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16 Jul, 2015 by Kathleen
We had the good fortune to be represented by Mr. Lee in a complex lawsuit involving a rogue neighbor and our road association. From the moment Mr. Lee was assigned to our case, we knew we were in good hands. His professionalism, vast experience and knowledge of the law along with his excellent communication skills were evident from our initial meeting. Given we had always resolved disagreements with our neighbors in a cordial fashion with simple communication and courtesy and had never been sued before, we were blindsided by the initial lawsuit. If mishandled by less-capable representation, we were concerned about hurting innocent neighbors and losing the good will we had acquired over our 22 years in our neighborhood. Mr. Lee, with his excellent knowledge of the law, professionalism and finesse, managed to take an otherwise stressful situation and turn it into manageable nuisance we trusted him to handle to its ultimate successful completion and our great satisfaction. His vast experience, perspective and kindness throughout, helped to reinforce our good standing in the neighborhood while defending us from a divisive neighbor who's intent was to win no matter the cost. Given how pleased we are with his representation, we would not hesitate to use Mr. Lee in any future situations where legal counsel might be necessary nor would we hesitate to recommend his services to anyone who found themselves in a similar legal situation. So impressed were several of our neighbors, who attended the depositions and trial, that they stated they wouldn't hesitate to contact him should they need future legal counsel. One neighbor commented, "we wish he represented us." Pretty much says it all.
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08 Jul, 2015 by David
I was injured in a motorcycle accident caused by an on-duty, undercover, San Jose police officer. The officer made an illegal left turn in front of my motorcycle. A police report and independent witnesses clearly showed the police officer was at fault noting there was nothing I could have done to avoid the accident. The City of San Jose denied my claim and, after negotiations, did not even offer enough money to cover my medical expenses.
Working with Jonathan, we took them to court to face a jury. The attorney for San Jose did his best to minimize my claims, my injuries and convince the jury I was partially to blame for the accident. The jury awarded me a large sum of money and, what was important to me, found the the accident was 100% the fault of the officer!
Jonathan is a true professional. The civil litigation process is long and difficult but Jonathan guided my wife and I through it. He took the time to explain every step along the way. If we did not understand some portion of the process he would put it in terms that were clearly understood. He was easy to talk to and answered all of our questions. He maintained a calm demeanor and interjected a sense of humor in a difficult process.
As part of his professional ways he was straightforward and honest. He went over the pros and cons of each decision we had to make during the course of civil litigation. He worked very hard, putting in long hours on our case. He clearly knows his business, working like a chess player, anticipating possible moves by the attorney for San Jose and the judge in the case.
We found the civil litigation process to be like a war with a series of battles. Some battles you win and some you lose. With a strategist like Jonathan we clearly won the war.
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09 Sep, 2022 by Maria sterling
Mr. Staskus is an excellent attorney, he handled my case very quickly and efficiently. Furthermore, he was able to get me more money than anticipated. He's very skilled at what he does. In addition, he is very caring, polite and talks to you as a guest not only a client.
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08 Jul, 2019 by Daniel romo
I had a good experience with Mr. Staskus. He actually has done more than a few cases for me. He was willing to reduce his fees had the outcome not been sufficient.
My biggest case with Mr. Staskus was for personal injury. Which had an excellent outcome. I didn't really want a lawyer, he said he was
confident he would get me around 30K, he actually got me 40K. I had a special circumstance that Mr. Staskus agreed to reduce his fees to help me out. It worked out for well.
In addition I had a girl I dated for a week, file a restraining order on me falsely, Mr. Staskus dropped everything and went down to defend me, He charged me pennies on the dollar. Compared to what another lawyer would have charged me.
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09 Jun, 2023 by Velda lovato
Excellent Attorney who really cares about his clients
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11 Dec, 2018 by Noah ethan pilkerton
Mr. Zuchowski was a kind and courteous person as my mother and I arrived (my mother wanted someone qualified to read a legal statement and explain it to her) and she came back and said he was "very nice.. he told me everything I needed to know. [Mr. Zuchowski] led me through the document and now I know [what to do with the document]."
