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Centre Plaza Office Tower, 1150 9th Street, Suite 1410, Modesto, CA, 95354-0840
43 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | General Knowledge
Posted by Derek | November 27, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Performance, Excellence, and Amiability
Michael and his staff were absolutely phenomenal in every way. Both Michael and his staff were helpful, professional, focused, personable, and above all, honest. Their expertise is worth every dime. I would prefer not to be in a situation where I would need to seek legal counsel, but should I ever fi...
Posted by Thomas | August 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
The Best for Family Law
Being a father and fighting the stereotypes that fathers never get their children when it comes to fighting the court... I was relieved the very first meeting with Mr. Kalanta. Very professional and he knew strategies and connections like a lawyer should when it comes to fighting for the best interes...
Posted by anonymous | August 15, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
all around best family attorney
I fought a major custody battle for almost 2 years and cycled through several attorneys to see the job through appropriately. Kalanta is where my search stopped because he put the puzzle pieces together and finally made sense to the courts of my what was a very confusing case I was involved in. I w...
Posted by anonymous | September 19, 2017 | Divorce & Separation
DO NOT HIRE THIS LAWYER...
Just like the other review, he is does not do his due diligence.. I hired him to do a final settlement with the wife's attorney since her attorney would not respond to my settlement offers. It took him 9 months to do something that should have taken weeks... Charged a ridiculous fee and to zero out ...
This is a fake client. There are individuals I sued for defamation and this is their cowardly way to try and "get me back".
Posted by Mike | December 05, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Caring and Honest
Divorce and fighting for custody of children is not an easy process. In my case, it's has been a nightmare. After over 2 years, we are still trying to negotiate a fair custody arrangement for my son and daughter. Mike is almost too honest to be a lawyer. He doesn't sugarcoat things and sometimes it h...
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1997 - 2001
Master at Arms, United States Navy
2011 - Present
Stanislaus County Bar Association, Family Law Sectionmember
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Legal Answers
Can the other parent and I fill out a form modifying our court order ourselves and have it approved by the court?
17 Jun 2020
If I get divorced what happens to the house and children if we get 50/50 custody ?
29 May 2019
My fiance went to court for child custody and her exs lawyer changed it last minute to demostic violence court room
14 May 2019