Gina M Mariani

I was referred to Gina from a «friend of a friend», who had heard good things about her. After our initial introductory meeting, I decided to retain her. And now, with the divorce finalized, I am very glad I did.
I found going through a divorce is ridiculously long and stressful. Gina was able to clearly explain the process, act in a very consultative and friendly manner, and fight for my position. I ended up with a settlement that was reasonable and what I thought it should be.
I do not deal well with «jerks», and would never hire one for a lawyer. Gina is very easy to work with, caring about her clients, and extremely competent. I am now using her for some other legal matters, and will continue to do so in the future.

I was referred to Gina through a friend. Gina helped me through the entire process. If it wasn’t for her bedside manner and really caring about my case I really would have struggled through it. I thank Gina for all she has done for me.

I have been a client of Gina Mariani for 5 years now and she has been a amazing Attorney. Gina is a wonderful support to myself and my family. I have had one of the most challenging cases in family law in my opinion. Gina has become not only my Attorney but part of my family. I love that she is a Alameda Native. She attended local schools and also has ties to the Alameda community. She has been amazing in all my court appearances and has a positive presence in the court room and out. Gina is passionate about her work and very knowledgeable. She has a Kind spirit about her! As silly as this may sound I enjoy having Gina as my Attorney, I never thought I would need legal representation but I’m sure glad i have Gina.

I am going through a Divorce and it was agreeded that we would not use lawyers but the otherside went and got one. I went as long as I could without legal representation and advice.
I found myself in Court without a lawyer and thanks to a fair Judge I was allowed to get an Attorney.
A friend told me about Gina Mariani and I went in for a counsultation. I had an enormous amount of documents that were given to me by the opposing side. Gina went throught it effortlessly and found a few mistakes made by the opposing lawyer.
Gina is very strong in head to head meetings with the opposing lawyer and gets the legal point across.
I have found her to be very competent, direct, and actually fighting for me. In a couple of legal battles she exceeded my expectation in defending me.
Divorce is stressful enough but going through it without an Attorney that really fights for you is terrifying.
Laurie is the Paralegal for the office and she is a machine. She actually manages me and makes sure I get everything done that I should. She reminds me of dates that are coming up and was a very deep knowledge of Family Law.
Gina and Laurie have reduced my stress.

Ok lets set this straight on who Gina Mariani is as a attorney.
I am currently a active duty service member «stationed in San Diego». I was given her name from a fellow servicemen that had used her for Divorce/​Custody and was very pleased how she represented him.
Here’s what Gina did for me. I had a divorce that was being drawn out and look like there was no end. I had hired a lawyer before her that was telling me that I would have to pay another retainer just to get that done. Gina took my case on which was a long drawn out divorce and custody battle… within two months of taking my case she finalized my divorce. To keep the story short one the state of California does not usually hand any custody over 50 percent to the Father… well not in my case. If it wasn’t for Gina I wouldn’t be where I am right now, I wouldn’t be blessed with after years of in and out of court having the amount of time I do with my child.
Gina is a lawyer that will fight for you and what you truly are trying to seek in a settlement while also keeping you grounded on expatiations. She doesn’t charge outrageous amounts to be represented and goes above and beyond in representing her clients. I would defiantly refer her to any person going through a Divorce/​Custody battle and also for any service members that are stationed in Alameda she knows her military regulations and laws

I called asking if this attorney does probate law. The response of the receptionist was not to answer my question but to tell me the attorney was on vacation. Then she asked ‘what do I mean, probate law?’ She then proceeded to grill me as though I was stupid and asked questions in a rude snarky manner. It was unprofessional. I will not be following up with this attorney based on this interaction.

People are more likey to write reviews on people/​businesses they are unhappy with. I love to write reviews on people/​businesses that are extraordinary. Well unfortunately today I am going to have to go with the majority and share some information about Ms. Mariani. It is my understanding that when individuals hire divorce lawyers, they expect to tackle the issue at hand… divorce! However over the past year I have supported a close friend through her divorce. The ironic thing is, I found myself having to be less supportive about the divorce and more supportive with the RIDICULOUS shenanigans my friend was dealing with with her OWN LAWYER! Ms. Mariani only created more stress, anger and frustration for my friend. I am not sure what was worse; Ms. Mariani not responding to emails or phone calls in the proper amount of time (unless it pertained to her compensation), her incompetency to represent my friend in court, her nasty mouthed secretary, her threatening emails or her use of unprofessional language while YELLING at my friend on the phone. I guess I can say this… my friend was less angry with her now ex husband because all of her anger was with Gina Mariani. Please Please Please do your research before you hire a lawyer! She wishes I had!
If I could give Ms. Mariani negative stars, I would!

Gina is very skilled and quick to get things done. Her paralegal is knowledgeable as well. I have referred people to Gina and I appreciate that she is concise and tactful. I’m very glad I hired Gina. I would do it again, but hopefully will never have to.

I trusted Gina initially. I had terminated my previous attorney, and Gina found out that she had over billed me by several thousand dollars. She recommended drafting a letter of demand, but after waiting a month for that to transpire, I had to badger her to do it. Dealing with her paralegal was a different story altogether… a women so rude and unfriendly that I dreaded calling the office. The letter was finally sent, and I assumed we would move forward and file the fee arbitration. I was emailed the forms, but wasn’t sure how to properly fill them out. Gina had said she would help me, but apparently she was finished with me by then. I didn’t know that, and continued to call and email, trying to find out what was going on. If she had a backbone – or even a shred of integrity – she would have called to tell me that I needed to hire someone else to represent me in arbitrating the complaint. But then she would have had to explain why she was dumping me… something a dishonest and unethical person is incapable of doing. When I finally asked for my file, I got that back the next day!