the expertise, understanding, kindness, quiet gravitas, diligence, patience, compassion and excellent counsel of Swati Desai, an exceptional family law attorney who was recommended by my company’s general counsel. What I appreciate most about Ms. Desai is that the only area of law she practices is Family Law, so you can feel confident you are getting an expert in the field. She is devoted to producing the highest caliber of legal work, and is guided by an uncompromising commitment to obtain peace of mind and justice for her clients. I recommend no one to help solve such important and personally crucial situations as the one I just faced, frivolously. But in this case, I do so profoundly, as Swati’s work was so extraordinary that I couldn’t think of a better way to express my deepest appreciation and gratitude than to recommend her services to my friends, colleagues and anyone who might at some point find themselves in similarly difficult situation with no clear path to resolution in dealing with a non-cooperative and contentious party.

Swati Desai has helped me from beginning of my case to end of my case. She works for making a better quality future life for her clients not for money what I noticed.

Swati Desai is the best in her field. She is thorough, straight forward, doesn't beat around the bush and gets work done. She handled my case very practically and got my daughter's passport renewed in no time. I highly recommend her to anyone in need of child custody or any divorce related issues.

I was introduced to Swati Desai through a mutual colleague and we immediately connected. Swati Desai is a professional and caring attorney. I retained Swati for my complex divorce case that involve major custody concerns as well as the usual financial disputes. Her knowledge and experience in family law demonstrated by her certification as a Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization and by her ability to concisely address the court with my concerns is remarkable. In the court room I felt very confident sitting next to Swati. She came well prepared and I appreciated that before my court appearance, we met to discuss our strategy and my concerns. We had a plan. Outside the courtroom Swati and her team are accessible and available to answer questions and to advise. Swati is an expert at what she does and her compassion is real. Without any hesitation I fully recommend Swati Desai.

Having never written a review before, I feel compelled to share my experience with Swati Desai because I am beyond grateful for her. She is absolutely brilliant in the courtroom. She overwhelmed the other side with her preparedness and quick thinking. There was no question that she trumped the other attorney in intelligence, legal knowledge and ability to gauge the situation. She worked hard on my case and when she spoke, I felt I was truly represented - all of my concerns, fears, and desperate need to keep my family together was conveyed eloquently and effectively. I have been through many lawyers during my custody/divorce case. I've had attorneys who promised me everything up front and when it was time to perform they told me I had no case. When I hired Swati to handle my convoluted custody hearing I could sense she was different. She wasn't phased by the minutia yet she kept track of everything. She knew how to navigate and be in control of the situation. She is genuine and compassionate and she helped me stay calm while she strategized. Nothing is guaranteed but at least give it your best by having the best on your side.

I cannot say enough good things about Swati Desai! She is a great lawyer. I was refered to her and I now recommend her to everyone I know. She successfully handled my very difficult child custody dispute. She is incredibly knowledgable, a great strategist and is really quick on her feet in the court room. She was able to gage which way the judge was moving or leaning and was able to change her argument and strategy on the spot. I was truly in awe. I think my ex's lawyer was as well.... She was also very supportive, empathetic and kind. She was truthful with me about my options and the likely outcomes, unlike some less scrupulous lawyers. If you need a family law lawyer, hire Swati.

After I was frauded by my husband, verbally abused, physically in a state of Danger with my 1 year old son; Swati Desai fought my case as if it were her own. Not enough words are in the dictionary to describe this woman. After meeting with tons of lawyers, the best decision of my life was to go with Swati Desai. I am now in the best protection and have all of my rights for me and my son, and I have my sanity back Thank you Swati I don't know where I would be if it wasn't for you and your hard work