Reviews

Lamano Law is the BEST criminal defense law firm without a doubt. From the moment you talk to them it's obvious they know their stuff and they don't BS you like other lawyers. Call them. You'll see.

Hi, all. My father told me, “Once you hit a level of financial well-being, you will need a good mechanic, CPA, doctor, and lawyer.” In this review, I would like to talk about my attorneys at Lamano Law Firm. Whether your a plaintiff or defendant, a good and effective attorney is needed to protect or defend you as a plaintiff or defendant from legal conflicts. I use Lamono Law Firm for the following reasons: Legal Knowledge: Don’t take for granted all attorneys know the legal process; hence, that's the reason incompetent attorneys get sued, get dropped from the bar association, or go out of business -- they don’t have legal knowledge. Givelle, Justine, and the rest of their legal team are experts in their field, which is criminal law. In addition to having legal knowledge, a good and effective attorney will also know the limits of their expertise; hence, ethical attorneys will mention if your particular fact pattern goes beyond the four corners of their office’s expertise. Givelle and Justine always tell me the areas of the legal spectrum they can handle or not handle; AND, equally important, they have legal resources to refer when the fact pattern is outside of their legal expertise; Responsiveness: Givelle and Justine are responsive with phone calls, text messages, and emails. They respond within 24 hours; and, if the legal situation is urgent, they will respond immediately at the time of the email, phone call, or text message. No Hidden Fees: Givelle and Justine establish their legal costs up front without any hidden nor additional legal fees, which makes financial planning is easy if you're keeping a budget with your cost activities. Positive Reputation in the Legal Community: Givelle, Justine, and their team are well-respected in the Bay Area legal communities, which means, the lines of effective and professional communications between Givelle and Justine with opposing counsel can end is a positive manner thus reducing stress, costs, and prolonged unnecessary legal activities. Communication: Givelle and Justine don’t use a lot of legal jargon — they speak in plain and understandable English to their clients; so, their clients don’t feel intimidated and understand the situation at hand, which reduces a lot of stress. Honesty and Ethics: Givelle, Justine, and their team do not mislead nor give false hope. They explain all the facets of your case, and they detail the strength and weaknesses of your case and provide legal options and strategies that best fit the facets of your case. Use of Technology: Givelle and Justine are technically savvy; and, part of their business infrastructure incorporates the use of technology to make the transfer of information and documents easy-peasy with cloud technology and virtual office meetings in order to limit time in the car dealing in traffic. Great Bed-Side Manner: Givelle and Justine are friendly and comforting -- legal conflicts, be in plaintiff or defendant, are stressful, especially, from opposing counsel; but, Givelle and Justine sympathize and empathize with their clients and professionally comfort them by checking in. They also encourage their clients to take some down-time before making a critical legal decision. These are some of the reasons I retain Lamano Law Firm to represent me as a plaintiff or defendant. If you're experience some legal issue, give Lamano Law Firm and ring. /s/ Alfonso Faustino

Lamano Law!! What can I say besides perfection... Such an AMAZING team of lawyers that are attentive and so great at what they do! They were there to answer any questions I had at any time of day. They understood the resolution I hoped for and needed and succeeded well beyond my expectations. Everyone there was so nice and ready to get the job done. They were very good about communicating every step of the way and keeping me informed on the state of my case. I feel that not only did I gain a great legal team to turn to whenever I need them, but also gained new lifelong friends. I would definitely recommend them without hesitation. Thank you again Lamano Law Firm!!

Hey these people are very nice. It was my first time getting a jury service mail, so I tripped and thought I did something wrong. I thought I was in trouble so I called them and asked about my case. The lawyer explained what I am summoned for kindly instead of just embarassing me about not knowing what it is. I felt good oh yes i did.

Great work by all the staff from updates and reminders to the incredible work behind the scene to get the best results in court! Highly recommended!

Alice is by far an amazing attorney!!! I could not have been happier with her service. Alice is very trust worthy and knowledgeable. I had hired her for my divorce with child custody. I was recommended to her firm because of their experience with domestic abuse. When I first spoke with Alice, before hiring her, she was very thorough in my options in moving forward. She did not try and “sell” me on herself but more instead kept it real with what the law allows and how we could make those options work for me. I ended up working with Alice over 2 years to get my case settled. It could have been settled sooner, however the other party did their best to drag it out. With all that I was up against with taking my case to trial, Alice was absolutely what I needed. She wasn’t trying to charge me for things just because she could. She was very straight forward and honest about every step along the way. She never tried to guide me in a direction I didn’t want to go or make me settle for something I didn’t want. She came to every court hearing professionally presentable, well prepared and knowledgeable of my case. Her knowledge of the law and simple common sense helped expose the facts which put the case in my favor time and time again. During our trials and meetings with the judge, Alice was always so well prepared that it made opposing counsel look like a joke. The manner in which Alice speaks to people is by far the most helpful for my case. During the trial, Alice showed her persistence to expose the truth of the matter and didn’t take no for an answer. She is a bulldog when it comes to fighting for what is right! I never walked out of a meeting wishing Alice had done more because she had already done it. She thought of everything and would take my thought and opinions to the tables. Alice was always up to speed with the latest law changes and current cases taking place. She knows when to reference them in order to show similar cases and their outcomes. Alice clearly does her homework on your case as well as the other attorney she is up against. Not once during my case, did I ever feel I wasn’t going to get what I wanted. Alice always kept things open and honest. She never gave me false hopes. She was always straight forward and honest! (Which is hard to say about lawyers) The staff at Law offices of Tracey Wapnick was tremendously helpful as well. Every time I needed something, they were very responsive and able to get me answers. When calling, they knew what the status of my case was and what was needed to be done. I didn’t have to explain any details outside of stating my name. I felt very comfortable with all of their staff and felt I was in great hands. Hopefully I never need to hire Alice again but if I did, she would be my first call. I would recommend Alice to anyone needing representation for a divorce, restraining order or child custody. My family and friends that saw me through this whole situation were just as impressed with Alice’s services as well.

I felt I had to respond after I read the poor review posted here which is so obviously written by an opposing party who had their plate cleaned by Alice. Alice represented me when she was with another firm in Martinez and she was responsive, kind and most of all, practical. I felt that at all times, Alice was telling me the truth and not sugar coating any elements of the very difficult custody battle that I was facing. Me and my children are now happy and safe thanks to the hard work of Alice.

i am thoroughly and completely DISSATISFIED with the services provided by ALICE CHENG in my divorce case. I found her to be lacking the proper skills and knowledge to handle any DIVORCE CASE. She was given evidence supporting my case however, she did not present this evidence to the court. She has no ideal how to SETTLE A CASE. Based on what I experienced I strongly urge anyone to NOT HIRE THIS ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU.... I can definitely say in y case that she did not have the knowledge or even the basic skills as an attorney to represent me properly and I post this review in hope that no one else experiences this same amount of unprofessional service that I received.

Alice Cheng is very kind, understanding, and knowledgeable. She was very professional in helping me out with a contentious custody divorce. Alice deftly handled the opposing counsel who was simply inundating my case with superfluous, unsubstantiated, unenforceable, illogical motions and nonsensical responses. Alice helped me understand the family court and that opposing counsel was only interested in muddying the water and acting NOT in the best interest of my child, only in the interest of enacting my soon to be ex-husband's promised revenge. I can heartily and sincerely recommend Alice to any spouse interested in a straight talking, honest, and supportive counsel who is interested in you being successful and not the bottom line of enriching her purse

Alice helped me on a support issue and was very helpful. Thanks for your hard work