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26 Apr, 2024 by Lori collins
He is the Best! So nice, compassionate, easy to deal with and professional. I would highly recommend him to anyone! He responded quickly and thoroughly! You could not ask for a better attorney. Thank you Rick!
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05 Apr, 2024 by David gay
A great lawyer who works hard for you. I never had to appear in court. He took away all the stresses. But follow his advice, I did and got an acquittal
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19 Jan, 2024 by Brianna hart
Rick was excellent! Very thorough and was successful in getting my case set aside! I am forever grateful for his services, Thank you Rick Gazipura!!
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26 Apr, 2024 by Lori collins
He is the Best! So nice, compassionate, easy to deal with and professional. I would highly recommend him to anyone! He responded quickly and thoroughly! You could not ask for a better attorney. Thank you Rick!
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05 Apr, 2024 by David gay
A great lawyer who works hard for you. I never had to appear in court. He took away all the stresses. But follow his advice, I did and got an acquittal
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19 Jan, 2024 by Brianna hart
Rick was excellent! Very thorough and was successful in getting my case set aside! I am forever grateful for his services, Thank you Rick Gazipura!!
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26 Apr, 2024 by Lori collins
He is the Best! So nice, compassionate, easy to deal with and professional. I would highly recommend him to anyone! He responded quickly and thoroughly! You could not ask for a better attorney. Thank you Rick!
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05 Apr, 2024 by David gay
A great lawyer who works hard for you. I never had to appear in court. He took away all the stresses. But follow his advice, I did and got an acquittal
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19 Jan, 2024 by Brianna hart
Rick was excellent! Very thorough and was successful in getting my case set aside! I am forever grateful for his services, Thank you Rick Gazipura!!
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14 Feb, 2024 by Karin
Brian Myers is a superb divorce attorney. I hired him in 2012, and it was one of the best decisions during my divorce that I ever made. Brian was an amazing advocate, and he is intelligent, caring, thoughtful, and insightful - which was greatly appreciated. He gave me hope when I had none. Brian protected and supported me, when I felt I was being attacked by my soon to be ex- husband and his aggressive lawyer. I will always be grateful for the time, patience and support Brian gave me, during this difficult divorcing process. Brian Myers is not only an outstanding, professional Lawyer, he is an amazing, brilliant, kind man with a huge heart of integrity. I give him the utmost highest possible recommendation. Brian Myers is a real gem.
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02 Aug, 2023 by Michael
Brian Myers represented me in a divorce case that was extraordinarily contentious and difficult. Not only did Brian have to confront an opposing party that was unwilling to compromise on any matter great or small, but he also had to cope with my peculiar circumstances--when I first retained him I was living and working in Southeast Asia--and with the chaos and uncertainty that the pandemic brought to legal processes and the court. I am forever in his debt for his exceptional perseverance in surmounting these many challenges, for his stout advocacy, good judgment, his compassion, and for the deployment of his extraordinary legal capabilities on my behalf. Brian is among the most impressive people I have met in any field.
Compassionate and non-judgmental, with an abundance of optimism and an unflappable disposition, Brian always responded quickly and trenchantly to the many emails I sent him. During these dark days that, as days do, accumulated to years, I had a tendency to write long, sprawling messages, only portions of which were legally relevant. Had Brian responded in full to every facet of these emails, I would have quickly been bankrupted. Instead, with an unerring capacity to separate the tangential from the essential, Brian unfailingly got to the legal heart of my messages, keeping us on task and saving me thousands of dollars. This is one small example among many of his superb judgment, his devotion to serving the best interests of his client even when the client in question (me!) could not see the forest for the trees. Brian has a real gift for explaining complex legal mechanisms and terms in a way that clarifies them to the uninitiated. He is generous, patient, and thoroughly decent.
One of the reasons I chose to work with Brian has precisely to do with his decency and moral discernment. On occasion, what the law sanctions and what decency requires are at odds. Brian immediately understood--and I believe respected--my decision not to pursue a course of financial remedy that would have been in my self interest. And on other occasions, when I would ask about pursuing avenues that were legally legitimate but, under the circumstances, morally dubious, Brian would push back, and in so doing, made me a better person and a better parent.
In short, Brian Myers possesses all of the traits that an outstanding attorney should have: he is decent, incredibly hardworking and responsive, compassionate, a wonderful communicator, with an incredibly sharp legal mind. It is my pleasure to recommend him wholeheartedly.
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02 Aug, 2023 by Michelle
Brian Myers is the best attorney anyone can hire in Santa Cruz County. He has been my attorney for six years. This man knows the law and will fight for you with honesty and integrity. That may not be important to everyone, but it was, and still is, important to me. There is a reason why he is the Santa Cruz County Family Law Bar Association President. They chose well.
