If you are a male you should run when this woman's name appears on your mediation sheet. She only…read morecares about the mother of the children and men that have went to school and have any career that doesn't have a set schedule she will tell you to give up custody of your child. Why should anyone be penalized for making something of themselves because the woman you thought you loved was really trying to create a meal ticket for her and her mother to stay home and not work? Deborah told me that I should quit playing victim when my estranged wife has called the ATF on her own father for supporting me, FAA numerous times on me and her uncle for supporting me and finally made many false claims to the police departments including faking an injury to get a DV case against me. She told me that my items I wanted back I should just replace them and move on...some of these items are very sentimental to me. This woman has issues with men and shouldn't ever be used as a mediator. There are many other items I could list she did but the list would go on and on.

Kindest, Strongest Attorney around 5.0 stars…read morePosted by Elizabeth June 27, 2018 Deborah O'Brien handled my recent divorce. She did an excellent job in preparation, mediation, and court. Deborah walked me through the toughest experience of my life with grace and kindness. She was tough when she needed to be and supportive when I needed her to be. She was wonderful to work with. Her staff was very helpful and responsive. She was there when I needed her, I highly recommend Deborah !

Eileen was the perfect lawyer for me. Her personality is calm and comforting during stressful…read moretimes. She helped me with my divorce and gave excellent advice. I am very grateful I picked up the phone and called her after seeing her name on my Internet search results page. She is a true peaceful island in a storm. Call her and talk to her yourself. She is professional and caring. Linda DuBay

Eileen is wonderful! She made a hard time in my life as easy as she could. She is very prompt in…read moreher communication. You never have to deal with a paralegal or secretary. She is very hardworking and honest. I recommend her wholeheartedly!

It was such a pleasure to work with an Lawyer that knew what she was doing. I had a huge time…read morecrunch for a car purchase. I was treated with the most respect. I cannot say enough good things about this firm.

Thank you Daniela for your dedicated work in preparing and filing my Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, your…read moreexpert guidance and council through the entire process was invaluable! The entire staff was so incredibly easy to work with and the professionalism and compassion made me confident and secure knowing I genuinely had support while eradicating my massive amount of debt. I never expected an attorney to go above and beyond for me but you Daniela did just that, you made me feel I was more than just another "filer" to you! What seemed to be one of the hardest choices of my life turned out to be the easiest process because of you and your fantastic staff!

Carol has always done an excellent job for my family and especially for our elderly mom. She's very…read moredown to earth, and was able to explain issues that seemed complicated in a way that I could understand. She's extremely professional, but also personable. Now, my question is, WHERE IS CAROL???? I gave her some business papers last April, and I've called her numerous times, but can never get in touch with her. If something has happened, I would at least like my papers back. I've left so many messages I don't know what to do.

Stacey is the best family lawyer in the metro Detroit area. She fights for her clients to get them…read morethe best custody arrangement. She will help fathers get the 50/50 custody they deserve.

I hired Staci Giske in September. She completely disappeared for two weeks after she processed my…read moreretainer fees upwards of $3,000. She would not email me back or call me back to let me know if my case had fully been filed so that I could tell my husband (for legal reasons, I need to wait until I had the paperwork processed). In the meantime, he was receiving solicitations in the mail from attorneys without even knowing I filed due to her utter lack of respect for me, for my husband and normal, professional communications, in general. I clearly wanted to be the one to tell him. In addition, she has now falsified and withheld my money since I released her from my counsel. She offers a free consultation (it's on her website too), like most attorneys, but then charged me $400 and took that from my retainer/credit card. For months my amazing new attorney and I have tried to in a kind, professional manner get my money refunded. She said she would refund it. She was missing a little over $1,000. She refuses to refund the full amount. Sadly, I am forced to file a complaint against her with the state bar and I need to go to small claims court to get my full $3,000 refunded. It is sad that a woman attorney would treat a soon to be single mother with two young boys who is facing financial hardship like this. Staci Giske is unethical, she violating the law and she is beyond unprofessional. I am posting this review to protect others from going through an enormous amount of unnecessary stress that I have had to deal with from hiring her. I will eventually get my money back because I have mounting evidence that she falsified work after I terminated her services and charged me after she offered a free consultation, but this is the last thing I need in my life while going through a divorce. Be careful, she seems nice and caring, but she is the complete opposite once you give her your money.

