Christina Marino

i can't believe this! i had the exact same experience with Christina Marino! i hired her for a divorce matter and initally she was extremely nice and caring! Little did i know that she was only nice and helpful because she wanted my money, what a horrible experience it was. She sent me one bill and o...ver half of my money was gone!! Work had not even been done on my case, it was for 2 minute phone calls and her emailing me for no reason! And i completely agree that she curses way too much and is extremely unprofessional to clients and colleagues. When i met with her she was badmouthing by cursing and carrying on about her own partner Ms. Scotty! i was extremely uncomfortable to say the least. Please be warned. She is a mockery to the legal profession!

this is disturbing because i am a current client of Christina and i was just googling her to get her ohone number and i came across these horrible reviews. the same thing is happening with my case and i am so disappointed with her services, she overcharges, and yells at me when we are talking. She ha...s done nothing on my case except screw it up. I have no money left because of her, she is so bad i wish i never came to her. My friend referred me to Ms. Scotti because she said Ms. Scotti was wonderful and affordable, unfortunately i accidentally called Ms. Marino and decided to atay because she sounded nice. But as the othee reviewer said she is only nice because she wants to take your money, then after that she treats you like garbage! Four of my friends needed a divorce lawyer and i sent them to Ms. Scotti, i would never ever ever refer anyone to Christina. Is there a way I can fire her and hire Ms. Scotti? My friends are extremely satisfied with Ms Scotti. I need to get rid of Ms. Marino

Christina is my second lawyer in handling my child support case. I had two different attorneys for my divorce; I wish I had found Christina first. It probably wouldn't have taken so long and the outcome probably would've been better. Christina has been upfront with regard to costs, and I find her ...rates fair and reasonable. She's diligent, thorough and she's always made me feel as though she has my and my children's best interests at heart. After just a few months of working with her (about 6 months now), I can say that ANY time I need a lawyer in this area of law, she will be my number one choice.

I hired Ms. Marino through a referral from a friend of a friend. As you know there is nothing more important than fighting for your child and protecting your rights as a parent. This was a life decision and I wish I would have researched a little more. Ms. Marino at first was very nice and made me fe...el like she was on my side and wanted to fight for me, so I felt good about that and hired her. My case was in Bronx Family Court which she admitted she wasn't too familiar with but I figured it would be ok as long as she represents me well in court. I hired her for both my support and custody case. She felt I had a chance at custody even though I was the father. I told her about some things I wanted to argue in court and she gave me her opinion. She was also very good with explaining the retainer and how her fees worked. So initially I had no complaints. We met one day before the support hearing for about 6-7 hours to go over my financials, organizing receipts, making copies, etc. A whole day at $350 a hour and when I finally went before the support magistrate they didn't care about the packet of hundred pages or so that we out together, all they wanted was my w2 and last two pay stubs, that's it. Either she should have known that and didn't or she took me for a ride either way I spent thousands of dollars unnecessarily even before my hearing began, it was a total waste of time and money. Then she and my ex's attorney were trying to hash out a deal regarding support. This went on for hours in the court house, before lunch and after lunch as we were adjourned until late afternoon. The whole time I am paying for court time and she is having the time of her life, laughing and carrying on with the opposing attorney and my ex. Everyone was having a good time because they were all winning while I was paying. I felt horrible and wanted to fire her at that moment. Long story short we settled on what I would have paid even if I didn't have an attorney. Then when it came to support the longer that case went on the more I realized that she just wanted it to go away. She did not argue points I wanted to make and she became nasty at times and patronized me when I asked a question. She did not represent me well in the custody trial and I didn't need her at all for the support hearing. Overall I would not recommend her to anyone I know.