The Gufford Law Firm, P.A. - Stuart, FL

I highly recommend anyone with a complicated divorce to speak to Mr. Gufford. I had 31 year marriage. Unfortunately, I was in a car accident in 2008 which left me with severe physical infirmities. Fortunately, I had the foresight to have a private disability policy and UM coverage so that if anything happened to me I could support my family. Unfortunately, I used my settlement proceeds to invest in several pieces of property that I jointly titled in my Wife's name in case I died. The settlement proceeds were to supposed to support me for the rest of my life. I never thought that my wife would ever divorce me. The other lawyer that I consulted with told me that I was basically screwed on the properties and would have to pay alimony to her. Joe and his assistant Donna Milano thought otherwise. They did their best to settle the case without going to a trial. But, all offers were refused and we went to trial for 2 days in St. Lucie County. During the trial, my wife claimed that she couldn't work due to physical problems that she never disclosed prior to the trial. She also pretended to not speak English, which she speaks and understands fluently to get sympathy from the Judge. She also did not work "on the books" for most of the marriage. Mr. Gufford did an excellent cross- examination of my Wife and proved my case up to the very last detail. At the end of the day, I received the vast majority of the assets and was not ordered to pay any alimony. Mr. Gufford imputed income to my Wife based upon her earning capacity. After the trial was over, both lawyers had to submit proposed Final Judgments to the Court. The Judge largely used the proposed Final Judgment prepared by Mr. Gufford rather than the simplistic one sent by the other side. The Final Judgment was 36 pages long. Thanks to Joe and Donna for their excellent work. Without them at my side, I would have been in a very poor position.

Mr. Gufford has represented me for more than a decade in a myriad of civil law matters that were intertwined with family law matters. In one matter, he successfully, set aside a Final Judgment of divorce because my previous counsel didn’t discover that my ex had lied about the existence of a Major League Baseball Pension. At the end of the day, I got my fair share of the pension and Joe wrote the QDRO so I get it directly instead of having to chase my ex down for the money

I unfortunately haven’t had the greatest experience with The Gifford Law Firm. I’ve had several issues but especially communication is one of the big issue with his staff and with him. I’ve been trying to get an answer of the rest of my case but all they say it’s they are going to reach out to me and it’s been 3 months and I haven’t received no answer from them when I have paid all my fees and retainers fee with them. I call them and they tell me the same thing over and over again when it’s been already 3 months. They say they have a devotion to fight for cases like mine but I haven’t received that when on top of that they didn’t have to do much since the mother of my kids passed away so the custody automatically went to me but now for the other issue I have told them that I need to get fixed they haven’t done anything about it. I absolutely wouldn’t recommend them at all because they say one thing that they are going to fight but they don’t end up doing that but just taking your money from you.

After a family medical crisis, Joseph Gufford and his paralegal, Sheryl, acted quickly and knowledgably to keep us safe. What a comfort they were, and their knowledge and genuine care we will never forget. Thank you so much. Beth C.