I met with Brian for a consultation 3 months before filing for divorce. I explained my dire circumstances and he listened. He didn't set a timer or watch the clock (like the others) and went well over the allotted time. Unlike some of the bottom feeders I met with, he showed compassion and I sensed this was a man who took his code of ethics seriously, which is very hard to come by with divorce attorneys. Let's face it, there's a special place in Hell for most of them. I told him I wasn't looking to hurt my soon-to-be ex-husband and he was okay with that. I thanked him for his time and left his office to consider what I would do.
Three months later, I knew I had no choice but to file for divorce. I called and asked to speak with him. He was surprised I was calling him at that time; not because he thought it would work it out, but because it took me 3 more months before I finally walked away from an impossible situation. His compassion was palpable. He asked for a very reasonable retainer and had my divorce filed and served within a week. There wasn't one hiccup.
My case inevitably became horribly ugly a few months later when an emergency custody request was necessary. He took care of everything and it was seamless. I then needed a Domestic Violence Restraining Order, which he secured for me for three years and then renewed for another five. I endured years of a custody/visitation battle with drug & alcohol testing, multiple reunification therapists, a move to a different county, etc. He's done it all for me. The bottom line: My kids are safe and I have Brian to thank for that.
The one thing that was (and still is) most important to me while fighting this fight is this: I want to be able to come out of this someday with my head held high. I want my kids to know, someday when they're old enough, that I did everything right. I never lied. I never stooped to the lows the other side did. That's important to me. Kids figure out on their own at some point what's going on, so don't play dirty. That's my first bit of advice to anyone reading this. My second bit of advice is this: Hire Brian. He will be there for you every step of the way. He'll get the job done and he'll do it right. If you want an attorney who will represent you effectively, ethically and efficiently, Brian Myers is your guy.
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19 Nov, 2021 by Douglas
Mr Jonathan Sweet has recently settled a long standing issue regarding the non-payment of invoices between a client and my company. This issue represented a sizable sum, well beyond what Small Claims would cover leading to a potential resolution only through Civil Court. To make matters more complicated, the client died while I was actively trying to collect, requiring us to deal with those responsible for settling his estate and the subsequent issues that entailed. Jonathan advised me of potential pitfalls and strategies throughout this process involving me at each step. His knowledge-and perhaps more importantly-his thorough and calm demeanor and professionalism provided not only the legal assistance I needed but the confidence to see this case through to a satisfactory conclusion. I really can’t say it enough: thank you Jonathan for getting me through this very difficult event.
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27 Sep, 2020 by Anonymous
Jonathan is an experienced attorney with whom I have consulted twice. I found him to have significant knowledge. Unfortunately, I could not afford the fees he requested. If I had the economic resources, I would have hired him.
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27 Oct, 2016 by Greg
We have worked with Jonathan several times over the years, and each time he has been very helpful, and always had our best interest in mind. Even when a small task, a question, or the review of a contract. He has always given his best.
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06 Feb, 2016 by Robert
Jonathan has been very helpful and thorough with my patent application. He thinks of everything. I am very satisfied with the service he provides.
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12 Feb, 2015 by Anonymous
I had no experience with litigation or depositions and Jon was able to help guide me through the process and provide extremely useful advice. Jon's ability to make complex material understandable which was critical. Jon has a strong command of biotechnology IP and familiarity with many different technical areas.
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26 Jul, 2012 by Tarik
I am a founder at a startup biotech in Cambridge. I needed help with securing the intellectual property that is the core of the company. I found Jon to be extremely helpful in crafting a terrific application. His experience really came through on a few points. I found him to be very quick at identifying issues and coming up with the right framework to put a very compelling application together. He did not waste any time as discussions were to the point and drafting time was very reasonable. I would certainly use him for future IP work.
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22 Nov, 2019 by Estelina
I’m so thankful for ms. Ajla. She was an amazing lawyer to me I really recommend her to anyone who needs help with their cases. I always remember her and always will remember her for being an excellent lawyer. God bless you always Ajla .
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11 Oct, 2019 by Nina
Attorney Husic is an amazing lawyer! She helped us with our EB-1 filing. We couldn’t have been happier. She timely responded to emails and calls and made us feel confident in our case. So glad we made the right choice hiring her. Highly recommend!
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09 Oct, 2019 by Leema
I had the pleasure of working with Ajla for a number of employment related visas. She is very knowledgeable and goes the extra mile to help out the clients. She is very thorough with the government process, paperwork required and has the best client interest in mind and navigated and guided me throughout the process of attaining the employment visa. I would highly recommend her service.
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04 Dec, 2023 by Greyden slack
what he said and did to maya and sebastion is terrible he is a terrible attorney do not opint him as your lawyer!!!!!!
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02 Aug, 2023 by Meg massey
Neglects the clients that need him the most.
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02 Aug, 2023 by Royanna cline
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