Melissa A Wilson

Melissa A Wilson

4.6
Rating: 6.5

Licensed for 27 years

Family Lawyer at Bartow, FL
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

620 Polk Street, Building A, Bartow, FL

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 26 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1999

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Connecticut for 27 years

State: Connecticut

Acquired: 1998

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Advocate Law Firm, P.A.

620 Polk Street, Building A, Bartow, FL, 33830

Advocate Law Firm, P.A.

By Appointment Only, 1619 N. Galloway Road, Lakeland, FL, 33810

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Melissa A Wilson's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

27 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | August 05, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Marriage Dissolution

Just wanted to say that this Law Firm handled my divorce very professionally. Everything went as planned which doesn’t always happen in these types of matters. No complaints!

Posted by STEVE | November 01, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

KUDOS TO THE BEST

As some of you reading this know, the thought of acquiring an attorney is difficult at best and terrifying at most. I consider myself very fortunate to have been pointed in the direction of Melissa Wilson, Esq. and her team of professionals to handle my divorce. Melissa, Martha, and Jennifer provid...ed me with excellent support and guidance and were able (for the most part) to calm me at every step of the way. I would recommend this group of professionals to anyone seeking legal guidance.

Posted by anonymous | August 04, 2014 | Child Support

Great experience

Ms. Wilson handled my child support case. It went perfectly smooth and I have better results than I expected based on what my ex was making. Very happy with all aspects of the case. No issues with communication or speed. I recommend her highly.

Posted by mark | August 23, 2013 | Family

buyer beware

I hired Ms. Wilson in September of 2012 after letting another lawyer go. She promised aggressive action in a family law case. I told her I already had gotten several things done and gave her the case file to review. She did not review my case at all I know this because when I brought to her attention... that we had already filed for contempt and showed her the paper she told me she didn't know about it and would look into it . She had me go to several status conferences. which took up all but 900 of the 2500 retainer I gave her . She scheduled me for a mediation which we had already done as well as the several status conferences we had already done. She sent me an invoice for my remaining balance of the retainer and was off by a thousand dollars ! She admitted her mistake and corrected that . She admitted that she could not keep office staff. I already knew this due to the fact there was somebody new almost every time I called her. She has not returned emails or phone calls and the last email I received was from a paralegal stating Ms Wilson was too busy to talk with me and that paralegal has not returned emails. I have all this on file I can back up every statement I have made and I have never been rude to Ms Wilson or her staff so I am at a loss . A very big loss because now my daughter was taken by her mother and I have no help. In my opinion this lawyer has too many clients and office problems to be effective in representing me

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Experience

Rating:  6.5 (Good)

Education

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Quinnipiac University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

English

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