Gina Maria Costello

I hired Gina after a recommendation from a family friend who was a judge, and I wish I hadn't. Though the staff was very kind and helped me with the parenting plan, it was not sufficient for what my family needed. I didn't know anything and just went along with it. Gina told me that my divorce ...papers would be done in a week and when I called to check on the progress a week and a half later, she yelled at me and said it would be another. It took 3 weeks. I asked for a protection order on a Tuesday and didn't hear anything until I asked her of the status twice and then she got a temporary one. The last straw was when Gina didn't file something with the court and my ex, who had no lawyer, was able to win the argument and got the protection hearing postponed. She charged me the retainer fee and then another 1800 when I found a new attorney for nothing to show.

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.

Gina has experience in cases like mine that involve domestic violence, but she perpetuates more abuse by victim blaming and shaming. I didn't read her reviews until after I hired her-my mistake! Most of the negative reviews could have been written by me. It became clear that Gina had not prep...ared for my trial, so when I questioned her she withdrew from my case without explanation. I haven't received any billing statements so there was no accounting for billable hours- she kept the entire retainer fee. Among her peers, she has a reputation for missing court, not replying to emails and calls, and being uncooperative. She raises her voice and uses verbally abusive and foul language to her own clients. I hope Gina decides that it's possible to be respectful and respectable, and still be effective in her profession.