Michael Allen Danforth

Michael Allen Danforth

Licensed for 30 years

Family Lawyer at Hoffman Estates, IL
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Real Estate ... +2 more

2300 Barrington Road., Suite 300, Hoffman Estates, IL

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 25 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 2001

Active and Authorized to Practice Law

No misconduct found

Licensed in Virginia for 30 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 1995

Former Member

No misconduct found

Location

Pluymert, MacDonald, Hargrove & Lee, Ltd.

2300 Barrington Road., Suite 300, Hoffman Estates, IL, 60169

Danforth Law Group

1000 Hart Rd Ste 3000, Barrington, IL, 60010-2659

Law Offices of Michael Allen Danforth

Fox River Grove, IL, 60021

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Michael Allen Danforth's Reviews

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2.1 /5.0

14 Client Reviews

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Posted by Luis | May 15, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Worst attorney I’ve ever meet in my life !!!

Having Mr. Danforth as my legal representation was a very stressful and painful experience! He seemed like a competent and optimistic person during my free consultation, but as soon as the contract was signed and retainer money was paid, he stopped caring about his client and started carefully counti...ng his billable hours. During over a year of using Mr. Danforth’s services, I ended up getting less parenting time than I jaded before with my daughter, while Mr. Danforth was 11k richer. All his court appearances resulted in giving my ex-wife more time to submit requires and overdue documents and me paying for his services. He was terrible with communication and hardly responded ti my text messages or emails. During the phone calls, he talked over and over the same issue, making the call at least three times longer than it should be. And, of course, I was invoiced for these useless discussions. He rise his voice on me, which was for a lawyer with 20+ years of experience, was very unprofessional. A six weeks before the final trial, he informed me that I have to pay him additional 12k in order for him to represent me in court. I ended up hiring a new lawyer and only then, I found out that Mr. Danforth did not submit or filled out majority of the required documents, parenting plan included. If you are looking for a lawyer who is very skilled min taking your money from your pocket, Mr. Danforth is a perfect fit for you. But do not count on any help from him in return.

Posted by anonymous | September 26, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Family

Stay away from this guy

I was told he could do everything that I was asking which was just simple family law issues. More time with my kids, and payment of bills owed. After a year I was still in the same predicament however he had over 6K of my hard earned money. He is unorganized, does not return calls and is a mess wh...en having to speak with other opposing lawyer. I know that for a fact family law is above his qualification and time and will just bill you without having proof. He does not keep an actual file on his clients from what I saw and will ignore any and all conversations that require him to work. Stay away from this guy unless you have money to burn.

Posted by anonymous | August 03, 2023

Not even one Star

Agree to the bad reviews, he bullies, lies and Manipulates,, to police, family and should not be practicing law! If he’s a Christian,, I will give up religion. He has no idea about legal practices in other states,, has lied on Camera to Police,,, as well as other attorneys.

Posted by anonymous | February 17, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Excellent lawyer

By far the most excellent lawyer I’ve ever delt with. He will not let you down in the courtroom. I highly recommend Michael Danforth for civil and divorce cases.

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Regent University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

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