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05 Aug, 2020 by Lucia toscano
Would like to start off with saying that he is one of the most caring humans I know. He has helped me and my family many times. Everytime I call to ask a question or voice a concern he answers immediately and always has a positive solution to what can happen or not happen etc... I have never felt so calm and understood. Mr. Castillo is highly recommended and a great attorney. I have known him for many years and have never been disappointed. He will tell you exactly what he thinks and will not sugarcoat anything. Very responsive, respected and Professional.
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14 Aug, 2017 by Susana lugo
I read the reviews on here and thought I found the lawyer to represent me. I called him several times before he ever returned my call, by the time he return my call it was through text. He said he couldn't represent me if I wasn't charged with a crime before ever even taking the time to call me and listen to my case. After I explained a little of my case to him through text message he then said he would call me the next morning. He didn't call me the next morning I didn't hear back from him until a day in a half later , because I sent him a message to remind him again. I understand lawyers are very busy so I decided to give him the benefit of a doubt. When I talked to Castillo he was very rude, he was talking to other people in the background he was laughing and wasn't giving me his full attention. All the kept on mentioning was that if I needed him to represent me I need to pay him first and then we can talk about my case. He didn't want to advice me and as a matter of fact he mentioned some things that just didn't seem to add up and it seemed like he was not paying attention to anything I had told him. By the time I hung up with him I felt worse, I had a lot of anxiety and began to cry. As an innocent person you expect to reach out to an attorney and be reassured that things will be okay. Castillo did the complete opposite, this is why I decide to leave a review.
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20 Mar, 2017 by Jaskatajas love to eat
Very good attorney and takes his job seriously,keeps it real and lets you know if he will be able to help you or not.
if your looking for a good attorney get ERNIE CASTILLO, he will take all your head aches away and stress.
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14 Dec, 2023 by Arthur scott
28 May, 2023 by Rosa leon
very good lawyer, I am from Fresno county and Kennedy help me fight my case, he went above and beyond helping me, very recommended
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21 Oct, 2022 by Tiffany fahrni
We were referred to Mr. Kennedy Helm n Oakland ca from a very prominent, local law firm. Have spoken w him on several occasions and I'm 100% confident of his abilities to try this case n a federal courtroom on r behalf. Extremely professional, empathic, competent attorney that I have trust and faith in. Beyond thankful for people like Kennedy.
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18 Oct, 2024 by Ron allen
Annie and Bob Beles (the two lead attorneys of the firm) were both very helpful in my case. I faced very serious criminal charges. Annie was my lead attorney. Without her great legal expertise and spunky street smarts, I would have been falsely convicted and sent to prison, after a terribly contentious and emotional trial. Thank you both, for saving my life! I highly recommend this firm!!!
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25 Jul, 2023 by Kefi ho
Rude
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06 May, 2022 by P lo
18 Oct, 2024 by Ron allen
Annie and Bob Beles (the two lead attorneys of the firm) were both very helpful in my case. I faced very serious criminal charges. Annie was my lead attorney. Without her great legal expertise and spunky street smarts, I would have been falsely convicted and sent to prison, after a terribly contentious and emotional trial. Thank you both, for saving my life! I highly recommend this firm!!!
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25 Jul, 2023 by Kefi ho
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06 May, 2022 by P lo
18 Oct, 2024 by Ron allen
Annie and Bob Beles (the two lead attorneys of the firm) were both very helpful in my case. I faced very serious criminal charges. Annie was my lead attorney. Without her great legal expertise and spunky street smarts, I would have been falsely convicted and sent to prison, after a terribly contentious and emotional trial. Thank you both, for saving my life! I highly recommend this firm!!!
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25 Jul, 2023 by Kefi ho
Rude
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06 May, 2022 by P lo
18 Oct, 2024 by Ron allen
Annie and Bob Beles (the two lead attorneys of the firm) were both very helpful in my case. I faced very serious criminal charges. Annie was my lead attorney. Without her great legal expertise and spunky street smarts, I would have been falsely convicted and sent to prison, after a terribly contentious and emotional trial. Thank you both, for saving my life! I highly recommend this firm!!!
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25 Jul, 2023 by Kefi ho
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06 May, 2022 by P lo
18 Oct, 2024 by Ron allen
Annie and Bob Beles (the two lead attorneys of the firm) were both very helpful in my case. I faced very serious criminal charges. Annie was my lead attorney. Without her great legal expertise and spunky street smarts, I would have been falsely convicted and sent to prison, after a terribly contentious and emotional trial. Thank you both, for saving my life! I highly recommend this firm!!!
