Riccardo Law Center, P.C. (The)

Atty Riccardo has represented me through a variety of custody and support issues over the last 7 years. She is professional and compassionate. Dawn excels in the courtroom setting, and she is always organized and prepared. Atty Riccardo is very respected by the local legal community, and she will fiercely fight for what is right for you and your child. I hold Attorney Riccardo in the highest regard and highly recommend her for any divorce/custody matter!

Dawn Riccardo really fights for you if you need her to. She tells you how it is. As for the people saying they dislike how she spoke to them it is probably because you don’t like hearing the truth. She is outright blatantly honest which you need when you’re going through a custody dispute. She puts the kids first and thinks about what’s best for the kids. She helped me to get completely sober from alcohol. She gave me phone numbers for people involved in AA and helped me find AA meetings. I needed that dose of truth and reality and she helped me with that. She is the best lawyer you could get. She goes above and beyond. I have no words to express how much I appreciate everything she’s helped me achieve in the past year and a half. Absolutely choose Dawn.

Dawn took me on as a client with previous representation who needed rescuing. She offered that, but I don’t feel she provided. She gave up on my prior argument which held substantial ground, but it would have meant actual work for herself. She also pushed back quite boldly and with aggression when I told her that I felt an argument she formed wasn’t strong enough. She belittled me, and told me I was wrong, that she had education in this. However, I had several cases with solid evidence but poor representation, so I felt confident in arguing my side and my points. I clearly shared I wasn’t comfortable knowing she was planning to move forward with her argument, yet she proceeded to use it anyways. Again, I felt it hurt more than it helped. This is during video-meetings for court, when I couldn’t be present and help myself or my child in the end. She had the final word, and I feel it hurt more than it could have possibly helped with the judge’s final decision. Flash-forward to her calling me to tell me what the verdict was. I wasn’t happy with it because I felt the evidence I provided was enough to show the opposing parent and family was at fault. Some of that evidence couldn’t be used which I (somewhat) understand and some was just excluded. She SCREAMED at me on the phone, told me I was being a “baby”, and could call back when I was ready to talk again.

Wish I could give Dawn (10) stars. She is hands down the ONLY attorney you should consider hiring. After years of using all the wrong attorneys, I met Dawn Riccardo and she is the ONLY one who has ever cared and ensured all 3 children are safe, happy, healthy with a DAD in their life. NEVER steered me wrong and the only true attorney that cares about keeping children and family together. If you need a family court attorney that’ll never quit. Give her a call because from my past experiences all I ever did was waste money on everyone else. Thank you so much, your hands down the absolute best friend and lawyer I could ask for and I’ll never forget what you’ve done for myself and my children ????

I called Dawn because I was referred to her by another attorney. The first conversation I had with her I felt was very informative and I appreciated her insight - I did not care for her abrasiveness. She stated her retainer fee was $5000 which is very expensive, especially when nothing is guaranteed. I spoke with my family and they agreed to retain her so we called her back. Her receptionist answered and she seemed to have an attitude up until I said we were interested in paying the retainer fee but Dawn was unavailable. I was told I would receive a call back to go through the process of making the payment this was April 19. I had an unknown number call me today (April 23) and when I answered the call the woman stated “Whats going on?” That is literally how she responded when I said “Hello?” Confused as to who was on the phone I said “Excuse me?” She stated in a very condescending tone “Yes, this is attorney Ricardo you called my office to retain me but if you dont know who you called to retain hahaha...” Taken back by this snarky condescending arrogant attitude I said - “I know who you are but I dont understand why you called my phone with this tone or attitude?” She said “Oh my god - goodbye!” To which I happily ended the call. I dont care who you are, proper phone etiquette was trained to every adult in the working class industry. Are we not trained at home for basic respect at a young age? Why do attorneys invest so much money to basically be bullies? Calling anyones phone with the introduction “Whats going on?” is ghetto in my opinion. We arent scum of the earth that allow anyone to talk to us as though we are. I know I handled the call well and I did not say anything crazy for this lady to come out the way she did or call my phone like I was desperate for her representation LMAO. That is whats really hilarious to me. I did not plan to retain her after I did my due diligence to research who this attorney was - not trusting a buddy referral. I read all her reviews and as much as some individuals were successful, there was an equal amount of complaints about her attitude, conduct and integrity. I only need one red flag to decide not to invest hard earn money into any individual that has the slightest indication of lacking integrity. I already know lawyers are professional liars and several reviews confirmed that understanding. That was enough to tell my family forget it last week. Had I had the number saved her call would of been sent to voicemail and she wouldnt have heard back from me. But it was nice to have the tasteless experience so that I can share with the community that a persons character speaks volumes and you will know a persons true character under pressure. Not even a total stranger can make me come out of character or be disrespectful, I am not a savage.