Thank you to Michael Hanson for taking care of my daughter, Alyssa Wakley. His professionalism, communication, and sense of urgency have been outstanding. The level of service he provided in just eight hours far exceeded what our previous attorney delivered in two months. I truly appreciate his dedication and will continue to provide updates as the process moves forward. I was recommended and referred to him by Stephanie R. King, and I'm very grateful for that referral. Highly recommended. read more

I don't take any pleasure in writing negative reviews, but in this case I feel it's necessary. As a lawyer, Michael clearly knows the law and is likely a strong transactional attorney, that's the only reason this isn't a one-star review. However, when it comes to client service and communication, the experience was extremely disappointing. From our first meeting, the tone was overwhelmingly negative. Rather than focusing on possible paths forward, most of our discussions centered on how bad the situation was. After the first couple of meetings, I had to start steering the conversations toward solutions myself. Communication outside of meetings was worse. I would ask questions via email and get responses like: "Be here on Monday at 8." No greeting, no explanation, just blunt, one-line commands. That was his tone consistently. As a paying client, I expected professional courtesy and two-way scheduling, not instructions barked at me. In meetings, I was often given vague direction or more "homework" without clear guidance or responsiveness to my concerns. I'll admit there was one instance where I took a week to provide some documents due to difficulty accessing my wife's pay stubs. But otherwise, I was responsive and provided documents within 1-2 business days. Unfortunately, that courtesy wasn't returned. The final straw came when I asked a very basic question, whether it even made sense to continue pursuing my case, and received no answer. He instead asked me again (for the third time) for more pay stubs. I replied by repeating my question, and then followed up with two more emails over the next 11 days. No response at all. At that point, I requested a refund of the remaining portion of my $2,500 retainer. I acknowledged that he should be compensated for the work done: filing paperwork, deferring the court date, and holding two meetings. But beyond that, I see no reason to continue with someone so unresponsive. The refund request was ignored as well. read more