Michael Hammond Hatherley

I was hoping to get Michael's dad, Dale Hatherley who has a great reputation in family law. Dale was not available and Michael was a new attorney. I was skeptical. Michael did an amazing job for me. Things turned out better than I could have hoped for. He was on task in every way, fantastic in court ...and I felt his charges were reasonable for the work he did. I highly recommend him.

Mr. Hatherley quickly grasped the nuances of my complex child custody case and was an invaluable ally during the hearing. His clear and direct courtroom presence was key in communicating the important arguments to the judge who heard the case. His approach is realistic, no nonsense and no drama. Mike... obtained the results I had targeted prior to the case despite an extremely tough courtroom environment. I'm certain he's the best family law specialist available to Tulare and Kings County residents.

From the initial consultation to the conclusion of the case, Mr. Hatherley was an incredibly excellent lawyer. We had what I thought was an impossible case to win, but he knew exactly what to do and fought hard for us and was able to turn the case around putting us in a much more favorable position. ...I never thought in a million years that we would get such incredible results. Our case was a long one, in and out of court we seen many other cases and I am telling you this now... you will not find a better family law attorney!

Michael Hatherley, is without a doubt a rarity in his field. I am not a person that easily hands out recommendations, in fact, I'm hard to impress and maybe even harder to work with. When I first met Michael, I was reluctant. Maybe, because of his age (at the time he was a lawyer just about 5 year...s into the business). I challenged everything about him, his knowledge, experience, life-experience...tolerance. I wanted the "best" and expected the "best", afterall I was placing my life and my children's life in his hands. It was the start of a very tumultous & drawn out child custody battle that many people, especially my family, felt I was losing. And I did, but not in the end. It takes a very skilled and dedicated Attorney to "turn things around". Michael is the only Attorney I've come across in the past 3 yrs that can truly do that. He is capable; Resilient; Firm to the truth. I fully attest to the abilities of MHH as an Attorney-intuitive, quick-witted & EXTREMELY COMPETENT.