Reviews

I would like to sincerely thank you Michael, for all your services offered to me, you have been like an angel who came to help me when I needed it most. You have been an excellent professional, who guided me for myself and the stability and well-being of my daughters. Thank you for your time, your dedication, for listening to my concerns and fears as a mother, and above all, for your patience. I will be eternally grateful to you and your team Greater Orlando Family Law.

I’m highly thankful for the incredible work Sunshine State Law Firm is committed to for the people in need. I had a roof claim/damage and was not sure the insurance company was going to budge but Sunshine state team did the hard work and put the pressure on. So grateful, thank you!

TERRIBLE. I rarely write reviews but this review is more than warranted. Michael Vaghaiwalla was my attorney at this firm. I had a simple paternity case and throughout my case I felt like he was absent. The ball was dropped by Michael Vaghaiwalla multiple times in my case. Most notably was during a child support hearing. Through Michael Vaghaiwalla’s many reviews, you’d think that he is very knowledgeable and knows what he’s doing. I personally did not feel this way with my experience. For example, the opposing party filed multiple financial affidavits. Each affidavit represented different times throughout the year. This is so when child support is calculated, each month is calculated individually. I then sent multiple financial affidavits to Michael Vaghaiwalla and his paralegal and never got confirmation on filing. The day before the hearing I resent them to make sure Michael Vaghaiwalla and his team received them. I was then informed by Michael Vaghaiwalla’s paralegal that they have filed a motion to dismiss. I did not get a response until the morning of the hearing with the paralegal stating that someone will review the financial affidavits and get back to me. I called their office the morning of the hearing and asked them should I file them myself. The thought process was, if the motion to dismiss is denied, I would have updated numbers to calculate child support. The office reassured me that this will be taken care of. The hearing comes that afternoon and guess what? Michael Vaghaiwalla proceeds with the hearing instead of asking to reschedule. The hearing officer used my outdated numbers which lead me to have a miscalculated child support amount. This was $200 a month over from what I was supposed to pay. Michael Vaghaiwalla called after the meeting apologizing and stated that he just got the financial affidavits the night before(lies as he was copied on the first email) and had to “wrap his head around” why there was so many. Even though they were each clearly dated. After my multiple follow ups, and Michael Vaghaiwalla’s tone changing I decided to fire him. Enough was enough. This should have been so simple. Filling through the clerk’s office is a click of a button. I personally would tell everyone to look elsewhere. I’m sure someone will reply under this review(or not) to save face. I have emails and court filings to back up my claim. I DO NOT RECOMMEND! Update: Michael reached out to me to delete this review in exchange for him deleting my balance with the firm. NEWSFLASH I’m still dealing with your error 6 months later. I would look elsewhere.

After our roof claim was denied by our insurance company our public adjuster referred us to Sunshine State Law Firm. Mr. Stickles and his team are amazing. Our claim took almost 2 years to settle and they worked so hard every day of it. Edward and Connie are so patient and understanding. Through such a stressful situation they always responded right away and had the best communication. They were always right on top of things and really pushed to get things done. Our mediation was a success only because of Edward and Connie. Top notch attorneys. I would highly recommend!

I hired this firm and Ken Cotter, Esq to represent me in a Family Law matter. I hired Mr. Cotter with the expectation that he would be doing his job to protect my rights and my relationship with my daughter. Mr. Cotter is very experienced, calm, respectful in interactions. He has the experience and the ability to be an excellent attorney. However, he didn’t do well in the area of ethics which is most important. He proceeded to represent me although he knew opposing counsel causing a conflict of interest. Instead of declining to represent me he proceeded. I informed him of my case and how it needed to be handled aggressively when we first met and he proceeded to inform me of the retainer being $5,000 as a result of it being this type of case. So it was more about money. He promised and agreed that we could handle the case aggressively as I desired, but he did not deliver. After he began representing me it was as if every interaction was to attempt to change my perception of things so that we stay out of the courtroom. Which is fine in most cases, but my case needed to be in-front of a judge. Ultimately, my rights, my daughters rights suffered as we didn’t receive full representation that we should have. Wasting time, money and causing further damage to me and my daughters relationship. This review shouldn’t serve as a attempt to harm the law firm or Mr. Cotter but to simply help other fathers out there vulnerable and subject to the same. Ethics, Honesty, Integrity should be of utmost importance. Everything is Business I get it. But find a lawyer who is in it for You and your rights first and then reap all the money from their good representation. Thank you Mr. Cotter. This experience has taught me a lot.

Best family law group in town!!

My experience with Sunshine State Law Firm was great. The communication was outstanding and they put my health and recovery before all else. I highly recommend.

I know Simon personally and would strongly vet his character, integrity and ethics. His team is responsive and absolutely puts the customer first.

I work for a bank and dropped off some marketing material everyone I spoke to was so nice and attentive, that alone says a lot!

Thank you Simon and Stephanie for all the hard work you guys did for me!! Simon thank you for advising me to go get the neck surgery it was worth it. It still hurts some but not like it was at all.

I had a major roof leak and my insurance company denied my claim. I was very depressed and stressed out about it. I didn’t know what was going to happen to my house. I reached out to Sunshine State Law Firm and Mr. Edward Stickles took my case. He and his entire team were amazing. They were so knowledgeable and such a pleasure to work with. They kept me informed every step of the way. The case was settled in about 3 weeks. I was very excited when I got the call at work and got the good news. Thank God for Edward Stickles, Naivette Henriquez, Connie McCarthy and the rest of the team. Now I can go to bed and not worry about my roof and the leak anymore. Sunshine State Law Firm is an excellent firm and I recommend them highly. Great team great people.

After a year into a messy divorce with children and no attorney. I reached out to Michael Vaghaiwalla on a referral and glad I did. I was extremely happy with how he handled my case. He took on my mess of a case and preformed very well. He was attentive, addressed any concerns and answered all my questions, which I had a lot! In short, if anyone needs a good, well educated divorce attorney. Look no further then Mr. Vaghaiwalla! You won't be disappointed! Thank You, Matt