Lisa M. Mills

I have been a practicing attorney in New York State for over 45 years. During that time I’ve had the privilege to know many excellent lawyers, and I have trained dozens of lawyers in various capacities. When it came to my divorce, I needed a lawyer with expertise and a strong reputation, and I found ...that in Lisa Mills. My now former wife and I wanted a divorce that did not involve litigation, and Lisa introduced us to collaborative divorce. As a lawyer, I had very high expectations, and Lisa more than met them. I valued her exceptional knowledge, guidance, understanding, and genuine care for me during a fairly vulnerable stage of my life. I found Lisa to be patient, thorough and creative. She was also extremely organized, and a genuine pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Lisa.

Due to the bungling of my previous attorney I went from having sole custody of my children to having to let them go with with my abusive ex-husband every weekend after my ex husband petitioned the court for a motion to set aside the divorce judgement. In the process I paid thousands of dollars and ha...d to appear for multiple court dates. I had enough and hired Lisa Mills whom I had already been referred to by so many people in the past. Even though her hourly rate was higher her professionalism and knowledge of the law was head and shoulders above any others. She was always in control whether in the courtroom or in conference with opposing counsel. In one short court appearance, she reversed the motions and restored my previous custody arrangement. In the end due to her superior acumen we spent less with her than the "cheaper" attorney. The staff at Fitzsimmons and Mills has never been anything but friendly and courteous and they never made my numerous questions feel like a burden. What started out as the most stressful situation I've ever been through was made so much better because of her. Since then we have used Lisa for numerous real estate transactions. She has earned our trust and will receive all our future business. Lisa lived up to her wonderful reputation and my husband and I could not recommend her more.