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25 Jul, 2023 by Kefi ho
Rude
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06 May, 2022 by P lo
18 Oct, 2024 by Ron allen
Annie and Bob Beles (the two lead attorneys of the firm) were both very helpful in my case. I faced very serious criminal charges. Annie was my lead attorney. Without her great legal expertise and spunky street smarts, I would have been falsely convicted and sent to prison, after a terribly contentious and emotional trial. Thank you both, for saving my life! I highly recommend this firm!!!
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25 Jul, 2023 by Kefi ho
Rude
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06 May, 2022 by P lo
18 Oct, 2024 by Ron allen
Annie and Bob Beles (the two lead attorneys of the firm) were both very helpful in my case. I faced very serious criminal charges. Annie was my lead attorney. Without her great legal expertise and spunky street smarts, I would have been falsely convicted and sent to prison, after a terribly contentious and emotional trial. Thank you both, for saving my life! I highly recommend this firm!!!
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25 Jul, 2023 by Kefi ho
Rude
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06 May, 2022 by P lo
19 Oct, 2010 by Anonymous
Peter is a competent business attorney with nearly 40 years of experience. H has advised my firms on a number of issues that resulted in both cost savings and issue resolution.
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23 Oct, 2020 by Kristine ngo
15 Oct, 2019 by Kiara bryant
23 May, 2019 by Amanda grill
03 Jun, 2024 by Oso california
21 Jun, 2023 by Dominic rivera
I just want to say James Latimer and the whole Ladimir law. Firm was great awesome from start to finish except for Sergio Monteon, who was very rude condescending and answered questions in tone not very customer service oriented, but I’d have to say Mr. Latimer and the rest of the team is awesome not only did he achieve in winning my case with Workmen’s Comp., but also went above and beyond with applying me for subsequent injuries, benefits trust fund, and also won my case at 100% disabled. God bless you James God bless your entire team.
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17 Aug, 2022 by Bridg blount
I have been a client for a few years since the onset of my wc injury. Throughout my entire time being a client I have experienced good customer service from both staff and attorneys. However, their Office Manager Monroe, is very rude and unprofessional. I find this to be so disappointing that he interacts with clients is this tone. It is also unfortunate because he is a representative of the firm.
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03 Jun, 2024 by Oso california
21 Jun, 2023 by Dominic rivera
I just want to say James Latimer and the whole Ladimir law. Firm was great awesome from start to finish except for Sergio Monteon, who was very rude condescending and answered questions in tone not very customer service oriented, but I’d have to say Mr. Latimer and the rest of the team is awesome not only did he achieve in winning my case with Workmen’s Comp., but also went above and beyond with applying me for subsequent injuries, benefits trust fund, and also won my case at 100% disabled. God bless you James God bless your entire team.
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17 Aug, 2022 by Bridg blount
I have been a client for a few years since the onset of my wc injury. Throughout my entire time being a client I have experienced good customer service from both staff and attorneys. However, their Office Manager Monroe, is very rude and unprofessional. I find this to be so disappointing that he interacts with clients is this tone. It is also unfortunate because he is a representative of the firm.
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03 Jun, 2024 by Oso california
21 Jun, 2023 by Dominic rivera
I just want to say James Latimer and the whole Ladimir law. Firm was great awesome from start to finish except for Sergio Monteon, who was very rude condescending and answered questions in tone not very customer service oriented, but I’d have to say Mr. Latimer and the rest of the team is awesome not only did he achieve in winning my case with Workmen’s Comp., but also went above and beyond with applying me for subsequent injuries, benefits trust fund, and also won my case at 100% disabled. God bless you James God bless your entire team.
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17 Aug, 2022 by Bridg blount
I have been a client for a few years since the onset of my wc injury. Throughout my entire time being a client I have experienced good customer service from both staff and attorneys. However, their Office Manager Monroe, is very rude and unprofessional. I find this to be so disappointing that he interacts with clients is this tone. It is also unfortunate because he is a representative of the firm.
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03 Jun, 2024 by Oso california
21 Jun, 2023 by Dominic rivera
I just want to say James Latimer and the whole Ladimir law. Firm was great awesome from start to finish except for Sergio Monteon, who was very rude condescending and answered questions in tone not very customer service oriented, but I’d have to say Mr. Latimer and the rest of the team is awesome not only did he achieve in winning my case with Workmen’s Comp., but also went above and beyond with applying me for subsequent injuries, benefits trust fund, and also won my case at 100% disabled. God bless you James God bless your entire team.
