Geraldine Johnson-Coy

Geraldine Johnson-Coy

also known as Geraldine Johnson

4.7
Rating: 7.8

Licensed for 41 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Child Support

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Licenses

Licensed in Wisconsin for 41 years

State: Wisconsin

Acquired: 1984

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No misconduct found

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Geraldine Johnson-Coy's Reviews

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4.7 /5.0

26 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by Mario | February 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Child Custody/Support Case

Attorney Geraldine Johnson is the reason I was able to get 50/50 custody of my eleven year old daughter. After 10 years of being a very activate father in my child's life, my parental rights were practically taken away. I felt overwhelmed and defeated by the process. I decided to retained Attorney ...Geraldine to help me navigate the child custody court process. She designed a detailed plan to fight against a system designed to work against equal rights for both parents. You will be extremely happy with Attorney Geraldine's experience in law and her persuasive tactics to get results! I needed an attorney who was willing to fight for my rights and inclined to defend my daughter's rights as well. She will design a "battle plan" to get the outcome you deserve! Attorney Johnson "fits the bill."

Posted by Rebecca | July 25, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Great Divorce Lawyer

I hired Geri as my divorce lawyer and she was amazing! She has so much experience and that really helped because I had many a lot of questions during the divorce proceedings. Also she knew how to deal with my ex’s lawyer who didn’t want to compromise on anything. She was always professional, compassi...onate and understanding. I highly recommend her.

Posted by anonymous | February 04, 2018 | Family

Professional and Caring

Attorney Geraldine Johnson-Coy is great. We consulted in person February 1, 2018. She: punctual, had an ear for my con I'm curious how your daughter's report cards look. You mention a drop in grades. I would imagine also the attendance record is poor and there are tardies. School records are an impo...rtant way to show impact, particularly absences and tardies. Grades as well, but usually the grades follow along with attendance.  What is the date in April of the hearing?  Do you have any particular questions at this point? Are you ready to move forward and we could set up a meeting?  She: has genuine concern, is willing to take on my paternity family matter needs, showed genuine compassion for my child and the circumstances with the case, is willing to go all the way with the case thoroughly and not drag matters on unnecessarily, also, willing to go to trial.

Posted by Marty | July 05, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Uncontested Divorce

Professional and Compassionate

Hired Geri to handle a uncontested divorce. She took care of every detail of the case for an extremely reasonable amount of money. Although she represented my behalf she was more than willing to drive down to Illinois and assist my now ex-wife with all the forms and documents needed to present to the... court. I cannot recommend her highly enough and I would give her 6 stars on this review if there were six to give.

Posted by Chuck | March 16, 2015 | Discrimination

Best Lawyer I ever had and I've had 4 other lawyers

Attorney Johnson helped me with a case of discrimination against me at my work. She was fast, efficient and even came to me when I couldn't leave my home. She was honest, up front with me and kept me in the loop on all the details. She picked up where other attorneys left off and gathered everything ...needed to help me with my case. I was very pleased and impressed with her professionalism.

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Experience

Rating:  7.8 (Very Good)

Honors

2016

2015 Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society, Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission

2015

2014 Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society, Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission

1983

Student Funded Public Interest Fellowship, Northwestern University School of Law

N/A

2016 Wisconsin Pro Bono Honor Society, Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission

Work Experience

2012 - Present

President/Attorney, Johnson Law Offices, S.C.

Associations

2015 - Present

Milwaukee Bar Association

1987 - Present

Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association

1984 - Present

State Bar of Wisconsin

Education

1984

Northwestern University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1981

University of Wisconsin, Madison

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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