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10 Nov, 2020 by Anonymous
Beware. Way past his prime in the Mobile Home park arena. Tried to evict a resident only to learn from another attorney that Joe prepared the documents incorrectly.
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23 Nov, 2019 by Anonymous
Joe did a great job for me back in the day and resolved the issues with a LandLord entirely to my satisfaction. When I called him years later in the mid 1990s for additional representation he had become more of a Real Estate Owners Attorney but took the time and trouble to refer me to another tenants legal firm that did a great job for me too. Steve Kellman and Christian Curry of San Diego Tenants Center were also Excellent. Thanks to Joe, Steve, and Christian for Caring so much! God Bless each of you for representing the proverbial "little guy" so we'll!!
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08 Nov, 2020 by Gregg k
Tatiana assisted me with legal advice and counseling from the darkest days near the beginning of my family law case from about 2009. She listened to me and helped me find strength at my weakest moments to pursue my family law case. It was a long and rocky ride in the court system and with the challenges of raising a child, but she was always there for me for direction for the case and assisting me with understanding the laws and why the case evolved the way it did to today. I highly recommend Tatiana if you want an attorney you could trust, to tell you the truths about the strengths and weaknesses of your case, to explain the legal system, and to assist you with reaching the best results possible for the realities of your budget and your case.
Cheers
Gregg
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15 Aug, 2020 by Anonymous
My simple custody-support case was handed off to Ms Doran by the attorney I originally hired. She represented me for 2 months. It cost me $20,000. There was zero effort to come to an agreement with opposing counsel outside of court. I was so embarrassed as she accused opposing counsel of lying about multiple things with absolutely no proof. The judge was quite frustrated with the lack of preparation. Tatiana asked for an additional hearing without even talking about the possibility with me, as if I could afford it. Opposing counsel was now asking that I pay for their legal costs as well. It looked as if there were a good possibility that the judge would grant their request. I’m a struggling single parent. I could not allow it to go any further partially because I drained my entire savings on something that could have been easily resolved. I had her immediately removed from my case. It put me and my children in a very difficult position just as we were hit with the pandemic, and I had other major stressors. Ultimately, I contacted opposing counsel to attempt a resolution. They had some sympathy as they saw the representation I had. I was able to work out an agreement where I was given $500/ month over disomaster guidance. They dropped the request for me to pay the $16,000 in retroactive overpayment of child support, and the request for attorney fees which amounted to $10,000. However, I did suffer tremendously with anxiety and depression triggered by this event and it took a toll on my health physically also. I would not recommend her my worst enemy .
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11 Sep, 2020 by Anonymous
No response from Mr. Jay Wiley Jones. I am DONE WITH AVVO. NEVER received consult.
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17 Dec, 2018 by Marsha and larry saben
Wiley has been our corporate and personal lawyer for 40 years assisting with both professional advice as well as creating and amending our wills and trust as the years evolved. He is personable and caring and looks out for your personal/professional best interests.
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30 Jan, 2024 by Anonymous
Marnie is incapable of handling a litigated case. Her reputation is such. She fails to respond to OC (months on end) putting you at risk. She is unable to create a strategic plan. She will bill you for years, not produce anything, then attempt to prep a 5 day trial from scratch in a couple hours on a weekend, ensuring your loss in the case and loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars. It’s intentional.
The firm loses documents and makes grave errors on documents. They overcharge to correct their own errors. The firm “sells hard” to get new clients but has no intention of doing the work. Many are forced to leave but only to find she will fabricate fraudulent billing statements long after you’ve left.
Read reviews elsewhere and you will find numerous similar experiences.
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02 Aug, 2007 by Anonymous
Marnie is one of the most passionate and intellectual attorneys I have come across in many years. Her ability to understand the issue coming from both sides makes her a phenomenal negotiator. Marnie successfully represented me on a major personal issue and is now representing me for a real estate dispute. The legal team behind her is unparalleled and the response one receives from Marnie is always prompt and helpful.
Thanks for your help Marnie!
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26 Sep, 2020 by Anonymous
My husband and I hired him a couple years ago to resolve our tax issue (we needed to make installment agreement with IRS) Our case was passed around to several different lawyers in his firm. Zero follow-up! And the installment agreement to this day has never been set up. I’m guessing they have a huge turnover in his office. Not once have we ever received anything that had been promised. He never even spoke to us again after we paid him. Just a couple of weeks ago Cheryl e-mailed us about a notice they received from the IRS. When my husband had a call with them a few days ago and spoke with the gal who answered the phone , she had absolutely NO idea what was going on, she thought it was a bankruptcy. Then a completely different attorney reached out from his office and wants money, again. Please people, do your homework and do NOT waste you money. Take your business elsewhere!
