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Michael E. Ciochina

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Rating: 7.2

Licensed for 33 years

Family Lawyer at Asheville, NC
Practice Areas: Family

32 Orange St, Asheville, NC

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Licenses

Licensed in North Carolina for 28 years

State: North Carolina

Acquired: 1997

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No misconduct found

Licensed in Florida for 33 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1992

Administrative - Not Authorized to Practice

No misconduct found

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Micahel E. Ciochina, P.A.

32 Orange St, Asheville, NC, 28801-2341

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Michael E. Ciochina's Reviews

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2.2 /5.0

9 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | August 01, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Last minute attorney

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.

Posted by Maria Gevedon | October 14, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

BLESSED GRATEFUL MIMI AND FATHER

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.

Posted by Melanie | October 05, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Child Support

DO NOT HIRE THIS MAN!!

I hired Mr. Ciochian to file a simply paper to stop child support for a child who is now 21. That was 10 months ago, he does not return calls and has done absolutely nothing. He refuses to refund my money or the documents that I provided him. He is a horrible attorney!

Posted by anonymous | July 31, 2015 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Ciochina MIA

He did not do his job. After months of calling and e-mailing him with no response, I went to the court house and found my file. He had a least started it... but it was incomplete. I had to hire another attorney to do the job I paid him to do.

Posted by Lindsey | July 31, 2015

Terrible Attorney

He took my money and went MIA. He has done NO work on my case. I can't get a hold of him via telephone or email and have left dozens of messages.

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Michael E. Ciochina's Lawyer Endorsements

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Thomas Roberts

Family lawyer | Apr 04

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Michael know his subject backwards and forwards and has a very strong background in trial work."

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Robert Owen

Family lawyer | Jun 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I wholeheartedly endorse Mike. He is a great guy to work with and does excellent work for his clients. He is a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom."

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Michael Waddington

Family lawyer | Oct 15

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

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

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Robert Owen

Family lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.2 (Very Good)

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