Melissa Baumgartner Umulis

Melissa has an amazingly calm demeanor which provided comfort at the beginning because it was an extremely difficult time. She was efficient. My disappointment was with her inability to be thorough, understand complicated financial situations, and protect me from the mediator. Most disappointing... was during mediation, when she did not say a word while the mediator fought for my ex as if he represented him because he had not lawyer.

Melissa stuck with me through a very difficult divorce and kept me on top of all paperwork and deadlines. She was very timely, professional and informed and took the time to explain everything to me through the whole process. Nothing surprised her and she is very quick thinking and remained steadfast... during court and mediation. If you are going up against a spouse with money/power and don't think you can withstand it, hire Melissa, she evened the playing field for my case.

Last fall, I was served with divorce papers, which were complicated by a personal protection order and false claims of criminal activity. I was in search of a tough lawyer in Traverse City and I located Wilson Kester. I had an initial consultation with Shelley Kester and made the decision to retain... her as my attorney. As my case progressed, I was introduced to Melissa Baumgartner who was another attorney at the firm. Melissa immediately became dedicated to the case and worked tirelessly to insure that all court orders were written to perfection. I had the pleasure of appearing in court on two occasions with Melissa and she was extremely professional and was very well spoken. During mediation, Melissa took time away from her family after hours to work from home and make alterations to my property settlement agreement so that I could wrap up my 12.5 hour mediation. Needless to say, without her dedication and willingness to go way above and beyond the call of duty, my mediation may have been unsuccessful. I simply cannot say enough about what a great job Melissa Baumgartner and Shelley Kester did throughout my divorce. If you are looking for a dedicated, professional, and extremely competent attorney, look no further that Melissa Baumgartner and Shelley Kester.