Michele P. Ellerin

I hired Michelle as my attorney for my divorce... which hopefully will be finalized this month. You know it is a good sign when a friend recommended because she was the opposing counsel in her divorce. :) Michelle has given me clear direction each step of the way on what to expect and action items th...at need happen in order for this divorce to be finalized. Divorce is hard on everyone but she has been empathetic to my situation and fierce in the courtroom. I highly recommend.

About 17yrs ago i found Michele through an unorthodox method. I called 3 different family attorneys. I asked , other than your office if you needed a family court attorney who would you call . 2 out of the 3 said Michele Ellerin. At that time I wanted full custody of my son . My first day in family c...ourt my sons mother had a local judge as her attorney. I turned and whispered to Michele, do you know who that is. Michele replied yes, and dont worry . 2 months later I had full custody of my son . Today I am currently going through a divorce, and YES I HAVE MICHELE AS MY ATTORNEY!

I can't even fathom how this woman has stayed in business. I was a scared woman turning to her to help me through a divorce. Not only was her receptionist RUDE , she NEVER showed up to court on TIME leaving me to scramble and wonder if I would be represented that day. This also didn't allow she a...nd I time to DISCUSS anything that was about to happen. She did NOT inform me of my rights.. and what i should receive as far as child support, alimony, etc. ( I subsequently receive NONE) She submitted the wrong financial reports as far as my income is concerned.. and , as soon as well left court on the day of my divorce getting finalized, she said as we were walking to our cars- "I have a feeling you will be back in court over custody'. WELL??!! WHY? Why didn't we HABDLE potential issues that SHE KNEW I would have BEFORE we finalized the divorce? I AM back in court over custody- which SHE is the one who informed ME NOT to fight for custody of my kids and to 'give' my ex ( a man with awful 'issues') 50% physical custody. NOW my two children REFUSE to go to their fathers house because of the conditions of him home and state of health. She charged me over $16,000 for less than one years' worth of work, and I received NOTHINGGGGG. I had a better arrangement with my ex husband BEFORE the divorce. She cringed when I told her in our initial meeting who my ex's attorney was. It was Very clear she did not want to go 'up' against him. I do not have any idea where else i CAN go to voice my complaint over what she carelessly did to my life. Do NOT use her services.

Inaccessible, that is the best way to describe this. A friend recommended her, and then after I hired her for my divorce the friend said BIG MISTAKE--she was inaccessible. I'm not sure if it's "the system" or her, but don't expect any assistance with custody issues when you are going through a divo...rce in terms of violations of orders. It seems to be a pattern. Deal with divorce first, then go back for custody. I know the courts are backed up, but it would be helpful if she had let me know this from the beginning. Follow-up was extremely poor. I didn't find out I was divorced (signed) for 3 months even though I had called and emailed asking about it (my ex told me we were). Invariably, I missed out on COBRA health benefits due to this and was extremely angry with her and her office for this (isn't due diligence a requirement?), and she failed miserably with this. She's great in court, but other than that, I was disappointed. Ditto what the first person said (receptionist very rude though probably sick of people calling to complain).