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08 Jan, 2021 by Pat
Michael Shea, Jr was referred to me by one of his happy clients; since then, I've referred friends and family to him. His ilk is from another era—the advice, direction, and professionalism are reminiscent of The Greatest Generation. There is not a higher compliment than that!
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02 May, 2019 by Nancy
I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with Shea & Shea on two separate car accident cases. The entire team, including Michael Shea Jr., are incredibly professional, knowledgeable, respectful, easily accessible, and always quick to respond to any and every question. They regularly go above and beyond to help with all of your legal needs, and they’re also very kind, empathetic people who understand the stress, pain, and trauma you’re dealing with. They handle serious/catastrophic injury cases, and have bent over backwards to help me at every turn - both times! I can’t recommend Shea & Shea highly enough. I’m more than pleased with their help and thrilled with the outcome of my cases.
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03 Jan, 2024 by Stuart
A few years ago, my wife and I came to Attorney Vincent Tran’s Office for the preparation of an Estate Planning Portfolio. With an impressive knowledge, dedication, and professionalism, Attorney Tran explained all details of the contents of this portfolio in simple terms for us to understand before signatures. All necessary documents were then successfully submitted to the Santa Clara County Recorder. We fully recommend Attorney Tran to anyone who needs an outstanding expert in Estate Planning.
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27 Feb, 2013 by Michael
I met Attorney Tran to do my living trust. I was a bit nervous because I have never been to a law office before, but Attorney Tran turned out to be super friendly; down to earth, and knows the law very well. He bought up issues I never thought could be possible.
His fees were much more reasonable than I expected. Even after everything was done; literally months later, I called up to ask for clarification, and Attorney Tran contacted me immediately and responded to answer my questions. What a professional!
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11 May, 2018 by Lisa
I hired Harmony to advise me on a new business venture. We focused our initial work on contract terms, IP protection, and overall business structure. She was insightful. I really appreciated when she shared many perspectives and options for me to consider - some that I had not been privy to prior to working with her. She was open minded to my need to be creative, and always direct on what option would be best for me given my goals. She has a great sense of humor and a deep drive to help women be at the top of their game in business and in life. She takes the client relationship very seriously, is honest about turnaround time, is a great communicator (email and phone as well as in person), and overall a great partner. I will be hiring her again for more consultation and highly recommend her to anyone in need of a passionate, honest, ethical and super smart lawyer!
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04 May, 2018 by Rhonda
Ms. Oswald helped me convert my LLC to a corporation, handling all the documentation and walking me through my responsibilities as a CEO. She is competent, communicative, prompt and friendly. It was a great experience and I highly recommend her.
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10 Apr, 2014 by Jennifer and romido rodriguez
Me and my fiancee are very grateful, with your assistance in his Hardship Case ! Were soo thankful to have you a very excellent job done well ! i am very impressed and so my fiancee too. Thank You Soo much ! Good-luck !
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30 Oct, 2012 by Chris
Great service, very reliable and details oriented, got me great result with my case, will diffenalty recommend him to friends and family
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28 May, 2015 by Anonymous
Had a complicated case. Tom was able to provide me with realistic options to end my case. he was able to reach my goal, with great communication and is on your side!
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21 May, 2015 by Anonymous
I interviewed over 10 attorneys for my somewhat complicated DUI case. In the end, I went with Tom. Proud of my decision, and proud of Tom - he did a great job. Head and shoulders above the others I spoke with. From the beginning, Tom was very frank and realistic about expectations - didn't over promise in order to get a client. He's honest, ethical, and reliable, with very high standards. In the end, his work resulted in the best possible outcome for me. I would recommend him to anyone.
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10 Feb, 2015 by Mr.dragomir
I have retained (and continue to retain) Mr. Kohlmann and his firm as my attorney for over 15 years in my capacity as a professional trustee, conservator, attorney in fact, agent, executor, general partner and probate administrator. Patrick is among the best attorneys that I have worked with and is very knowledgeable in all probate areas especially in tax, trust and estate planning of complex matters, with the added skill of planning ahead and skillfully helping me avoid trouble. I would highly recommend him as counsel.
