Next Legal - Palo Alto, California

Sameer Goyal

Paul is a meticulous, experienced and seasoned attorney. He makes the right calls (using his experience), to get the best possible outcome. Would highly recommend!

Alyssa Monique

Had an intricate domestic violence case and Next Legal was my last option. Despite all of the stressful hurdles we were faced with, they managed to assist me in any way they could, and executed greatly. Without Zelikha and Robbi’s team, it would have been nearly impossible for me to continue the battle alone. My representation in court was superb, despite such little we had to utilize and we had such a time crunch. They’re great, and I highly recommend this firm for any legal issues with family law.

Shirley Taboada

My attorney has demonstrated efficiency in my case. Just went through my first hearing, feeling overwhelmed. She helped me through by maintaining focus and showing determination to advocate for my daughters best interest. She did a great job doing just that. She was an assertive advocate in my case.

Cris Tobias

I worked with Mandy and Gisele's team with my divorce filing, and they were professional and helped me understand the whole process until the end. I highly recommend Next Legal to anyone who needs legal help.

Sabrina Hunter

Definitely use this law firm! My attorney and her team helped me secure one half of a financial profit from a house sale that was legally mine. My separated husband refused to give me this money after leaving me and I needed it to protect myself and my child financially. Ms. Dost sent a warning letter and gave steps to actions she would take to secure this funding for me and have it transferred to my account which convinced my separated husband to give me the money immediately. I am forever grateful to this team and will be using them in the future if a divorce is pursued.

Anne Jones

My close friend hired Next Legal to represent her for a post-divorce battle with her ex-husband. It was a very challenging year for her and I was happy to support her by attending the hearings - both online and in person. Throughout the year, I was extremely impressed with the counsel she received from her two assigned attorneys: Paul Donsbach and Zelikha Dost. They were highly professional, strategic, and efficient. Her case was rather unusual and they found creative solutions for navigating towards a victory for my friend. In the courtroom, I was impressed with Paul's rapport with his client, as well as with the judge and opposing counsel. Paul had the courtroom in his hands! It was especially heart-warming to witness the judge ruling in favor of my friend and her gratitude towards Paul for his hard work and finesse. I strongly recommend selecting Next Legal as your family law attorneys. You will be in great hands!

J Eastman

I cannot say enough good things about Paul and the entire next legal team! My daughter and I were in the midst of leaving a domestic violence situation when Paul and his team came into our lives. From the beginning, his main concern was keeping my daughter and I safe. He spent so much extra time at our initial free consultation, without charge, making sure we were protected by advising me on the need for my ex to not have access to weapons and on how to keep our location undisclosed and when, if necessary, to involve the police. He did all this without even pushing me to retain him, just out of the goodness of his heart.

As a newly single mother with no income, I was very limited financially. Paul worked with me to help me afford his counsel. Unlike other lawyers who add unnecessary tasks to run up a large bill, Paul was completely honest and transparent, asking me at every step if I’d rather use his time or a clerk’s time on various tasks of less importance to help keep his counsel affordable. He also showed me the small things I could do here and there to organize documents in order to minimize time they would have to bill me. This is so different than what I’ve heard of other lawyers who will often invent extra tasks to run up a big bill and take advantage of clients. Paul was so careful and conscientious, making sure the time he billed me for was truly to help and protect me and my daughter.

Paul and his team are also deeply good people and truly honest. His advice was always the same, whether before the trial or in drafting documents. He would always tell me to just be completely honest and be myself. To trust the system and in the truth. Unfortunately, there is so much darkness and dirt in the world of family law, but Paul and his team have somehow risen above it. They believe that you do better in the long run when you are honest with your clients, and when you truly care about the people you defend. I can truly say that Paul and his team did so much to protect my daughter and I. We will forever be so grateful. Choosing him as my lawyer was a tremendous blessing, and I absolutely recommend him and his team!!!

Regan Stoutermire

Believe it or not, I found Next Legal through a Yelp search. Best Yelp search EVER! I was going through a Domestic Partnership dissolution with some joint property making a mess of things. Ms. Dost & her team did a magnificent job of making a very stressful situation understandable, manageable, and in the end…secure a resolution agreeable to all. Thank you, Next Legal! If you're looking for good legal representation at a fair price, the folks at Next Legal will deliver.