Reviews

They had a way of telling me that it would take a 15k retainer for them to take a cause. Cause it was 32 days away. I just walked out. Seemed like they would just say a super high number with no ability to break it down. Just a way to scam more cash out of us. Not a trustworthy group. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY.

I had a highly contentious divorce and was initially losing my case badly with my previous counsel. I switched to Michael Milstein’s firm after my previous counsel tried to convince me that being an every other weekend parent isn’t so bad. Yea, no thanks. Immediately after hiring Michael, he and his team including his associate Emily and the team of paralegals did an outstanding job turning things around. Michael’s relationships and knowledge of the Howard County Court system is unmatched, and does a truly amazing job when faced in front of a judge at in-person hearings. In my case, he won all the major motions with the added benefit of embarrassing my ex-spouse in the process. Closer to my final trial date, we won several big motions that destroyed my ex-spouse’s credibility and sympathy with all of the judges and strongly improved my position for trial. Our case settled a couple weeks before trial and I ended up with 50/50 custody, all three of my real-estate properties, no alimony, and the minimum child support per the state guidelines. This was a far cry from the 2 out of 14 days my prior atty was trying to prepare me for. My only regret is not hiring Michael initially.

I can also vouche for the authenticity of the other Michael Milstein review. As he dragged my case out he told me repeatedly to just pay what I can and everything was fine as long as I was paying what I could. At the 11th hour he then used that as leverage to force me to sign an agreement that was in no way in my best interests, of course he and the opposing attorney had ran up extravagant costs at this point. I also urge anyone using Michael to make sure everything is in writing, in fact I would urge to not answer the phone at anytime and use email exclusively.

Michael Milstein filed court filings with errors in them one after the other until I decided to personally review all of the work I was paying him thousands of dollars to do. Make sure to read word for word as he copy/pastes all his previous filings and can't even be bothered to update the clients or children's name correctly in half of them!

Regardless of my personal thoughts on Michael MIlstein, I want to ensure that current and future clients are aware of a few things. First and foremost, get everything in email/writing. If Michael tells you something that doesn't seem in your best interests, email asking him to confirm the statement. Ask him for all correspondence from the opposing attorney when received. There is a reason he tells his clients that he doesn't like email and will always try to call or do in person meetings. Protect yourself and leave a paper trail otherwise you leave yourself open to manipulation.

I called the Siegel to schedule a free consultation to speak to someone about a family law situation. Harry Siegel met with me and offered my great advice for the free consultation. I felt he was looking out for my best interest rather than looking to hire another client. I fully recommend Harry Siegel as a competent family law attorney that will look out for your best interest in legal matters.