Testmonials
"Patty is efficient, personable, and very empassioned about family law. Patty is the type of attorney you want on your side in your family law matter. I would recommend her without hesitation."
Julia Pucci - Principal at Schwarz & Pucci, LLC
"Patricia is an excellent attorney with an attention to detail and a true focus on client service. I would highly recommend her to any of my clients."
Susan Dawson - Principal at Waltz, Palmer & Dawson, LLC
"Patty, you always follow through and meet commitments to ensure clients satisfaction and you consistently set achievable goals to grow your business and avoid over-committing yourself or your business. You personally handle your clients’ requests when needed to make sure they get handled on time. I think you demonstrate superior communication skills and work to truly understand someone's opinions and needs and know how to observe clients and listen closely to uncover any hidden issues, restating their concerns before responding.
You build my confidence by addressing my concerns and assuming full responsibility for meeting my needs in a timely fashion. I know what to expect from you and can count on you to meet my commitments. You are very very courteous when communicating with me; also, you approach me in a sensitive and responsive manner, and make me feel as if you will take any and all steps to keep me satisfied. Also, you are very good at recognizing potential obstacles and develop excellent contingency plans that allow you to respond rapidly to changes and keep moving toward your objectives.
Of course [I would recommend Patty] and I do that already…you are the first honest attorney that I ever met since I came here. You don’t like to fool me or lie to me just to add more $$ to my bill!! The other thing ( or more things) that I like about you is that you do a great job of digging down to the foundation of problems, your questioning is thorough and well-thought out, and as a result you are able to uncover details and solutions that are not obvious to others."
Hanan Hafez-Mendez - Vice President/Branch Manager, Inland Bank and Trust
"I would have to say that Ms Cartwright has a straight forward approach to the legal process of a divorce yet offers a uniquely humanistic and personal approach.
My perception of Patricia’s approach of recognizing the difficulty both emotionally and physically that each person has during this process requires a keen sense of intuitiveness, excellent listening and processing skills and most importantly, the ability to apply her professional knowledge and expertise to the situation while maintaining a personal attentiveness to the client. This allowed me to trust her wisdom and judgment and therefore her advice in several difficult situations. She did not steer me, rather presented facts, options and outcomes in clear and concise ways. Perhaps it is best said that she connects well with her clients, dealing with a emotionally difficult task. She respects one’s interpersonal struggles, yet keeps her focus to the outcome that was ultimately best for me. If I could have used an interest based cooperative negotiation with my ex, I am confident she would have resolved our situation faster and with essentially the same outcome. Her negotiation is not negative, it is firm and open.
The result of your professional services concluded with a fair judgment and decision for ending a long term marriage. All things considered, I walked away with what I set out to do. Ending a 30year marriage is not an easy thing to undertake emotionally. The law was explained well and she answered my questions as often as I asked them. The opposing counsel wasted a lot of our time. Patricia held her ground and all ended fairly.
[I would] absolutely [recommend Patricia to others]! Patricia’s professionalism and attention to the human side of anyone dealing with a divorce clearly helped me heal and move forward.
[I would] definitely [use Patricia's services again], I hope that I never find myself in a divorce situation again, I do hope you are available for other legal interests."
Jan Putbress