Michele G. Bergevin

I used Michele for my divorce 11 years ago (she was recommended by a friend) and thought she was great, but it was a very straightforward case. I retained her again this year to handle a violation petition and custody issue with my teenagers. I did not at all appreciate the "wham, bam, thank you ma'a...m" treatment I received. I had a lot of questions due to the fact that I have a special needs child. She was not at all thorough - gave my questions the brush off and when I had follow up questions after the court date was over she said it was now a new matter and I'd have to pay to retain her all over again. She was cold, uninterested and acted like she had much bigger fish to fry than my crummy little case.

I was disappointed. Michelle was recommended to me by a friend. My divorce was simple. Her office dragged it out for months longer than it had to be. The would only move things along when I called. They never kept me informed about what was going on unless I called them. The staff was usually snippy ...and rude over the phone. And a year later I still have not received a receipt of the charges to spite me calling and asking for one.

Michelle is amazing!!!!! I could never thank her enoughf for helping me through the worst time in my life.....she is such a busy woman, and she still found the time to answer every single time I called and that was like every day..lol..she went above and beyond...she seen the truth when the court sys...tem did not!!!!! I could wright paragraphs on truly from the bottom of my heart how happy and thankful I am!!!!! Thankyou Michelle!!!!!!!!

I was Michele's 1st client upon her cessation from Toohey & Dowd. She was recommended to me by an best friend/MD who just happened to be in court to support a mutual friend.Michele was, at that time, defending a drug defendant who was acquitted. My friend was quick to point out Ms Bergevin 's excelle...nt legal prowess. The law has always fascinated me. Had it not been for two (2) felony drug possession convictions at an early (age: 21& 25) age; it would have been my chosen career. I hired Michele, the 1st time, to take over an acrimonious divorce proceeding... note the "took over" part! She was amazing! She accomplished more in 6 weeks than my former lawyer didin 1.5 yrs. I pride myself in having an above average knowledge in NYS criminal law. NOT so much in family/matrimony law. Michele encouraged me, as any GOOD attorney would, to learn and become ACTIVELY involved in my personal case. I did. To this day it was/is perhaps the best piece of legal advise I ever received. Michele weathered through a lengthy divorce/custody case with and for me. This even included a "divorce trial." Trial? Divorce?...and NOT over money? Oh yes....and WE won! There is no sense in disclosing all the "gory" details. What counts is that the outcome was far better than anticipated. When it comes to the law: criminal or civil....obtaining that type (better than thought) of result is a HUGE victory! Unfortunately for me, it was not the last time I hired the services of Ms Bergevin. To dater....I have NEVER been disappointed with outcomes. If Michele is "guilty" of anything short of excellence, I would suggest a couple of reasons. None of which are remotely connected to "outcomes." Response times/immediate case knowledge: yes, at times not as quick as one might like...BUT...along with Michele's expertise and track record comes clients...a lot of them!!! be patient and stay focused on the big picture is my advise to any/all complainers...AND...MOST IMPORTANT!!! goes back to the late 90's and a piece of "legal advise" given to me by Ms Bergevin: Learn about and be ACTIVE IN YOUR OWN CASE!!! I don't care if Clarence Darrow was resurrected and argued on your behalf....if you don't know the general legal specifics of your own case....you have already lost because EVEN favorable outcomes may NOT sem so favorable when applied with the context of NYS law.///