Gina Maria Costello

Gina Maria Costello

3.3
Rating: 8.2

Licensed for 25 years

Family Lawyer at Spokane, WA
Practice Areas: Family, Domestic Violence, Child Support, Divorce & Separation

101 W. Cataldo, Suite 301, Spokane, WA

About Gina

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Family 45%

Child Custody, Guardianships, Parenting Plan Modifications, Establish Paternity and or just a Parenting Plan, Committed Intimate Relationships (CIR),

45%
Domestic Violence 25%

Domestic Violence Protection Orders, Anti-Harassment Orders, Restraining Orders, No Contact Order, whether you are in need of obtaining one of these or need to be represented against one, I have many years advocating in this area.

25%
Child Support 20%

Establishing Child Support, Modifying an existing Child Support Order, or requesting Post Secondary support

20%
Divorce and Separation 10%

Divorce with or without Children, Legal Separation with or without children.

10%

Fees and Rates

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 25 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2001

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Gina M. Costello & Associates, P.S.

101 W. Cataldo, Suite 301, Spokane, WA, 99201

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Gina Maria Costello's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.3 /5.0

59 Client Reviews

Showing 56 - 59 of 59 reviews

Posted by Wanda | October 04, 2012

Gina Costello is awesome!

Gina is wonderful. She returns your phone call. She explains what is going on and what she can do for you. We had no hesitation in hiring her. I would reccomend her highly. She really fought for us and I am elated with the outcome. She deserves 10 stars out of 5! She is that good!

Posted by Amanda | May 09, 2012

WONDERFUL! Divorce made easy!

Gina and her entire team are nothing short of fantastic. After going through one AWFUL lawyer, I was referred to Gina Costello. I was extremely hesitant to hire another lawyer for fear that it would turn out as awful as the last. Reluctantly, I went to Gina's office and was more than impressed. I hav...e worked in a law firm in the past and Gina's office was exactly what you could ever hope for in an attorney. She and her team not only helped with my divorce and parenting plan struggles, but they actually helped with the healing and emotional process that goes along with divorce as well. Gina takes an aggressive head on approach and is not afraid to go to court and fight for her clients and for what is right. The rates are fair and match the work that is done. I would refer this firm to anyone going through divorce.

Posted by Jessica | June 01, 2011

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME ON THIS ATTORNEY

(I only gave 1 star, because you need to give a star. Other than that, she deserves NO STARS) I do not recommend this attorney for anyones family cases. My father was told that Gina Costello had many years of experience, yet she was being beaten in court by a rookie attorney. My dad has been nothi...ng but embarrassed in court and she has not communicated with him at all about any of the information. It's more hard for my father because we reside in California and it's not easy for him to be present in court, yet maybe he would do a better job than she would at her own practice. IF SOMEONE REFERS THIS ATTORNEY TO YOU, DO NOT TAKE THAT ROAD. SEEMS LIKE ALL SHE DOES IS TAKE YOUR MONEY AND LETS GO OF THE CASE. "You need an attorney who will not waste your time or charge you money for wasting your time — you need a lawyer who is there for you, and who will represent you skillfully and aggressively. I have been practicing in Spokane, Washington for 10 years, and I know how to keep the state, or your ex-spouse's lawyer, from overpowering you in the legal process. You are not alone." ^That is stated on her website. NOT one word of his paragraph is fact. She has not stood by her word and as an attorney that's the most important thing. **WHEN SHE LEFT ON VACATION SHE DIDNT EVEN VOICE THAT WITH US, INSTEAD WE DIDNT HEAR FROM HER.** UNPROFESSIONAL, UNETHICAL, DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY.

Posted by anonymous | August 08, 2008

Don't trust

After only 3 weeks and 3,500 later she walked off of my case saying that we had used all of our 3,500 and she did not owe us anything. She did not file the correct paper for the court date we had three days later. She was very unprofessional in the court room and actually used the words POO-POO in ...a document she wanted me to sign and submit to the courts.

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Family lawyer | Dec 03

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"I endorse this lawyer. Gina is an experienced and knowledgeable family law attorney who can be depended upon to aggressively advocate for her clients."

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Experience

Rating:  8.2 (Excellent)

Honors

2016

Status Conference Attorney of the Year, Spokane County Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers

2014

Status Conference Advise Clinic, Spokane County Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers

2004

Small Law Firm of the Year, Spokane County Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers

2002

Young Attorney of the Year, Spokane County Bar Association, Volunteer Lawyers

Education

2000

Gonzaga University

JD - Juris Doctor

1995

Marquette University

French

Languages

English

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