Reviews

I was encouraged to use Joan and later regretted it! I wanted to use another attorney from the firm but she was available ( Now I know why!) She is not up to the task! I have witnessed first hand how incompetent she is in the Courtroom. Ask for references for someone that was happy with their Lawyer, not anything else or you too will regret using her like I do.

She will not advocate for you in court, this was proven when the judge stated "the court does not hold people to contractual agreements" where most attorneys of worth would have argued this regardless of the fact that its' family court and judges have discretion any attorney who cared about their client would have risked sanctions before allowing such a misplace of justice to occur. Furthermore because of her inability to properly advice me on my child receiving an EPO, my child ended up and to this day still continues to suffer because of her inability to properly deduce outcomes. She also has a tendency to create her own narrative as it pertains to your case, she has in multiple occasions written into evidence what she "felt" was best fully ignoring the client and not actually communicating any type of legal strategy. Furthermore because she was a clerk as others have pointed she focuses on what she feels is experience and will on her own volition and cannot and will not look at at each situation as unique and is either incapable or ignorant or both and can't see outside of the box. This combined with her absurd fee that for her schooling is not warranted, makes her an over priced liability, and most of the work she did for me, I could have done on my own as none of what she did could be considered as "counseling". The most damning element here is that as a person originally I felt heard, I felt that my son was going to get the representation/protection he needed to be in a loving and safe environment, none of Joan's actions lead to that being the case, all it lead to is me ending up worse than I was before and with an incurred debt of over 15k, and I am not rich by any means of the imagination. The sad part here is that I got to a point with her that I was so afraid to contact her because she charges you even if you just send a friendly email to say hi. I cannot iterate this enough, for the sake of whatever you hold true to your heart, never use her, her firm, or anyone that she refers you to, everything she advised was wrong and in the end, "she dropped me" after I called her out on her ineptitude and her firms ability to bill me at will, but not be able to reply to an email or a text message requesting help, and please understand I begged this counselor for help on my knees in tears and in return I got nothing. Again for the sake of everything you love, do not use her, her firm, or anyone she is associated with.

⚠️Nothing Firm. Confirmed. Illegal to delete reviews. 6/23/21. Another Google review deleted!!!! Added to CA bar complaint etc. You want my opinion… here you go… I have plenty of evidence to back up. Don’t listen to the false excuses. I have been on 2 hearing and both Judges wish to expedite issues, but this firm absolutely refuses to even attempt to do what was agreed and said in front of the Judges. But allows opposing counsel to lie with absolutely zero intervention. Documented in hearing. So 4 months of hearings and several months of doing nothing to help the backlog of cases. They take zero responsibility. Don’t trust. But they’ll file a motion against and threaten their own client, because they got their feelings hurt, etc for doing Nothing to progress and simplify and help move the case forward or help the grandchildren and beneficiaries.They’d rather waste court resources and time. Wow! …run people. Proud of false statements against their own client. False promises. Only helping the other side. Unbelievable erratic behavior. Trying to bait their own client. Didn’t work. Warning ⚠️ For my situation their own Client is bottom of importance. The opposing counsel is way more important than you. It’s a very tight group of attorneys working together as admitted and undeniable. Complete failure to do anything requested. Even their own peers are baffled. It’s so bad I need to explain later. This is definitely worthy of a Ca bar complaint. Could care less about the grief of losing your parents and their wishes. Clearly provided no evidence for proactive representation whatsoever. Clearly the sibling stole my mom’s belongings while alive and failed to do anything about getting them returned. Nothing!! Do they have any idea what they are doing? Don’t even get me started. Hopefully some entity will be proactive to disbarred all of these people in this industry. My experience. Yet to find a honest attorney ever.

Joe Patton has been a terrific estate planning resource. He’s very knowledgeable and well-versed. He’s a higher-end attorney but he helped us understand the complexities of setting up a revocable trust and took the time to answer all of our questions candidly (and make suggestions surrounding those hypothetical circumstances). My husband and I feel very fortunate to know him and to know now that our affairs are in order should the unthinkable occur. We’d both highly recommend his counsel as we know him to be very hard-working and honest. He’s a good guy!

If Amy had a tagline, it would be "client and quality above all else." Amy and her team are an absolute pleasure to work with. They are patient, thorough, and spend time understanding each client situation to assure the best possible outcome. I highly recommend Amy for your legal needs. Also, Amy is quick to recommend other attorneys - even outside of her practice - if they are better aligned with your needs.

I had initially gone the self help route in my divorce to try and save money and really wish that I would have just reached out to Joan in the beginning instead, it would have saved me so much money and grief in the long run! By the time Joan took me on as a Client I was at my wit’s end dealing with my ex and the relief I felt working with her and her team was immediate. Joan’s guidance and counseling were invaluable and ultimately the outcome of my case was better than I could have ever hoped for. Additionally, Joan is very professional, personable and easy to work with. I totally would recommend her and will absolutely be using her again if necessary.

Ms. Loos clearly knows her stuff! A very responsive and helpful attorney. I would recommend her to anyone that needs help with anything related to divorce, domestic abuse, child custody, domestic partnerships, etc.

Joan and her firm are responsive, professional and very accommodating. As things changed overtime taking my divorce in a different direction they were understanding and made me aware at all times the various consequences of my choices and informing me of all legalities thoroughly. I highly recommend Joan Loos and Eleanor Stegmeier for anyone requiring information and consultation regarding a divorce. Should you make the choice to utilize their full services you will be very satisfied and glad you did.

Joan explained the task ahead. What my chances were. And asked what I wanted. She worked very hard to give me the results I wanted. She gave just what I asked for. Freeing me from worry that my retirement would be compromised.

I highly recommend Joan Loos to anyone in need of a professional, ethical, and solid attorney. She is fair, honest, diligent, kind, smart, and experienced. A friend recommended her to me because they too had an excellent experience working with Joan and other attorney's at the firm. She exceeded my expectations.