Michael Richard Bassett

Michael Richard Bassett

3.7
Rating: 2.9

Licensed for 20 years

Child custody Lawyer at Port Clinton, OH
Practice Areas: Child Custody, Domestic Violence, Divorce & Separation ... +4 more

62 Grande Lake Drive, Port Clinton, OH

About Michael

Practice Areas

7

Practice Areas

Child Custody 24%

Children are always the most important factor to be considered when there are custody issues. I particularly focus on any instances of domestic abuse, and how they have affected the children. I believe in working to ensure guardian ad litem cases are handled fairly and appropriately.

20 years | 24 cases

24%
Domestic Violence 22%

I believe strongly the legal profession needs a better understanding of domestic abuse. Great care is taken to present the issues of abuse as well as the effect on the overall picture, and to make sure the victim is handled in a sensitive and appropriate manner.

20 years | 12 cases

22%
Divorce and Separation 14%

20 years | 17 cases

14%
Criminal Defense 9%

20 years | 9 cases

9%
Lawsuits and Disputes 9%

20 years | 11 cases

9%
Real Estate 2%

20 years | 7 cases

2%

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Licenses

Licensed in Ohio for 20 years

State: Ohio

Acquired: 2005

Active

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2025

Location

Michael Bassett, Attorney at Law

62 Grande Lake Drive, Port Clinton, OH, 43452-1450

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Michael Richard Bassett's Reviews

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3.7 /5.0

18 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 4 of 4 reviews | Responsiveness

Posted by Melyssa | October 27, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Not the best

He didn't fight for me extremely laid back not on the ball if if didn't have the paperwork he definitely wouldn't have like you have to be your own lawyer he's just there. His advise outside court is good just not aggressive enough for me. His communication sucks too. I call and text him no answer an...d he doesn't call me back except if we are close to a trial date. My cases last trial date was in December of 2022 and I didn't get results until July 2023 of what the outcome was because of his laxadaisyness. I only found out the results by looking at the docket online he didn't inform me. I still haven't seen the actual results that the court sent to him and it is October 2023

Posted by Paula | July 24, 2013 | Estate Planning

Did NOT do what we hired him to do

3 yrs ago, my elderly parents & I sat down with Mike Bassett to draw up an irrevocable trust. We paid him $1000 and he never completed the process. We never received the final paperwork until he returned to town & we called to get it. Property titles were NOT changed in to the trust. I asked to ...have them returned to us 3 yrs later. He had left town without notifying my parents. My mother was told that he had turned his practice over to another attorney who had NO file for my parents trust. The trust was never filed or notarized. Mike Bassett has returned to Port Clinton and is not returning my mother's calls & is just NOW (3 yrs later) trying to change titles when we've hired another attorney. How can this be done with 3 year old paperwork?

Posted by anonymous | March 16, 2012 | Lawsuits & Disputes

DO NOT....USE MICHAEL BASSETT! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!

used michael and he charged me $1000 for a retainor fee, which is cheap, he went to court with me one time and we were only there an hour, never got any of my money back!1000 an hour? LOl. He wont return your calls. He has had his number disconnected twice when i tried to call him...said number was d...isconnected.Beware!! Others have told me that he took their money and didnt even bother showing up to court for them, dont know how he's gotten away with this.

Posted by Lynn | January 09, 2012 | Child Custody

Where's the Lawyer??

Mr. Bassett has taken my money 3 years ago and has done nothing in our case. He needed to set a court ordered visitation schedule. Now I found out he has changed his phone number and never informed me of a new one. My next step is action against him with the bar association and suing him.

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Experience

Rating:  2.9 (Strong Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2025.

Placed On Probation issued in OH, 2025

updated on 04/30/2025

Probation means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State monitors the lawyer's activities for a period of time in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Education

2005

University of Toledo

Juris Doctorate

2002

American University

Political Science

Languages

English

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