Lucia Caridad Pineiro

Lucia Caridad Pineiro

also known as Lucy Caridad Pineiro

4.7
Rating: 8.3

Licensed for 35 years

Family Lawyer at Hialeah, FL
Practice Areas: Family, Adoption, Administrative Law

8145 W 20th avenue suite 303, Hialeah, FL

About Lucia

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Family 60%

Provide pro-active and aggressive representation in all areas of Family Law, that includes the following: divorce; contested divorce; unified court case; child custody: modification of final judgment: adoption; dependency; prenuptial agreements.

21 years

60%
Administrative Law 20%

Defense representation throughout the State of Florida for Child Care Provider/Child Care Facilities with the issuance of a Class One Violation and related Early Learning Coalition issues.

21 years

20%
Adoption 20%

Represent clients such as foster parents; private adoption clients; step-parents and adults in adoption cases. Participate in all aspects of Adoption Review Committee (ARC) proceedings, including defending ARC denials in administrative hearings.

21 years

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 35 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1991

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Lucia C. Pineiro

8145 W 20th avenue suite 303, Hialeah, FL, 33014

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Lucia Caridad Pineiro's Reviews

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4.7 /5.0

39 Client Reviews

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Posted by Jelane | June 13, 2022 | Hired Attorney

Lucia C. Pineiro is a fraud

This law firm is working under false pretense that they are here to help. She is a thief and I don’t remember to waiste your time and money. Attorney Lucia was recommended by a family member so we trusted her. We signed contract they charged us $4000 thousand dollars and the assistant Jaime assured m...e that money was told and they would be taking out from that as they worked on the case. They did nothing, the case kept being delayed and delayed they did not do the correct paperwork the assistant kept messing up the names on the paperwork until finally we missed out dead line to move. Working with this law firm was awful, when I requested my money back from the amount the lawyer didn’t use I also asked for a receipt of the work and charges she had actually done and she disappeared. They both the lawyer and the assistant stop picking up my phone call they ignored both my husband and I and when I wrote to the bbb they don’t come up as the name on the website so be careful they aren’t even a real law firm.

Lucia Pineiro

Replied last October 11, 2023

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Posted by Liana | February 04, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Adoption

Horrible Experience

Zero would be the perfect rating for her. I hired this lady because an uncle appeared out of the blue just when my daughter was free for adoption. Then I looked for her help in order to expedite the process since it was clear from the beginning that it was almost impossible for the uncle to even mov...e to our state to visit/meet my baby, due to his record, etc. This lady didn't move a finger to help. The case got delayed for another year and went to the state the uncle lives where he finally got disqualified. During that time Mrs. Pineiro didn't even answer the phone when I called asking for help. I sent her text messages and emails that were ignored as well. All she did was that she appeared in court one time OVER THE PHONE, to do NOTHING. All she said was that the case manager was doing a good job in requesting documentation from the uncle. The case was finally resolved in another state and this lady had the guts to charge me $1,600 plus, supposedly for participating in some conference calls and reviewing some papers of which I have no proof. Finally when adoption was completed I had to deal directly with Ok agency to fix the subsidy we were going to receive since no one noticed that the amount they were going to give us was wrong.I'm disgusted! I'm glad that God is not sleeping. Dishonest people like this lady are responsible for scaring people away from fostering kids in need. I'm one of them. I initially wanted to foster at least two, but my overall experience was so bad, that unfortunately I decided not to continue doing foster anymore to save my and my family's sanity.

Posted by Juan | February 15, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Adoption

A true voice for her clients!

We had a foster child which we were planning on adopting when out of the blue the biological father appeared. My husband and I went to court on our own being told by the lawyers and guardians that were working on behalf of the child that it would all be ok. As time passed, it was clear that the case ...was not going in a good direction. We would go to court each time and just stand there and not speak because as foster parents we really weren't a party and therefore just stood there. We hired Lucy and from the very first meeting she gave us HOPE. Our case was a very emotional and hard case (as many are) but when she stepped into the court with us we felt like for the first time we had a voice in the courtroom. Lucy lit fires where she needed to in order to get stuff done and it was clear that other lawyers and the judge respected her. It wasn't only what she did in the courtroom but also out; she gave us some advice which i still think about and that by us following it, I believe helped our case in the long run. Our case took a small detour but Lucy kept working and FIGHTING for us and in the end the baby was placed back with us and we were able to adopt him legally! Lucy doesn't give up on her clients, she fights and fights and I truly don't think she knows that the word "NO" exists. There aren't enough words that we can say to express how truly and deeply thankful we are to her for what she did for us. We don't regret spending one penny in hiring Lucy, she is worth every cent and more!

