Sangiovanni & Ahn

Most disgusting team of non caring or knowledgeable lawyers I've ever seen in my life. They will take any amount of money to give any child to any parent that is not good and they will lie and have their guardian ad litem do anything that they want as long as the money is flowing in

Peter Sangiovanni did NOT do his due diligence with contacting people that knew my child best, nor did he listen to what my child had to say or felt. Rarely did he respond to my emails, yet he responded to my ex-husband as well as his attorney regularly. In my opinion, Peter Sangiovanni does NOT know how to be objective and put the child he is appointed GAL to first. Seems to care more about money and taking the Easy Way out rather than putting in the time and effort to do what is Right. I feel that Peter Sangiovanni did not get justice for my child, and in my opinion, he committed legal malpractice as he clearly did NOT perform the required duties that a reputable GAL would have. Do yourself and your child(ren) an enormous favor and stay away from retaining Peter Sangiovanni as GAL to represent your child(ren) as he does not behave in a manner in which a GAL should. He is extremely biased and once he has formulated an opinion about a situation, he does nothing to investigate the matter to find out the entire story or the truth. As a GAL and a human being, in my opinion, Peter Sangiovanni lacks compassion, objectivity, the ability to see the truth, the effort to do his due diligence and do what is right rather than what is easy, empathy for the child(ren) involved, and a basic level of common sense. Hopefully the court sees Peter Sangiovanni’s lackluster efforts and his inability to perform the most basic of tasks involved with being a GAL before ruining the lives of too many more innocent children. On a side note, if you would like a response from Peter Sangiovanni, simply call him out regarding his inadequate performance and he’ll respond quickly to defend himself and his lackluster behavior because he seems to want to be right more than he wants to do what is right. Worst GAL I have ever had experience with. Wish I had read the reviews about Peter Sangiovanni before retaining him to represent my child because he actually made the situation worse for her while making her feel like she did something wrong. All because he simply couldn’t believe she was able to verbalize herself as eloquently and precisely as she did which went against his assumptions and pre-formed opinions regarding her situation.

Peter is not only a fantastic lawyer but an excellent guardian. He is extremely fair and diplomatic. There were times during the process I may have no agreed with something that was decided on, but Peter explained the rational and helped me understand the law. Peter is one of the most honest and fair lawyers I've ever worked with. You can tell he is highly respected for this very reason.

Peter Sangiovanni was appointed as the guardian ad litem to my child, and this review is not written out of spite, but simply to inform those that read of the negligence that can be attributed to Peter's handling of family court matter and why to avoid having him assigned to your case at all costs. Peter Sangiovanni was in violation of numerous administrative orders while assigned to my case and a report was filed against him to David Curtain of the Disciplinary Counsel. Peter, having been considered an agent of the court, leaned on his relationship with the judge to seek refuge from the complaint. Peter bills for every single text, email, call, and other forms of correspondence and he has no issue charging premium rates for "reading" material that he does not use when he formulates an opinion, or makes a recommendation. Peter is bias, and he ignores fact in favor of what a child wants, or what he perceives that a child wants, as opposed to what is actually best for a child. In my case, Peter allowed my co-parent to live with a drug addict while he was on home confinement for beating up his child's mother, because he said that my child liked the guy. It was only through my attorney that an argument could be made before the judge that Peter was naïve, and that the guy should be banned for his drug use. Ultimately, the individual was ordered to drug test in my family court case, at no help from Peter, and he failed numerous drug tests after being ordered to drug testing, and was banned from my child against Peter's recommendation. Peter knew this individual was a drug addict due to an overabundance of evidence given to him in the months leading up to him being banned, and Peter ignored the evidence, in order to simplify his job as guardian ad litem, and narrow down the issues to be addressed at court. In one particular instance when I asked Peter why he was neglecting crucial pieces of the court case, he actually said, because he was being conscious of costs that I would have incurred if he followed up, which turned out to be extremely ironic considering he overcharged, and refused to discuss billing. In fact, if you refused to pay your invoice, he refused to look at your case, and instead he created more problems for you when you would question where he gets his figures from. Peter's position largely in part was to insure the safety of my child, and he failed to do so by allowing a drug addict to live with him, and whenever Peter was criticized by me, he would either ignore entirely, or respond with a sarcastic remark, such as to tell the judge. The issue with telling the judge is that when you have an attorney and a limited-time web conference to address all on-going case matter, addressing Peter's failure to adhere to administrative orders directs attention away from goals relating to moving forward with case matter. Peter was released from duty as guardian ad litem after several months of being criticized for getting nothing done. Every negative complaint you will find between here, avvo, lawyerratingz and other websites all say the same thing, he is bias, he has poor work ethic, and overcharges. BEWARE.

Peter has been the ongoing guardian ad litem for my kids between their father and I. I have complete faith in his judgement and his knowledge of the law. I think he is fair and cares about the kids. I was pleased he spoke to mine to get their perspective, as he is their representative after all.