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15 May, 2023 by Victoria
Sharp and to the point, Dave has helped so many of my friends and volunteers for our nonprofit. And his former life as a fighter pilot, his training and discipline, combined with his compassion and caring for people, makes him the best attorney I can recommend.
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24 Jul, 2020 by H
Having worked for 8 family offices and decades of wielding legal teams, I have a high bar for what constitutes a good lawyer.
Having graduated at the top of his Yale Law class, Dave Fraser stands out as a brilliant legal mind. Seeing him in action, his ability to come up with legal strategies and think through a problem is extraordinary. He is not just theory, but has shown himself in execution.
Dave also has a great moral ethic (something hard to find in this arena.) and likes for work with like-minded people.
There is so much more to the guy than can be said here in a public forum. I'm grateful we were able to convince him to work with us.
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09 Apr, 2020 by Daniel
I have owned my own business for over 25 years. I was first referred to Mr. Fraser when I had a major litigation threatened against me by one of Orange County's biggest companies. Someone who wanted to shut my company down. Due to my history as a business owner, I have (and still do) known many lawyers, with many different specialties. I told my attorneys, and my friends, that in this particular case I needed a real "bulldog." That is how I was originally referred to Dave. He did not disappoint.
In the ensuing 20 years, I have been fortunate to have Dave help me and my companies with all sorts of things. Litigation. Land use. Employee affairs. Corporate governance. He also has represented many people I care about when it comes to their personal injuries.
The bottom line is this: If you have any legal needs, David Fraser should be the first call that you make. If what you need is outside of his expertise, he will tell you so. But if it is something he tells you he can handle, be hopeful that he will take your case. You can do no better.
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30 Jun, 2024 by Kitkat9989
Two years ago I posted an eariler review of 5 stars but I am now retracting that review. I thought that Lenore Albert was in my corner but I now realized that I was just a cash cow. She didn't care what happened to me or my case. As a result of her late andincomplete filings I lost everything. My home and property. I am disabled and she "forgot" to mention that to the court. That alone woukd have protected my home and property. I , would stay clear of Ms. Albert.
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25 Jan, 2022 by Theresa
After four years of my family and I being subjected to uninhabitable conditions in our apartment, enduring severe tenant harassment, and numerous other constructive eviction actions, by our former landlord and his agents, we hired attorneys to represent us in a civil lawsuit.
The attorneys we initially hired took our case on contingency fee and filed a complaint against the owner of the property in January of 2019. The complaint includes 12 causes of action such as breach of contract, breach of implied warranty of habitability, fraud, and constructive eviction, among others.
Our former attorneys started out strong assuring us that they would fight all the way to trial. Sadly, after six months of pumping us up about the case, our attorneys tried to get a quick couple of settlements out of it and then withdrew after we said we did not agree to a very bad faith settlement offer from the insurance company. It appears that our former attorneys never intended to do much on our case. They never responded to Notices of Depositions, or Discovery Requests, and left to defend ourselves In Pro Per with very little knowledge on how to respond to the Discovery Requests.
Ultimately, opposing counsel filed Motions to Compel Discovery, and my family and I were facing $22k in sanctions. The court gave us 30 days to comply with the Discovery Requests but we were still so lost until Lenore Albert came to the rescue.
Lenore Albert quickly came to our rescue after being left to figure out how to go forward unrepresented. Lenore is a highly-skilled, knowledgeable, and competent attorney, who has the expertise and experience to assist in a David vs. Goliath case like ours.
Lenore thoroughly reviewed the issues in our case, reviewed all the documents, then immediately lept into action for my family and me. It was such a crucial moment in our case when legal expertise was desperately needed. After being abandoned by our former counsel, I had nearly given up hope. Once I contacted Lenore, she not only reassured me that everything would be okay, but actually explained what we needed to do to avoid being sanctioned $22k for not providing proper discovery responses. Our former counsel never bothered to explain anything.
Lenore went through every part of the discovery with us and helped us to understand the proper way to answer the interrogatories. Lenore gave us simple examples that made the process less daunting and helped us to stop stressing and to systematically prepare our documents. Lenore assisted us in making sure the discovery responses were code compliant, with proper verifications, and then served them on opposing counsel. Lenore helped us prepare a declaration of compliance to file with the court to notify the court that we had complied with the order in a timely manner. Lenore advised us on every issue we would be facing with discovery and discussed several strategies on how to move forward in our case.
We have received far more value working with Lenore on a Limited Scope basis than we received with attorneys who took the case on a contingency fee. I cannot think of a legal service that is more valuable than Limited Scope representation when Plaintiffs find themselves in a situation like ours. We reached out to at least 40 attorneys/law firms after our attorneys abandoned our case. Nobody wanted to take it because of liens that would be filed by our former counsel and because they knew it would be more complicated after being represented previously and left to figure it out on our own. Lenore offered her services at a reasonable price, has been fantastic in leading us forward with confidence, and real strategies that could bring us a much better outcome than what our former lawyers tried to force us into. In fact, because of Lenore’s help on our discovery, the court didn’t sanction us today!
I am a Paralegal, I know many attorneys but I can only recommend Lenore!
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14 May, 2021 by Norman
She has worked with me for nine years, fought a wrongful eviction. She is the most competent, honest , caring, smartest lawyer I’ve ever worked with. And she’s cute.
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