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He called a minors TWO days in a row. She is 11 years old and a witness in the case against his defendant. In my opinion that is soooo unprofessional! Considering this man has been a lawyer in the San Diego area for over 20 years he should know better.

Best lawyer in San Diego 👌 I highered him 20 plus years ago and he was the best back then and apparently he still keeping up his reputation....

Hello, I'd just like to say that Nick De Pento is the most professional, respectable, trustworthy person & lawyer. He treats people like a person should be treated, not just like another case or paycheck, which is so rare (close to impossible to find). The only lawyer I will ever recommend. Thank you so so so much for helping my momma keep her head up, stay strong, fight her case & actually win against some really scary police officers who put her in a coma for a month. The only downside is that we are still scared of & will probably be forever terrified of police officers, even after ten years (but then again, that's not Nick's fault). This is pretty personal but I don't think my momma would be alive today if it wasn't for hiring Nick to help her & protect her from SDPD... Everything he knows about the legal system, his experience in a courtroom, every case he's probably been hired for & the amount of time & energy he put into helping her still has me in awe & our little family still appreciates you (& will appreciate you & your hard work for the rest of our lives). Thank you for everything, Mr. De Pento🖤♥️

Nick De Pento office of lawyers hand pick by him . He has represented me for 22 yrs and II have no complaints on his services. I will always trust in his lawyers. Moto I was told don’t ask slot of questions trust his words and never hold anything back trust is what makes a case .Lie case go side ways so why are you waiting to Call the law office. Now

Michael Kirby represented my ex-wife in family law matters between 2017 and 2021. He was lead counsel on a “Set Aside” filing against our divorce agreement. One would assume that only a sophisticated family law attorney (a CFLS- certified family law specialist) would contemplate such an effort, not Michael Kirby- someone with virtually no family law knowledge or experience. At a cost of several million dollars to both sides, Michael Kirby failed miserably during his 2018 trial that lasted 11 days. No portion of the divorce was “Set Aside.” Michael Kirby argued at trial that his client was defrauded into a one sided divorce agreement and was under duress by virtue of threats to widely distribute her self-made images of an extra-marital affair that I discovered during our marriage unless she signed our original divorce agreement in 2015. It was found at trial to be both a compelling story and a complete lie. This same fabrication that Michael Kirby’s client was extorted using these images into signing a divorce agreement was sent by letter to the City Attorney’s office on April 7, 2017 demanding that I be prosecuted shortly after their office rejected her initial efforts. Michael Kirby sent an email to my attorneys asking for a settlement meeting to be held on April 26, 2017 without mediators present. At this now not-so-secret settlement meeting, Michael Kirby demanded $6.5 million dollars. A second meeting was held on May 1, 2017 in the presence of a retired federal judge who advised all parties that there was no legal mechanism to use criminal threats to exert leverage in the settlement of a civil dispute. Shortly after the second meeting, one of my attorneys alerted the City Attorney that the threat of this criminal misdemeanor charge was being used to exert financial leverage. That evening, on May 3, 2017, Charles La Bella (his co-counsel) emailed a partner attorney at the Duane Morris law firm that the parties were not in settlement discussions, that there were no ongoing negotiations and that if this was being represented to anyone it would be untrue. Michael Kirby sent a confirmatory email that La Bella’s description was accurate. Michael Kirby and Charles La Bella were both lying. Charges were filed in June 2017. Another of my attorneys notified the City Attorney in October 2017 that Michael Kirby was extorting me. On November 3, 2017, the afternoon before the trial, Michael Kirby emailed the Procopio law firm with a revised $4.5 million settlement package. According to a partner at the Procopio firm who then emailed defense attorneys from two other firms, Michael Kirby called him and stated that he was going to lie in his electronic communications to their law firm that his client would not violate her subpoena to avoid getting trapped into another charge of extortion but that if I signed the agreement transferring $4.5 million to his client, he and his client would call the City Attorney to confirm that she would drop charges. A partner attorney from the Procopio law firm signed a sworn statement with the court that Michael Kirby should have never involved himself in this case and that his prosecution of fabricated claims at this trial at a cost of several million dollars resulted in a tragedy. It is regrettable that the People of the State of California, state government officials, prosecutors, judges and jurors participating in an important civic function were unknowing participants in a breathtaking financial fraud. Zealous advocacy to represent a client is one thing. It is completely something else for an attorney to collude with his client in a multi-million dollar financial scam. Michael Kirby is not the first attorney to think about witness tampering his client in a criminal trial for a multimillion dollar payoff, he is simply one of the few stupid enough to try it. The Special Operations Division of the San Diego District Attorney Office opened a criminal investigation into Michael Kirby in the Spring of 2021.

He truly cares about you. Best dressed so professional. He can work miracles when he feels you deserve them. He treats all deserving human beings like family.

Caitlin represented me throughout my divorce. She guided and provided all the right information to aid in achieving a quick process. Allowing me to help with many of the items to help keep the costs down. I would highly recommend her to anyone needing good representation. Cannot thank her enough!

I can not say enough positive things about Caitlin. Let me start by saying that I had hired another firm for an out of state move away request by my sons mom. I met with the head of the firm and was promised a team approach to the preparation of the case and what I received in preparation was the firms assistant attorney. I was not in good hands. He had no plan in place and the attorney I hired was no where to be found. This is a very stressful time in a persons life. The fear of losing a child , responding to false declarations by the other party and the financial strain is a life altering event. Compound that with inept representation and it is very unsettling. I felt helpless and scared of what was to follow. The one positive I can say regarding my representation is that when I informed them that they were no longer representing me, they referred Caitlin Steele. During my initial phone call and initial consultation with Ms. Steele, I knew I was in good hands. She immediately came up with a plan based on the facts presented to her and was hired. Caitlin is very smart, driven, knowledgeable, compassionate and fierce when she needs to be. She has a tireless approach to seeking the truth and presenting the facts. She has been around long enough to ask the right people for insight if she needs help. I dealt with her the entire way. From the initial meeting to our days in court it was a pleasure and comfort to have her by my side. Caitlin is truly amazing. I went from a feeling of doom with my past representation to a feeling of hope and eventually success. Thank you, thank you, thank you for being you!

Number 1 lawyer in San Diego highly recommended. Thank you so much Nicholas De Pento Law Offices.