Michelle Laurin Silva

I spoke to Michelle about my case involving a DUI in a tough district (Orange County). She gave me excellent advice and promptly helped me take care of the first crucial step which is taking care of the DMV hearing request. I would trust Michelle as an attorney because she is fair and honest. Fro...m my interaction with her, it was clear that she values targeting the best outcome for her client while also being straightforward about everything to avoid creating additional confusion. I would recommend hiring Michelle as your attorney, because she will upkeep constant communication and dedicate the care and time needed for achieving the best possible outcome for your case.

Absolute train wreck. I was low on income/homeless and was referred to Michelle for my case. During the entire 8 months of hiring, Michelle was extremely dismissive of my case and prioritized all other cases around her. She hardly communicated during the 8 months and barely did anything for me, I had... to bring all evidence and documents to her and not once did she think of good solutions. I was calling her worried 24/7 cuz of her lousy work, and it turns out it was for a good reason. I was doing more work for my case the Michelle was. Ms. Silva spent more time on vacation than actually helping me with my case. Not only was I misrepresented, I was deceived and lied to by Michelle saying that she was capable of handling a family law/civil matter. Turns out Michelle specializes in Criminal Law/DUI’s with NO experience in family law what so ever. The first day I met Michelle she pretended that she could handle my case draining me of $5,000 dollars, providing absolutely nothing beneficial for me or my case. I mean a literal public appointed attorney would have done a better job for me. The hearing was a literal joke, my attorney was nervous and didn’t even prepare for the case what so ever, the plaintiff’s attorney walked all over her, and she was a PUBLIC attorney. I should have bit the bullet and paid a higher retainer for someone with actual experience in that field…. Not someone who convinces you they can handle something out of their usual cases. Absolute TRAIN WRECK of an experience.