Melissa Veronica Caballero

Melissa is very articulate, intelligent and strategic. Family legal issues are stressful in themselves; having a lawyer who was so highly competent, communicates clearly, and knows the law well helped us stay sane. I am a detail-oriented person, and the fact that Melissa stayed on top of our case de...tails helped me to trust her as we were forced to respond to a crazy petition. We were thankful to have her diligently defending us even as she continued trying to negotiate an agreement with the other side to avoid the full costs of court.

Melissa was a terrific advocate for me in my Allocation Judgement case. I was never married, but my daughter’s mother and I had been broken up for 11 years, during which we handled all scheduling on our own, with no legal agreement. My ex wanted to get our schedule officially nailed down and legall...y set. Melissa guided me through this process, protected my rights, and helped to negotiate our trouble areas. I never stepped foot in a courtroom at any point in this process. Melissa handled it all for me, and we were able to agree to terms and sign ahead of our final court date. Melissa’s biggest contribution was helping with the financial component. I am a professional actor, and my employment and income fluctuates constantly. She was able to help present a reasonable reflection of my income, ending with a fair, but very favorable support payment from me. My ex can be very demanding and difficult to work with, but Melissa was a massive help in negotiating this. I highly recommend working with her.

I contacted Melissa to discuss post-decree custody issues. I wasn’t sure what my options were. My relationship with my ex wasn’t great, but I also wanted to do everything in my power to maintain any respect we could salvage. Melissa recommended a few options and ways to proceed that were very appr...opriate for our situation. She explained a few angles I hadn’t thought of, and listened to exactly what I wanted to accomplish. Melissa was able to handle my entire case only speaking to me via phone and email, so it was minimally intrusive on my work/home life. We also discussed budget often and she was always very transparent about costs I should expect as the case proceeded. Melissa successfully navigated a pre-trial conference and settlement negotiations on my behalf. I was able to obtain sole decision making over my minor child, while keeping the current relationship with the child’s father intact – which was a large part of my goal. Overall, Melissa is personable, knowledgeable and reasonable, but also knew when to push back and when I needed to be encouraged to do so. I completely trust her judgment and ability to fight for me and my family. It’s such a relief to have someone like her on my side, even if I never need to use her again!

I agree with the other reviewers. My therapist saw Melissa in action while she was a divorce mediator and was impressed. She recommended her to me as part of my safety plan before leaving for an out-of-state residency. I met with Melissa August 2015 and 4 months later, I finally had the courage to le...ave an abusive partner after 3.5 years of marriage. She immediately got started and ensured my safety. No matter how ridiculous my ex was during the process (it took me 11 months to divorce him without children!), she helped me make the most cost-effective decisions and had a working relationship with the other lawyer. Melissa was such a positive, supportive lawyer who gave me strength to move forward and rebuild myself. I would happily recommend her to anyone who wants to stop the cycle of abuse or needs a divorce for other reasons.

Melissa was recommended by another law firm that could not take my case, she is that amazing. She helped me with a long, unnecessarily drawn out divorce. I was willing to give up so much, financially to end the divorce early but Melissa wouldn’t allow it. I am now glad for it. I know she acted in the... highest good for myself and my son. She is extremely intelligent and can see through issues with laser beam clarity. Interestingly enough, she is also compassionate and empathic but that doesn’t get in the way of her being strong and professional resulting in a phenomenal job. She is very personable and has a gift of working well with other attorneys. The other two attorneys were difficult and eccentric and she handled them with ease. She presents as someone who commands respect without losing her humanity in such a difficult profession to maintain such. She is brilliant and quick on her feet, which means she gets things done quicker, definitely significantly quicker than my ex-husband’s attorney. While the dynamics of my divorce, due to the issues and the other, rather inconsiderate attorneys contributed to the divorce being long, it was evident that Melissa’s objective was to be efficient and keep the divorce cost down for me. I would recommend her in a heartbeat.