Michelle Katherine Wendlinger

Michelle Katherine Wendlinger

2.0
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 22 years

Family Lawyer at Crown Point, IN
Practice Areas: Family, Child Support, Divorce & Separation ... +5 more

6629 W. Lincoln Highway, Suite 6, Crown Point, IN

About Michelle

Practice Areas

8

Practice Areas

Family 16%

22 years

16%
Child Support 12%

22 years

12%
Guardianship 12%

22 years

12%
Real Estate 12%

22 years

12%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 225-225 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Indiana for 17 years

State: Indiana

Acquired: 2007

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Illinois for 22 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 2003

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Location

Funk and Wendlinger, LLC

6629 W. Lincoln Highway, Suite 6, Crown Point, IN, 46307

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Michelle Katherine Wendlinger's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

2.0 /5.0

4 Client Reviews

5 star (1)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
2 star (0)
1 star (3)

Posted by anonymous | August 6, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Unprofessional

She missed appointments , made mistakes, forgot to request documentation and did not take accountability. I hired her to complete an effective job and found myself correcting her errors or simply losing out because I still had pay her plus loss out in the agreement. Hire the husband if your able to.

Posted by anonymous | June 24, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Lazy

Does not do her research, makes assumptions without documentation and then doesn’t admit when she’s wrong or help to fix it. Warning.

Posted by anonymous | February 26, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Unwilling to fight for me

I hired Michelle to represent me in a case involving my son. She ignored my wishes regarding visitation and sought out a settlement. She talked me into settling moments before court by presenting it to me in a set of dates and times that I could not calculate quickly enough. Then, in court, it turned... out that we were agreeing to exactly what the other party wanted... And exactly what I explicitly stated I did not want. I had had sole custody of my son since birth and I am a great mother. As a result of these actions, I have now lost half of my time with him. In addition to that, she failed to send me the documentation that was drawn up for custody. I was held in contempt against that agreement and am now facing a trial for complete physical custody of my son. Michelle was not efficient with communication at all and she was scared to walk into a courtroom and defend me. My family has gone through much suffering as a result.

Posted by Chris | June 24, 2015

Kept 4- 2 point tickets off my CDL

I called Michelle on May 12 2016 about a shabby citation from a show off city cop from Hammond. I told her I needed the charges to go away since they would add up to 8 points on my CDL. She said she could likely make 3 of the 4 disappear and that she needed an MVR. I never even drove to Crown Point b...ut instead worked and did my thing and she said she would move with a proceeding after she spoke with the prosecutor. She did move and quickly, by shortening my court date by 3 weeks and appearing for me while I carried on with my life. The aftermath was a refreshing text message from her saying all charges were DISMISSED. She is my attorney now.

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Family lawyer | May 09

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Beth Brown

General practice lawyer | Aug 27

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"I endorse this lawyer. An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community."

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Family lawyer | Aug 27

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Experience

Rating:  7.1 (Very Good)

Associations

2008 - Present

Lake County Bar Association

Education

2002

Valparaiso University School of Law

Juris Doctor

2000

Denison University

Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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