Michael E. Ciochina

Like many of the other reviews Mike and his paralegal almost never responds to texts, calls, or emails. When they do it is generally nonsense. Unfortunately, legal shield recommended him and other more promising attorneys were not taking clients at the time. I paid every invoice without dispute but h...e was never prepared as he should have been and fumbled around on nearly everything. It seems his conversation are purposely long winded and end with no action. On one court case he admitted to not reading the proposal from the other party but said I should take it. I had read it and flatly refused as it was in no way fair. I ended up with joint custody instead of weekly supervised visits which so far has lead to 100% custody of one child, no thanks to him. On another court case I did not even get confirmation he will be there it was very stressful waiting and not knowing on top of everything else. After months of no communication and another court case coming up I am forced to go it alone.

Good morning Michael E. Ciochina, I want to start by saying thank you so much for the respect, consideration, concern, and professional job you did on my son's custody case. Thank you for the excellent legal representation We could not be happier with the results of our trial. You made a very critica...l difference in my granddaughter's future. As a concerned Mimi I was fallen apart known the a bruise and torment my granddaughter would go through if we would not have being able to get her out of the environment she was in. Your legal counsel and positive attitude reassured us everything would be okay it was a process but thank God you where there every step of the way. The extra time and effort put forth on your behalf until the end was truly appreciated. The process was challenging, but in the end we can breath a lot better at night knowing that my granddaughter is safe and well protected. I pray that she will continue to wake up happy everyday knowing that she is truly loved and safe. Thanks again for everything you done for our family to bring this precious little girl back home. Thanks for displaying experience and skill to get the best results possible for our family. PS I don't want to leave anyone out your secretary /paralegal Tonya is awesome she was always respectful and listen when I needed someone to talk to awesome woman. I hope God continues to bless your law firm.

I hired Michael to represent me in an absolute divorce and wanted someone with integrity to represent me. I did not want to take my husband to the cleaners, but I also needed guidance as to where to set the boundaries. Mike was able to mediate with my ex outside of the courtroom and avoid alot of cou...rtroom hassle and potential billing time. He explained everything very thoroughly to me and I ended up getting a much better settlement than I ever dreamed. Mike encouraged me to seek spousal support since I didn't have a job and to my surprise he won that hearing for me. It is true that he can be difficult to get in touch with, but eventually someone will get back to you. I found emailing his paralegal worked much much better than calling. Mike even responded to texts I sent him. I would advise using Mike, but you must be patient.