Michael James Kalanta

I signed Mr. Kalanta in 2014 for what I knew was going to be a long, drawn out and honestly brutal child custody battle. In 2017 we got it done, it was the right thing to do for my three kids, they were living in a horrible situation, Mr. Kalanta and his law team represented me well and got it done.... Yes, tough cases like these take a lot of hard work on both the parent and law firm, yes, it costs a lot of money to fight for custody of children, those were basic expectations of mine going into the legal preceding's, not knowing what the outcome might be is the unknown part of this, Mr. Kalanta and his law firm walked me through it all, every step of the way we did it together. Mr. Kalanta fought hard for me in the court room, had to deal with a very upset other parent that lost custody; he always stayed professional, even when I wanted to loose my cool. Mr. Kalanta is prior service Navy, I'm active duty myself, he understood the challenges of being on active duty but also fighting for custody, pay, benefits, military programs, he understood. I definitely recommend Mr. Kalanta and his legal team, if I have any future legal needs he will be the lawyer I turn to for help. Thank you Mr. Kalanta!

Before coming into Mr. kalantas office I had spoken with two other attorneys at different locations going off of their yelp reviews and didn't have a very good consult/experience with them and was beginning to feel discouraged but after a friend referred me to his office and I sat down with Mr Kalant...a he immediately start an action plan for my case with me. They took the weight and stress off my shoulders for me. He worked with me financially as well. We only had a week and a half to prepare for my court date and I got the best possible court order with him as my attorney. the team inside this law office awesome,very friendly and his paralegal is extremely knowledgeable and her paperwork is beyond well written and informative. when it comes to your children you want someone who is willing to fight hard along side with you, they also seemed to have my daughter's best ineterest in mind which is most important in a custody case. I ended up as the sole legal and sole physical parent with 100 % custody.

Mr. Kalanta took my case after my estrange wife filed for divorce and from the first day he took time to explained each steps in the divorce process. Mr. Kalanta listen to my issues and he did not treat me like just another client. My case has been complex with my estrange wife attempting to keep the... house while still having me pay the mortgage and spousal support in the process. I was forced to retired from the military after 24yrs of service due to medical issues connected to Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts. Mr. Kalanta conveyed the important parts of the case to the judge, thus reducing my spousal support and fighting for me not to pay my estrange wife mortgage. Bottom line, As a retired CSM/SGM who has led troops in and out of war, I strongly recommend Mr. Kalanta, to all my fellow soldiers who may find themselves in a similar situation or in need of legal consult. To All who May Read this Review: Michael James Kalanta (Prior service) is awarded this Certificate of Achievement for outstanding support in and out of family court. V/r Thank you, CSM V

I thought I had found a lawyer who could help me instead I lost custody of my child due to his negligence and lack of care or concern of the best interest of me his client. I was set to go to court to dispute with my statement ready and 2 days before this firm informs me that my x has an offer, but I... was never told that if i did not go to hearing that my x would get temporary order.. Had i been rightfully informed I would have said court first then hear their offer. i was then told by going to courthouse that my representation actually had a "scheduling conflict"...... Excuse me?? conflict when I was on you calendar... not only this but I was told they would serve my x with papers for him to pay lawyers fees,, I got a call and was told it was approved.. only to find out that he did not get them approved that the x paid outright without it being sent to court.. The last and final straw was attitude and lack of compassion for me as a person his client whom I thought had my best interest at heart, turns out they are just in it to get your money. Because of this firm I lost custody to my x who has never been anything more than a paycheck and has never once went to a conference or a doctor appointment or even nursed the children back to health. The fact that the blatant outright egregious lies that my x told to get orders under and they did not even allow me to dispute or put a motion in at all to stop the x's request for custody should be horror enough for you to run as far away from Kalanta Lawfirm. I wish I would have googled him but at the time i was under extreme duress and because i was so vulnerable and had been to 4 other law offices that wouldn't help because of money I thought that this firm was my saving grace.. I could not have been more wrong in my life. DO NO TTRUST THIS FIRM AT ALL