I am usually a positive person and rarely write a bad review. The information I am going to provide…read moreabout my case (case number 2023-518907-DM at Oakland county), handled by Mr Bernier can be verified on courtexplorer.oakgov.com I must first say that Mr Bernier is a very pleasant and respectful person, and used to always ask how I was doing. We kept good communications for the most part. My divorce was contested, mainly about parenting time, and when I interviewed Mr Bernier for the first time, I was very clear about my expectations to go to a trial not an arbitration, if an agreement can not be reached through mediations, and he agreed to represent me. I have a graduate degree and I have done extensive research about divorce before I spoke to him. I provided him with a USB and a binder that has all the exhibits and a written description of my position. Our first trial date was set 10/23/23, on 10/3/23, the opposing attorney filed 3 motions for spousal support, attorney fees and to exclude our witnesses and exhibits from trial. The opposing attorney indicated during the motion hearing, which anyone can watch at the media center in the county building, that he notified Mr Bernier about the motions over the phone and he served him the motion notice, and that he filed the motions because he never received our exhibits and witness list despite requesting them from Mr Bernier. The motions were heard by the judge and granted, since we weren't present, on 10/18/23. Mr Bernier, not only didn't answer the motions in writing and go to attend the hearing, but didn't even notify me about the motions till our scheduled meeting date to go over our trial strategy on 10/20/23. Since my attorney and I weren't present at the motions hearing; the judge postponed the trial date indicating that we weren't ready, despite being ready. When I met with Mr Bernier on 10/20/23 and for the following months, he kept insisting and pursuing me to go to arbitration, indicating that he agreed with the opposing attorney to do so, and the opposing attorney will let us use our exhibits and witnesses if we go to arbitration. I asked him to file the motion for reconsideration with the judge, and helped with the draft, but he filed on 11/07/23 a motion to compel discovery (discovery that I requested prior to hiring him) and asked the judge to allow us to use our exhibits in the motion, since the other party wasn't complaint with the discovery. Outside the court house, the opposing attorney indicated that we filed the wrong motion, and the judge will not hear the case of excluding our exhibits and witnesses in the motion to compel discovery, so Mr Bernier didn't have the motion heard by the judge. On 01/17/24, Mr Bernier filed a motion to compel discovery and a motion for relief from judgment (which I helped with the drafts), but he cancelled the motions on 01/23/24 WITHOUT consulting with me first. At that point, the due date to file any motion before our new court date was past. He told me again, that he reached another agreement with the opposing attorney to go to arbitration. I couldn't replace him at that point because the attorneys I contacted didn't want to take the case at that advanced point. I felt as if I was left without any options only to agree to arbitration, which took about 10 months from the point we all agreed to go to arbitration till we received the divorce judgment, and cost about 10,000$ for the arbitrator alone (rate 400$/hr) while the court would have been free, and I would have had the option to file an appeal if I deemed necessary (the grounds for filing an appeal to an arbitration award are extremely limited). There are other things that were missed by Mr Bernier and his staff, but I think I don't need to go into more details. I emailed Mr Bernier after I received an invitation from his office to write a review at the conclusion of my case, and asked him to explain to me why he ignored the first 3 motions, which led to my case being dragged way longer and cost way more money, but did not receive an answer.

Great firm! Joel Bernier is great attorney with morals, values, and operates with integrity. Highly…read morerecommend!

She's not true to her mission that she has on Google. She was assigned as a public defender to my…read moreson's case. A. She treated us like we were two-headed nickel. She wanted nothing to know about where we came from what we were about. My son had never been in trouble before. I wouldn't let her handle my case. I wouldn't trust her with my life

Ms. Gracey has been very patience and professional in handling our court cases. I highly recommend…read moreher and her staff.

The team at Clarke Law is exceptional. Ms. Clarke is experienced and she clearly cares about her…read moreclients and their legal issues.

Lisa Clarke has been my lawyer for my divorce proceedings for the past year and a half and she has…read morebeen able to keep me sane and levelheaded throughout the process. I was forever reminded to "trust" her and the process and in my situation it has worked out in my favor. Lisa will never give you any guarantees (which I appreciate) but she is a fierce advocate for her clients. I appreciate her and the outcome and the professional friendship that has developed. I would definitely recommend her services!!