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 21 - 25 of 32 reviews | 5 stars

Posted by Christi | June 08, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Best attorney in Spokane!

I hired Gina to do a really complicated custody case. Let me start out by saying the reason why I hired Gina, I had been trying to do this case on my own. Everytime I went into the court room I saw Gina in action with her other clients. I told my husband that I wish I could have her as my attorney. G...ina even helped me before I hired her. She would tell me little things I could do because she saw I was doing it by myself. When I finally hired Gina she worked so hard for me, she went above and beyond what a normal attorney would do. Gina actually cares about her clients. I can't say enough about her. To make a long story short I won custody of my daughter and I know it would not have happened if it wasn't for Gina.

Posted by anonymous | April 15, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Gratitude - My Son & I Thank You

Gina handled the third party custody of my son, although I was on the other side of this and opposing to her client, she was considerate and thoughtful. It was the worst day of my life in one respect and the best day. I still get to be part of his life, he is well taken care of and my grandmother has... custody. What was clear to me, was she really was working in the best interest of my son, she was knowledgeable and considerate. Although she represented my grandmother, had her best interest at heart, she was a professional with compassion towards me. With that said, Thank you Gina, my family is doing great, I am clean and sober, I have a great relationship with my son and see him all the time. This could have torn my family apart and instead was a saving grace. Think of you often with gratitude.

Posted by julievoitlein | April 12, 2015

Thank You Gina!

Thank you for giving me the best possible care as a lawyer you could. I appreciate your expert advice. I wanted the impossible done at times and you graciously knew how to handle me. I am sorry that I upset you at times. I don't know the law as well as you and like I said wanted the impossible done a...t times. I highly, highly recommend you. Thank you for helping me get through treatment at Adept Intensive Outpatient. I graduated April 6, 2015 from treatment and am now going to Frontier Behavioral Health. I used to think I was too good for all the help. Now I wish I would have done it sooner. Spokane needs your experience and expertise. Thank you for representing the law so well. There are certain things I will NEVER look back on, or do. I learned lots of valuable lessons. Thank you for being gracious.

Posted by Jody | February 15, 2015

Gina Costello saved my life.

I had two cases at the same time. One divorce and one criminal case. I was married to a difficult man at whose hands I suffered emotional and physical abuse for years. My husband had an affair with my (ex) best criend and had me arrested claiming assault and was intent on the worst punishment I could... get. Gina took both of my cases and worked on them in unison for until the final resolution. At a dark period in my life, she encouraged me and talked me "off the ledge" many times. She encouraged me to get domestic violence counseling and truly cared about my emotional well-being. It saved my life. When I went to court on the criminal charge, both the prosecutor and the judge told me what an awesome job my attorney did for me. It was a better outcome than I could have imagined. I signed my divorce papers today and again, the outcome was in my favor and nothing short of a miracle. I will always consider Gina my angel. Its a rare find in the legal business. Thank you, Gina, for working tirelessly on my behalf. You truly saved my life and I will be forever grateful.

Posted by anonymous | August 12, 2014

Gina is the lawyer you need!!

Gina Costello and her staff are highly recommend by my father and myself to anyone who needs a lawyer! Gina helped my elderly father through a very very hard divorce, my father was not always the most cooperative client . In fact sometimes he was downright rude and mean. Gina always listened to hi...s complaints about his soon to be ex wife with understanding and compassion. She realized he was angry and hurt and she took the time to talk with him, even when it was about his dogs are the way his vehicle was running. Gina and staff went above and beyond what was expected from them. I would definitely hire her again if I or a family member are ever in need of legal services again.

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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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