DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY WITH MICHELLE PENNA’S LAW FIRM. My husband and I hired Michelle Penna of Michelle Penna’s Law firm to represent my son in an Emergency Custody Hearing against his ex-girlfriend. We paid Michelle Penna a retainer of $3500. Michelle Penna’s Law office managed to spend the entire retainer plus more. We never even got as far as a day in court. Where did all the retainer money go? Michelle Penna’s Law firm managed to spend the entire $3500 and is requesting an additional $141.25 for doing nothing to help my son. Especially after my son’s ex-girlfriend filed a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against my son. A bogus restraining order that was shortly dropped by the ex-girlfriend after we fired Michelle Penna’s Law Firm and hired a new attorney to represent and fight for my son.

My son was scared about the TRO and had numerous questions to ask Michelle Penna for legal advice. Michelle Penna never contacted us regarding the TRO. Only her paralegal who cannot give us legal advice contacted us. We requested several times to have Michelle Penna contact my son. We kept waiting for Michelle Penna to contact to discuss with my son on how to respond to the TRO. Michelle Penna was never in the office. Or never available to talk to us. We quickly got the feeling by Michelle Penna not contacting my son directly that she was not up for the challenge to fight for my son. We felt defeated. We felt Michelle Penna’s law firm was not on our side. Michelle Penna never gave my son a chance to listen to his side of the story. Michelle Penna ignored our requests for legal advice. By not willing to communicate with my son directly on such a serious matter as TRO. We felt hopeless.

Luckily for my son and our family we were referred to a local attorney that has a great reputation in the Inland Empire for child custody and Criminal law defense. This new attorney quickly put us at ease in our very first consultation. We instantly felt a sense of relief that this new attorney listened and understood my son. He had a Pitbull don’t mess with my client attitude against this bogus TRO. Wow, we had an attorney that wanted to fight for my son. We fired Michelle Penna’s law firm that same day and hired this new attorney. Within weeks of obtaining this new attorney the TRO Temporary Restraining Order was dropped! We never even had to go as far as to have a day in court. This new attorney fought for my son by communicating and meeting with us directly. This attorney contacted the ex-girlfriend’s attorney that next day regarding the TRO. Michelle Penna ‘s law office had us feeling like we had no hope. We were ready to give up. We felt Michelle Penna’s Law firm was not willing to fight for my son. If it wasn’t for the new attorney we hired we are confident that if we had stayed with Michelle Penna’s law firm my son would have a Restraining Order against him. Which could have potentially ruin his career chances in Law Enforcement as a police officer.

Think twice before hiring an attorney that is more willing to take all your money than to fight for you.

What a relief to find a competent ass kicking family law attorney. Michelle and her team were professional and made me feel like a client and not just another retainer!! Thank you for getting my case done when several other local attorneys failed. A+++++

Laurie Coker and the team did an incredible job for me. Every email that required legal advice was responded to in a timely manner (24-48 hours). The paralegal assigned to my case was outstanding. Each declaration was exceptionally well written and effectively articulated my point of view on each issue. I was communicated with regularly as to the status of my case, and thoughtfully guided through how my "wants" matched up with what was legally possible. As my emotions ran high at times, the staff was steady and helped me each step of the way. They showed me the big picture, and then worked on the details of my case. I'm so thankful for their time and attention. Having their counsel alleviated so much stress during a very difficult process.

Nothing good to say at all!

Not a good experience. Money out the window. Everything was left up to me to handle even with a $3k retainer. I was charged for calls and emails to the paralegal that accomplished nothing. I was billed monthly with not contact or explanation that anything had been accomplished. I will handle it own my own as I did while under Attorney Penna's "counsel".

This law firm came highly recommended and was no disappointment. Our family has been reunited and a father and son are finally together again after a long custody case. Michelle Penna's law firm staff was great, and a special thank you from the bottom of our hearts to Laurie Coker who represented us, she did an amazing job and we are so thankful! The McAdams

Michelle Penna was nothing short of Amazing in helping me with my case. She not only fought for me like a family member but made sure I was informed with everything that was taking place during and after the trial. I knew she was the right attorney for me the minute I met her. I would always recommend Michelle to my family and friends.

Michelle knows everything about family law and helps make informed decisions. She can be trusted and really cares about her clients. Everyone who works at her firm is top notch and very professional. Michelle will help put you at ease while you go through whatever situation you are dealing with.

Mine was a high-dollar divorce case and Michelle handled it superbly!

Awesome attorney! Would recommend her to anyone looking to hire a family law attorney. Very professional, consistent and overall a great person. Very satisfied!

Run !! don't walk!! first one to her office wins the family law battle !! this attorney knows her stuff as well as the court room !! don't let your ex beat you to her office either !!!

Michelle has been representing me for some time now and has always giving me the attention and my case the expertise required for favorable and fair results. I always feel good going into court at anytime with Mrs Penna and her team on my side!!!

I came to Michelle in desperation and trusted her. She took my entire retainer and did nothing to prepare me for my case. And I received an additional bill after the trial, and a letter telling me she was no longer my attorney. She is why people hate attorneys. But she does have nice shoes.

Michelle is a great Attorney. She is very Ethical, honest and cost effective. I would highly recommend her to anyone with a dissolution in front of them.

Michelle is a great combination of expert family law advice, representation and cost effectiveness. My opposition is very litigious and because of Michelle's legal acumen I did not lose my life savings to excess legal fees. I highly recommend her.

All I can say is that Michelle and her team are absolutely awesome and are complete professional. If you want a firm to represent you who is honest, professional, caring and will win. Then you need to hire Michelle and her team. I had a restraining order filed against me. In less than a week. Michelle's team, filed and served the response. On court day, she just rocked from start to finish.
I will tell you this, her team works hard for you and if you listen to her.... she will WIN or least get you the best outcome that could ever be possible.
From a cost standpoint, she is not real expensive and uses her time to your advantage. It was worth every penny I spent. I am greatly indebted and appreciate the service that she and her team provided to me and would strongly recommend her and her team to anyone who needs a fantastic Family Law firm.