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My mother retained Michael to handle her divorce. It was a difficult situation. My mother was 84 and married to her spouse for 38 years. Michael handled her divorce with a tremendous amount of professionalism and obtained a settlement for my mother that exceeded what we had anticipated. He was always truthful, even if it wasn’t what we wanted to hear, but the law is the law. This was a lengthy divorce proceeding due to her spouse changing attorneys twice and doing whatever he could to delay proceedings. However, Michael is a very sharp attorney. None of these tactics worked in his favor. In fact, because of the way Michael presents himself in court and is always prepared, the judge ALWAYS ruled in my mother’s favor. I would highly recommend Michael to anyone who wants a no nonsense, experienced, honest lawyer. I believe they are very hard to come by.

Going through a divorce can be terrifying and devastating on all levels. Michael Gardner is an experienced and very gifted attorney. Michael helped me through a difficult separation process, an extremely complex property settlement and a long and drawn out custody matter involving my three young children. At every decision point, Michael listed my options and helped me to decide the best and most efficient path. He indeed cuts to the chase, does not waste time and knows the nuances of when to strategically sit back and when to take a more proactive and assertive approach. I felt empowered during what could have been a very debilitating process. Michael is just the right mix of savvy, smart, compassionate and extremely practical. I cannot recommend him highly enough!