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17 Aug, 2022 by Bridg blount
I have been a client for a few years since the onset of my wc injury. Throughout my entire time being a client I have experienced good customer service from both staff and attorneys. However, their Office Manager Monroe, is very rude and unprofessional. I find this to be so disappointing that he interacts with clients is this tone. It is also unfortunate because he is a representative of the firm.
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13 Jun, 2024 by Sai
Fulvio is a top notch Bay Area employment attorney. He is extremely knowledgeable in his areas of practice. He took a lot of time listening to and understanding the intricacies of my case before offering advice. He is very accessible and cares more about the long term goals and well being of his clients.
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20 Apr, 2022 by Anonymous
I reached out for a consultation never heard back. I was told the receptionist was going to reached out it’s been a few weeks and I have yet to heard back. I have seen retain a new lawyer.
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22 Apr, 2020 by Paige
Fulvio answered the phone during a time where all of our calls were going to answering machines. He is kind and straight to the point. He is easy to talk to and listened to all of our concerns. Fulvio offered very helpful insight and relieved as much of our stress as possible. In our situation we called with no clue as to how we were going to handle our situation and after the call we had a plan. A huge thank you again, and we would highly recommend reaching out to Fulvio.
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17 Feb, 2022 by Andre
He takes your money and you don't get what you pay for which is next to nothing. He relieved himself from my case stating that wasn't cooperating with his ideas. Actually he quit because I caught on to his sham. My current lawyer is doing a far better job and told me he incorrectly filed the wrong petitions.
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25 Feb, 2021 by Alan
My mother-in-law passed away and left a written will that my greedy brother-in-law challenged. My wife and I hired Endy and his firm because he was highly recommended by another attorney. Endy was successful through mediation in getting my mother-in-laws wishes realized and resolving this challenge out of court. As importantly, Endy was extremely compassionate and supportive of my wife's vulnerable loss of her mom who she was so close to. I would highly recommend this firm for negotiating difficult cases with complicated details. Endy was professional, fair, he did what he said he would do and most importantly, compassionate in an otherwise contentious and difficult situation. Thank you Endy!
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29 Aug, 2020 by John
The executor & his attorney neglected duties for our family’s probate for 18yrs. We hired Endy & he was perfect. He has over 20 yrs experience & knew exactly how the judges would view the case. It was complicated & ultimately settled the case fairly & exactly as we wanted.
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10 Mar, 2015 by Jaimie
I retained Matthew J. Webb to represent my company as a creditor in a bankruptcy case. It was a slam dunk case, yet he still filed the wrong documents, missed the statute of limitations and almost got my company and I sanctioned. I had to hire a new attorney who could not fix Matt's mistakes. As a result my company lost over $10,000.
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11 Mar, 2014 by David
Matt took us all the way to trial and won. Many times my family wondered whether the painful litigation, lasting several years, was worth the effort. This process is full of grief. In our instance, the defendant was held in contempt by the court for refusing to appear, show cause or produce records. Our litigation involved fraud by concealment in a commercial real estate transaction & a substantial amount of money - $100's of thousands of dollars. In the 1st instance, the court charged the defendant w/ contempt and fined him $50. $50 bucks ! That's less than a parking ticket. I think the 2nd contempt of court penalty was $75 bucks. The 3rd was a few hundred dollars. How the defendant could thumb his nose at the court & get away with this was a disheartening experience. Regardless, Matt took us all the way to a bench trial where the defendant was finally judged and found guilty of fraud. Without Matt's calm & confident demeanor my family would have given up because of what we perceived as the futility of the process. Matt is a great attorney who will go to trial if necessary.
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13 Aug, 2012 by Anonymous
Provides straight forward Bankruptcy services only. If you are having difficulties with your lender, this attorney can not help you. We came very close to losing our home literally by the skin of our teeth. We were so frustrated, that we sought the help of a different attorney who is well versed in Mortgage Law. Our new attorney saved our home by obtaining a very affordable loan modification that protects us for the next 24 years and he got us clean out of bankruptcy with our debts dismissed.
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21 Jul, 2023 by Michael lucia
I had Lonnie on retainer for over two years. I felt he was not a good listener and inefficient. He was insulting, and difficult to work with.
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What a Business Lawyer Can Do for You
A business lawyer provides critical legal guidance and support to entrepreneurs, startups, and established businesses. Whether you are forming a new company, drafting contracts, or navigating complex regulations, a business attorney ensures you are legally protected and operating within the law. They can also help prevent legal disputes or represent you in negotiations, transactions, or lawsuits that arise during the course of business operations.
Business lawyers have expertise in areas such as business formation, contract law, intellectual property, employment law, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. They ensure that your business is compliant with relevant laws and help mitigate risks that could threaten your company's success.
When Should I Hire a Business Lawyer?
