Michelle L. Hildebrand

Michelle L. Hildebrand

3.7
Rating: 6.4

Licensed for 11 years

Family Lawyer at South Bend, IN
Practice Areas: Family, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Debt Collection

115 N. William St., South Bend, IN

About Michelle

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Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes

Hourly Rates

$ 110-125 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Indiana for 11 years

State: Indiana

Acquired: 2014

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Hildebrand Law Office

115 N. William St., South Bend, IN, 46601

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Michelle L. Hildebrand's Reviews

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3.7 /5.0

7 Client Reviews

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Posted by E | December 02, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

helped me with custody

Michelle as my attorney, as became more than my attorney someone that I completed trust and praise for her commitment. I have now a beautiful relationship with my son, and he is doing really well. Thank you, Michelle, from me and my family

Posted by anonymous | November 27, 2024 | Hired Attorney

EXCELLENT AND HONEST ATTORNEY LITERALLY SAVED MY LIFE

AMAZING ATTORNEY, HONEST AND ACTUALLY CARE FOR HER CLIENTS. TRUE DEFINITION OF SOMEONE THAT CARES AND PUTS PRIDE IN THEIR WORK

Posted by Sam | August 12, 2022 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Lies for clients

She does not get the actual proof or facts before going into court and will state blanton lies. Does not have integrity or morals

Michelle Hildebrand

Replied last August 20, 2022

I would love to know who this person is. Says name is "Sam" and it was a consult. I do not seem to have a "Sam" who had a consult recently. More importantly, I truly do have integrity and morals. Often, by having integrity and morals, it makes it more difficult to do my job. I also inform my clients that they cannot lie when testify in court. It is better to tell the truth and explain the situation than to be caught in a lie. Unfortunately, there are times when us attorneys have clients that do lie. That does not mean we do not try to avoid those circumstances.

Posted by anonymous | April 12, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Not very attentive

Upon our first meeting, Ms. Hildebrand was a very nice woman. Polite and professional however, if you anticipate having continued questions or need of further assistance good luck! She will never answer her phone return a call or even return an e-mail. After our initial filing that literally took her... 4 months to complete we had faced further legal complications because she failed to file the correct paperwork in the first place, it took 7 more months to reconcile that mostly because she is impossible to contact. We literally had to go to the Courthouse and catch her in the court room and chase her down the stairs and force her to speak to us for 2 minutes while she ran to her car. On a good note her receptionist is pretty knowledgeable and helpful to the best of her ability and that's good considering shes the only person I could actually talk to after Ms.Hildebrand got paid.

Michelle Hildebrand

Replied last August 20, 2022

I find it kind of ironic that after numerous high ratings I received 2 1-star ratings on the same day, claiming to be from two different people. However, I did consult with my assistant to see if we could determine who this could be based upon the allegations. She had no idea. There was one couple I thought it possible only because they did walk out to our vehicles after leaving court. We were having a conversation regarding the case. However, it was a mutual conversation, walking calmly together, and at that time, they understood the circumstances and the issues that existed. If it was this couple, the only people my assistant I and I could even contemplate that would have wrote this, the issues lies in the fact they had attempted to do something with an open case that required the permission of the court, without consulting our office or the court staff. This created a difficult situation for everyone involved. I believe they were angry at me because there was no fixing the situation at the time due to the lack of cooperation of another member of the case.

Posted by anonymous | October 27, 2015

Good consulatation - decent price quote

Michelle Hildebrand is very personable. She was easy to talk to and listened to my needs well. I had brought my two year old son with me and she was very patient with him, though well behaved during our consultation she provided him with paper and pen to keep him occupied. For my case she had reaso...nable rates and very friendly. Though I have not decied yet if I would use her services, she is a very likely canidate.

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Experience

Rating:  6.4 (Good)

Honors

2002

Criminal Justice Student of the year 2002, Indiana University South Bend

Work Experience

2013 - 2014

Law Clerk, OlsenCampbell, Ltd

2012 - 2013

Law Clerk, Law Office of Weiss & Schmidgall, P.C.

Associations

2015 - Present

St. Joseph County Bar Association

2014 - Present

Indiana State Bar

2014 - Present

American Bar Association

2013 - Present

Allen County Bar Association

Sample of Legal Cases

Quiet Title Action

The Judge granted the motion and awarded my client ownership of the property.

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Education

2014

Valparaiso University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2002

Indiana University-South Bend

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

English

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