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23 Mar, 2018 by Bree
My husband and I just did our complete estate plan with Gary and had a wonderful experience. I don't think anyone really gets excited to make plans for what will happen after their death but Gary and his team made the process easy for us. They were very personable and easily answered all of our questions. Now we know that our children and assets will be taken care of according to our wishes if something happens to us.
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16 Dec, 2016 by Anonymous
He was hired by my family to help with a legal matter and was terrible to work with. He has been of no help and now cost us $1000's of dollars we will never be able to recover. Horrible customer service and would not return calls or emails.
Take it from us...hire a different lawyer and save yourself the stress and financial loss.
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18 Jun, 2015 by Anonymous
Firstly, let me say this. Matthew is a fine young man and I think he will do better in the future. He was fairly responsive and always kept me in the loop on what was happening. This was extremely important to me as my case was of a sensitive nature and I felt that he was there for me the entire way through the process, even though we did lose.
The disappointment comes in the sense that it seemed like Matthew was disorganized. The information that I gave him in secret was revealed to others whom should not have known of my case. I believe that these are simply matters of integrity, however, Matthew still was a very nice fellow. I wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.
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21 Oct, 2023 by Aaron
If I could leave Zero stars, I would! Leticia is terrible lawyer. She started out by telling me I had a great case because we had compelling evidence. Including a video of the incident. She then dragged my case for three years and answers my calls and e-mails less. Each time we spoke, she was more and more uncertain that we could win, which should’ve been an easy case for her to win. She either doubted her ability to win in court, or just lied to me in the beginning. Additionally, every time I had a court date, she’d call me a day or two before saying the judge needs a continuation. Even after I had already left the state and bought flight tickets to come back. She is either very incompetent, very lazy, or just a liar and all around bad lawyer. I should have asked for a better of once I felt that she was dragging me along. In the end she kept offering me plea deals, even after I told her that’s not what I want to do. She still continued to do so and eventually I caved, pled guilty and took a plea because this case should’ve NEVER taken this long. I HIGHLY recommend if you are unfortunate enough to get her as a lawyer. Don’t let her drag you along, or just get a different lawyer all together.
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15 Jan, 2014 by Danny
Leticia is not the greatest lawyer . She talks a big game and doesn't back it up. She was appointed to me to help with my case. The 2 meeting we first had together she was telling me that she would fight for me and do everything she could to get a fair outcome . Well that never happened and she never meet with the proSecutor to talk about my case and never informed me that she is no longer handling my case . Scrabbling at the last minute to find out what's going on and finding out the day before I had a court date the following day . I went in to court with no lawyer that knows my case and I got hit hard . This was very unprofessional on Laticia part . It really shows that she is not a good lawyer and has very little experience in this feild she is in .
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29 Mar, 2023 by Anonymous
very unprofessional and crude office and attorney. This attorney is not be trusted. Very rude office staff and attorney. Stay away.
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07 Apr, 2022 by Anonymous
William Naumann,principal of the NaumannLawFirm located in San Diego, California, took over our complex construction defect claim after a previous law firm had severely damaged it.
Our home was broken and the cost to repair the defective conditions was more than we could afford. The previous firm had done virtually nothing for nearly a year, so initially we were ecstatic that after reviewing our claims and evidence,MrNaumann expressed confidence and accepted our matter on contingency. He represented he would pursue it through trial which was extremely important to us as we knew we would have difficulty finding another attorney if Naumann breached his agreement. We saw the Naumann firm as a white knight coming to our recue. He even committed to resolving outstanding issues with previous counsel.
It wasn’t long before we saw the Naumann firm doing exactly what the previous firm had done, virtually nothing. Naumann immediately put his junior attorney, Philip M. Kunka,who only had a few years of experience and followed his employer’s example by also doing virtually nothing.Then, within just a few short months of taking our case, no discovery and little more than a few discussions with experts who were already a part of the case, Naumann recommended (against our better judgment) and eventually convinced us to settle with a few of the parties for only a small part of our total damages, promising that he understood the case and assuring us that the liabilities of the remaining parties would allow us to fix our home.He promised to aggressively pursue those parties. We had no idea of the serious damage this settlement would cause to the remainder of the case until much, much later. Unfortunately, we trusted Naumann. But after settling those few parties and collecting his fee, Naumann returned to doing nothing, for the next several months, and running the clock on a looming court date. Naumann did not conduct any discovery,did not listen to experts in the matter, did not take a single deposition in nearly one year of stepping into the case. Then, with just a few months before trial, he informed us that we had a very weak case and should settle with all remaining parties for whatever they were willing to offer. We believe this was contrived solely because Naumann did not want to take the case to trial,the remaining work would be substantial and he knew the damage he had done by settling.
