Abigail Alido Rivamonte

Mrs. Rivamonte is the type of lawyer that criminal law students aspire to be. You can tell that she is not in it for the money or the clout, she truly strives to make a difference. I was arrested and charged with multiple felonies. Carrying a concealed registered firearm, being in possession of m...ethamphetamine and opioids. Since this wasn't my first firearm offense, I was expecting to go to Prison for at LEAST 2 years. Especially since I was unable to afford a private attorney. By the grace of God, and the skill of a GREAT public defender, I was wrong! Mrs. Rivamonte was able to get me two years of informal probation, and the drug charges were immediately dropped. She also fought for the firearm felony to be a wobbler. In other words, after the two years were up and I successfully completed probation, it could possibly be dropped to a misdemeanor. This was all music to my ears, for sure! I COULD stop there, but Mrs. Rivamonte wasn't done doing what she does best: going to bat for her client. Fast forward a year and a few months later... Probation is going well with zero hiccups and I paid off my restitution. Mrs. Rivamonte was able to have the judge: 1. End my probation early 2. Drop the felony to a misdemeanor 3. Have the entire case EXPUNGED from my record!!! So for all of you out there in law school, slaving away with your studies and/or getting jaded by the apathy you see around you...keep the faith. With hard work, God's grace, TONS of coffee and finally, a little luck, one day you might be HALF as good as Mrs. Abigail Rivamonte. She's truly a diamond in the rough.

Mrs. Rivamonte is the type of lawyer that criminal law students aspire to be. You can tell that she is not in it for the money or the clout, she truly strives to make a difference. I was arrested and charged with multiple felonies. Carrying a concealed registered firearm, being in possession of met...hamphetamine and opioids. Since this wasn't my first firearm offense, I was expecting to go to Prison for at LEAST 2 years. Especially since I was unable to afford a private attorney. By the grace of God, and the skill of a GREAT public defender, I was wrong! Mrs. Rivamonte was able to get me two years of informal probation, and the drug charges were immediately dropped. She also fought for the firearm felony to be a wobbler. In other words, after the two years were up and I successfully completed probation, it could possibly be dropped to a misdemeanor. This was all music to my ears, for sure! I COULD stop there, but Mrs. Rivamonte wasn't done doing what she does best: going to bat for her client. Fast forward a year and a few months later... Probation is going well with zero hiccups and I paid off my restitution. Mrs. Rivamonte was able to have the judge: 1. End my probation early 2. Drop the felony to a misdemeanor 3. Have the entire case EXPUNGED from my record!!! So for all of you out there in law school, slaving away with your studies and/or getting jaded by the apathy you see around you...keep the faith. With hard work, God's grace, TONS of coffee and finally, a little luck, one day you might be HALF as good as Mrs. Abigail Rivamonte. She's truly a diamond in the rough.