Lisa Anne D'Agostino

Seven years ago, Child Protective Services took me to Family Court with some very nasty charges against me. To be perfectly fair to her, she was acting under the orders of her boss who is no longer with the firm. Having said that, this woman totally, utterly, and miserably failed to impeach the credi...bility of the witness against me, something a tenth grader could have done. There was a full order of protection on behalf of my son against me, and Ms. D represented me in the hearing to modify the OOP. The State Central Registry report was called in anonymously and was entered into evidence contrary to the law. ms. D did not object. The caseworker testified as to various things my son had allegedly done in school as a result of things I exposed him to;Ms. D failed to cross examine as to who, what, where, when, and how. The witness made a statement totally contrary to what was on the court papers; Ms. D failed to attempt to impeach the credibility of this witness. I left Family Court at 9 that night; wallet lighter and no closer to my goal. I am not an angry litigant who lost his case and is looking for revenge by posting a bad review. The local District Attorney did not press criminal charges against me, the Child Advocacy Center found no evidence of physical abuse or physical contact, and the psychologist charged with validating abuse concluded none occurred. I was given an Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal, that period passed with relative ease, and the nightmare is long over. Thanks to the lawyer I subsequently retained and not Ms. D. I gave her two stars because she told me not to react to what was said in court and obtained a short adjournment. My advice is not to use her.