Gina Maria Costello

Gina is a beacon of hope to my family during a very difficult time in our life of navigating the legal system. We recently retained Gina for services in regards to a minor medication within a very high conflict parenting plan. From our first meeting Gina she was not only extremely knowledgeable a...bout our ultimate goal within our modification, but she was also highly sensitive to the fact that this situation could be a traumatic experience for our family. Within our very first meeting Gina insisted I put her cell phone number into my contacts and assured me I could contact her anytime If needed anything. Which I have used on more than one occasion. In regards to the litigation process I was incredibly impressed with her ability to defend us with such grace, poise and strength. Gina was incredibly versed in all of the details within my case and I felt fully confident in her ability to obtain justice for me and my family. While we are still in the midst of our litigation process I have 100% full confidence in Gina and believe her tenacity, knowledge of the legal system and passion for her clients will ultimately result in justice for our case. My family and I are eternally grateful for her service and wonderful staff, and I hereby recommend Gina Costello without reservation.”

I was served with an outlandish protection order making very wild claims months after my ex-wife and I had divorced. The news was shocking to me and I only had 10 days to find an attorney to represent me. The original temporary order held little information. Gina agreed to represent me, was upfron...t about cost and options. She allowed me to mail bomb her office with all the potential texts, communication and support documents I had. She was able to sift through the piles of information and to suss out what was useful and not useful in my defense. More than that she was able to identify the true cause of the problem, a desire to change the parenting plan for support money. I was the primary parent and my ex tried a desperate act. Gina worked with my ex-wife's attorney to find a new balance to find a solution to make the time lost with the kids and the financial balance my ex-wife was seeking. She had a heart to make the case less difficult on the children and me. My ex-wife did not agree to any of the terms. And still wanted her day in court. Gina danced circles around the plaintiff, expertly wielding the information and the understanding of a reasonable person's standards. The case was ultimately thrown out. Gina even followed up with me personally to ensure that I was ok. I recommend Gina, especially to anyone who really is in a place where they know they are being wronged, and are willing to let their attorney be the expert on what is reasonable.

DO NOT HIRE! Miss Costello represented our daughter in a divorce/custody case. Miss Costello was nearly impossible to communication with, because phone calls were never answered or returned. She was crass, manipulative & verbally abusive. Miss Costello took advantage of our family’s vulnerability dur...ing an acutely stressful time. Spend your money elsewhere.

If I could give no stars I would. I was referred to Gina by another attorney in a child custody matter that unfortunately he was too busy to take my case so he gave me 2 other referrals for attorneys. I was told to call both, talk with them, see how I felt, ask questions and go from there. I called G...ina first. After 7 minutes of being on the phone with me she started to insult me, telling me that she can already tell what kind of person I am and if I’m just going to go back, not to waste her time, that everything trickles downhill and she didn’t want to be bothered. I cried, and told her that I appreciated her brutally honest opinion, but that is why I was reaching out to her for help and representation. I asked her about cost and she said her pricing was cut and dry, $3,500 retainer, $250 an hour which started at the beginning of our conversation that we were already having . I had asked since she’d been doing this so long, and that I knew it might be a hard question to ask, but how much did she anticipate a case like mine costing? Her answer was I’ve had cases go from the $3,500 all the way to $50,000. At this point she said, get me my retainer and then we will talk. She patched me back to her secretary to set up an appointment for the following Monday being that it was the aFriday before. After setting the appointment I had asked the secretary what time they closed that day in the event that I had to call back and possibly cancel and she told me 5. I explained that I was referred Gina and another attorney and it was my right to contact the other attorney as well. Apparently that was too much honestly. Immediately after hanging up the phone I called my mother to discuss getting the $3,500 retainer. While I was on the phone with my Mother, not even 2 minutes after getting off the phone with Gina’s secretary, Gina calls me back herself, says “I’m not gonna get played like that. You want to call me and then shop around for an attorney? I don’t play, gods luck finding an attorney to represent you”. I was speechless, I still had my mother on the other line, and hadn’t even called the other referral yet. I said, “Are you serious right now?”, her response was “absolutely”. I explained I had my mother on the other line discussing her $3,500 retainer. Then she hung up on me. Ultimately I ended up with a better more respectful and respected attorney that didn’t make me cry, is more experienced, less money and not looking to rip me off like Gina would have done. It’s almost a blessing she did what she did because there was a huge possibility that I was going to hire her, and I would have regretted it.

A lot of attorneys don’t bother getting to know their client or really try to build a good attorney/client relationship but this is not the case for Gina. She genuinely cares about your story and well being. She will recommend you get into a domestic violence support group and seek therapy to heal fr...om the harrowing experience of an abusive relationship because she has your best interests at heart and wants your emotional health to be a priority. She is blunt and straight forward but that’s a good thing, you don’t want an attorney who just tells you what you want to hear. At my first meeting with Gina, she told me exactly what her plan was and had a draft of the declaration written up by the end already. Her communication is great and she leaves you feeling informed instead of in the dark and unaware of what she plans to do. She understands what abusers do and seems to know how to counter it. So far after hiring Gina I am very happy and confident that she will represent me to the very best of her ability and help keep myself and my child as safe as possible under the circumstances.