Michael Eli Bryant

Hired Michael to help me with a custody battle that I had put myself in a bad situation in. Her mother and I were at a point where we could not communicate amicably without doing it through our lawyers. Michael not only did a great job as my lawyer, working against her lawyer to get me the time with ...my daughter that I rightfully deserved, he also helped guide me through handling a situation that I had obviously never been through, and helped me get to a much better place in co-parenting with my daughter's mother.

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.

Michael was very responsive to my family's needs. I called him after hours and he returned my call that evening. He explained the process of how to hire him and was gracious enough to give me a few hours to make my decision. Michael was prepared for and on time to every hearing involved in our cas...e. He asked us honest and direct questions, trusted in our innocence, and was confident that he could get the cases dismissed. Even with his confidence, he protected our rights and filed all necessary motions, contacted witnesses, and informed us of all conversations he had with witnesses and court personnel. He knows the law and practices it with passion and advocacy. I would not hesitate to hire him again if the need arises.

Michael helped me in my custody case and was always available to help answer my many questions throughout this whole process. He is very professional and knowledgeable, I would highly recommend him to anyone in the same position I was in. Thanks for everything you did for me Michael! Hopefully I won’...t need your services again but if I do I know who I’m calling.