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04 Dec, 2015 by Tess
Mr. Cave has provided legal services for me on several occasions. He is extremely professional and I felt very confident with his represention of me.
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20 Jun, 2007 by Anonymous
Jim is a meticulous and detailed oriented attorney. He is also very professional and easy to understand. He respects his clients and doesn't "talk down" to them. If there is a concept of the law that I don't understand off the bat, Jim has a knack to quickly explain it in a different fashion that enables me to understand a difficult concept. Jim is also patient with the tons of questions that we throw at him during our litigation process. I would highly recommend Jim to anyone needing an attorney.
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07 Mar, 2012 by Anonymous
Simon had thoughtful and useful advise in dealing with a contracted employee that did not meet industry standards and threatened to sue me when I relieved him of his obligation with me. With Simon's advise I was able to avoid a trial and did not lose valuable time or assets.
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21 May, 2012 by Robert
Terri performed as my primary Real Estate Lawyer for over ten years. I was always impressed by her knowledge of real estate law and documentation. She was extremely responsive to my requests and often completed requested items the same day as requested. Sometimes solutons to RE problems were not obvious and Terri proved to be extremely creative and helpful in resolutions. The next time I need a Real Estate Lawyer Terri will be the first one I call.
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14 Sep, 2018 by Anonymous
Called Ismael for my 30 min consultation appointment and he gave me great advise to move forward. I would recommend his services.
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02 Jan, 2014 by Chris neumeyer
I have known Alfredo for over a decade and worked with him many times. When I served as Director of the Legal Dept at a global tech company, we retained Alfredo repeatedly as outside counsel to assist us with patent litigation, AR collection, bankruptcy and other matters and he, and his colleagues, consistently provided us with excellent work product and outstanding client service. He knows the law, is very careful, attentive and responsive. I recommend him without reservations.
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14 Nov, 2014 by Ann
We feel so grateful and lucky to find Justine Lescoart to help us on a dispute, which eventually developed into a legal suit against us with a contractor, who's very difficult and unreasonable to deal with. There are a lot of interactions between us and the contractor before we brought Justine on board and the issue was tricky. Justine is very sharp and smart, and works with us with great patience and efficiency. At the later stage of the dispute, the contractor even suited us and trying to cost us a fortune. Justine treats our case as if she's fighting for her own and always puts our best interest into the first priority throughout the case, and always be thoughtful and persistent to find the most cost-efficient way to get us out of the case at each step of the stage, with this super non-cooperative counterparty. In the end, thanks to Justine - she helped us close the case clean and tidy with a satisfactory result. We are forever thankful to Justine!
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02 Jul, 2018 by Jennifer
Our company has been a client of Madolyn's for a few years on a couple different cases. She is professional, responsive and very thorough. She is extremely easy to work with and takes the time to explain things or answer any questions. She always a step ahead of the opposing counsel.
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15 Nov, 2016 by Anonymous
Mr. Schumb provided me with the highest level of representation possible. He knows what he is doing and I would trust him again with any situation. I can't say enough good things about his professionalism, demeanor and decision making.
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04 Aug, 2017 by Dianna ho
Mr. Ngo responses promptly on my call which I deeply appreciate on his sense of urgency especially on our urgent needs. Mr. Ngo is professional, sincere, understanding and authentic individual. Highly recommended to everyone!
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21 May, 2009 by Anonymous
Mr. Ashley, unlike any other attorney with whom I have worked, makes himself available day or night any day of the week. Do not let his calm, good natured demeanor mislead you. He is a tough, tough, no nonsense fighter in the court room. He knows "the game" and plays his hand well. He is the eye of the storm. He has a great personality, is well liked and that plays a very big part in a case. His credentials do not show it but he has fought against very highly respected and well known attorneys in multi-million dollar court cases. In my case specifically, I would have been happy with a $1.5M settlement. I am cashing in my settlement check for $17.5M today. One of the defendants is now out of business. He actually recruited one of the attorneys on the other side to work for him! He manages people tremendously well. he sees the big picture and can calm a very explosive situation with just a couple of phone calls. Mr. Ashley is extremely under rated. Extremely.
