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Michael Eugene Grabner

3.7
Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 27 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Panama City, FL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

229 Mckenzie Ave, Panama City, FL

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Licensed in Florida for 27 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1999

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Staats,White and Grabner

229 Mckenzie Ave, Panama City, FL, 32401-3128

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Posted by Samuel | April 15, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Not To BE TRUSTED .This man should be dis barred for corruption.

Michael grabner was dishonest from the get go .I paid up front for him to represent me on a previous case where are my play previous lawyer passed away tony craig. He had no problem picking up the case.I cannot get any other lawyer to take the case.In town, for some odd reason. Considering it was jus...t a child custody battle, Ipaid up front. Grabner took the case and seem to be happy to do so. If I only knew the dishonority in his happiness , I would have never hired him. He likes to take people outside of his office for little walks while he talks to them when it's bad news , apparently . Keep in mind.I've been separated from my kids due to her.Michael , also covid as well as my lawyer passing away at the time.\nSo some years have gone by\nWould me be in separated from my children. Just a little history getting to the point michael Grabner. What's to leave the office building and walk around the court. CourtHouseSo we can talk better. And while we're on our walk of bad news as well as right before finally hearing Now keep in mind.I haven't seen my children in some time now catastrophical events. Plus him dragging it out even further i would say 4 to 5 year custody battle for me.\n Mike Grabner tells me outside of courthouse and office.We have a problem with conflict of interest. Keep in mind right before final hearings. He informed me that he represented my ex.Wife against me for a battery on me.At your local chicken which I wasn't present charges back then.So I gave it no mind at all.We were not together at a time.It was during a child exchange.I believe chicken fille.pressed the charges so I had no idea , she's even had a lawyer that time long story short , he chooses right before here to inform me of this , which I was pressured into signing a piece of paper conflict of interest , because I really wanted to be with my kids and he assured me that nothing would come of it if it does , he'll represent me for free after this. So I signed it out of distress it has been way too long.I said to him, I just want my kids back.I believe he should be barred for this i'm candid not find proper channels to go through to have that happen.I'm finding them now has been years later. And hopefully not too late. To do something about the neglect and mistreatment of my case, I also believe that him and my ex-wife were friends.Here's the aftermath, his ideal By the way recommending supervisor visitation, for\nA year with a counselor to reconnect me with my children that I should never lost in the first place.By the way, and he knows it as well.. So they recommend a counselor and i'm kind of mind boggled , this happened. Do what I say to myself. Now , here's another conflict of interest that follows the counselor I show up early walking a seat, finally, my children show up along with their mother.She comes in the door the counselor comes out and my ex-wife says, Hey, girl with excitement.\n First time I have ever been there or met this person, but apparently she's friends with her as well. So I tell you how that came out more lies more conflicts. Of interest, but I sit there and take it up the rear once again.Paying a ungodly. You amount of money to see my kids in a 10 / 10 room for several months.\nAs I watched this counselor Plant seeds , of verbal abuse in my children's head let me give you an example i was jumping on the trampoline with my youngest son having fun, he's leg . Went\n Through the Springs. He cried a little , I looked at it a minor mark. So I told him , toughened up quit being a little girl. Which i'm sure most dead would say something if that major wouldn't nothing major to ease their mind in a way. Had no idea that was a verbal abuse.It was so abusive was jumping back on the trampoline within seconds forgot and about it. Until someone come along and groomed my children, and now my kids feel abused. Needless to say, did not graduate.. Back to dishonest, Mike he would not represent me any further. As if I wanted to

Posted by Ron | April 02, 2025 | Divorce & Separation

Honest representation

Micheal represented a close friend in a very complex and frustrating divorce case. I had the opportunity to meet him and found him to be honest, sincere, and thorough. The results were positive and complete. I would highly recommend him. Ron Strickland

Posted by Jimmy | October 21, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Ethical, Thorough, and Highly Intellectual

Mr. Grabner helped me in a time of need. I feel like he did his job very well. His methods and thoughts may not be expressed at ALL times but that is because they are HIS thoughts. He kept me calm, well educated, and hopeful. I now get to be with my children over 50% of the time when I couldn't see t...hem more than once a month. He knows the law very well and I would not hesitate to have him as my lawyer or recommend him anyone else. Very well done and very well prepared to the point where the other lawyer was openly frustrated in court.

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Experience

Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Education

1998

University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor

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