Professional and ethical, with a passion not just for the law, but for doing the right thing
Michelle Gastil was very helpful in her handling of my legal matter, and always looked out for my best interests. She is a talented, highly-educated and competent professional. Just as important, she cares about her clients and is a thoroughly decent person. I highly recommend retention of Michelle for your legal needs in her areas of expertise.
I hired Michelle Gastil to help me with negotiating debt. She handled my matter smoothly, quickly, and obtained a good result. My debt was reduced by 50%. Michelle is very professional and responded quickly to any questions I had. For any debt related legal matters, I highly recommend Michelle.
Michelle A. Gastil (formerly Michelle A. Hoskinson) has been litigating in various areas of law for over the past ten years. She has handled litigation, arbitration, negotiation, and appellate proceedings in areas including debt collection/settlement, contract disputes for consumers and businesses, and unpaid wages. Specifically, Ms. Gastil seeks to assist individuals and businesses through the justice system in numerous areas of law, including unfair debt collection, violations of fair credit reporting, identity theft, defense of debt collection lawsuits, judgment enforcement, and contract/debt negotiation and settlement.
Ms. Gastil can also provide legal services to environmental protection groups and/or individuals seeking to protect the environment and uphold compliance with environmental, land use, and open government laws. Ms. Gastil has been a long time environmental protection enthusiast and has been involved as a volunteer in cases dealing with land use development. Ms. Gastil has served as General Counsel for the Banning Ranch Conservancy, an Orange County based environmental protection group that seeks to conserve about 400 acres of land situated between Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Along with assisting on legal research projects, Ms. Gastil has lead the Finance and Administration Committee to assist in the group's day to day dealings and processes.
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Professional and ethical, with a passion not just for the law, but for doing the right thing
Michelle Gastil was very helpful in her handling of my legal matter, and always looked out for my best interests. She is a talented, highly-educated and competent professional. Just as important, she cares about her clients and is a thoroughly decent person. I highly recommend retention of Michelle for your legal needs in her areas of expertise.
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Best Debt Negotiator in San Diego
I hired Michelle Gastil to help me with negotiating debt. She handled my matter smoothly, quickly, and obtained a good result. My debt was reduced by 50%. Michelle is very professional and responded quickly to any questions I had. For any debt related legal matters, I highly recommend Michelle.
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Consumer protection Attorney | Mar 28
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Michelle is a superb attorney and will go to great lengths to promote the interests of her clients. She is very smart and focused and is a great ally and advocate."
Environmental and natural resources Attorney | Mar 24
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"I have known Michelle for many years and have witnessed her be a zealous and compassionate advocate. She's focused, intelligent, and diligent with her practice. I highly recommend Michelle."
Debt settlement Attorney | Feb 09
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"I whole-heartedly endorse Michelle Hoskinsin. She's extremely thorough, organized, well prepared... and TOUGH. If you're a non-attorney looking for the right attorney?... You should hire her. If you're an attorney looking for an attorney to work with or refer a case to, you should choose her. I know I look forward to working with her again on future cases."
Litigation Attorney | Feb 10
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Michelle Hoskinson has over five years experience representing creditors, including banks, loan servicers, and foreclosure trustees. She now brings that savvy and skill, along with a depth of knowledge about the credit industry, to the representation of consumers in consumer credit cases. Smart, hard working, and caring, she also volunteers with non-profit organizations that promote educational and economic opportunities for all segments of society."
Debt collection Attorney | Feb 10
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Michelle is a great resource and has helped on past matters in my practice. With 5 years of experience working with creditors, Michelle is using that experience to help consumers. I endorse Michelle."
Litigation Attorney | Feb 10
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
"Michelle is a very hardworking attorney who fights diligently for the rights of her clients. She demonstrates an outstanding attention to detail and believes in providing outstanding customer service to her clients."
Debt collection Attorney | Feb 10
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Michelle is a hardworking and dedicated attorney. I highly recommend Michelle to anyone looking for a great debt collection attorney. She works tirelessly to make sure that her client's needs are met."
Debt collection Attorney | Feb 10
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Michelle Hoskinson is an experienced debt collection attorney who has a thorough understanding of the process. If you are entitled to money damages as a result of harassing debt collectors I recommend Michelle Hoskinson ."