Michelle Lynn Cass

I was referred to her by a coworker who told me that "Michele is the best thing that ever happened to me and my son." Honestly, Michelle is incredible. From the first consult, Michelle was honest and did not sugar coat potential outcomes. We identified my goals for my daughter and during this terribl...e 3 year process, she always kept that in mind. She brought up new ideas, talked through different strategies and the pros and cons, risks and rewards of all of them. She charged fairly and was on top of things, even when I wasn't. She did not fluff bills like the gal did. One of the status dates the gal was there for maybe 5 minutes. The gal charged a full hour. At no point did I ever feel that Michelle was doing that. She was very conscientious of finances for me, as I was a single mother who was owed thousands during this time. Michelle would call immediately after court and talk through things and did an unbelievable job of putting things in perspective for me. There were times I thought she should have a law degree and therapist degree! She is just thorough, thoughtful, compassionate, and faught very hard for the best interest of my daughter. The judges can be wild cards and sometimes lack just basic common sense, but she always, always prepared me for what could happen. Her communication is excellent. For parents who care about the child involved, this is a very high stress emotional situation and her level headed, direct, yet compassionate approach was perfect. I would recommend her to anyone.

Michelle is organized, thoughtful, and punctual. We had a tight timeline to draft and sign a prenup and Michelle made it easy. She demonstrated her legal expertise by making some solid recommendations to include certain provisions in the document and helped forge the way to find common ground with my... significant other. We finished everything we needed to before the deadline and her price was fair. You would be in good hands with Michelle believe me as I spoke to over 10 other Chicago based lawyers.

Michelle was exactly the lawyer I needed. She was kind, efficient, fair, and made an unpleasant process as easy as possible. She has very strong communication skills and always got back to me in a timely manner. Her fees were transparent and reasonable, and I never felt like she was overcharging for ...services. Above all, I felt like I had a strong advocate on my side throughout the process. She helped me achieve my goals in the divorce to set me up for success in my next chapter. She also helped me maintain my humor and sanity, and I'll always be grateful that she was my legal guide. I absolutely recommend Michelle to anyone facing divorce.

When I hired Michelle as my attorney, my divorce seemed like it was going to be amicable and kind of a slam dunk case. Her rates were reasonable and I felt confident after speaking with her that she would be extremely capable. Things got very ugly after a short time. My ex and I had a young child and... while I was only asking for 50/50 parenting time, his mother was not okay with that. She also seemed to be developing some mental health issues. We had run ins with police and dcfs. My son was thrown out of 2 day cares due to his mother's behavior and at one point she was not allowed to see our son for a six month period. Michelle always came through with what I needed, presenting me with all my options, letting me know the risks and possible costs, sometimes being the voice of reason when things got emotional and presented my case before the judge with confidence, poise, and intelligence. I always felt she charged me reasonable rates and sometimes didn't charge me at all when my ex would send her excessive emails that she had to read. She was my attorney for about 3 years and I was never once unhappy with her services. I highly recommend and would use her in the future if I felt I needed her services.

Michelle was tasked with completing the details of my MSA. She prioritized the issues and with great effort resolved them. Under withering assaults from the opposing side, she proceeded with integrity, professionalism and brilliant responses. In the end, there was AN END. I am so grateful. Thank... you doesn’t seem proper acknowledgment, but thank you.