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26 Nov, 2023 by Moira
Highly recommended. The case included in-person deposition, virtual mediation, and a shed load of filings.
Elizabeth always gave me options based on effectiveness, time & effort and cost, which enabled me to make quick decisions hence saved my time.
Elizabeth was very responsive to emails and always structured her feedback comprehensively and succinctly which again saved my time (and money), since I didn’t need to decipher any content.
Elizabeth’s style is factual, which meant I could prepare for eventualities based on the probability of the potential legal outcomes, as she’d advised.
Elizabeth was patient, which came in handy when working with some of the characters we came across. I was impressed at how calmly she carried herself, and how appropriately reactive she was, during an unpleasant deposition.
Thank You Elizabeth, you’re brill!
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01 May, 2013 by Shawn
jimmy was recommended to me by my bail bondsman, and though i could not afford to hire a lawyer he contacted the court to help get some information i could not, and he gave me advice about showing up to my trial. thanks jimmy!
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26 Apr, 2013 by Jennifer
Damian has represented me on 2 very different cases. I find his writing to be superb, and since he used to have a law appearance business, he knows everyone down at the courthouse. Consequently, he often has a good feel for how a judge is going to decide on a particular motion.
One of my cases was a fairly routine car accident case (this was before he streamlined his practice to primarily civil litigation). He brought the matter to a swift conclusion, and I got a settlement check for my troubles.
The other case was a HUGE employment case with a Fortune 500 Company in Silicon Valley. While I cannot discuss the case details, I was very pleased with the outcome.
Damian is a master at finding obscure bits of law that other lawyers overlook. This, along with his brilliant writing, gives him an edge.
I highly recommend him for all your civil litigation matters.
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08 Mar, 2019 by Anonymous
I and others I have referred have used Jennifer Scharre as a trust attorney. She is excellent! She is responsive, professional, goal-oriented, pragmatic, insightful, and made us feel at ease through the whole process. I know of others who have used her services and they feel the same! Thank you Jennifer!
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03 Mar, 2022 by Anonymous
We hired Revital for my wife's green card application, she did an excellent job throughout the entire process. Great communication, transparency and efficiency. we were very pleased with how it all went.
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25 Nov, 2011 by Christine
I was first introduced to Herminia Arroyo back in 2003 at the Legal Aid San Jose. She is a commited lawyer who tirelessly worked on my immigration case. I was able to obtain my green card within a year or so. Throughout the process, Ms. Arroyo was very proffessional and kept me updated with my case all the time. I am recommending Ms. Arroyo for any immigration case. She is very professional and extremely knowledgeable about this field. She is also very honest and kind. I am giving Ms. Herminia a five star in terms of her services.
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27 Mar, 2011 by James
Dave Stevens is a true professional and an expert in company formation, patent prosecution and litigation, and overall legal counsel. He was among the most valuable assets to our startup company and continues to be very well regarded by us founders and investors alike. I would highly recommend him.
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22 Mar, 2024 by Zac
After my car accident, I went to the Law Offices of Trang Do. They were amazing! They took care of everything from start to finish. They even found me a chiropractor for my neck pain, talked to the insurance company for me, and got me a great settlement. I didn't have to worry about anything because they handled it all. I'm so grateful for their help and would recommend them to anyone who needs a lawyer. They made everything easy for me.
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04 Jan, 2012 by Ruben
Very helpful service by Robert Browning helped me to solve some of my most crucial probems.
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30 Jan, 2014 by Craig
Mark is a knowledgable attorney who we've had the benefit of working with on rental commercial real estate. He's super easy to talk to and is willing to give his quality of up-to-date experience and insights - which is always on point. Mark is also a nice guy and responds to email and phone calls quickly. When you call Mark, you talk to Mark, I like that. We received his contact from our family attorney who hires Mark for his own real estate property needs. That tells you something right there.
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