Hiring a business lawyer is essential at various stages of business development, including:
- Forming a business: When deciding on the best structure for your company (LLC, corporation, partnership, etc.), a lawyer can guide you through the registration and compliance process.
- Drafting contracts: If you need contracts for employees, partners, suppliers, or clients, a lawyer ensures these documents are legally sound and in your best interest.
- Mergers, acquisitions, or dissolutions: If you are buying, selling, or dissolving a company, legal counsel is critical to avoid costly mistakes.
- Compliance and regulatory issues: A lawyer can help navigate complex regulations, particularly in industries like healthcare, finance, or tech.
- Resolving disputes: Whether it's contract disagreements, intellectual property infringement, or employment issues, a business lawyer helps mediate, negotiate, or litigate on your behalf.
What Does a Business Lawyer Do?
Business lawyers provide a wide range of services that cater to different legal needs of a business. They can:
- Help you choose the best legal structure for your business.
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with employees, suppliers, customers, or business partners.
- Ensure regulatory compliance with local, state, and federal laws.
- Advise on tax strategies to minimize your business's tax burden.
- Assist with intellectual property protection, such as trademarks, patents, and copyrights.
- Handle mergers, acquisitions, and business sales, ensuring all legal paperwork is in order.
- Resolve disputes through negotiation, arbitration, or litigation.
How Are Business Lawyers Paid?
Business lawyers typically charge either by the hour or on a flat-fee basis, depending on the complexity of the work. Common payment structures include:
- Hourly rates: The lawyer charges based on the time spent working on your case. Rates vary depending on the lawyer's experience and location.
- Flat fees: For certain tasks, such as incorporating a business or drafting a standard contract, a lawyer may offer a flat fee.
- Retainer: Some businesses may hire a lawyer on retainer, paying a fixed amount each month to have ongoing access to legal services.
The payment structure is often discussed during an initial consultation so you can choose the one that best suits your business needs and budget.
How Much Does a Business Lawyer Cost?
The cost of hiring a business lawyer depends on factors such as:
- The complexity of the legal issue: More complex matters, like mergers or intellectual property disputes, typically cost more than routine tasks like contract drafting.
- The lawyer's experience and location: More experienced lawyers or those in larger cities often charge higher fees.
- The nature of the billing arrangement: Hourly rates can range from $150 to $1,000 or more, depending on the lawyer's expertise. Flat fees are usually available for simpler matters like forming an LLC or drafting a standard contract.
It's essential to discuss fee structures upfront to avoid surprises.
Top Questions to Ask a Business Lawyer
Before hiring a business lawyer, ask the following questions during your consultation:
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What is your experience with businesses like mine?
Find out if the lawyer has handled legal issues for companies in your industry. -
What services do you offer?
Ensure the lawyer can meet all your business's legal needs, from contract drafting to dispute resolution. -
What are your fees, and how do you bill?
Get clarity on how you'll be charged - whether by the hour, flat fee, or retainer. -
How do you handle conflicts of interest?
Ask how the lawyer ensures there is no conflict in representing your business. -
Can you provide references from other business clients?
Speaking with past clients will give you an idea of the lawyer's expertise and professionalism. -
Do you have experience in my specific industry?
Industry-specific knowledge can be crucial, especially in highly regulated fields like healthcare or finance.
How to Check the Credibility of a Business Lawyer
To ensure you're hiring a reputable business lawyer:
- Check state bar association records: Verify that the lawyer is in good standing and has no disciplinary actions against them.
- Look for client reviews or testimonials: Online reviews, testimonials, or word of mouth from other business owners can provide insight into the lawyer's reliability and effectiveness.
- Ask for references: A credible lawyer should have satisfied clients who can vouch for their services.
- Check professional memberships: Membership in respected legal organizations (such as the American Bar Association or a local business lawyer association) can signal credibility.
- Review their website and professional profile: A well-established lawyer typically has a professional website showcasing their areas of expertise, credentials, and case success.
What Should I Prepare for My First Consultation?
To make the most out of your first consultation with a business lawyer, prepare the following:
- A description of your business and its structure: This will help the lawyer understand your legal needs.
- Any current contracts or agreements: If you're seeking contract advice, bring copies of existing contracts.
- A list of legal issues or concerns: Be ready to discuss any potential legal challenges, such as regulatory compliance, disputes, or transactions.
- Financial documents: If applicable, bring financial records related to the legal matter you're seeking help with.
- Questions about fees and billing: Ensure you understand the lawyer’s payment structure and fees upfront.
By preparing these materials, you can ensure that your first meeting with a business lawyer is productive and informative.
