Rachel Shahar Law Firm

Rachel Shahar Law Firm is a leading boutique law office and Notary specializing in all aspects of family law, including divorce cases, alimony, child custody, domestic violence, wills, opposition to wills, inheritances, trusts, estates, dissolutions of partnership, division of property and receiverships. The firm also handles the fields of real estate (representation of tenants in urban renewal projects), bankruptcies, debt collection, consolidation of cases, cancellation of debts and exit orders.

The firm was founded in 2006 by Attorney Shahar, a seasoned lawyer who, over the years, has represented hundreds of complicated cases in the field of family law, including property division, annulment of financial agreements, divorce refusals, etc.

The firm collaborates with a team of external consultants in the fields of finance and accounting to provide its clients with optimal coverage. In addition, the firm represents its clients in the family courts and the rabbinic courts. A personalized approach, professionalism, dedication to the client and quality are all hallmarks of the firm’s services.

Specializing in Representing High-Tech People, Business Owners and Jews Living Abroad

Throughout all years of her activity, Attorney Shahar has gained a wealth of experience and achieved many successes while combining her expertise in drafting a continuing power of attorney and acting as a certified notary public on behalf of the Ministry of Justice. In addition, the firm has extensive skills in the field of commercial law and the capital market. It has special expertise in representing High-Tech people and business owners, as well as representing Jewish clients from abroad, mainly from the USA, London and Berlin.

Over the years, Attorney Shahar has gained a reputation for her expertise among the Jewish communities of the world and is considered the confidante of wealthy Jews in England, France and the United States. In addition to her current professional occupation, Attorney Shahar is a lecturer at the Practice Institute for Legal Training. She holds a master’s degree in Law (LL.M.) from Tel Aviv University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B) and an additional bachelor’s degree in Political Science.

Empathy and Compassion

Attorney Shahar is aware of the fact that many of her clients come to her at a difficult emotional time and knows how to be for them not only as a lawyer but also as a listener, which allows her to understand their unique situation in a compassionate and empathic manner.
In addition to this, she is also accessible to her clients and responds immediately to phone calls and emails informing the customers of any change or development in their case.

Legal Precedents in the Fields of Divorce and Inheritance

One of the specializations Attorney Shahar has established for herself concerns inheritance matters. In this area, she represents clients in particularly emotional cases, such as a man who was devoted to his parents all his life and is confronted with their will after their death and discovers that all the property was passed on to his brother. Then he finds himself fighting for his life to prove the will was prepared illegally.

Other cases concern situations where spouses prepare mutual wills, and when one of them passes away and the other meets a new partner, a conflict arises, or cases concerning situations where the deceased left behind children in Israel and abroad who must divide the estate between them and so on. It is worth noting that the firm played an important role in the legal revolution in the field of alimony payments and won precedent rulings that reduced discrimination between fathers and mothers, including in joint custody cases. In addition, the firm was a partner in many precedents in the field of the continuing power of attorney.

Notary Services

The team of the attorneys at the firm specializes in providing notary services for businesses and individuals with a requirement for uncompromising quality and the highest availability. Attorney Shahar works with over fifty interpreters of all languages who have undergone professional training in the field so that the service given at the firm is particularly personalized. The firm also provides notarial will services, notarial signature verification, and legal power of attorney. In addition, free legal assistance is provided with regard to the notarized translation of documents required for embassies.

Mediation and Negotiations as a First Step - a Determined and Uncompromising Struggle in the Absence of an Agreement

Attorney Shahar is known as someone who does not like courts and long-standing disputes and prefers to settle everything quietly in the negotiation chambers. According to her, everything can be resolved through proper negotiation coupled with patience, and she is known as someone who conducts lengthy negotiations with grace and tact. However, in situations where the opposing party has no interest in negotiating, Attorney Shahar fights decisively and uncompromisingly for her clients to achieve their legal objectives.

Valuable Public Legal Information

The firm has made its mission to raise public awareness of Family Law. In addition to various articles in the media, as well as numerous contributions from experts, the firm operates a popular YouTube channel with close to a hundred informative videos on Family Law issues, including divorce, inheritance, wills, etc.