Reviews

Mulled this one over as to how I should approach this, but I've bit my tongue for far too long. I've known Zhana and Metis Law group for around now 3 years, and in recent discoveries, it has come to my attention how completely mishandled my case was -- but only in hindsight. I will tackle 3 corners of legal blunders of sorts: Incompetence Unprofessionalism Unethical practice Allow me to explain: Incompetence: Zhana failed to know that my apartment was under rent control. That is literally an establishing baseline procedure to determine not only how to approach any sorta litigation, but also extremely useful come time for settlement negotiation. For such a seasoned attorney she claims to be, I don't understand how should could fail something so fundamental. Boggles my mind. When confronting her on the issue, she deflected; passing it off with doing me a solid 'no good deed goes unpunished' instead of taking any sorta responsibility. This would be like a proclaimed scientist unable to point out Hydrogen on the periodic table. This would be like a personal injury attorney settling a case before retaining the at-fault parties insurance. Doesn't know important aspects of the law. She was blissfully ignorant in the procedures for a no-fault eviction, especially in the necessary right of return paperwork that must be filled 30 days onset of displacement. For someone who advertises as a tenant and eviction attorney, that's 50 percent true. Get this, she claimed ignorance for the law. 'How do I know what the state law is?' I'm representing you on habitability only. Yeah. Okay. But in this case they were kinda conjoined as one followed the other. Any reasonable/competent attorney would have been able to properly counsel on this issue. And if the previous was bad, this was worse. Possibly malpractice. Unprofessionalism: I suspect the incompetency is an outgrowth of caseload mismanagement. This is pure speculation, but I think her firm takes in way too many clients per year and they're legally spread thin. Why do I believe that? In many instances, it takes an absurd amount of time to respond to clients email. In a couple of instances, it took over 20 days time specifically for me. In other instances, the emails were just ignored completely. Unethical practice: In the late early to middle stages of my case, Zhana emailed me demanding the circumspection of emails I sent. This wasn't an informal request, she literally wanted me to sign it as if it's a legally binding contract. Who does this? This was grotesque and inappropriate. But you know what else is inappropriate? Her firm not doing their due-diligence/homework and knowing my unit was under rent-control. Maybe I didn't email enough questions apparently. In light of all the f-ups, plus the fact I was irreputably damaged as a result of her incompetence, the 45 percent take from my settlement is borderline usury. Zhana, if you're reading this, I am filing a bar complaint. Your dismissive attitude and snide remarks I shall not forget.

If anything is a testament to the brilliancy and legal acumen of Metis Law group, during mediation, the mediator informed both me and Zhana the settlement for my case was one of the highest he's ever seen given the nature of the main complaint. Unlike the corporate firms whose business model is sustained through a case load of high-volume but often low-settlement offers and less customization for clients , Zhana personalizes each case and actually puts in the work to get you, the client, the MAX settlement. This is the difference between a couple thousand dollars and a six-figure settlement. Zhana also answered several of my emails and calls a day in order to palliate and absorb my high-octane- stress levels from the psychological warfare of my disreputable landlord. Not only is Zhana an excellent attorney, but she also has become a friend to me too.

Metis Law has been so helpful to me and my family! They agreed to help us during a time where we were told there was zero hope in our renovation eviction case! Zhana and her team were able to succeed in getting us exactly what we needed. Metis law is the way to go no doubt!

It's not easy to find a firm that can represent you as if it was their own family, Arpa and Zhana did!! When I felt lost, with no hope for justice, these 2 STRONG and DETERMINED women didn't allow my brother and I to get bullied, taken advantage of by scumlords. They do their research, and make sure to keep in constant domination with us. Thank you for always replying to my emails, for calming me down when the memories of what our landlords put us through angered me. Thank you for fighting to make SURE we get as closed as possible to the policy limits. Romel was such a patient person during discovery responses, so compassionate and understanding of my anger towards this unfortunate situation. His excellent way of explaining the questions and scenarios were so helpful. Natalie is such a compassionate and patient person. She's GREAT at keeping us posted with any changes. Both Romel and Natalie possess something that no collage can teach .... GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE. THANK YOU METIS LAW GROUP FOR WINNING OUR CASE. We will recommend them to anyone have problems with their landlords that feel no hope for justice. Love you all SO MUCH!!!! THANK YOU!!

The attorneys here are very caring and respond to issues very effectively.

Métis law really helped me with my case I don’t know how to thank them. They were very informative throughout the entire process. they took their time to review my case and I felt like they actually understood the facts and helped me with a generous settlement even more than I had actually expected. Very professional , approachable and honest team. I will be referring friends and family to only Métis in the future.

Caring and hard working attorneys who take the time to listen and understand. The whole team is super supportive and caring. I Definitely would recommend.

Be careful with this law firm. They were nice on the phone initially regarding my landlord/tenant complaint. Then they get you to sign a document saying they can break CA law and drop you as a client if they please before taking on your case. Zhana will convince you to drop your medical claims and then she will convince you to drop your lost wages so she can quickly package your case for a quick settlement. When you ask questions, the partners uses an appeal to authority by saying trust her 5 years of experience instead of explaining the premises that support her position. She will out of the blue remind you that her business doesn't rely on your case to survive. Then she will aggressively threaten to drop you as a client if you don't give her the right to settle your case for what she thinks is reasonable. Zhana Azizz not only doesn't understand what an appeal to authority is but she doesn't even take the time to read the details of your case before she tries to back you into a corner. I've never seen lawyers behave like this.

One of the best law firms by far I. Referred medics law group to my cousins and a couple of friends, and they have all won their cases as well as myself. I worked with Arpa, and she is amazing. The entire team here is exceptional.

The metis law group is the place to call, the lawyer who took my case her name was Zhana she was so very nice informative and patient with us, she made sure to explain the process and worked very hard for us regarding our case. The office staff were the best there customer service can't be beat and they were very helpful and help us relay our concerns and questions. If you need someone to fight for you then call Metis law group for representation so will not be disappointed.

Outstanding..very through and friendly, helpful during difficult times when my landlord tried to evict during covid ..I would give higher score if I could, got a case you can trust Zhana

smart and supportive female-run law team!! would definitely recommend