Arlette G. Porter

I have had several adversarial matters with MS. Porter and in every instance her intellect, ethics, professionalism and approach is of the finest order. She has the respect of her peers, the Judiciary and the love of her clients. It is always a pleasure and a privilege to engage in solving problems with individuals of her talents.

Attorney Porter was recommended to me by one of my client's, from the first day I meet with Ms. Porter she put me at ease about the whole divorce process she made sure I received maintenance and child support continued for the kids, but you have to make up your mind that you are going to listen to your represention, Ms. Porter answered all of my calls and text without delay, my divorce was finalized on Feb 26, Ms. Porter still shows concern about my transition from being married to being single. Only one thing I can say to Attorney Porter THANK YOU

We are truly blessed to have meet and retained Arlette Porter. We had been in and out of court for 12 years with different attorneys who where not familiar enough with family law. Ms. Porter but a stop to all the non-sense! We no longer have to pay fake receipts and falsified documents are no longer accepted! It is a true relief to have such a knowledgeable attorney!! We would highly recommend Ms. Porter to anyone going through any situation that involves family law.

I am so happy that I was able to retain Attorney Porter to represent me during a very difficult time. During my initial consultation with her, I was impressed with the objective and professional legal advice that she provided. I also felt that I could trust my legal issues with her, and that was very important to me. Ms. Porter demonstrated her competencies by always keeping me abreast of the status of my case through timely written and verbal communication. She was always on-time to court, she was Knowledgeable of the law, and she was well respected by the court. I would recommend Attorney Porter to anybody seeking legal help.

During a particularly rough patch in my marriage I began exploring the idea of a divorce. I reached out to a few attorneys and was not very happy in what I was finding out there, so a friend of mine recommended attorney Arlette Porter. After contacting her for a consultation we made an appointment and meet right away. Attorney Porter listened to my story and understood where I was coming from and outlined my options based on her extensive background. She walked me through the process from start to finish and made me feel like I was not alone. Attorney Porter made me feel like she was on my team to help me with my divorce and get custody of my daughter. In the time that I spent with Attorney Porter she showed me the epitome of professionalism and it is a pleasure to provide a recommendation for her to anybody that is looking for a excellent Attorney. P.S I received what I was looking for in my divorce with joint custody of my daughter with me being the main caregiver. Thank you very much!

My Ex-wife is a Lawyer she had temporary custody of our daughter for almost 2yrs and had me in court almost everyday using our 12yr old Daughter against me , My Attorney Ms Porter was there every step of the way , through order protection , and DCFS cases, I observe the skills and patient she have by allowing my ex-wife to be loud, rude and obnoxious but Ms.Porter remain professional and place the facts at the Judges feet...To make a long story short, Finally Divorced in Jan 2015 also have FULL Custody of my Daughter with all the Amenities.... Ms.Arlette Porter I truly thank you

I was very satisfied with Arlette Porter as my lawyer. It was a difficult fight but Mrs. Porter helped me get joint custody of my son and a great amount of parenting time! My court battle went on for a while but because my sons mom would never show up but her lawyer would. Mrs. Porter was always on time and always returned my text messages. It was easy to get a hold of her if I had a question. I would and have recommended Mrs. Porter to my close friends who were in similar situations like mine!

Attorney Porter handled my divorce. She was very knowledgeable regarding the law, always professional, and she advocated for my rights and those of my children. I was very pleased with how well she handled my case.

Arlette Porter is NOT a good attorney. She drug my case along for months, talking tough, leading me to believe that she was on my side. Then, when it was time to actually put in some work, and do the job that I hired her to do, she completely changed her approach. For months, she led me to believe that we could BUILD A CASE around certain facts and evidence, then just never presented ANYTHING in court. Never argued anything. Her presence, her title, the money that I paid her, etc...all for nothing. I could have walked into court myself, and done a better job arguing my case...because I ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE ARGUED MY CASE. When I questioned her tactics, she completely changed the whole tone of our relationship. For months, it had been about what we were going to do...then suddenly, it became about all the things that we COULDN'T do. She led me to believe, for months, that we could argue this, or argue that. And once it was time to actually argue this or that, all she does is give me reasons that we can't argue this or that. She didn't even try. It was a completely dishonest way of doing business. Let me know initially that you don't intend on actually fighting for my rights, and we could have simply parted ways early, and I would not have wasted time, money, and opportunity piddling around with an attorney who never had any plans on fighting on my behalf. Furthermore, Arlette Porter is consistently disorganized, and for lack of a better term, "scatterbrained". There were numerous examples of me telling her something, or giving her important information, and then her completely forgetting what we had discussed. This includes her telling me AFTER THE FACT, what we should have done legally to strengthen my case. WHAT DID I HIRE YOU FOR, if not to be on top of my legal matters!?! If you know that we should have filed a motion or whatever, WHY DID WE NOT FILE IT?!?! What attorney says to their client, once it's too late, "oh, we'd have had a chance, but we should have done XYZ?" Well, we had the chance to do XYZ! Why are you telling me that now! A good attorney would have actually done XYZ, right? We hire attorneys to HELP AND ASSIST us through legal matters. We trust and believe in their expertise. They are our voices, they are our advocates, they lead our decisions as we attempt to navigate the unfamiliar waters of the legal system. Arlette Porter did not do any of that. She sold me a bill of goods, and when it was time to deliver, she didn't even TRY to do anything that she spent months claiming we could do. I can understand if we take our shot, and it just doesn't work out...I get that there are no guarantees of victory or success. But to lead me to believe in you, and then NOT EVEN TRY? That is dishonest, and a bad practice. I would not recommend Arlette Porter to anyone. There are a million attorney's out there...please learn from my mistake, and go another route.

Arlette is constantly late for court, I had to replace her midstream because she botched up my case and then quit. Then to top it off she refused to tell me or my new lawyer what happened in the hearing she attended without me present! I would not recommend Arlette to anyone.