Ronda Leigh Cortesini

Ronda is thoughtful and kind, but truly amazing in the courtroom. She stood by me through 8 years of ongoing court cases. She plans out the responses and listens to what I want then we move forward together. I don't have to worry when she is my lawyer- my stress is taken away by her. I walk into the ...court room confident.

We hired Ronda after my daughter had been sexually harassed by a manager at her place of work. When she complained to us about the harassing manager, we advised her to go to the higher boss and make a complaint. The harassment did not stop. She went into her school counselor for advice. Upon hearing ...the issues, the school counselor contacted child protective services to report the abuse. We met with the school administration and were advised to make a formal statement with the police. Due to conversations from former employees who encountered family members of the now former manager, we were advised to obtain an ex-parte. Not thinking we needed an attorney, we appeared in court to have the ex-parte turned into a restraining order and found out the former manager hired a local attorney. Obviously we were caught "flatfooted" and quickly began reassessing our legal situation. We are members of Legal Shield and have been since 2004. We called the 1800 number and were told that we don't need an attorney for an ex-parte. Any subsequent phone calls made to Legal Shield were ignored by the assigned law firm. (Yup...we got one phone call, and only one phone call...) That's when I went to the internet to do some research on attorneys. I went to the AVVO website and found Ronda. Noting that she had extremely high marks on the website and remembering she was a local judge, I gave her a phone call. I wanted someone who had experience listening to both sides of cases. We met. She listened to our story and told us what to expect. We hired her because she knew the system, she knew how to measure our steps, and she explained in detail everything that could and would happen. She took the time to teach us and guide us through the legal process. But more importantly, Ronda believed in us. I'd like to say this was cut and dry, but it wasn't. This case took time to get the restraining order awarded. Ronda was there holding our hands the whole way through it. She never let us get discouraged. She always poured confidence into my daughter. We are exceedingly grateful to her skills as an attorney. If you are new to the area or just needing a lawyer. Do your research! Buyer beware! Not every lawyer is the same in quality and dedication. If you want someone with a lot of experience, who will tell you the HONEST truth about your situation, who is fair, who is informative, who cares about clients; Ronda is the lawyer you want to hire. Due to Ronda, my daughter can get on with her life. Thank you!