Richard Michael Pinol

I hired this law firm when I initially got divorced and had a great experience. At the time, Rich was an associate, and was assisting the lead attorney on my case. Fast forward 7 years and I found myself in need of legal assistance again, and didn't second guess using this law firm. Rich was now a pa...rtner and I hired him to lead my case. I found the experience to be straight-forward, and I felt like Rich was always trying to get my case to an agreement that was beneficial, and never trying to use this unfortunate circumstance to line his pockets. Quite the opposite. I felt like he was trying to make sure I did not get taken advantage of financially. I would hire the firm again in a heart beat, if needed. Thank you Rich!

Hardee, Piñol & Kracke PLLC was recommended to me by previous attorney that could not keep me as a client due to conflict of interest. I thought I had a decent attorney before, but you don't know that you have a great attorney until you've had bad one first. Rich, his team, and honestly the entire H...,P, & K office were the utmost professional. Other attorneys in the office helped my case when Rich happened to be sick or in trial that day. Rich and his team will reply to your email several times a day when you have questions, or will schedule a phone call with you, often the day of, to answer more complex questions. The most I wait for a response to a question was one business day. Litigation is often stressful, but Rich brought his common sense, knowledge, and empathy for the situation every meeting/ hearing. He is a very competent attorney. If he didn't know an answer to a question he would get back to you promptly. You hear a lot about attorneys being greedy and just dragging things out for money while people are hurting and needing resolve. In my opinion, the family court system is corrupt and unjust for father's just wanting the same time and rights as mothers. For too long, past generations of men gave up their rights to the mothers making it an uphill battle for fathers to have equal time and equal rights of their own children. Our constitutional rights of innocent until proven guilty does not apply in civil cases. It is in fact the opposite, guilty until proven innocent. In Idaho, men have an average of 24.1% custody of their children. If you are looking for equal rights and equal time with your children in Idaho, Rich is the attorney for you. He will work towards what you want and give you reasonable expectations of the outcome given your specific situation. Rich is in the family law business for the right reasons and he cares for his clients. He will not drain you of resources and time for something that is unobtainable in your situation. He will give you direction to do some of the easier work and research on your own saving you thousands in the end, or him and his team will do it all. If you listen to his directions and actually follow them, you will have a great shot at what he says he can do. Rich is full of common sense. He presses the hard questions and does not let them go unanswered. He's able to roll with the punch and the curve balls in the courtroom that a trial throws at you and him. He won a father (me) a modification case in court after only having the average 20% custody that so many fathers are stuck with. Even if Rich did not win my case, I would still be writing this review, because he is that incredible at what he does. I would have went home with confidence that he and I did everything we could within the system we were given to work in. He has to work within the corrupt family court system just like the rest of us and he does it well.

Richard Pinol and his team did an amazing job! They went above and beyond for me. I live out of state and I had a challenging case from the start. Richard and his team (Devory and Asha) assured me that everything was going to be okay. They got the job done in a very timely manner and we were able to ...settle before going to trial which saved me thousands of dollars. That is something I thought would never happen because the mom was fighting for full custody and was completely unwilling to work with me. She was fighting me every step of the way but Richard was confident, calm, smart and could also be a little aggressive in the court room IF he needed to be to get his point across. I was very impressed. I would not want to put my trust in anybody other than Richard Pinol. He is worth every dime. Thanks again!

I wanted a lawyer whom somebody I knew could recommend to me, but it didn't work out. I was referred to Rich by a lawyer who I didn't know, so I went in "cold" as it were, and I feel I really "lucked out" with Rich. He was professional, understanding, and efficient (as was his support staff). It ...was my 1st (and I hope only) divorce, and you really don't know what to expect. Rich was excellent at separating the wheat from the chaff, (I'm talking about what I thought was important, and what Rich knew was important). Every little thing I thought was important turned out pretty much not to be, and he saved me money by just sticking to the crucial areas. We had to be patient to get to the finish line with what I wanted, and Rich was the "man". I only realize this now that it is over. He had the right tact and experience to get us there. Like I said, I feel fortunate that I ended up with Rich, and in the end (and even during), I felt "that is why you hire a professional". I can truly say I was fortunate to end up in Rich Pinol's hands for what it is truly a negative experience (i.e. DIVORCE).