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Mr Miyake and his staff are nice and easy to work with. This was my second time hiring him. Unusual request resolved as promised. Thank you

This review is very important to read before you consider hiring Joe. I will keep this as short as possible leaving all emotion to the side. Please find the facts below. I would share my personal information on this review if allowed to so I could show you the proof of what happened to me for trusting in Joe unfortunately, it’s not allowed. A few personal facts about me. *Very involved Father of 4 *Originally divorced in 2007 *Current on Child Support Payments *Last court order for Child Support was 2014 I hired Joe Oct 2020 to assist in a Child Support modification as it had been many years since my last order and I now had 1 child at 23 and 1 almost 19. The other 2 still minor. I also had proof of contributing (proudly) way above and beyond court ordered support. I felt it fair to finally have the adult children removed from my CS obligation to my Ex as I still consistently and directly supported my children. I wanted the court to acknowledge the following when reevaluating CS. Below is a very clear itemized list of costs I incurred over the past few years that I asked the court to consider. This was above and beyond the CS I paid. * Braces for 2 children * Large healthcare cost increases * Additional medical and dental costs * Clothing , Education and spending cash These were just a few of the items I knew the court would consider and doesn’t include the cars, cell phones and many other costs we all know are associated with raising 4 children. I have proof (receipts) that was submitted to Joe prior to our first hearing that totaled over $30,000.00 over the past years I felt should have fallen on both parents or at least a small portion from the other parent as I do make more money then she does. Back to the case, I’ll speed it up now. Our first hearing was continued due to opposing party not having counsel. Next few hearings continued by opposing while I was still paying full child support. About 12 months before my youngest 2 children were to drop off child support I did stop paying opposing CS. I would have no leverage to balance out what was owed had I continued to pay in full. I was assured on many occasions by Joe that all of the extra incurred costs by me would go against the last 12 months of CS that I did stop paying. This still would have left opposing owing me thousands of dollars that I actually instructed Joe to be sure the court understood that I did not want to collect on that. I simply wanted it documented that I was not in arrearage. So…… final hearing date was 1-27-03 I went to court expecting the judge to review all the receipts and statements and easily determine that I have more than satisfied any CS obligations (as Joe told me many times). Again, I have no less than 3 emails from Joe clearly stating that the Judge and prosecutor would review my docs and I would leave the courtroom with no arrearage owed and opposing would owe me nothing. I will add that Joe mysteriously withdrew from my case just a few short weeks before my hearing so I was left with no representation. I found out quickly in court why Joe withdrew, I wasn’t going to be happy for long. I explained to the Judge what my lawyer instructed me to do and asked to submit receipts/ supportive statements and I was almost laughed at. I not only walked out of the court over $13,000.00 in arrearage, I was being held in contempt and now I will be fighting to stay out of jail. No return calls or messages from Joe once again. I’m currently in the process of submitting all of my emails from Joe and supportive docs to the prosecutor to beg the court to review my case. I’m beside myself with how this went from me being concerned, asking the court for a minor CS Mod to being held in contempt owing over 13k. Still going this weekend to look at a car for my daughter that I will be paying for. Recap- I’m maxed on this review Joe start solid, does great, then stops returning calls then quits right before final hearing.

When I was looking for an attorney, I reached out to nearly 20 different firms. All the firms just saw me as $. Joseph stood out. He works with his clients to get the best results, affordable, and very knowledgeable. Great communicator and responds in a timely manner. When we had our consultation you could tell he's passionate about what he does. He listened to what I had to say and devised a plan for me.

The beat thing I ever did was hire Miyake. I had bad lawyers before and was just tired and trying to deal with stuff on my own. I found him due to my fiance at the time. He handled his case professionally and as swift as possible. He assured me everything would be OK. I gave him a chance and it was the best thing I've ever done. He's handled family law, a adoption, even a civil case on a medical bill that popped up. Called him literally less than 12hrs about the Civil case and he said he has it and handled it. We also just asked him to draw up our will. He not only will be your lawyer but a confidant and someone that you can truly trust. He cares about his clients and is very affordable. My family will always keep him on retainer cause we know he will always have our back.

Worst experience I've ever had with anyone and I've never given anyone so much money in my life. Especially since he did nothing. Too busy with 400 open cases that he can't and won't pay any attention to you. Even if you have a six year old little girl possibly being molested he doesn't care at all. Plus he up and left me high and dry with no money for another attorney. So I gave him over 2000 dollars to just drag this horrid situation my family is in out for about a year and then drop me 4 weeks before we finally go to court. Now I have no attorney and instead of me taking the other party to court like he said we were the other party filed and is apparently the one taking me to court. Unreal how heartless he and his rude and nasty secretary really are. I actually thought he cared at first but then my trust in people is what got me into the mess I'm in now.

Mr Miyake is one the best lawyers in lake county Indiana in family law/child custody, he’s represented me for months now and winning my case, his approach is extremely aggressive, purpose driven, and knows what avenues to take when it comes to fathers rights in the state of indiana, he means strictly business when it comes fathers and their kids

Very quick to resolve issues. He goes over and beyond, even outside of his normal field. Its nice to have a attorney that is truly outstanding and honest. He will get the job done. Kudos Mr. Miyake!