Kevin R Harper
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Pros
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Highly professional and responsive staff, returning calls promptly
“His staff returned my calls with in a hour or sooner, Very courteous and professional.”
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Aggressive and confident representation, able to achieve desired outcomes for clients
“Kevin is aggressive, professional and will represent each client with confidence.”
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Diligent and persistent in handling complex legal matters
“through Kevin's diligence and persistence, we won my case.”
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Personable and works well with clients, making a positive difference in the lawyer-client relationship
“Very personable and works with you also and these two things can make a world of difference in a relationship between lawyer and client.”
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Skilled and capable in handling a variety of legal issues, from contract disputes to real estate matters
“We have brought Harper Law multiple types of commercial real estate and business issues.”
Cons
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Potential delays in filing necessary court documents or responding to deadlines
“Why then submit an answer after the due date, that wasn't going to do me any good?”
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Lack of empathy or understanding for client's concerns and stress levels
“If only Mr. Harper was empathetic, then he might have reacted appropriately to my stressing out.”
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Billing practices that may be perceived as excessive or not transparent
“I got charged for him speaking with the opposing counsel 9 individual days and 13 days for me.”
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Instances where the lawyer's performance did not meet client expectations or promised outcomes
“He looked me in the eye promised me the world 18 months ago and now my world has been completely turned upside down due to his negligence and failure to diligently pursue my case.”
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Concerns about the lawyer's motives or potential conflicts of interest
“It honestly seemed like he was working for the other side at times and especially when I learned the eventual outcome.”
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23 Jul, 2023 by Frank
Kevin R. Harper represented me in a HOA foreclosure and helped put closer to the foreclosure.
Thank you, Mr. Harper, for that. Yet, throughout the duration of my case, I was very unsettled.
For someone seeking a payoff amount to settle the HOA debt I had, why did it take almost 2 months?
I got charged for him speaking with the opposing counsel 9 individual days and 13 days for me.
Any job I have ever had, if I took that long to execute that task, I would have been terminated.
What stressed me out the most, was Mr. Harper not supplying an answer to the courts.
An answer is an acknowledgement that I am aware of the court case and intend on participating.
The court website stresses the importance and so did several videos of lawyers handling these cases.
If an answer isn’t supplied by a given date, the case enters a default ruling against me.
While Mr. Harper was working my case, I contacted the courts to learn what that due date was.
I was told of the date. Also, that no answer was submitted, nor was a lawyer assigned to my case.
Mr. Harper informed me no answer needs to be supplied because opposing counsel and himself agreed to an extension, pushing out the date for the answer.
I asked about the court’s involvement of knowing. He stated they did not need to be informed.
So, the courts don’t know I have counsel assigned, nor an extension?
I would imagine the courts will react when that original due date arrives.
If only Mr. Harper was empathetic, then he might have reacted appropriately to my stressing out.
First off, HOA’s by law can rob you of your home with a mere HOA debt of $1200.00.
Couple that with the housing values doubling, and you have the makings of a scam.
You begin to wonder if your counsel doesn’t flub your case to take a cut when your home is sold.
My home is on the line here and everything appears sketchy.
However, many times I wrote emails addressing my concerns, he spent more time questioning why I didn’t sit back and take his advice, than to furnish me adequate documentation supporting his claims.
Mr. Harper eventually got me the pay off amount, on a Friday before the due date on Monday.
I immediately responded willing to pay that total bill today, before the due date arrives.
Mr. Harper knew how stressed I was about the due date, so why did he not contact me back until Tuesday, the day after the due date?
Not only did he position me to go out of my mind over the weekend and the due date day, but proceeded now to finally submit an answer.
He had been telling me the answer will come with considerable cost and he was saving me from the excessive bill.
Why then submit an answer after the due date, that wasn’t going to do me any good?
I should have trusted the negative reviews of Mr. Harper.
One stating it appeared he was working for the other side, not responding with answers, and another that he lacked empathy.
Although his reviews have significant positives, I felt the same anguish from each of the negative reviews.
Further example of concern, he responds back to the negative reviews, initializing the same blanket statement.
Five stars for closing out my case. Deducting 3 stars for the stress, dragging it out, and excessive cost.
I wish Mr. Harper success in his life and to eventually feel compassionate about people’s situation and not take advantage it to over stuff his wallet.
03 Mar, 2020 by Earlene
I hired Kevin to represent me in a very elongated situation, whereby, I was divorced but I was a joint tenancy owner with rights of survivorship on my house. Needless to say, there was a battle between my ex and I regarding the sale of the house. There was not much in terms of case law regarding joint tenancy with rights of survivorship, however through Kevin’s diligence and persistence, we won my case. I would highly recommend hiring Kevin. He was very professional and kept me abreast of each facet on my case. Kudos, Kevin for a job well done.
23 Dec, 2019 by Bryan
I had a realtor try to sue me for a commission that she thought was due to her. I own a few commercial properties and Linda’s loser lawyer tried to become a pain in my ass so I would just pay them to go away . But Kevin kicked there Ass ! I know there is never a guaranteed out come with what you hear on the news about law suits but I was willing to fight it out of principle . We offered this realtor 17,000 dollars to go hide under a rock . And she refused the money and lost on a Summary judgement . And had to pay me $25,000k . Kevin filed the judgment with the county and couple years later she couldn’t sell her house without paying me . There are times I would call Kevin on other matters and he would tell me I shouldn’t sue because I signed the contract even though I thought I was right . So I didn’t . He could have said yeah sue them and take my retainer but he didn’t .
10 Oct, 2017 by Leslie
It was very difficult for me to post this due to Avvo vetting. Mr. Harper, a talented attorney, seemed like he wasn't going to do anything after I put money down and signed the contract.
I am a paralegal with over 15 years of experience. I produced 180 professional level exhibits and did legal research after my neighbor did not want animals next door. I had everything approved and have an excellent reputation for cleanliness over a period of many years.
I had to call and confront Mr. Harper because an Answer was not filed. He blamed a computer glitch. I have no choice but to accept that.
I was very busy working on a Master's and working. Suddenly I realized a couple weeks before the hearing I had not heard anything. I confronted his office. His paralegal tried to back out of the case at the last minute.
He then filed a competent pleading, however, it was deemed much too late and the Court rejected it. He showed up at the hearing and presented one exhibit (more than likely he would have been in trouble if he didn't show.) I am not even sure if that one exhibit was admitted properly. He has no empathy whatsover for the fact that my hands are tied. If I have an attorney, the attorney has to do the presentation, unless I want to cause a big scene before the Court.
These HOA cases have become very rough and difficult due to legislation. He could not stomach the challenge.
I think he is typical of the Bar here in Arizona. Now that I confronted him and took action I may not have the basis for a Bar complaint, but for malpractice, which will require more down on a malpractice attorney, another suit, etc.
11 Aug, 2017 by Jerry
Kevin was my attorney on a very difficult contract dispute with a company I represented in Arizona. Since the company wrote the contract terms it was based on Arizona law and I needed to hire an Arizona attorney. I live in the Northeast so I had no one in Arizona to help me. I am extremely grateful that I was so fortunate to find Attorney Harper. Our civil case started in Federal Superior Court in Arizona and dragged on for five years because of delaying tactics by the other side. Kevin was finally able to break the logjam by getting the other side to agree to move our case to arbitration. We reached a very satisfactory settlement last year within 3 months of the time that both parties approved arbitration. Kevin was pure gold to deal with for the entire 5 years. He always responded promptly to any of my phone calls and emails, which were frequent. I highly recommend Attorney Kevin Harper. I can't imagine that anyone could have done a better job on my case than he did.
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