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.

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.