Michael John Stites Jr.

I came to Attorney Michael Stites needing help with a lawsuits that was files against me from a bank. With short notice Michael and Caitlin wasted no time in handling the issue promptly and efficiently and ultimately saving me a lot of money. I felt comfortable and confident in how everything was ha...ndled on would definitely go to Michael and Caitlin again if I ever needed help in the future .

In the world of giving reviews to a company, organization or individuals there are good and bad, positive and negative responses. This review will be about an outstanding attorney from Central Florida and one that deserves only high accolades and 5-stars. I don't want this review to sound like a ...cliche or as if a bot or AI assistant helped write it. No, it's coming from me a real human with a real story that took me for a loop and created a lot of uncertainty. Right around 2008-09 I took out a HELOC loan to help me with a family and personal situation. I paid on it faithfully for approximately 3 years. After about three years, the bank went under leaving me high and dry with nowhere to send payments. Shoot forward some 18 years later, I get served with a foreclosure notice. My loan was sold to another collection agency-bank who tacked on an extra 40,000 on my 18,000 loan. This was a shocker and setback for my family. I didn't know where to turn other than do a bankruptcy. A bankruptcy lawyer I knew referred me to Mr. Stites and stated that if anyone could resolve this with favorable results, it would be Mr. Stites firm. I immediately hired Mr. Stites who right from the start and out of the gate went to battle for me. After months of court appearances and litigation, Mr. Stites was able to get the case into mediation rather than going into a lengthy trial. Due to Mr. Stites strong defense, knowledge of foreclosure laws and no nonsense representation, he was able to get the collection agency to agree to a amicable and affordable settlement. I feel Mr. Stites is the best, the most upfront and honest attorney in the business of foreclosure defense. He is highly respected by his peers and especially from the judges he interacts with day after day and week after week. Thankfully because of Mr. Stites knowledge, apptitude, experience and professionalism, he was able to prevent a takeover of my home. Please, before hiring anyone else, consider his law firm. My family and I did and thank God for putting him in our lives to defend our home and investment.

He is the absolute best! I have hired Attorney Mike for two separate issues over the last 10 years and it has always been very comfortable and a pleasure working with him. I would hire him over and over again! He is incredibly accessible and available when you need him, which in my opinion is a big ...challenge a client is faced with when retaining an attorney. He is incredibly knowledgeable and dynamic, confident, sharp, and efficient, all while remaining approachable, respectful, and so kind. He is very secure in his knowledge and in his ability, which makes being represented by him very comfortable and puts your mind at ease. I was very pleased with the outcomes of our cases, just as he predicted, and there were no surprises. Therefore, I selfishly wish he handled more areas of law so that I could retain him if necessary, but he only handles certain matters which makes him so good at what he does. Anyone needing representation in any of the areas of law he handles will be lucky to have him on their side. Thank you so much, Attorney Mike, for everything throughout the years!!

My name is Luz S. I contacted Michael Stites to represent me on a consumer debt lawsuit against me. Michael was not only fair in the price but he communicated with me every step of the way until we reached an agreement . He was able to reduce an 8,000 case to 2,000. I highly recommend his firm. You w...ill not regret it!

With less than a week to the auction of the home I was frantically looking for options to stop the sale of my home. The home had been vandalized and we had received an insurance check to make those repairs. The mortgage company had to also endorse the check. We need those repairs done in order to ge...t the home sold for full market value. They have held up getting the money for the repairs for 5 months and allowed it to go into foreclosure. I had lost so much time with trying to negotiate with the mortgage company. With what seems to be intentional delay tactics by the mortgage company, I finally exhausted all options I could handle on my own. I was totally over my head on this and desperately needed some legal help. I called and talked with several attorneys who told me it was too late to do anything with only 6 days until the auction. I reached out to Mike and he took the time to listen to me and understood my situation. He had four court appearances that day and a tight schedule. He said he would take the case. He would fit it in because it needed to be filed that day in order to get it done in time to stop the auction. . He prepared the case, filed the paperwork and the judge reviewed it. Against the opposition of the mortgage company's attorneys, the judge ordered that the auction be cancelled. Mike made it all happen for me...all within 18 hours. I highly recommend Mike and appreciate what he did for me and my family. We can now know that we have time to get our home restored and ready to go on the market.