Michael Eli Bryant

Michael was professional, knowledgeable, and so easy to work with on my divorce. He definitely knew what he was doing and was very easy to get ahold of with questions, etc. He returned calls and emails very promptly. Michael was kind but told it like it is, which is definitely something you want ...out of lawyer. He doesn't waste your time which in return doesn't waste your money, which is a great attribute to have in such a great lawyer that gets the job done!

Michael helped us negotiate a settlement on my husband's spousal support. The judgment decree was terribly written and left my husband with little protection and a support commitment with no ending. We'd spoken to a number of other attorney s about it and each told us we'd have a long and expensive ...court battle. When we spoke with Michael, we felt like getting my husband our of his "never ending" $2500 a month spousal support commitment was actually managable. So we proceeded. Michael was responsive, innovative, and took our desires seriously. Also, and most surprisingly, he didn't pad his hours! About mid-engagment I reached out to see if he needed us to make another payment to our retainer. He did not. Imagine my suprise when at the end of our engagement, we had nearly 50% of our retainer returned to us! While his hourly rate was the same as our other attorneys, his billing practices were far from the same. He did not nickle-and-dimed us, even when I practically invited him to by offering him more money mid-case. After years of getting crappy results from expensive attorneys who did not do what they said they would do, we finally have closure to this situation. No long expensive court case. No 12th hour negotiations where we were pressured to compromise our goals. No cow-towing or assuming we had to kiss a bunch of butt to get scraps from the other side. It was like winning the lotto. Beyond his professionalism, Michael was a joy to work with. He's a straight shooter and has a great sense of humor. He kept us informed at all times and was always quick to respond when we reached out. We now live in Michigan and Michael is in Ohio, where the divorce case was registered. If I lived in Ohio and had another need for legal support, I'd work with him again in a minute.

I retained Atty Bryant in a very heated divorce and custody case. Despite numerous issues with my ex wife's attorney, Michael maintained a professional level of communication and service at all times. I went into the process severely concerned with gaining appropriate time with my daughter due to her... age, as she was just turning 1. The process was stressful as you'd expect, but Michael was always extremely transparent and communicated efficiently. At one point, the court attempted to appoint a Guardian Ad Litem that was best friends with the opposing attorney. At my request, Michael fought against this appointment and subsequently had the Ad Litem changed. Without this, I would not have the visitation I wanted or that I currently have. I felt that I was going to be railroaded, but Michael assured me that he'd fight for me and my daughter. I'd recommend Michael in any case, he was outstanding!