I have used mr Pilato in the past for a legal matter. He's very intelligent polite and trustworthy .read more

Very smart and knowledgeable not only about the law but also about how the system works. Extremely…read morehardworking and reliable. He always responded quickly, spent the time to make sure I understand all of my options, and made smart, well-thought out recommendations. He gets my highest recommendation!

I used Adam for a recent DUI arrest, and he was a pleasure to work with. From day one he was…read moreupfront about what my expectations should be, and what he would be able to do for me given my situation. This being my 3rd such arrest in a relatively short period of time, I wasn't to optimistic about my chances in this case. However, Adam was able to work his magic, and I won't ruin the ending, but I was pleased with the results. If you made it this far, it should go without saying that I recommend Mr. Militello. I pray I'll never need his services again, but if the worse does happen I know who I'll be calling.

It's been a little bit, however I feel the strong need to warn others to not waste your time or…read moremoney on this attorney. We hired him for a simple case, gave me the nice talk before we paid him a large sum of money and then never lived up to any thing he said. He didn't do anything in our best interest , made us feel like a burden to do his job. Was very buddy buddy and showed more interest in the people we were up against. Not to mention he NO SHOWED our court dates TWICE. never followed back up with us, sent a younger female attorney in his place, that ended up just simply stating dont ever involve law enforcement. Super helpful to hear that from a paid attorney... this law firm is a joke. And I will be sharing this on every platform. And share with as many people as possible. Please learn my from mistake and hire someone different

Shared information with DA that he shouldn't have, and the information was incorrect. Then blew off…read morethe DA in court when he was trying to lower my crime to a ticket. I begged him to ask the DA to drop the charge to a ticket and he told the DA I would be fine taking a misdemeanor. He didn't even try! In fact, he argued against the DA lowering my charge. Let me explain after I talked to the DA and the DA said he would talk to my lawyer about dropping my charge to a ticket the DA approached Adam, which Adam blew him off and then took me into a room and told me "don't even try that I already told him you would be ok with a misdemeanor" I just lost my entire life because Adam could spent five minutes talking to the DA. And just beware Adam will be an hour late to every court appearance. I have to keep adding to this because I keep find out new things. So, during my case there was missing evidence, which I asked Adam to ask for which he told me he did. This was a lie he never requested the evidence, and it only took me three days to get it. Then he tells me that I my best option was to file an appeal, which wouldn't even apply to me because even though there was missing evidence and perjury on the side of the police you can't file an appeal in New York unless there were judicial errors. Meaning you cannot submit new evidence. Adam lied to me throughout the whole process. I would have been better off representing myself at least I could have talked to the DA and requested evidence, but because I hired Adam I wasn't allowed to, and he didn't do one thing I asked him to do just lied to me and said he did. I have to keep re posting this because apparently you can get bad reviews removed for no reason. There were three other bad reviews that said the same thing I am saying but somehow google doesn't believe people are allowed to share their experiences.

From the owner: An attorney native to Rochester — Adam is dedicated to handling Traffic Tickets, DWI, Criminal…read moreDefense, Personal Injury, and more

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I am giving an update of my case. 18 years later, I am still fighting to get my life back and…read moreundue this nightmare after getting played in Monroe County Family Court by Support Magistrate Linda Lohner Pilato. Mr. Michael Schmitt was my attorney when I first was served papers. This is a long played out drama. I want my story told to this community. I cannot stop the harassment from the Title IV-D agency (child support agency) I have been alienated from the child since his birth 23 years ago, but supported him from birth up until he was 18 when he ended his mother's control over him and moved out of her home, his departure was extreme, he dropped his birth names. He disowned his mother because she was not going along with his life decisions, which are bad,... but I do not know him and cannot help him, nor do I trust the DNA testing that was controlled by the support unit. I don't believe for the life of me that this is my child. The mother told me from day one when she informed me of her pregnancy (January 15, 2002) that she had set me up to shake me down for money. I offered marriage, so the child would have two parents,... she told me that I was f-cking dumb to think she had interest in me. I gave her what felt like ransom payments. Supervising Judge Stacy M. Romeo can stop this, but she won't, she refuses to engage but is watching it play out. Stacy is Mr. Schmitt's spouse. I am sure Stacy is reviewing every filing that I am making at the moment, and the judge that I am running into right now is Judge Maria Cubillos Reed, who is tossing my motions into the trash based on that I sent a copy by certified mail to the mother,, she claims I am violating CPLR 2103, she is wrong, Ms. Cubullus Reed is playing this game with me because my last motion, addressed that Mrs. Pilato reclassified the Paternity Petition as a Support Petition, The mother's paternity petition controls jurisdiction and she indicated that she DID NOT WANT THE SUPPORT UNIT INVOLVED. Mike, you should have brought this up at the hearing on December 6, 2007, when Linda Pilato said, that the mother filed a Support petition (Article 4) She never filed a support petition. Mike, you needed to object, you allowed Linda Pilato to frame me as noncompliant. Judge Cubillus Reed is hiding behind CPLR 2103, regarding mailing of service, because my last Motion filed that was tossed by Support Magistrate Mary Teator, addressed a forged document from the Support unit. In October 2012, the support unit sent a Request form to the mother, asking her if she wanted to increase support under a Cost- of Living-Adjustment (Family Court Act 413a) the mother never mailed the request form in. CSEU was supposed to drop this matter. They increased it anyway and justified it by sending me a fake unsigned order that they drafted, it never came from a court of competent jurisdiction. You cannot make this story up. The legal process on a private case is that a request must be made by the parties. The mother never made the request, she told Ms. Pilato 8 times in a hearing on January 23, 2013, that this had nothing to do with her. Further, the mother advised me on January 20, 2012, when I mentioned the alienation.... "I don't need your f-cking money, go to the court and stop it but you will never see him" That was my last communication with her. Ms. Pilato stated later in a decision on October 26, 2018, that the January 23, 2013, hearing that she presided over never existed and that there was no proof of my objecting to the COLA, though Ms. Pilato stated at the hearing that I filed a timely objection. Really? Mike, we had a meeting at your office on the COLA? you advised me to withdraw my objection and that I could not beat Ms. Pilato at this, you said you could call her for me, I said, don't bother, I have another hearing on March 11, 2013, I'll do it. When I learned of the rules, motioned for closure. The support unit sent me a copy of a request form with the mother's signature on it, dated November 1, 2012, I found it odd that Ms. Pilato never made mention of it. I sent the document to a Forensic lab at the price of $1000. It came back that the request form is a forgery committed by the support unit... the federal funds attached to these cases is driving this madness. Stacy, you addressed me in a letter on September 12, 2012, you made mention of the March 11, 2013.....you could not have possibly know of it, Pilato demanded it on January 23, 2013. Mike, why did you not challenge the Title IV-D application filed on September 17, 2007, that falsely charged me with deserting the child in February 2002? he was not born yet,.. desertion is not a legal charge in a nonmarital case. The game now, is that the other party is not noticed of hearings to keep her off record; that forgery is damming evidence. The last two virtual meetings were disabled, forcing a phone-conference only. Stacy, terminate this case so I can live out the rest of my days in peace.

Mr. Michael Schmitt assisted my daughter in her custody and child support and family court issues…read more. Mr. Schmitt is professional, attentive, cordial, responsive, focused on needs with detail. I am impressed and satisfied with his ability to communicate with the courts and with others in the courtroom.