Reviews for Attorney Nikole Messerschmidt

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Nikole Messerschmidt is hands down one of the best lawyers in Madison. She will go over and beyond for her clients. A lot of lawyers are just about facts and law with Nikole you will feel heard and she will fight for you. I never thought I would be going through a divorce Nikole made it less painful as possible. I felt prepared every step of the way.\\r\\n\\r\\nIf you're looking for a lawyer that truly cares about their clients, look no further! Nikole is worth every penny.

Nikole Messerschmidt is hands down one of the best lawyers in Madison. She will go over and beyond for her clients. A lot of lawyers are just about facts and law with Nikole you will feel heard and she will fight for you. I never thought I would be going through a divorce Nikole made it less painful as possible. I felt prepared every step of the way.\\r\\n\\r\\nIf you're looking for a lawyer that truly cares about their clients, look no further! Nikole is worth every penny.

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Nikole Messerschmidt was the attorney who helped me with my divorce proceedings. Divorces can be emotional and sometimes it's difficult to compromise on issues you feel strongly about and think that you have a good "case" when you actually don't. That's when you need a lawyer that will honestly break the news to you that it's not in your best interest to take that course of action. That's what I liked about Nikole, not only did I feel listened too, she would let me know when pushing an issue was a loosing proposition. It's hard to hear but necessary so you don't drag things out. Divorce is not cheap and it is all about compromising.\\r\\n\\r\\nI did research before settling on Sterling Lawyers LLC but here is something I want share for the next person. Although 70% of cases are solved during that 120 day court required waiting period (stage 1) prepare for at a minimum to hit (Stage 2). We didn't have any kids and were originally in agreement so I really was expecting to be one of those people in that 70% quartile but I wasn't.\\r\\n\\r\\nHere's what you don't know about the legal system. There are legal timelines in which lawyers are required to provide a response and a lawyer can wait until the very last day to respond. Where 120 days seemed a reasonable amount of time to resolve an "amicable" divorce, you begin to watch days tick by as you wait on responses and court filings. Turns out, it's a really slow process.\\r\\n\\r\\nAlthough, in my research all the law firms say they keep things moving along, at the end of the day no one can force a response from the other side no matter how diligently they follow up and prod for a response when the opposing team has "X" legal days to respond. Keep in mind, a properly timed response is also a strategy used during divorce proceeds. It can create pressure and pressure creates opportunity.\\r\\n\\r\\nMy advice to those who think because you have no kids, no business and are amicable is to work with the effort to resolve within 120 days (stage 1) but financially prepare for a stage 2 resolution. It's just a really slow process whenever courts are involved and even in the most amicable divorces there is usually one or two sticking points that can also slow things down.

Nikole Messerschmidt was the attorney who helped me with my divorce proceedings. Divorces can be emotional and sometimes it's difficult to compromise on issues you feel strongly about and think that you have a good "case" when you actually don't. That's when you need a lawyer that will honestly break the news to you that it's not in your best interest to take that course of action. That's what I liked about Nikole, not only did I feel listened too, she would let me know when pushing an issue was a loosing proposition. It's hard to hear but necessary so you don't drag things out. Divorce is not cheap and it is all about compromising. I did research before settling on Sterling Lawyers LLC but here is something I want share for the next person. Although 70% of cases are solved during that 120 day court required waiting period (stage 1) prepare for at a minimum to hit (Stage 2). We didn't have any kids and were originally in agreement so I really was expecting to be one of those people in that 70% quartile but I wasn't. Here's what you don't know about the legal system. There are legal timelines in which lawyers are required to provide a response and a lawyer can wait until the very last day to respond. Where 120 days seemed a reasonable amount of time to resolve an "amicable" divorce, you begin to watch days tick by as you wait on responses and court filings. Turns out, it's a really slow process. Although, in my research all the law firms say they keep things moving along, at the end of the day no one can force a response from the other side no matter how diligently they follow up and prod for a response when the opposing team has "X" legal days to respond. Keep in mind, a properly timed response is also a strategy used during divorce proceeds. It can create pressure and pressure creates opportunity. My advice to those who think because you have no kids, no business and are amicable is to work with the effort to resolve within 120 days (stage 1) but financially prepare for a stage 2 resolution. It's just a really slow process whenever courts are involved and even in the most amicable divorces there is usually one or two sticking points that can also slow things down.

I hate to give her a 7 but there was a major communication issue throughout this process. \\r\\nI sent her a document to be review and she k to\\r\\nReplied that nothing could be done about what I sent because those documents could not be altered or edited. That was her legal advice. \\r\\n\\r\\nI knew that wasent true so I altered the order through my ex’s lawyers, and then sent the results to her and law firm because I she was incorrect about not being able to alter the document.\\r\\nI was also told directly by the office that if I sent a document to her for review, she would contact me to set up an appointment to review the document and my case in person. This was not done. \\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\nThis was only done after I reminded the office of that statement that was made to me but not cardied through.\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\nTo her credit she apologized for the confusion and was professional and helpful to close the service in the last meeting. \\r\\n\\r\\nSo, overall: we just had some\\r\\nCommunication issues. \\r\\nBut she is a great lawyer.