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Lucia Caridad Pineiro's Lawyer Endorsements

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Regina Campbell

Family lawyer | Apr 17

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Lucy is a wonderful person and really cares about her clients. As opposing counsel she is easy to work with and fair."

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Sara Horowitz

Unknown lawyer | Nov 15

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have had the pleasure of working with Ms. Pineiro on several cases - she is an excellent attorney who advocates strongly for her clients. Many families have been created and children adopted thanks to Ms. Pineiro's diligence. I highly endorse this lawyer."

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David Molansky

Child custody lawyer | Jan 24

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Lucy is a an excellent advocate that fights hard for her clients. She can be trusted by her clients to give their case her very best."

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John Elias

Adoption lawyer | Apr 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Lucy is an extremely capable and competent attorney. Her skills in family and adoption law are exemplary. She is honest, trustworthy and competent. She treats her clients and opposing counsel with respect. One of the best."

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Fritznie Jarbath

Adoption lawyer | Feb 17

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. She is knowledgeable, professional and hard working. She goes the extra mile for her clients. She takes pride in her work and it shows. You will be in excellent hands with Ms. Pineiro."

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Carla Larson

Adoption lawyer | Feb 08

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. She is honest, trustworthy, skilled and hardworking."

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Regina Campbell

Family lawyer

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Experience

Rating:  8.3 (Excellent)

Honors

2015

Recognition Award, His House Children's Home

2001

"Building a World Safe for the Dreams of Children", Judge Cindy Lederman

2001

Appreciation Award, Department of Children and Families (Legal Support Staff of Children and Families)

Associations

2009 - Present

The Florida Bar

Member of the Family Law Section

1991 - Present

The Florida Board Association

Member

Miami-Dade County Bar Association

Member

The Early Learning Coalition of Miami Dade & Monroe Counties

Former Board Member

Florida Association of Child Care Management (FACCM)

Former Board Member

Miami-Dade Community Based Care Alliance (CBC)

Former Board Member

Miami-Dade Dependency Drug Court

Former Board Member

Education

1984

University of Miami

BA - Bachelor of Arts

N/A

Antioch School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2020

Pre-School In-House Training

COVID 19 Child Care Policies and Procedures Training

2019

2019 Annual Education Programs of the Florida Conference of Circuit Judges

All Adoptions Are Not Created Equal

2018

26th Anual Nuts & Bolts oof Family Law Seminar

Adoption Law

2017

Domestic Violence and the Unified Court System

Domestic Violence

2017

Children's Home Society and His House

Navigating the Foster Care System

2015

South Florida Foster & Adoptive Parent Association

Private and Dependency Adoptions: The Impact of Intervention

2015

Broward County Foster Parent Association

Private and Dependency Adoptions; The Impact of Intervention

2013

The Florida Quality Counts Program

Mandated Child Abuse Reporting

2012

The Florida Quality Counts Program

Mandated Child Abuse Reporting and Risk Management

2012

In-House Training

Adopting From Foster Care

2011

Florida Association of Child Care Management (FACCM) Annual Conference

Mandated Child Abuse Reporting and Risk Management

2009

Juvenile Court Series

Health Insurance Portability Act (HIPAA)

2001

In-House Training

Dependency Law

1999

Statewide Dependency Court Summit

Dependency Law & Case Plans

1999

In-House Training

Dependency Issues Working with the Courts

1996

Dependency Training for Pro-Bono Attorneys Miami Dade Put Something Back Program

Guardian Ad Litem Dependency Training for Pro-Bono Attorneys

Languages

Spanish

English

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