H. Michael Finesilver

The idea of divorce was really stressful to me before I knew Hank could help me. I was married in one state, lived in California, but moved to Washington after leaving my husband. My husband didn't want the divorce, and therefore didn't accept service for anything and refused to respond to any comm...unications from my attorney. Hank kept assuring me that I was going to get divorced, and not to worry. I was convinced that because my husband decided not to respond to anything I couldn't get divorced, and I was really worried. Hank helped me understand the system and he took care of everything. I wasn't married long, but I made more money than my husband and my husband kept threatening to take everything from me. Divorce is hard enough and having a lawyer that knows what he is doing makes it so much easier to deal with, I got my divorce and my husband didn't get anything. It wasn't because Hank was a magician, don't get me wrong, he just knew the law. It was great. His assistant Les always responded to my emails and calls. Les is a very calm person and extremely understanding. They are a good team. Hank always returned my calls, even when he was out of the office, which surprised me. Hank is very pragmatic in his approach, and never sugar coated my situation, even when it was hard to hear. He helped me be realistic about what I could get and what I couldn't get. I appreciated his honesty. For me, I needed his logical approach because it helped me know what I needed to do and what I could expect.

Hank came highly recommend, sadly his follow through was not there, he often didn't keep his word, didn't return calls and boasted he was cheaper than all the other guys in town while toting he was a SUPER LAWYER! Hank is really a Luddite at best........ He creates double work with everything h...e does by running everything through an assistant charging for their time, and then his. He rarely answers his phone nor returns calls, he didn't provide an email address and then when asked refused to correspond directly through his own email. He dictates emails and phone calls then reviews them, and has his assistant send in a letter format via the para-legal. The majority of communications are handled in this fashion, it is entirely inefficient and frustrating. The overall efficiency of the system was simply awful. Mr. Finesilver's given expectation for the cost of my divorce was entirely misleading. If you are considering hiring him, be warned, find another lawyer. If you have a lawyer that is matched up against Hank then good for you, as you will benefit from Hank's lack or organization. E.g. he asked me to sign a parenting plan that was full of errors that he repeatedly assured me had been corrected. In fact it was not, even after I put the needed changes in writing and spoon fed them to he and his assistant, he still couldn't get it right. if I wasn't reading everything I would have executed a PP that was not acting in the best interest of my kids or me, and frankly written very poorly. His services were very disappointing, and costly in many ways beyond just monies.

Hank is half of a pair of very fine family law attorneys that came highly recommended and, as it turns out, deservedly, Divorce is an extremely emotional evil and a good attorney is necessary to keep you thinking clearly...I feel like Hank did that very well, even when I did not like it. I really h...ope I never need one again; but, if I do, it will be him.

I want to give kudos and praise to a fellow lawyer that I have had the opportunity and pleasure to work with - Michael Fields, formerly known to all as Hank Finesilver. As a result of working with him on a number of matters, I can attest that he is a very dedicated lawyer who is a strong and fair ad...vocate for his clients. He is thoughtful, he does his homework, and frankly a client in a divorce or domestic relationship could not find a better and more thorough advocate. He is respected by Judges and his peers. On top of it all, he is a very nice guy to work with.