Arthur John Lacilento

Hands down the worst attorney you can hire. I hired him and he refused to meet at the court hearings, giving every excuse why going to the hearings in person were not good however, he would frequently zoom into my hearing from the courthouses while working on other cases and blacking out his screen c...learly working on other cases. Other times he would zoom in from his house with his family and background noises in my hearing. He will over charge you for you all the time. I had to tell him that he's double charging me on multiple occasions. The judge and opposing counsel where practically laughing at him with all his faulty judicial statements in court. He couldn't even remember my name in the hearing. He will talk down to you and make sure you feel like he's not on your side. I'd tell everyone to stay away from this firm. This guy preys on people that need help and then disposes their concerns and and cases like nothing. At no point did I feel like he was on my side. I feel sorry for anyone that uses his services.

Art shower up late to my child support case nearly missing it all together. That should have been my first warning about him and how much he cared about my case. After retreating to the judges quarters with the judge and other lawyer he rushes out saying i got you 47 days visitation in for you in th...e child's birth state of Hawaii where I live (mom left and was not even in California for six months but they forced to have jurisdiction) I pay all travel expenses and 500 a month for one child when I was self employed making 10-14 dollars an hour. The best part of the deal he said is you get to be with you child given 10 notice when you are in California. He took me for all I had, didn't work to help me and persuaded me to agree to pay over 30% of my income. Mom ended up violating all my visitation rights and now I'm left with an outrageous debt in child support enforcement agency cause between the two state agencies the will never address my order to reflect my actual circumstances, that I have other children and didn't make enough to be ordered to pay this much. I swear he took a bribe from the other lawyer and forced their agenda on me cause he sure didn't fight for me and my child to have time to sustain a meaningful relationship and left me indebted to the state for his care-less action regarding my child's welfare. If I could go back in time I'd have fired him when he came huffing out of the judges quarters with his brother on the phone saying " take it! Take it! It's a great deal ask my brother he's a lawyer he will tell you take the deal!" And proceeds to press his cell phone to my ear where his brother is echoing the same thing. Horrible representative, foul person. I'd have done better on my own knowing nothing about law and legal procedures. The mom ended up violating all my court appointed visitation anyway. Aggravating or simply denying them. I'm my experience I could never suggest to anyone to hire this excuse for a human to represent the fact in an important case that will shape your dynamics with your child. Zero ⭐ if I could have rated that. Look elsewhere for representation if you care about your self, your life and your loved ones

Arthur LaCielento is a great lawyer and a good person. He and Susan worked hard to have my case air tight and rock solid before even going in front of the judge. He fought hard and brought his A game, opposing counsel had little defense against him. could not have won my case without Arthur, Susan a...nd his team and I am grateful to him for working so hard to close that stressful chapter in my life.

I had done a lot of research before hiring Art. I knew I needed not just any lawyer but a Super Lawyer to represent me in my case. I had never been in a position like I found myself in late September 2020. I had also never required legal assistance before this nightmare event in my life that I also ...never imagined I would ever be in. Prior to hiring Art, I was originally given a court appointed lawyer. For those of you that are unfamiliar, as I was not, my personal advice is to get rid of them as fast as possible. I never once felt that mine was there to represent me nor cared about the truth and/or the outcome of my case. I have also heard this after the fact from many others that had ever encountered requiring one. This was shocking to say the least but also a wakeup call that I needed to find my own representation and quickly. My only regret was not dropping my court appointed lawyer sooner. I was in such a daze and had a lot of confusion of what was taking place, I had naively assumed that since I was innocent the truth would set me free. Boy, I could not have been more wrong. It was only 3.5 months before I concluded that the truth was not going to set me free and began my search for my own legal representation. Unfortunately, those 3.5 months that I had already lost had been crucial, I didn’t understand the legal process and my court appointed lawyer was not forth coming or fighting for me that entire time while supposedly representing me. By the time I retained Art, I had already lost some valuable time in my case and didn't even realize it. If you are reading this and are in the beginning stages of a JV case or later stages for that matter, please do yourself a favor and don’t make the same mistakes I did. Drop your court appointed lawyer and retain real legal assistance. I wish I had been given this advice sooner. I was extremely thankful when Art & Sue came to the rescue in my case. As I have read in other posts, Art can be gruff and very direct when speaking with you. But to be honest, I didn’t care because what mattered most was how he performed in the court room and at my trials. All I can say to this, Art was phenomenal in the areas that I hired him for. I did not hire him to be my best friend, I hired him to be my best lawyer and that’s exactly what he did and was. I was impressed with Art's understanding of all the facts and details of my case. There was a lot going on and a lot to have to know prior to our trial. Art took the time to research and not just take my word or not take my word but to see for himself what the true facts were of my complicated case. I knew it was important to always be honest with your lawyer, how can they represent you and do a good job if you are not truthful with them? I am sure there are many out there that are not upfront but that does not help you or them, it only hinders you and makes their job that much more difficult and near impossible to help you overcome the case against you. I did not take it personal when Art wasn’t quick to believe or not believe what I told him as I understood it was not personal to me but more of what again makes him a great lawyer. He needed to review and research the facts for himself to know what he believed to be the truth. This is important because if he hadn’t done his own investigation of my case and I was lying, then it would have come out in trial. Because of what I personally do for a living, I understood this on a different level and understood the true value in this. I also cannot say enough great things about Sue. Sue is Art's right-hand woman, and she is amazing at what she does. You can see both Sue & Art's true dedication and concern for your case throughout the entire process. I can’t say there was ever a time that I could not reach them or that they did not return my call or text within a reasonable amount of time. When you are in a desperate situation, as I felt I was in, there is a lot of value in this alone.. My case i