When we refused and demanded Naumann do the work he promised to do and get ready for trial, Naumann and Philip Kunka filed a motion with the court making what we believed to be false representations to convince the court to grant a continuance. We were never informed they had asked for a continuance until after it was granted. Then, immediately after the Court granted the continuance Naumann informed us he was quitting our case. This was nothing more than a betrayal and resulted in complete devastation to the case. They had so thoroughly finished damaging our case that no other law firm would accept the matter.
The Naumann Law firm did nothing proactive in our case for over a year in that they conducted no discovery, took no depositions and refused to listen to us and their own experts. They failed to keep us properly informed as required by their own ethical standards and even misrepresented facts and our wishes to the court for their own ends.
After a five-year, nightmarish journey, our family not getting fairness from contractors and design professionals, and then our own attorneys making a terrible situation so much worse, we feel compelled to share our horrific experience with the Naumann Law Firm in the hope it may help others.
We feel betrayed by these men who essentially usedus by settling with themost culpable defendants for a fraction ofwhat the damages were,basically grabbing the low hanging fruit and then abandoned our case. It is our opinion that Naumann never intended to do the work or properly prosecute our claims
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08 Oct, 2020 by Anonymous
This law firm is not professional and prey on innocent people promise and under deliver. They actually have class action lawsuit against them for violating privacy act.
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28 May, 2024 by Anonymous
Pensaría dos veces antes de contratar a este abogado, en realidad no está tan pendiente de los casos como lo dice cuando uno lo van a contratar... suerte con sus casos...
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I would think twice before hiring this lawyer, in reality he is not as attentive to the cases as he says when one is going to hire him... good luck with your cases...
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28 Jul, 2023 by Brett kestenbaum
I worked with this firm on a small project. I confirmed the project, and made sure to re-confirm the cost of a project and capture it in an email. When the bill came, it was essentially double. I spoke to them about it, and instead of taking responsibility for their error, they simply tried to negotiate with me over what I would pay, even though our arrangement was clearly laid out in an email.
For a firm that has very high bill rates, this is certainly not the way I would have hoped they would conduct business.
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19 Sep, 2023 by Anonymous
A very unprofessional lawyer i will not recomend her to anyone . She doenst know the law in California
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06 Sep, 2021 by Anonymous
In 2014 , I was a 19 year old single parent who just got out of an abusive relationship so I was vulnerable. She told me she was a lawyer and can help me get support for my son and I since his father did not want to be a part of my son's life. She charged my $2500. I just started my first job so we both agreed $500 a month. After several emails of her telling me she hired private investigators, gone to court on my behalf and asking personal questions about my life and the fathers she stopped replying to me after I gave my last payment. I never heard from her again.
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28 Jul, 2023 by Brett kestenbaum
I worked with this firm on a small project. I confirmed the project, and made sure to re-confirm the cost of a project and capture it in an email. When the bill came, it was essentially double. I spoke to them about it, and instead of taking responsibility for their error, they simply tried to negotiate with me over what I would pay, even though our arrangement was clearly laid out in an email.
For a firm that has very high bill rates, this is certainly not the way I would have hoped they would conduct business.
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28 Jul, 2023 by Brett kestenbaum
I worked with this firm on a small project. I confirmed the project, and made sure to re-confirm the cost of a project and capture it in an email. When the bill came, it was essentially double. I spoke to them about it, and instead of taking responsibility for their error, they simply tried to negotiate with me over what I would pay, even though our arrangement was clearly laid out in an email.
For a firm that has very high bill rates, this is certainly not the way I would have hoped they would conduct business.
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28 Jul, 2023 by Brett kestenbaum
I worked with this firm on a small project. I confirmed the project, and made sure to re-confirm the cost of a project and capture it in an email. When the bill came, it was essentially double. I spoke to them about it, and instead of taking responsibility for their error, they simply tried to negotiate with me over what I would pay, even though our arrangement was clearly laid out in an email.
For a firm that has very high bill rates, this is certainly not the way I would have hoped they would conduct business.
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28 Jul, 2023 by Brett kestenbaum
I worked with this firm on a small project. I confirmed the project, and made sure to re-confirm the cost of a project and capture it in an email. When the bill came, it was essentially double. I spoke to them about it, and instead of taking responsibility for their error, they simply tried to negotiate with me over what I would pay, even though our arrangement was clearly laid out in an email.
For a firm that has very high bill rates, this is certainly not the way I would have hoped they would conduct business.
