Michael D. Rubin

I hired Michael after reading most of his reviews on Avvo and seeing how long he’s been in family law. When hiring a lawyer I wanted someone who has been in the industry for a long time, has experienced all types of cases and knows the law like the back of his/her hand... and thats Michael. When I... started the divorce process, my ex didn’t have a lawyer and wanted to divorce amicably. Michael and his team were willing to work with both of us while keeping my best interest (being that I hired him and he warned me things could go south quickly). Naively, I was being very loose with the divorce decisions; not taking half of the 401k, not doing standard visitation and not wanting child support but asking for support to pay for my kids private school. Michael and his team still explained to me everything I was legally entitled to but I made decisions based on thinking I was amicably divorcing. Well that was short lived. My ex got a lawyer without telling me and Michael notified me immediately. My Ex’s lawyer came back with an even worse schedule for my kids and denying paying for private school tuition. After months of not paying me child support, not agreeing to anything Michael sent or just coming back with dumb questions. Michael ended up getting me everything I asked for in the beginning, a child support amount higher than standard child support that pays for my kids private school tuition cost, back pay for the months of missed child support and the original schedule I proposed. Michael really fights for you. You will receive emails from him day and night and you will get a same day replied. He has a fiesty attitude and demolishes any other lawyer that is trying to treat his client unfair. Being that this was my first time going to court or hiring a lawyer and I don’t have family in town to advise me and go to appointments with me, I felt really safe with Michael because he really has yours and your kids best interest. He puts things in perspective, making you realize you should request everything you want but not everything is worth fighting for. BUT he will still fight for you if you want/need him to. I will recommend Michael to anyone I know going through a divorce or in need of family law representation

Mr. Rubin the only lawyer I’ve had since 2017, the beginning of my divorce, and this is the second round and worse than the first. I completely trust him. He let’s me know when things will not go the way I want and let’s me know when everything will be in my favor. He is honest and trustworthy. He is... very blunt and doesn’t sugarcoat anything and that’s exactly what you need going though a divorce and custody battle with an abusive ex. I have referred him multiple times to friends and coworkers and he is the person I would go to if I had to do it all over again. He’s the one I trust. Mr. Rubin and Nicol, his paralegal are a team and a force to be reckoned with. This has been the hardest 2 years of my life but Mr. Rubin assures me that he is on my side and also has done everything in his power to help me. He holds a special place in my heart because he is an angel. I haven’t been the easiest client because it’s painful and hard to go through it all but Mr. Rubin does his best and often times his best is all I’d hoped it would be. Thank you Mr. Rubin.

Mr. Rubin is the type of attorney you want by your side in a court room. He helped me with a child custody case that involved my niece. Each time we went to court, he was prepared, confident and didn't take any crap off the other attorney or the mother of my niece. Long story short. He's an excel...lent attorney. My family has used him numerous times and we have ALL been happy with our outcome. Thank you Mr. Rubin for being an excellent attorney!!!

Michael represented me in my divorce almost two years ago. Very little could be decided out of court so we ended up going to trial. I was dealing with all of the emotional aspects of the divorce and relied on Michael completely. I was very nervous for the trial because my ex-husband was also an ...attorney and he had that advantage over me. Being in a court room was quite comfortable for him and not for me. Michael calmed my nerves and gave me the confidence to answer truthfully and be well prepared. My ex was not very cooperative with providing all the documentation that was provided, didn’t show up for our first trial that was set, but that didn’t stop Michael. He was well prepared, pouring over countless emails and financial statements in the last minute. He got my everything I asked for: maximum child support, spousal support, custody, debt that was in both of our names was required for him to pay. So in all, I was absolutely pleased with the outcome. My absolutely favorite thing about Michael was his relentless approach during trial. When he got my ex-husband on the stand he asked him the hard questions and DID NOT BACK DOWN when my ex tried to use his own experience as a trial attorney. The judge even stepped in at one point and told my ex, that he might be use to being in a courtroom, but this was not HIS courtroom today, it was hers and he needed to answer the questions. Some refer to Michael as a shark, but I feel that term is a negative way to describe him, instead he gets the job done and he does it very well and will not back down. I wasn’t prepared for the fact that Eventhough the divorce is final and there is a decree, I would have to continue to fight for the things in the decree. But Michael has been there to answer questions for me. Unfortunately we moved back to Colorado or I would have taken my ex back to court with Michael. Thank you for a job well done.

I would never on any day recommend this attorney. I hired him and quickly changed to a new attorney. I wish I had known of the disciplinary actions, I would have submitted my personal experience of him & his practices. He asked that i sign a blank retainer, confirming that i could trust him this was ...their usual procedure. It was my first time needing representation and I thought he's here to help me, so I signed it. He did not represent me when it was my day in court because he was representing another client before a different judge. My court/judge waited on him as I tried multiple times to get his attention and when he finally showed up, the judge was going to reset the hearing date. He interrupted the judge by saying, he could do his portion in 10 minutes or less. Needless to say, he filled in the contract with an amount double what he quoted me and he got paid 10K. Then he put my case into a motion that my new attorney had to work to get changed costing me even more money. He never returned any calls and when I went to his office to retrieve the paperwork I had given him, he put me off for days and then copied it over and over until I could hardly carry it. Remember, one, ten minute hearing before a judge. When my new attorney requested my information from him, known as professional courtesy, details of requests, hearings, etc. He was still being notified by the court of my upcoming court date because he was still the attorney of record, he waited until after that hearing to send the paperwork. Again my new attorney, had to go around things instead of just a straight shot. This man was paid for nothing, because there was no legal representation. A true case in point, he will reap what he has sown-no ethics whatsoever. He just took advantage of an already difficult situation.