The Cimino Law Firm PLLC

The Cimino Law Firm PLLC represents a focused, client-centered approach to family law practice in the Rochester area. Founded in 1997, the firm has been serving families and individuals in Monroe, Orleans, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, Genesee, and Wyoming Counties for more than twenty-five years. Michelle Yvonne Cimino, the firm's founder and leader, has built a reputation as one of the best divorce lawyers in the Rochester area through her dedication to integrity, compassion, commitment, and achieving strong results for her clients.

Michelle Cimino founded The Cimino Law Firm in 1997 and has been serving her clients with excellence since that time. Over more than twenty-five years of practice, Michelle Cimino has worked with countless families and individuals navigating divorce, custody, and employment law matters. This extended practice history provides her with the accumulated wisdom and judgment that comes from long experience in family law practice.

The firm's offices are located in Webster and Rochester, making the firm convenient for clients throughout the greater Rochester area and surrounding counties. The firm serves clients in Monroe County (where Rochester is located), as well as Orleans, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, Genesee, and Wyoming Counties. This geographic reach means the firm can serve clients throughout a significant region of Upstate New York.

Michelle Cimino has established a reputation as one of the best divorce lawyers in Rochester, NY. This reputation is built on a foundation of integrity—dealing honestly with clients, opposing counsel, and the court system; compassion—understanding that family law matters involve deeply personal issues affecting families and children; commitment—dedicating time and energy to achieving the best possible outcomes for clients; and results—actually achieving the legal victories and settlements that clients seek.

The Cimino Law Firm is well-equipped to assist clients with all family law and employment law matters. The firm's expertise extends to employment law as well as family law, recognizing that families sometimes face both family law disputes and employment-related legal issues.

In family law matters specifically, the firm handles divorce—both contested divorces involving disputes about major issues and uncontested divorces where agreement has been reached. Child custody law receives careful attention, with the firm helping clients understand their options for custodial arrangements and working to achieve custody arrangements that serve the best interests of children while respecting parental rights. Child support law is addressed with attention to proper calculation under New York law and ensuring that support obligations are fair and sustainable.

The firm also handles employment law matters, recognizing that some clients need legal assistance with workplace issues, wrongful termination, discrimination, wage claims, and other employment-related disputes. This broader practice approach allows the firm to serve clients' total legal needs.

Michelle Cimino is a certified divorce and custody mediator, a credential indicating specific training in mediation processes and demonstrated competence in helping families navigate mediation. This certification reflects professional commitment to helping families resolve disputes through mediation when that approach is appropriate.

The firm is particularly attuned to father's rights—the legal recognition and protection of fathers' parental rights in relation to their children. The firm serves as a resource for fathers seeking custody, visitation, or other parental involvement in their children's lives. This specialization recognizes that family law practice includes a significant component of fathers' rights advocacy.

What distinguishes The Cimino Law Firm in the Rochester legal market is the combination of extended experience (more than twenty-five years), focused expertise in family and employment law, certified mediation credentials, and genuine commitment to serving clients with integrity, compassion, and dedication to results. Michelle Cimino has built a practice around these values, and the firm's reputation in Rochester reflects this commitment.

The firm offers clients the option of scheduling confidential consultations via phone, video, or in-person, reflecting an understanding that clients have different preferences and circumstances. Some clients may be more comfortable with video consultations, while others prefer in-person meetings. The firm's flexibility in consultation methods makes legal services more accessible.

Clients of The Cimino Law Firm can expect an attorney with more than twenty-five years of family law experience, certified mediation credentials, and a reputation built on integrity, compassion, commitment, and results. Whether facing a straightforward divorce, a contested custody dispute, or a combination of family and employment law issues, clients can rely on an experienced attorney dedicated to serving their interests and achieving the best possible outcomes.