A lawyer with a strict code of ethics and morals

I first approached Richard Gregorian having used two different law firms prior to working with him. I was distraught, suffering badly with my mental health and having a very dim view of the judicial system, particularly with lawyers who had offered nothing but false promises. Adamant that my ex husband was suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder I approached Mr Gregorian whose firm seemed to understand the psychological component of divorce.

From the first instance, I was extremely mistrustful and was highly reticent of following Mr Gregorian's advice. His goal was to lower the acrimony between my ex husband and I. It took me a while to overcome my misgivings and really understand the crux of the workings of GE Law. It is well documented that divorce is a hugely stressful time in ones life and that even people with no history of mental illness can start to suffer from not only depression and anxiety but personality disorders as well. With all three law firms that I have worked with, it has been my experience that the first approach they have taken with me as the client is to foster an empathetic relationship. Judgements are inevitably made, not due to any knowledge of the other party, but to build this empathy; without which a working relationship isn't possible. As I am sure every lawyer is aware, there is always two sides to the break down of a marriage. The lawyer inevitably takes the side of their client and seeks to affirm the clients set of beliefs with respect to building a relationship as opposed to any firm belief that the other party is or is not guilty of what is being accused of. My trust was battered and despite jumping through hoops which had a deeply negative effect upon the divorce i had nevertheless followed this advice.

With Mr Gregorian he has sought to dispel the animosity between us. He has coached me within the context that blame is fruitless and does not win cases as it is not consistent with the strategies adopted. He has altered my viewpoint in that although I personally believe my ex husband to be narcissistic that one should not lead with that but rather understand the relevance to the case.

I strongly believe that there are fundamental flaws in the way that the majority of cases are fought. Lawyers appear to feed off the anger and bitterness of their client and seek to inflame the situation. Mr Gregorian's way of working could not be more different. He has worked with me to repackage my beliefs and anger to make me more focussed on what is important so that the joint legal and psychological strategies can be given the space to work, he has been there for me beyond the call of duty and has spoken to me both at weekends and late into the evenings. At times where I have lost sight over what we are working on and the manner in which we are working he has been firm with me, however, in my experience he is a lawyer with a strict code of ethics and morals and genuinely cares about his clients. He is extremely insightful and very quickly understood the facets of the case. He understands the problems I have had with my mental health and has been unjudgemental and caring. I have never heard him put words into my mouth as to how appallingly my ex has behaved towards me but has on occasion merely validated my hurt and anger. I do not know of a lawyer who has behaved with as much integrity. Certainly my ex husbands lawyer has made catastrophic judgements about me which have, at times, I believe have amounted to libel. Mr Gregorian, in all the time I have worked with him has shown himself to be trying to improve the relationship I have with my ex-husband and to not become involved unless absolutely necessary. He has a great level of understanding that once the case has concluded that my ex husband and I will have to co-parent without him. The work of GE Law should be held as a guide to the behaviour that more lawyers should aspire to be.