Michelle Ann Cooke

Michelle Ann Cooke

5.0
Rating: 8.4

Licensed for 16 years

Family Lawyer Practice Areas: Family, Child Custody, Child Support ... +2 more

About Michelle

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Family 30%

All Family Court matters including custody/visitation, support, family offenses, and child protective issues

11 years

30%
Estate Planning 5%

The preparation of Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Health Care Proxies

11 years

5%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 16 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2010

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Michelle Ann Cooke's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

9 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Alimony

Posted by anonymous | December 03, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Alimony

Support/Custody Case

I retained the services of Attorney Michelle Cooke back in February 2018. After several consult conversations with Michelle in early January as well as one face-to-face meeting with her, I felt very comfortable and confident with her to retain her services. I divorced nearly 3 years ago and was... laid off at the end of 2017 for the first time in 20 years and needed representation for modification of my support/spousal maintenance during my unemployment. Though the process is fairly cut and dry with regard to modification, I felt as if I wanted representation from an attorney in the event that anything unexpected were to come up in front of a judge. First and foremost, Michelle was very transparent and upfront with all details of my case. Her communication is impeccable! Anytime I sent her an email, she would promptly respond when she had a moment and I asked a lot of questions throughout the process! As I said, my case was fairly cut and dry but Michelle had a few opportunities to take a stance for me in court and she did just that. I feel in the end, it helped my case immensely. In addition to the custody/spousal maintenance case, I also utilized Michelle for a custody case with my 15 year old daughter. As I mentioned previously, it was fairly cut and dry and my daughter changed her mind during the process which impacted me negatively in terms of joint custody due to her age and her desire to not modify our current arrangement. Michelle was very upfront with me throughout the entire process and I knew all my options and potential outcome based on the fact that much rested in my daughter's lap as to what she desired. This ultimately lead to me withdrawing my custody petition. I would strongly recommend Michelle for any of your Family Court legal representation needs. You will not be disappointed. I know that if I am in need of representation again, she will be the first person I contact. Thank you Michelle!

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Experience

Rating:  8.4 (Excellent)

Honors

2016

10 Best Female Attorney, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

Work Experience

2015 - Present

owner, Michelle A Cooke PC

2015 - Present

Assistant District Attorney, Steuben County District Attorney's Office

2010 - 2014

Attorney, Steuben County Department of Social Services

Associations

2010 - Present

New York State Bar Association

Member

2015 - 2015

Steuben County Bar Association

President

2014 - 2014

Steuben County Bar Association

Vice President

2011 - 2013

Steuben County Bar Association

Secretary/Treasurer

Education

2009

Western New England College School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2005

Niagara University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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