Reviews

Melissa is beyond compassionate and extremely knowledgeable on family law ensuring my son is advocated for and protected. I went many years without the right representative and the consequences are difficult but Melissa is helping to correct much needed issues to resolve my case and finally bring me peace of mind. I'm forever grateful to her and her amazing team! Invaluable.

I came to Melissa while in a desperate situation needing to protect my children. Melissa's history as a sex offender prosecutor and victim's advocate make her skill set and expertise unique and extremely valuable. Her proactive approach saved me and my children from having to face court and from incurring tons of fees. Having Melissa as my legal representative gave me such peace of mind and major leverage to keeping the kids safe. I could not be more pleased with her work!

Melissa is someone you definitely want in your corner should the need arise! She comes highly recommended! It gives me peace of mind that I could refer my family and friends to somebody like Melissa!

Getting a divorce can be a stressful situation. Melissa made it as pain-free as possible she was very responsive and honest. I highly recommend Melissa.

She is definitely your Fiercest Family lawyer and there’s no one I’d rather refer than Melissa as she and her team are so compassionate and definitely know what they are doing

Melissa and her team were amazing to work with for my recent custody case. They were prompt and attentive to my needs and all aspects of my case. I always felt like I was made a priority and that I was heard and empathized with. And most importantly, they KNOW THEIR STUFF and how to get things done right and achieve desired results. Melissa's skill in the courtroom was remarkable; and ultimately won me a very positive and fair ruling from the Judge. I am so grateful to her for helping to secure a better situation for me and my kids.

Melissa is such an amazing attorney. She is very smart, yet heartfelt and humble. I can't explain how understanding she was with my case and showed so much empathy. She and her team were quick with responses and were always able to explain things to me. They showed that I was not just another case and made me feel heard and special. I am forever thankful that we crossed paths and that I was able to have someone who was there to fight for me.

My situation was unusual and very difficult and through it all Melissa was a rock star. Our violent and aggressive adoptive daughter decided to make some very bad decisions which caused us to have to be involved with the state. We didn't know how to navigate anything and it was a very scary and stressful situation. There were so many unknowns but the one known fact was that I could rely on my attorney to navigate through it all and make sure that all my legal needs were met in this situation. Melissa is very knowledgeable, resourceful, reliable and compassionate. Her legal insight is impeccable. I HIGHLY recommend her. She will definitely give you peace of mind knowing that she is on your team and will do what is in the best interest of her client with the best out come possible.

My wife and I hired Melissa Benson to help us with a long-shot attempt to adopt the biological brother of daughter whom we adopted from their parents in 2017. The boy child stayed with them and then they split up and in an unfortunate series of events, both of these children's biological parents passed away at separate times a couple years apart. We had been able to keep contact with the brother while he was with his mother but after she passed, we lost contact due to him being with his father. Then his father passed. We thought this wslas our one and only opportunity to try to unite the brother and sister. Melissa did everything under the law and evn consulted multiple colleagues trying to help us find a loophole to get in the consideration of becoming gaurdians and eventual adoptive parents of this young boy. Unfortunately, we live in FL and the boy was in AZ and had been safely living with the deceased father's old girlfriend for over 2 years. Despite our pleas and court document submissions, the court would not even consider moving the child. Melissa could have dragged out the process and very easily run up charges for us to the $50-$70k range, because she knew how much we wanted to make this happen. Rather than doing that, she very compassionly and softly gave us the new reality and that was that we unfortunately had a very very very dark horse in the race. Ultimately there was nothing that could be done to change the ruling of the AZ courts. Melissa was awesome throughout the process, very responsive and always on the level with us. I would recommend Melissa Benson to anyone who is looking for representation from someone who will understand your situation not just from a legal side but also from a personal al and emotional side. Thank you Melissa! We LOVE you.

Melissa was great very responsive and helpful. Puts in lots of time and effort into her case and always looking at for clients best interest.

This has been a year and a half long endeavor, with something that really should have taken a couple of months tops ... all due to my ex stalling and not following court orders [as well as the courts themselves], but we finally came to a resolution this month. After all was said and done, we were actually able to settle. With my ex, and after almost 15 years of NEVER agreeing or settling on anything, we were able to get the impossible done. It's not 100% what I wanted after everything, but I was certainly okay with the compromise. Still early in the "new" but Melissa has continued to reach out and be helpful as I navigate new orders. Would 100% recommend Melissa and her AMAZING team; Karen, Jasmine, & Metzli!

Melissa was so helpful and professional. She never made me feel as if I was just “another case” on her docket. She actually cares about her clients and goes above and beyond for her clients. She is amazing at dealing with difficult opposing parties and is always prepared with an answer or if she isn’t sure, she is honest and tells you, finds out and then gets back in a timely manner. I recommend her to anyone that needs to go through family court.