Reviews

Jim Hoover and Christine Pham were excellent they helped me with my response for custody and I was able to be heard in my case and got my custody back with my kids just in time for the holidays . I highly recommend them and they are very professional and detailed.

Jim and Travis at Hoover Krepelka, LLP are the ultimate professionals. Their years of deep experience in family law shines through in all their communications. We refer many clients to them and they respond quickly and thoroughly. They bring a sense of compassion to each client they represent. I completely trust their judgment, ethics, and abilities. I highly recommend their services to anyone going through a divorce.

I have known and have been referring Travis for over 10 years! He is absolutely an exemplary attorney. I love that he offers a free consultation to make sure he can help. Everything is discussed upfront so there are no surprises. There is no one I would trust more than Travis with a divorce or family law issue!

I hired Jim to be my divorce attorney and am so glad I did. He was extremely professional, patient, and helpful. He is a kind person with a good moral compass and that can be hard to find in a lawyer. Jim and really the whole staff were always available if I had questions or needed assistance. I felt comfortable and safe there in a time during much discord in my life. I would definitely recommend them should you find yourself in need of a great attorney!

I was in a complicated and contentious divorce. Jim and his team were very sensitive, professional, reasonable and thorough through a difficult and tedious process.

Hoover Krepelka helped me settle a difficult situation easily and quickly. Jim Hoover understood my situation right away and walked me through it patiently. We resolved the matter quite favorably. I was extremely pleased and fully recommend Jim.

Excellent group of family law attorneys that help their clients navigate through complex CA laws regarding divorce, child support, spousal support and also prenuptial agreements. This firm takes the time to educate and inform their clients so that they make the best decisions under extremely difficult circumstances. The individuals we have referred to Hoover Krepelka have been treated warmly and with respect during a difficult time.

My very first meeting with JIM HOOVER was very pleasant, he made promises that made me feel like he knows what he is doing and the law firm is going to defend my rights. I WAS WRONG! Those were all client acquisition tricks that were used on me. Even though this is my only experience dealing with a family lawyer, I have very bad memories of how they interacted and treated me in the entire journey. They could not come up with any effective strategy on how to deal with false DV against me. The only part that they did kind of OK was the emergency screening aspect of the work. Other than that they kept wasting my time and money on non-value added activities, meetings and emails. I never felt that JIM HOOVER was on my side as he knew the opposing counsel and had made comments that put me in an inferior position such as telling them "I know my client is lying", really!?! How did you arrive at that? And let’s assume that I am lying, why do you go to the other party and tell them about it? They have junior lawyers that do not know how to handle your case and you have to pay the price for their lack of knowledge and experience. If you have questions about any legal activities or billing issues he does not hesitate to DISRESPECT and ATTACK you both verbally and via email. He becomes rude in a split of a second. They know you are stuck and you need immediate help, and they take advantage of you. Never take Jims’ promises and commitments seriously, he backs out of it very silently and if you question him, he attacks you. All he is thinking about is money, money, and money. Your interests are never his priority. After 3 months of dealing with him and the law firm in the most difficult fashion, I decided I have to take control of the situation and stop them from making the entire process long and tedious; and sucking money as much as they can out of me. Eventually, I used mutual friends to resolve the issues between me and my wife, and we were able to drop the dual restraining orders fast and effectively. If I had to rely on the law firm to help me out with my DVRO and Dissolution situation I would have easily spent $150K - $200K over a very long period of time with unpleasant outcomes. I made the right decision for myself and it worked out. I was lucky that my wife changed her approach and worked things out with me. The problem with people like Jim is that as soon as you are not that valuable client that brings money to their company they change their approach and tone in a negative way and you see their evil side, and you regret every dollar you have spend with them. At least this was my case which is very sad. Their ideal client is someone that pays them for every non-value-added activity that they list on theirs bills and does not question them so they can keep a run rate of at least $10-$15K on monthly average off of each client. The concept of “customer comes first” and having a customer-centric business has no place in their business. And last but not least, they will charge you 5X times of what you are expecting to get charged so be prepared if you are signing up with them. THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EARNING MONEY AND STEALING MONEY, AND APPARENTLY THIS LAW FIRM CANNOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO. I hope you who is reading this review never find yourself in a position to deal with lawyers, but if you do so, take the time to find a very good one for yourself. It is definitely a big challenge but it really worth the research. Good luck and stay out of trouble!

One of the best Family Law Practices! If you need professional advice, go with a firm you can trust. From the first time I picked up the phone, I was thankful to hear a caring voice on the end. They will provide you with the best options, especially when times are difficult, finding a trusting attorney to represent you should be the least of your concerns.

Great staff, great advise I was well taken care of!

Travis and the HK firm has been generous with offering their expertise and consultation for various clients of our non profit - They are experienced in divorce, restraining orders and separation, and have been so willing to be comforting and supportive and client centric in their approach and interactions and representation. Thank you Travis and the entire team!