Joseph Cerino

I could go on for days about Joe and his assistant Brandy. I've been working with them for two years now and from day one, they have always been quick to return every call and emails almost instantly. They are both always there and ready to answer all of my questions. They remind me before every cour...t date and send me any and all updates related to my case right away. But this doesn't even scratch the surface. Joes helped me get my children back which is more than I could have ever hoped for with all that I had against me. DCF tried to take them from me again unfairly and unwarrantedly and as one of my friends who was in court that day said "it was like feeding time for the sharks in there" - Joe shut them down and sent them on their way with the tail between their legs! We've been through plenty more before and after that and I can just tell you that hiring him was on of the best decisions I've ever made. If it were up to him, this case would have been closed a year and a half ago. The length of it all is due to my own mistakes. If you're serious about reuniting your family and don't know whether hiring him will be worth it, I'm here writing this to assure you, if you follow his guidance - that's exactly what will happen. Thanks for everything Joe & Brandy.

This past year my children and I had to go through some very unfortunate events due to the lack of co-parenting and after a few other consultations with other attorneys I finally met Mr. Joseph Cerino. Joseph from the beginning told me what he thought about my case and what needed to be done and what... steps I needed to take to have my children back in my life. As a mother with no experience on family law or the "who,what,where" I was lost not knowing who to speak too, what to do, or where to go. Joseph helped me me with all these things soon things were moving and I was finally able to see my children after 5 months of not being able to see or have any contact with them. Never once did Joseph back off he pushed and fought legally for close to 8 months on behalf of my children and myself to get us the proper time and shared custody we were being denied. Joseph was able to get me 50/50 shared custody and a schedule works great for both the children and myself. I give much thanks to Mr. Joseph Cerino for his great dedication and for all he's done for my family. I would highly recommend Joseph Cerino to anyone seeking an attorney.

I hired Joseph Cerino for my dependency case in November 2013. The case began in December 2012 and after a strenuous year of working a dcf caseplan, I had made little progress and was only allowed to be around my child under supervision. I had a month of incarceration resulting from a VOP, and everyb...ody had lost faith in me. At this point, the most probable outcome of the case would be permanently losing custody of my child. After some research in the Lee County region, I read great reviews about Joseph Cerino who has well over a decades experience in Family & Criminal Law . I scheduled a consultation with him and my first and ongoing impression with him was upfront, honest, and to the point. The reason I hired Joseph was because he was able to see the case from both sides, and he had faith that if I made certain changes I would gain back custody. After 11 months of using public defenders, I finally got the legal advice I needed all along. Right off the bat he gave me a checklist of tasks I needed to accomplish. From that point on I was restored hope in a lengthy, retrogressive case. The case was at an all time low, but having communicated with Joe, I was able to get through it. . If a case takes longer then a year, then a permanent decision is put in place; the state was leaning towards adoption. Within a weeks we were able to prolong the case from being closed. Within 3 months the goal of my case went from adoption towards reunification, I was strongly focused on finishing my case plan, and my visits quadrupled. After 13 months of fighting for time with my daughter, I had finally gained unsupervised visits. If it wasn’t for his advice, I am 100% sure I wouldn’t have gotten this far, especially in this short amount of time. Joe helped me communicate in court, something my previous attorneys were never able to do. He is a sharp attorney, and doesn’t sugar coat anything; he gives you straight facts, point blank. I was in constant communication with him every week, and he consistently gave me the advice I needed to win. I gained overnight visits within 5 months of hiring him, and was reunified with my child within 6 months. Life for me has changed more in this period of time then it has in the entire case. Now my child and I are back together and I am closing this chapter in my book. But I wanted to take the time to let anyone who is in similar shoes to seek out Joseph Cerino, an attorney who has realness, and a genuine heart for families.