Michael Hallas

I hired Michael upon making the decision to leave a very devious partner. I knew the divorce and related custody, support and parenting plan issues would be likely result in a long and trying process. My goals were to stay out of court and achieve a plan that was in the best interest of my child. ...It was scary as I knew nothing about family law. I was put at ease the moment I met Michael. He made an effort to connect with me and understand the unique nature of my case. He was clearly a seasoned expert with issues related to family law. The road was indeed long, but ultimately successful. Michael and his assistant were always responsive and I felt as if I was their only client over the course of many months. Further, Michael was incredibly honest and enjoyable to work with. He expertly coached me in my negotiating, giving me confidence and, ultimately, results I was happy with. I also felt assured that if I had to go to court, he would be tenacious in his effort to get the results I cared about. I’ll be honest- it cost a fortune, but securing my child’s best interest was priceless and so worth every penny. I would definitely hire him again!

Despite the stress that comes naturally with going through divorce, I am extremely grateful that someone recommended Michael Hallas, with Mckinley Irvin, to me. He and his paralegal, Phillip, were extremely professional, responsive, thorough and efficient in helping me get through this process. My qu...estions were always answered in an impressively timely manner, with clear and detailed instructions. I truly feel that they worked above and beyond to save me money and get me to my next life stage as quickly as possible, while providing excellent and sound legal advice. I would highly recommend Mr. Hallas if you are in need of legal services.

We liked him a lot until we went to trial, then we realized he had procrastinated on our case. 10pm the night before he was asking us questions and to send him pictures and documents. He failed to inform us that not only were we going to trial, but that it was decision day, until the day before. ...Afterwards, he failed to respond to they other party's attorney for several WEEKS. This made the other party angry because they thought we wereintentionally stalling, who then refused to negotiate with us, when prior to that we were working together to come to the agreement. There were details he failed to catch that a judge easily would have had removed from the agreement that hurt us. After he returned from vacation (evidently that was why he failed to respond, he is supposed to tell the court and have someone cover/file acontinuation in that situation) he went back to court but told us it was just too finalize paperwork. Turns out we should have attended, they finalized our case and the lawyer agreed to a bunch of stuff WE didn't agree too because the other party was there with their lawyer to be heard. Bottom line? He procrastinated, failed to notify the court he would be leaving or had someone cover him and made things difficult for us. Will he do the same to you? Judging by these reviews it seems we might have just caught him at a bad time, so maybe the odds are low? I know given he deals with children's lives, i would not take the odds. Especially when he says that what he did in our case was his "best" when confronted with his obvious procrastinating and failure to inform us or the court he was leaving town. I know people post reviews on here or if anger that they lost. This is not one of them. I truly believe the quality of his work was good until the day before trial, and had we had that quality through the end, we would have had a more balanced result.

Michael Hallas of McKinley Irvin law firm is by far the best attorney I have ever had. I would highly recommend him to anyone facing divorce or that needs a family law attorney, and I suggest that you contact them as early in the process as possible. Had I been referred to them at the beginning of m...y divorce I would have had a substantially better and much less expensive outcome. Michael Hallas and the McKinley Irvin staff conduct business in a very professional, courteous and ethical manner. Michael is a genuinely nice person and he took a sincere interest in helping me solve the problems created by my ex wife. Michael is very experienced dealing with the courts and he worked diligently on my behalf, with integrity and honesty, offering his expert advice on how best to proceed. We would discuss the options and alternatives and he would give his suggestions, but always left the final decision to me. I couldn't have asked for a better arrangement. Having an attorney that I knew I could trust made the whole process of less painful.

Having Michael Hallas represent my court case was of an exquisite level of legal support. Not only was Michael able to provide the necessary legal needs, but was also able to provide the personal touch necessary to help me deal the difficult emotional side of family law cases. Michael would provide t...he needed legal communication, and understanding, as well as helping with the logical side of what can, and what can not be accepted. Michael would provide detailed emails with clear understanding as to what is expected, and where the strong point, and the weak points, are in my case. By case end, I felt well informed of what I was agreeing to, and was fully confident in the decisions, and directions, Michael was advising me to follow. Though times in this case were tough, Michael always kept his calm, worked to properly communicate, and educated me in the court process, and made sure my personal case closed strong, not wavering at the end when it’s easiest to want to close out a case and move on.