Michael D. Rubin

He was handling my divorce and in the beginning he was great. I paid him what he asked and then he got the court to agree that my husband would pay any remaining fees. I was in a motorcycle wreck that took a couple years to completely heal from then I got sick ended up in the hospital with double p...neumonia and was sent home with oxygen not able to get off the couch for more than 3 minutes at a time… sick for a year and a couple months before I got a diagnosis. During all of my down time, my friend was taking care of my stuff. The attorney said he couldn’t get ahold of my ex and was supposed to file the final decree of divorce. I found out just looking online that my husband and my name was on a docket for Dallas but there was no date. I immediately sent emails to Michael and sent him a text as well. He responded to the text and wanted to know who I was so I told him. The next day (Sunday) he sent me a text saying “I am withdrawn from your case and have been for a while… good luck.” To which I replied you quit and didn’t tell me. And he said “I withdrew and followed the procedures…..good luck ………” HE DID NOT TELL ME ANYTHING! He did not email me anything. He didn’t even file my final divorce decree so now there is a possibility that it will be dismissed and this divorce was NOT CHEAP! I can not even get him to send me the paperwork so I can see about filing it myself. I thought about it being dismissed but my soon to be ex and I are ready for it to just be over with. I’ve left 4 messages with his office today trying to get them to send me the final decree of divorce as well as whatever Michael said he did to withdraw from the case and no one will contact me. He quit responding to emails a LONG time ago. Just stopped. He’s had I don’t know how many legal secretaries since I started my divorce. He is Schizophrenic and I don’t think he is doing a very good job at representing his clients. Quitting on one has to be bad for business.

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.

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 hired Mr Rubin, for my ongoing divorce case from hell, after an 8 month nightmare with another attorney, who did absolutely NOTHING with my case! In less than 3 weeks Mr Rubin had me in court, got spousal support, interim attorney fees and much more!!! He is a shark in the court room and is extreme...ly smart. Without him I would have been completely screwed. Mr. Rubin is representing me in Montgomery County and his firm is in Dallas Texas, 4 hours away!! He is extremely thorough and fights for his clients and gets RESULTS!! This is definitely the best decision I’ve ever made! Thank you for your continued hard work and amazing communication! I most definitely recommend Mr Rubin as family law attorney!!!!