Sylvina D Cotto

I did eventually get a call back from Ms. Cotto who apologized and stated she had not gotten my message. I had an hour consult with her and she was very helpful. I had provided my documents to two other lawyers as well during consultations and Ms. Cotto was the only one who realized (immediately) tha...t I had been served with an expired order. She even took the time to confirm this with the court. I would absolutely recommend using her services if needed.

After 25 years of marriage my ex-wife, an attorney, began divorce proceedings and proposed that we navigate the process without individual representation. I was not comfortable with that suggestion. On the recommendation of another attorney, I hired Ms. Cotto and am extremely pleased with her advocac...y on my behalf. She exhibited compassion while providing straightforward advice relating to the issues that arose in my case. I anticipated an easy, amicable divorce but was grateful for Ms. Cotto's knowledge and expertise when things became more contentious. Sylvina had my best interest in mind at all times. She consistently maintained a professional demeanor with me, my ex-wife, opposing counsel and the Court. Despite a busy schedule that likely included much more complicated cases, Ms. Cotto and her staff (particularly her paralegal, Ms. Reyes) communicated fully and efficiently with me throughout the entire process. If you are considering hiring an attorney for your divorce, a consultation with Ms. Cotto is a superb place to start.

I am a domestic violence victim advocate and have recommended Ms. Cotto to a few clients. The feedback I have received from those clients describe Ms. Cotto as empathetic, professional, thorough and always effective, in and out of court. I will continue to recommend her to those seeking the highest q...uality family law attorney.

After our initial meeting, I knew I would have Cotto Law Firm represent me in my divorce. Her attention to detail, organzation and knowledge of the laws and preceedings made the process much easier knowing that someone with her expertise was on top of it. After filing on my own with my ex-wife in hop...es to handle ourselves and after 6 months of no movement, I met with Cotto Law Firm and retained their services. Immedialtely they filed paperwork with the judge to prevent our case from being removed from pending case load and filed all required responses on my behalf that I had no idea I was supposed to do and saved us from having to start over and pay filing fees again. Though most of my frustration from the divorce process stemmend from the lack of communication from opposing counsel, inconsistencies in their statements, and questionalble tactics and myself having a lack of knowledge of the court process, Sylvina and Michelle where always available to calm me down, answer questions and keep me up to date, informed and on track every step of the way. Having to finalize all of this with a trial, was not my preferred choice, but I know Sylvina and Michelle did everything they could to settle prior, which included an initial mediation hearing and then pursued settlment by coordinating a late afternoon meeting with opposing counsel (that they arrived late too) that ran well after normal business hours with Sylvina and Michelle leading the negotiations that opposing counsel evntually walked out on. Sylvina is an aggressive, competent, fair and passionalte attorney whom I would reccomend and truely believed always had my best interest at heart. I am extremely pleased with the final results.