Michael E McHale

I used McHale for a bogus PFA and he didn't show for the hearing. I also had him hired for representation for custody and he was double booked and only made it by the skin of his teeth. The mediator was about to start without him. This is someone I whom I put my life and the lives of my children in t...heir hands to make sure my kids stayed safe and he barely makes it, as well as he was paid a good amount of money, money which I really didn't have a lot of having two small children to take care of. He should be ashamed of himself. He's a disgrace! Very unprofessional. Should have to reimburse all the clients he stiffed! TAKE A WORD OF ADVICE, FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO REPRESENT YOU, if and when he's back in business.

I was Michael's client this past year. He is associated with the Law Offices of Michael V. Marinaro. I engaged him to represent me in Lancaster while I was living in San Francisco so I didn't have to appear in court to contest a speeding ticket while I was visiting Lancaster last November. Michael mi...ssed the court date, which caused them to have to file a continuance, which then required my presence. I have had multiple issues with delayed communication (I needed to follow up multiple times to get a response), miscommunication (my second court date was schedule during a business trip, however I had indicated well in advance that I would be in San Francisco during that time, forcing another rescheduled court date and another trip), and incorrect information on legal documents. When we appeared in court together, he failed to represent my concerns to the judge calling into question the calibration of the traffic control device. None of my original objectives for hiring counsel were met.