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03 Feb, 2015 by Anonymous
I was very dissatisfied with the results. Mr. Raven claimed it was a simple case of former employees "stealing" from us including our database and it was a million dollar case. We had forensic evidence of the entire contents of a hard drive being copied to an external hard drive before the computer was returned. He told us it would take $100,000 total including trial and at $75,000 said it could take another $100k or more because it was "more complicated." In the end we went through mediation. I felt initially I had an attorney that really wanted to fight for me. In the end I felt as soon as the money was coming to the end, I was a number. In fact, I felt a bit bullied during mediation where he said I had to settle and he wouldn't represent me any more. I wish I would have looked around more and found someone on contingency or had an agreement that at $100,000 it would go to contingency. My corporate attorney found another case exactly like mine before we filed suit or hired Mr. Ravin and this case ended with very favorable results and while initially Mr. Ravin was aligned with what my corporate attorney found, we strayed from the original simple goal of fighting back from people who were thieves. There really was no reference to the other favorable case and I don't know that Mr. Ravin even consulted with the successful attorneys. One of the perpetrators was a corporate officer in my company and had to return his small equity stake.
This was definitely one of the most trying ordeals in my life but I believe you have to stand up for yourself. In the end this "win" was not much of a "win" other than the perpetrators knew I wasn't going to role over. You really need to ask the question "if it is such a good case, why won't you take it on contingency and what could happen during the case to make your attorney walk away from it." Also, find a ceiling where if you reach that they are still willing to represent you and take it all the way. If you go to mediation, keep in mind the mediator (at least in my case) will be sympathetic to both sides. For me the mediator wanted a win for both sides and to have a settlement the end of the day. I feel the other side won and I lost, because when is it a win for another party to be able to stay in business, steal your database and all your IP and the amount they pay in the settlement wasn't enough to cover the attoney's fees and costs incurred. Getting the equity back in the end could even be meaningless if the company doesn't succeed.
Finally, make sure you get an attorney who will be a buffer for this negative energy. Another attorney who I admire greatly recommended against the suit because she knows what a toll it can take. Her advice was if it consumes more than 10% of your time, it's not worth it no matter how bad it is.
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21 Dec, 2019 by Anonymous
After a decades-long relationship for my own trust/wills with no problems, I engaged them to monitor/enforce my father’s estate and inheritance. The results were extremely disappointing. Lack of follow-up, lack of digging into details, ignoring pertinent facts and warning signs, months between communications that should have been days. It appeared they either had no interest in enforcement/litigation of estate cases and/or were not interested in anything less than a case worth $100k+ in fees. I am now suffering through $10k’s of legal fees with a new attorney (on top of the $10k’s already invested) unwinding shady maneuvers from the opposing side that could/should have been caught and addressed years ago. Very disappointing – I do not recommend.
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18 Oct, 2014 by Anonymous
I was reported to the medical board following a credentialing process based on the advice of an investigator to the medical staff office secretarial staff. There was no specific issue identified. I then underwent an open ended fishing expedition which included my 20 year old well documented substance abuse history which had previously been treated and monitored. I never knew what I was accused of. I was never provided a due process procedure. I don't think you need to be an attorney to see that this is absurd. Attorney Zeigen was hired because he stated he knew how the board worked and had been a previous medical board prosecutor.
After a year of ongoing bills and no new information, my attorney took it upon himself to erroneously identify an issue, then submit a guilty plea and requested a reprimand stating it would not hurt my career and this way "everybody wins". I complained. In the wording of the reprimand he then again made decisions without communication which had to be changed. He told the medical board I was "difficult to deal with" as an explanation for requested change. He told me a hearing would cost me my life savings and I would not win. When confronted he then stated he developed stress and atrial fibrillation and had not gotten paid and terminated services which resulted in the medical board reneging the agreement. I was told Renee Threadgill, the medical board enforcement officer, "had a crush on him". He stated he "needed to consider that he would have future interactions with the board" . Needless to say, this is not the level of professionalism that one expects. There was a lack of zeal, knowledge base, familiarity with credentialing process or ability to confront his former employers. In my opinion you need someone with the mindset of a defense attorney who believes in you. I made a tragic mistake hiring this individual. If you are a physician run for your life. Good luck.
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21 Mar, 2014 by Anonymous
I would never recommend this law firm for any one, the people who works there are very rude and unprofessional, Thomas was very rude to me, the way he spoke with me let me never go to this law firm again, He should remember that while talking to people, he should show respect and don't be rude, if he keeps acting like that then he will never success in his carrier and he will stay just an employee in that law firm, in an unknown firm .. Here is an advice u need to be humble because you are even in a position that make u show an attitude, u just an employee!!!!
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18 Nov, 2021 by Kristin
I reached out earlier this week for a consultation to see if he would be able to help me with the situation I have going on. Didn’t even get a response. Clearly unreliable.
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17 Jul, 2024 by Anonymous
All I have to say is horrible! He does not communicate and almost had my parents bankruptcy case not be discharged! He did not show up to meets they planned. Just horrible! No other word!
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