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Richard William Meaglia
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27 Oct, 2021 by Anonymous
What a ridiculous man. He just bought the apartment I live in. So I called him within a 48hrs of the purchase to introduce myself as his new tenant and he was incredibly rude... not a big deal, just shows his character.
What is a big deal is, he sends me a letter the very next week saying he's raising my rent over 50%. Ha, what a joke. In California, a rent controlled state. Shows how much he knows the law. And then tries to get me to sign a new lease with weird additional feast not in my original lease.
10 Jun, 2017 by Anonymous
Richard is one of those people who are so EGO driven that they do not even consider talking to people politely. Unfortunately I had to call Richard to follow up on the contract he had to draft for one of my client's when I asked him politely when can I expect to get the copy of the contract from him he yelled at me & called me names before he hung up. I am baffled how he is in a profession to help people when all he is about is my way or the highway. Rudest person I have spoken to who has no respect for others.
23 Sep, 2014 by Anonymous
Richard Meaglia is a nightmare. He refused to give me direction after hiring him. Avoid this guy at all costs. He helps the other side and doesn't care at all if he leaves you broke and on the street while the criminal gets away with murder & whatever else they did. Richard will protect the other guy over his own client. It's just "too much work" for him to defend his client. There are other choices, go with someone else. After giving NO good advise what so ever and me firing him even, he still extracted 60K from our estate. DO NOT sign HIM up, unless you want to lose and lose badly.
I had to do ALL the work myself. I paid ALL the estate bills out of what should have been my money to complete school with and buy a home. Meaglia took a full 5 years before calling the estate "done". He makes more money the longer he drags out your case. This is documented by other reviewers too. He NEVER EVER would give me any advise on how to close and handle completion of the estate. He should have helped me to at least buy out our family home. But that was just "too much work" for him to set that up too. SO now I am homeless forever. In fact he would never even write any letters in response to the other attorneys demands. I still to this day have to pay estate fees after all these years out of what should have been my portion of my settlement. I now have to live in my 4Runner until it dies or I do, which ever comes 1st. I have had to live in the car even needing a hip replacement now since Mom was a hoarder and I did all the work. Meaglia refused to lift a pen to write a letter to have my Sister Laurel get what she wanted out so we could efficiently clear out the house and sell it fast and for a good price. I instead have been forced by the other attorney to store and pay for the junk. I can't even afford to pay for an apartment or go back to school. I am screwed, due to his mishandling of the estate. My Sis is well set up in a HUGE house and putting herself AND her kid through school that was clearly and in writing set aside for me. This was set aside to rehabilitate from taking time off from my great job I used to have, so I could go back into it with my full degree. Instead I have nothing and am homeless due to his handling of the case. You will one day find me at the bottom of Suicide Bridge since I can't afford to live to an old age now. My blood is on his hands.
Do yourself a favor. Find anyone else.
21 Feb, 2012 by Anonymous
I had 2come home 2help save my Mother w/Cancer. I ws her chosen Executor &Power of Attorney. My Mother always thought she ws healthy & hd a good 20 yrs 2 write her Will. She promised me before I left tht she had done her Will before I got on th plane. My Sister hs been abusive all my life 2me & my Mother. She drained my Mother financially for th past 20 yrs refusing 2get a job & making Mother pay all bills 4 her & her illegitimate Son. U C th money ws loaned w/th promise 2pay it th debt back. It ws needed 4this time in hr life when sh was old & needed health aid 2survive. Also since I wld nt borrow money frm my Mother because she spent so much time energy &money helping others, including my Grandmother, that money ws 2go back into th Estate. This way there would b plenty of money 2cover Estate $ & I would b compensated 2get back on my feet after all th work . I NEVER expected it would b dragged out 5 yrs!
I couldn’t leave since I hd used all my savings money I ws going 2start a business w/4 my Mom who promised 2pay back whatever I put out, but thn on her death bed could not write a check. Even after all we did 2keep my Sister off th street all of those years, she was cruel enough 2hv ME live on th street 4at least a yr of th time. I had 2buy an additional car w/my part of th Estate money 2lug around junk 2get gotten rid of, Estate paperwork &then finely 2live in. All th while my favorite car sat rotting in th asI left it running 2help frm th sobs Mom left 4me calling on th phone, abandoned. Mom ws going 2hv me relocate 2help her & let me stay there as I finished college finely after 30yrs of working on my degree. Instead I had 2live in a non ticketing parking & use public bathrooms. It ws humiliating after all I hd done & even a fiancé that died & I got taken 4all he tried 2leave me too which again my Sister hd a hand in tht being taken away too. Meaglia letting this case run forever slit th chances of me that2. But that’s another story.
I hd a dog, which was prescribed 2me which getting a job hard. I couldn’t keep hr living in th hot California sun. When I ws in th house I couldn’t work my Sister would attack me in th driveway as I left. My Sister lived only 5 houses away 2collect money. Even expecting me 2pay her bills once Mom passed. Meaglia said he did nt know how 2 get her out of th house if she took it over &advised me 2 stay, claiming evry time I asked tht it would “only b 2 weeks more” until things were finalized, for 5 years!
Laurel Livezey my Sister couldn’t b trusted 2 fairly handle th Estate if I left. It was a nightmare!
Worse though ws Richard Meaglia hired 4help, who worked more 4my Sister’s than 4me. It’s awful when U reach out 4help &find that person letting U drop in2 doom. My poor Mother experienced this as she was left 2die. U C even though I ws there 2save her, my Sister claimed I ws trying 2steal my Mother’s identity. & I ws thrown in jail 4trespassing. OMG! She would not honestly let them know I was th Power of Attorney trying 2find th paperwork through all th hording Mom had in th house. My Sister & especially her Son threatened my life everyday I worked there since she knew it was time 2pay back th Estate & did everything possible 2make me look bad than 2pay a cent of what she owed. I had 2pay ALL th bills that came 2th Estate out of MY portion of money from th Estate. Richard Meaglia did NOTHING 2help th situation. He should hv been dragging HER in2 court 4neglect & abandonment 2my Mother & physically attacking me as I put all my work in 2this dreadful job. It cost me a ton of $$. So was Richard Meaglia, 4 no help.
My car ws a wreck when I returned 2my old home state & my career tanked completely after all tht time. What would hv been 1½ years 2complete my degree in my career turned in 2another 6ahead of me 2catch up again. On top of it even though I fired Mr. Meaglia many times he still showed up 2court when he felt like it, cancelled
15 Jun, 2010 by Cathy
Mr Meaglia has been my divorce lawyer for the past two years. All divorces are difficult and sad but mine has been very involved for numerous reasons. Mr Meaglia has not only been very fair but always looking to do the right thing for our family . He has always made himself available and works very long hours to attend to all of his clients. I highly recommend his services to anyone who wants the fairest fees from a hard working dedicated man.
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