Gina Maria Costello

Gina Maria Costello

3.4
Rating: 8.2

Licensed for 24 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 24 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

3.4 /5.0

56 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | General Knowledge

Posted by Kyle | June 19, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Great Representation for Honest Clients

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.

Posted by Mackenzie | November 07, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Amazing advocate

Gina is a wonderful attorney. She was my advocate through an incredibly difficult and ongoing child custody case. Gina fought for me, she has helped keep my child safe and made the process much less difficult than anyone else could have. She listened to me, and I felt like I was a valued client at al...l times. I am so glad that Gina has been my counsel throughout this process, and recommend her to anyone that is in need of an attorney that has your family's best interests at heart. She is amazing, and I'm incredibly grateful of her skill and knowledge.

Posted by Victoria | October 25, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Amazing woman

Gina has drawn me to her since the day I saw her in the court room working on other cases not mine. At that time I wanted to talk to her about my situation but didn't because IBM super shy person. The day I figured out I needed a lawyer Gina was my first call. Walking into her office I was so surpri...se to see her as this was truly meant to be myb lawyer. Since that day Gina as offered on so much guidance on how to finally finish this awful parenting plan and also help win full custody of my kids as this is a very hurtful case being my ex is a substance abuser. She has helped guided me and protect my kids. Thank you Gina for always being by my side your the best.

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 Heike | June 12, 2014 | Family

I Found a Great Attorney - Gina M. Costello

I hired Gina Costello to handle my extremely complicated family law case. From the very beginning of our interactions concerning this case, she was professional, had a very high degree of legal knowledge, and was also very compassionate. When my case went to hearing in front of the Judge, Gina Cost...ello was prepared and ready to respond to any of the issues which were being stated by the other side. She handled my complicated case professionally and with ease. When the hearing was over, I could not have been more satisfied/impressed with her knowledge and conduct in the courtroom. I would recommend Gina Costello to anyone who wants an extremely competent attorney to represent them in a Family Court Hearing. She will be my attorney for as long as I need one and she can represent me.

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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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