Michele Renee Messina

We recently closed on a house that had permit issues so it took months to get a closing date. We only saw Michele twice: once when we hired her and during closing. All other times, we talked to her legal aid Shawna. We called for every update and for every status. Even when Shawna said that she'll c...all right back (which she said a lot), she never did. We would have to call back again. Even when we're expecting an update by a certain date, she would never call and again we would call back the day or days after. It seems every time we call also, it would a coincidence because she'll tell you that "I just finished talking to them..." or "I just received a call from them..." but she would never call or send a quick email with an update. When we finally had a closing date, I thought I read that it's a federal law that I'm supposed to get the total closing costs at least 24 hours prior to the closing date but that never occurred. I had to call the day of closing because I didn't know how much to get a cashier's check for and she made some excuse that she just got those totals from my bank and emailed me afterwards. Also during closing, Michele decided to write herself an amount for her service more than we had agreed and in contract for. I didn't want to bring this up during closing and when I send several emails and phone call to get a breakdown of her costs, I received no response or phone call. They even had the nerve to reply to one of my emails asking me to provide them some other information. I will be pursuing legal action towards her.

So how did I find this awesome lady? At a homebuyer's education workshop held by CDCLI. She presented and I told my boyfriend right then and there, oh she's ours! We're definitely choosing her to be our attorney. BEST DECISION made! She's so witty and on her game! She helped me throughout my whole pr...ocess. She gave me advice on what to do what not to do, what to ask what not to ask during my home search. She offered kind words of encouragement when I lost accepted offers to cash buyers and higher offers. She never once made me feel like the only time I could speak to her was once I was ready to sign a contract. She always let me know "any time." She answered all my questions and promptly. Then when I finally got an accepted offer that stood, and came in to sign my contract, I met her amazing staff! They are just as awesome, especially that ANNIE!! The closing table, WHOA! what an overwhelming experience! But Michele explained everything to us in layman's terms and eased our stresses. Even my father-in-law (total hard ass) was impressed with the way she explained ALL those documents. I would recommend her to any and everyone who needs a real estate attorney.

Recently my husband passed away and within months I needed to make a lot of life changes. One of which was selling my home as soon as possible. Ms. Messina and her wonderful staff lead me through the entire process from contracts to closing, as hard as it was to sell my home and while still grievi...ng my husband, I didn't have to worry and follow up and stress about the sale of my home. Whenever I called the office the staff was efficient and friendly and all the girls in the office were up to speed on what was happening with my file. Ms. Messina and her office made this so easy for me and I am very appreciative of all their hard work. I would recommend Michele Messina and I would definately use Ms. Messina for any legal issues in the future. She was outstanding!

Michele R. Messina and her team were with me every step of the way on my home purchase. They were prompt with email responses and always picked up the phone when I called. I must say Michele and her staff were very professional and polite every step of the way. I would definitely use her again and... will recommend her.