Run, don't walk from this so called attorney! Looks like…read morehe's been paying for good reviews. He is horrible and unqualified to practice law! Please look up Hernando County Sheriff's page and search his name. You will see his mug shot! I turned him in to the Florida Bar Association and he was given a written reprimand! Lucky for him it only stays on his record for a year but if anyone would like to see it, please let me know and I will be happy to share it! While he was in review with my complaint, he tried to CYA and offered to right his wrong. Which I have proof of! Then when they only gave him a written reprimand, he went back on his word. Shocker! NOT. Now I'm headed back to the Bar Association with another complaint against him! He would love for me to just go away but it's never going to happen since he cost my grandson thousands in benefits!

Absolutely horrible. didn't properly file paperwork during my divorce and now I can't get anyone to…read moreanswer the phone.

Mr Wilkins was appointed to represent my daughter. He was helpful, informative reliable and was…read moreactually able to get her in to see the judge and finally do what the other attorneys hadn't been able to accomplish. Trust that he will be there for you!

Don't do it! This guy has a reputation in hernando county of being some great family law attorney…read more For this reason, he charges much higher retaining fees than other attorneys. When i hired him I laid out $8000.00 for initial retainer. Then I never really spoke to him again. The only people you will ever see or talk to are his paralegals. After a couple of months waiting to get to a trial his office calls and says we are out of money and need another $8000.00 retainer! Unless you have money to burn, stay away from this guy. His reputation is based on old merits and he is not the pit bull attorney he supposedly once was. This is all presuming you are paying for your own attorney btw. If you are the party looking to take your soon to be ex to the cleaners and are planning on them paying for everything, including your attorney fees, you can disregard. But why would you want to waste all of that money giving it to this guy when you two could save it for yourselves and your children?

Best decision I ever made for one of the worst situations many of us are forced to go through. I…read moreknew my divorce was going to be a huge uphill battle and I wanted to make sure everything I did was exactly how it should be done and in my children's and my best interest. Over 30 years of marriage and with both college and minor children and I stay at home spouse for a few years, there is so much riding on my divorce outcome for the rest of my life. I interviewed 8 different lawyers. Mr. Cario is the ONLY one who mentioned how alimony had recently changed and I would be looking at paying the tax on alimony payments. That is a huge factor and no one else mentioned it! He asked what I wanted as the outcome: % of custody, house, retirement plan, and other things. He presented me with a brief review of a balanced outcome that might be in my best interest, with options based on what we had just discussed. Of course, he explained if he represented me, this would all be adjusted as information was provided with possible outcomes. He also clarified he takes care of the digging into the details because that is what he is paid for. The entire team at his firm is on top of everything. He also called me from his cell phone when I had a very urgent issue, while he was away dealing with just as serious of an issue for his family. When I apologized for taking him away from his issue, he told me not to worry. I already knew I had made the right decision, that just reinforced it. My outcome was more than I ever hoped for when talking to friends and family who have gone through a divorce before. My only advice for someone looking for a lawyer besides choosing Mr. Cario, do what they ask and provide what they need from you in the time period they recommend. Never have written a review before for anything! I had to for this experience and how well that took care of me. Lawyers can be expensive, yes. Great lawyers are more expensive. It's just the simple truth. My outcome 1000% justified his cost.

She was there to help me after my wife died and my stepsons father wanted to pull him out of school…read morewithin a week of his mothers death - We got the judge to issue an order to leave him in school till the end of the school year witch was four months away!

Highly recommend! If you're looking for quality and someone personable, attorney Smith won't…read moredisappoint.

Do NOT use this practice for family law. He told us his…read morepractice is "built on lies." Gave incorrect advice (or was deceptive). Seemed to have ADHD, could not focus during meetings, easily distracted, missed important deadlines and didn't review our file. Asked us not to take notes during meetings (should have been our FIRST red flag) and was irritated when we did. Did NOT let us know he was personal friends with opposing attorney. Likely many illegal practices and illegal advice given to us (stated as law and found out he misled us), incorrect legal guidance, coerced us into "settling" for less than the Florida law allows... ALL to avoid trial (he refused to plan for) which would have been fair for both parties. Told us we would get a credit back (for not going to trial) deceptive and kept 2 retainers, no refund. Errors in final paperwork. Shotty at best. Ethics and morals both questionable. There is a reason he has low ratings on Google. We should have followed their red flag reviews which reflected that this practice was subpar. Stay away from this train wreck. You will be better representing yourself. Unfortunately had to give a one-star to post review. That is being gracious.

This guy is a liar a crook and a thief. I gave him a retainer of $2,500 that I did not have. He…read moresaid I had a year before my retainer was no good. I Came to him after seven months Review my case again And he told me That my deadline was six months all of a sudden but he was going to do me a favor. He then proceeded to give me false information so I got a second opinion. I tried to get back in touch with him and it took him 3 weeks to call me back. He did not answer my messages or my emails. I had to hire someone else. He's refused to give me back my retainer when he did absolutely nothing but avoid me and lie to me. Do not hire this guy.