Smith Michael J

Spoke with Mr. Smith on the phone and he was very nice and gave me a referral to someone he thought may be able to help me as the case I was referring to was in another court.

Excellent attorney who I personally used in my own divorce. Super aggressive! I highly recommend him whenever someone asks me for a divorce attorney. He will not let the other party, or the other attorney, bully you.

Mr. Smith lacks attention to detail, professionalism and integrity.

Dont waste your money!Mike was very eager to take our case (TRO).He quoted my husband and I $2500 start to finish for his services. This was to include all work to be done regarding the case, as well as Mr. Smith showing up in court.Mr. Smith had some personal health issues he had mentioned to us, and I can only assume that was the reason he dropped our case.Without any notice, he told us he couldnt handle the pressure of our case and dropped us 2 days before a scheduled deposition we were supposed to attend, and that he was holding against the opposing party. We tried to negotiate and work with him but to no avail. He was very rude and we have text messages and emails to show what we have had to go through. He does not like to be questioned and he has to be in control at all times. He is very immature and this made it difficult for us.He then refunded us less then half of the funds we had paid to him. We were shocked that he hadnt even gone to court for us once, yet he somehow had used the entire retainer we had paid him. We asked him for an accounting of services, which he did provide- however I must add that they were highly inflated.We have filed with the state bar and will be disputing the charges as well.I hope nobody has to go through what we have gone through with this attorney.Bottom Line: Overly sensitive, Highly Stressed, Not upfront.My advice to anyone looking for an attorney would be to avoid the sales person personality, watch out for BS, do a thorough check of reviews and see if you can get at least 3 references. This may take time but youre better off using this time, then losing money and wasting a lot more time down the line.

Just showed for 1:30 appt. no mike .. waited till after 2 no mike ..no thanks

Great advice and very thorough!