Joseph Michael Borsberry

Since my divorce back in 2010 I’ve been in 3 custody battles with my daughters father, this last one I hired Joeseph Borsberry to take my case. It was a long process but not due to Mr Borsberry but due to my ex husband and his attorney. Mr Borsberry is located an hour away from the town we lived in, ...he did everything in his power to work with us to save money on traveling fees, we were able to do most of our meetings via phone, during this process we only had to go to the court house 2 times and kept most of it very civil. He and his staff kept me up to date regularly through email and phone calls it made it so much easier as I couldn’t drive due to a health condition. He and his staff were very courteous and were always prompt with answering any questions I had. During our depositions with my ex husband and his attorney, it was a pleasure to watch Mr Borsberry work, he was able to get information from my ex husband that no other attorney could in the past, he kept me up to date with the ever changing laws so I knew what was going on and where we stood. I highly recommend Mr Borsberry and his staff, as they were prompt, courteous and very friendly, in the end I’m very pleased with our outcome and has finally brought some peace to our lives. They never made me feel like I was a burden or a hassle they always made me feel like our case was a top priority!

Joseph M. Borsberry made promises in my preliminary consultation which he did not have any intention of keeping. I had paperwork to show that my arresting officer in my DUI case was dishonest and he agreed, I told him that he cussed and went down a hill to urinate on video. The officer gave a roadsid...e test on a hill. Borsberrry said that he would go to trial with that information. For that reason. I gave him his retainer fee of $2500.00. After a month and receiving emails with the wrong dates on them, I requested a meeting to discuss the police video which Mr. Borsberry refused to view in the preliminary consultation. Again, he would not view the police video of the officer going down a hill to urinate. The video also contained the voice of police officers using profanities. I also had paperwork proving that the officer gave five DUI’s in a two-week period. Joseph Borsberry had the paralegal look at the video on computer, across from me as she described the wrong location during the meeting. The 65-minute video was not played beyond the first two minutes. During that meeting Mr. Borsberry said that he and the expert witness do not want to go after the officer who gave me a Standardized Field Sobriety Test on a hill. Which was easily proven with a cue ball rolling down the hill and also using a six-foot level. I had two witnesses on video rolling a cue ball up the hill and it rolled back down on its volition. They also employed a six-foot level. They were approved by the judge and ready to testify. He said, "I will have them testify if I feel like it." I then left the meeting and began to send Mr. Borsberry emails to discuss my case further. He sent back emails that made no sense. When I sent emails to rectify my meaning he sent more nonsensical emails and charged me for every nonsensical email. In this way, and with Motions which made no sense, he burned up over $2100. 00 of the retainer and left me to go to trial on my own, as my own attorney, Pro Se.

I would like to say "Thank You" to Joe and his staff! They were very helpful to me while trying to settle visitation for my son. Anytime I had a question or concern Joe addressed it quickly and completely. He fought for everything I asked for and He got me the results I wanted! I am super pleased! If... ever I need legal help he will be the one I call!!! I would recommend Joe to anyone! He is the man for the job!!!

Mr Borsberry is very good at what he does. There is no doubt in my mind that he had a plan and knew what he wanted to do. The problem and why I decided to change lawyers was based on a few reasons. He charges by the minute at a rate of $200 per hour. So, he probably didn't want to charge me a lot of ...money explaining all the details of what was going to happen with my order of protection and divorce. Which was a concern that had me freaking out and thinking I was never going to get to see my kids again. So when I went to my supervised visits with my kids, I was warning them that their grandma was probably going to offer them drugs and all kinds of other things to prepare them for a life without me. Which is a big no-no and is going to work against me in all of this. Then of course, I never knew what my final bill with Mr Borsberry was going to be because he billed me per minute. After a court continuance and all the standing around trying to schedule times for visits and other stuff, I went through my $1000 retainer in no time. So, I switched to another lawyer that charged a flat rate. All in all, I would say MR Borsberry is one of the best family lawyers in Peoria. If you can afford him and trust that he has your best interest at heart. When I tried to tell DCFS agent Ms Allin how my wife stabbed me with ink pens, punched me and slapped me on daily basis, yelled at me and the kids constantly, and promoted drug use to my children till they began talking about using drugs themselves, the DCFS agent told me to quit slandering my wife. I never got to tell him about that. I gave Mr Borsberry 5 stars on every category except kept me informed. He did provide me with copies of all the court orders and sent me letters to keep me updated, but I am not a lawyer. What I needed was to be told what was going to happen and what to expect since I have never been through anything like this before and was totally bullied and intimidated by my wife, the cops, the dcfs agent, and fear of losing my children. If you are cool with being billed by the minute and can trust someone to do their job without informing you with tips and suggestions to improve your chances. Then Borsberry is your man. If you are like me and need to know every detail and be informed down to the last detail to make your own choices on how to be represented but not be billed for every second.. Then Borsberry isn't your guy.