Michele Mary Bernard

I hired Michele in March due to numerous documented instances of contempt from the custodial parent. Her reviews were excellent and her great sales skills sold me immediately. My bank denied her 1st payment so I had to physically come in and hand her money and told her to continue with the contracte...d agreement with the bank information provided, as I spoke with my bank and authorized Holistic Legal (her firm) to take payments. Never again was a withdraw requested from Michele to my bank so I had to physically go in to pay when I had time to drive 30 miles on I4. Aside from the financial mess, after she received my first payment that week, she passed my case along to a different attorney, Mark McMillan. The contempt motions were filed months after I requested, the counterpetition was "lost" and had to be redone, albeit grossly different from my original proposed plan. My submitted evidence for contempt, 34 instances, had to be submitted a total of 4 times because my new attorney kept losing them and/or Michele never passed them along, the list goes on and on. I reveived several emails from my new attorney, Mark, requesting documents and asking questions that were mind-boggling, I found out over the phone that my case was mistaken with another case! For two months! This is why nothing was being done. Now, I have an unrelated charge that is being dismissed and has nothing to do with my daughter, she literally scolded me and told me to "own up to my actions" on a case I am not guilty of. How's that for representation? She will complain that the case was mishandled over delayed payments, but I was expected to hand over my paychecks to someone who seriously jeopardized my case. It took two months for them to realize their own mistakes and admit to them and that is exactly how long I did not pay them. I had to find another attorney, put down the 3500 fee to avoid this silly circus, and he has glowing reviews as well. However, he works for himself and there is no chance of my case being passed down. Michele has too many cases to handle. If you hire her, you may be surprised to find yourself with a different attorney 2 weeks in. It's in the contract. She can and will do it.

I wanted to express the greatest gratitude I have for Attorney Michele Bernard. She was the most intelligent and kindest Attorney I've ever met. Very compassionate to your detailed legal situation. She charged nearly just 25% of what other Attorney's were asking initially, with a miniscule retainer ...fee. She also took the case on a payment plan which I paid off quickly due to her kindness. Michele drafted a well written motion to credit past child support and arrears, and to include a well drafted Memorandum of Law with about 15 exhibits she put together precisely. At the court hearing I was hoping for a credit at best based on the instant Judge. But, Michele presented my case and pleadings following the letter of the Law and Case Law, in particular, a previous case similar to mine that she took special due diligence to find. In my opinion, Michele went beyond her duties not just to be victorious in the courtroom, but to win for me and give me a new life. Michele did more than convince the judge to credit me past credit due, but in fact, eliminate my total arreages as an offset and terminated Child Support and any future payments forever. My account was placed at $0.00 and closed out forever. A long nightmare and burden completely terminated Thanks to the best Family Law Attorney in the State of Florida, Michele Bernard. As a former U. S. ARMY Combat Intfantryman, I Salute her. I highly recommend her to take on any Family Law case and through her intelligence and intuitive nature, find a solution, and resolve your legal matters better than most Lawyers that greatly over charge you. Michele Bernard will take care of you at a fraction of the cost of any Law Firm. Trust me, hire Michele Bernard for your Family Law situation. Thanks Michele. GOD BLESS YOU...

Michele is phenomenal. She is diligent in her work. She's very passionate, kind and understanding. She is working on my child custody case. She came right in and cleaned up a mess that I had made, by trying to handle things on my own, prior to hiring her. She has been steadfast in filing the necessa...ry motions and very transparent in all of her work. I think she goes above and beyond in her efforts of representation and unlike most lawyers, she readily gets back to you via email, phone and text, to answer questions and keep you up to date on your case. Her prices are incredibly reasonable and I would clearly use her again, if the need ever arose. She's a small lawyer that gets BIG results!