Michael James Colletta

Michael James Colletta

4.6
Rating: 8.9

Licensed for 15 years

Family Lawyer at Buffalo, NY
Practice Areas: Family, Marriage & Prenuptials

1600 Liberty Building, Buffalo, NY

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 15 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2010

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Location

Rupp Baase Pfalzgraf Cunningham, LLC

1600 Liberty Building, Buffalo, NY, 14202

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Michael James Colletta's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

11 Client Reviews

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Posted by Diana | September 01, 2024

A mist rude individual during a stressful

A most rude, harsh individual ti someone going through a devastating event in there life. He's very crude in relation to the event at had. Requesting numerous times confirmation of appointment, financial ability to pay repeatedly. Them being nothing but brutally rude. If your having a difficult time..., he will add to your stressor. Quite disrespectful, and money grubbing.

Posted by Tracy | January 15, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Very good lawyer

Michael listened to everything me and my family had to say. He gave us great advice. I feel as though I would not have got the outcome I did without Michael being my lawyer! I truly am grateful my friend Jennifer referring me to this law office and that Michael was my lawyer.

Posted by Kim | April 25, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Excellent, responsive, knowledgeable & patient!

I was referred to Mr. Colletta for a visitation dispute. Micheal was always professional, his patience was unwavering. He answered phone calls and emails and set up conferences to assure that the information going forward was correct and that we were on the same page. I am extremely grateful to Mic...hael Colletta for his guidance, support, and generosity in helping me get through my custody dispute. His paralegals were very understanding, helpful, and efficient as well. It has been a pleasure working with him, and his team!

Posted by anonymous | January 07, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

While the circumstance was painful, the process was not

Michael helped make a very unpleasant life circumstance much more bearable and I feel very lucky to have had him work for me during my divorce proceedings. Each case is unique and Michael listened very carefully to everything I shared with him and came up with a recommended course of action that was... not typical but which we he and I both felt had strong potential to quicken the proceedings and keep me out of court. It was the right and best path we could have taken and I was so relieved that the process went as quickly and smoothly as it did. I originally filed in July and the divorce was final in October and never went to court. Working with Michael, it was obvious to me that he treated each client uniquely according to their situation, because he listened and probed to try to understand the personalities at play and made a recommendation that brought ease to the entire process and made it easier and less painful for both myself and my ex-husband, and that was really important to me. It allowed me to quickly put the past behind me as best I could, and focus on rebuilding and regrowth.

Posted by anonymous | April 29, 2015 | Divorce & Separation

He had me at let's figure this out...

No divorce is "simple", believe me I thought mine would be. Married for many years, grown children, easy assets to split. It was not simple, but when Mike took my case, everything was always answered immediately! The answers were helpful, concise, caring and always not only in my best interest but ...every detail was laid out for me. I never had to doubt or figure or second guess. He is very knowledgeable, quick thinking, smart and always confident which made me confident. I hear people talk about lawyers not returning their calls, emails, not explaining and not being patient. I cannot imagine dealing with those circumstances in addition to the stresses built in with these major life changes. My experience was just the opposite. I work in the government sector and he was so on top of government retirements, I didn't have to explain anything. When you are going through a divorce, not matter how "simple" or complex to have a lawyer that you have full confidence in and never have to be decisive about is the best gift you can give yourself. I highly recommend Mr. Colletta and suggest you secure him for any of your attorney needs in the future.

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"I endorse Michael. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

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Experience

Rating:  8.9 (Excellent)

Honors

2015

Rising Stars, SuperLawyers

2014

Rising Stars, SuperLawyers

Work Experience

2010 - Present

Associate Attorney, Hoganwillig Attorneys at Law

Associations

New York State Bar Association

Sample of Legal Cases

MELGAR V. MELGAR

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Education

2009

Brooklyn Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

2003

Ithaca College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

2017

HoganWillig Blog Legal Limelight

Languages

English

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