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19 Apr, 2024 by Simon raya
Needed help with cyber and direct harassment for my online profile. Davin and his team are fantastic. I feel good that I have connected with them. I have also used Davin and Jeff in the past for suit to quiet title actions in the past. These gentleman can help with disputes and litigation. 5/5
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08 Apr, 2024 by Austin locke
Kim Marois is the best! She told me I was incapable of taking care of a pet. Now there are several and Chippy just had five kittens. They are 1/2 leopard and 1/2 tabby. They go purr 😸 all day long and bite everybody else and their pets, except me. Chippy's labor was extremely difficult, she took a 24 hour break but still accepted food. Well, it seems that my pets are weird but controllable. It would be my honor to offer one to Kim, only after teaching it to only piss on the floor. And other things. Because Kim is so great she deserves this. A nice kitten. 🐱
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08 Sep, 2019 by Stephen zang
04 Sep, 2024 by Jg bracco
Called this jerk for a consultation on property issues. Tried to give him the basic background and issues I was facing and he kept interrupting and telling me how he does this and that, without hearing me out or accurately understanding what I was asking. Then when I tried to tell him what my real issues were, he gets pissed and tells me off. Who argues with people trying to give them business? Maybe lighten up on the caffeine.
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08 Jul, 2024 by Ishii rhyker
Mr. Bisbiglia is by far the best defense lawyer to work with in Sonoma County. His professionalism in representing me in my own personal case helped me during a time of turmoil and confusion. He truly cares about what he does and was dedicated to making sure any and all questions I had were answered in a timely manner. I would highly recommend the Law Office of Joe Bisbiglia to any persons who are in search of a confident defense attorney.
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08 Jul, 2024 by Larry saxxon
Our family contracted with Joe to handle a sensitive legal matter.
His masterful handling of the nuances involved was stunning! He clearly knows his criminal law; knows the landscape of the external legal environment; and, handles both with an amazing level of skill and alacrity.
Our issues were resolved far beyond our initial expectations, giving further proof that having chosen him as legal counsel was clearly the right choice.
I would recommend him, hands down, without reservation. This guy is clearly at the top of his game within the context of a very complex legal environment.
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17 Apr, 2023 by Anonymous
He is by far no 5 star lawyer,, that is false. Richard Sax is nothing but a crook,, who overcharges his clients for things he doesn't do to defend you. My experience with this man was embarrassing when it came time to defend me. He babbled about taking the deal I was offered and in front of everyone he raised his voice telling me I was a drug abuser and put me down suggesting I was at fault when he was suppose to be defending me. He was fired directly after our conference with the other attorney wasting a year of my time making false statements to me saying how he would fight for me when he does nothing but get red in the face and flustered when put on the spot. He will not defend you,, he pushes off court dates and drags it on and on,, to make money off his clients. He is an embarrassment to have as your lawyer. I don't think he is capable of doing his job. You van do better defending yourself as he does nothing you ask,, always disagrees and does only what he wants n does not care about his clients at all. He will charge you for many things and then lose your case that's the truth. Stay away from this crook. I've never had a lawyer who is so stupid. I've watched him do the same thing to peeps I've net n known for years as he ripped them off and lost each case I've heard of threw his clients. Somebody should stop him from cheating people out of their money and time. He can't even defend himself for his lame actions. Dirtbag lawyer in my opinion. Fact
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12 Nov, 2020 by Scott
Richard may have been a good attorney once - I now think he doesn’t care about his clients. Everything here is my opinion, personal feelings or facts of the case.
A person is using restraining orders to stalk me. Desperate to recover my life, I reluctantly sought a protective order. I told Richard I only want to proceed if he was certain we’d win; he was pretty sure we could. After 2 years extreme PTSD, I gathered up last savings, paid his retainer. A huge step for me just to be in the courtroom with my abuser.
We agreed to hiring a process server. His office called, insisted I find a friend to serve process or we’d miss filing date. High anxiety for me, never did get her served. I informed Richard, he said I’d wanted to be “near her.” First red flag for sure. Should have fired him then and there.
He refused to become familiar with the prior case, could not convince him to be prepared. He not being conversant cost us dearly. In the courtroom, he was a complete greenhorn.
My stalker took my claims and filed her own restraining order. Richard was unreachable - even his office doesn’t know how to reach him. When he finally responded, he said nothing new here - of course, it was my exact language!
My stalker charged at me on the beach screaming and cussing. I couldn’t prove it, then lo, she brought in video which did. The video showed she lay in wait and images further contradicted her own Declaration. She lied 2x. Richard couldn’t win with that.
My own witness described being harassed by my stalker 2x, followed out of the market by my ex with fists raised, spittle flying. She feared for her own safety and underwent six weeks of panic attacks. A County Supervisor’s wife, no less! Richard couldn’t win with that.
My ex’s argument for running a stop sign to hit me was there were places I could have pulled over. I said I did pull over, her fool attorney just repeated himself. She did not deny the violent attack with a motor vehicle.
Richard told me he’d won restraining orders just because someone gave someone the “bird”. I personally find it aggressive and yet my stalker proudly admitted it. Richard did not win.
Richard presented his bill as if he’d won the case, a full 25% over his rate. The whole courtroom seem embarrassed as this doddering man was fully out of step with the proceedings.
Ex and I were in the same restaurant together, no restraining orders issued. I never approached her, I never saw her. Oddly, my ex describes her own fixated behavior taking photos of me backwards over her shoulder, which photos contradict her own claims. Judge said ex gasped when she saw me, therefore deserves a 5 year restraining order against me, even though her testimony and declarations contradicted! I’m further entrapped by this person I only dated 1.5 years and want nothing more than to be left alone, worse off than before I’d met Richard.
He failed to object, despite being asked, to the other attorney’s highly inflated fees, costing me an additional $5,000. I was suffering from PTSD so badly I couldn’t earn income. One word, object, would have done it.
Richard’s invoice came in 3x over his quote, though no change in scope, venue, or the anticipated contention of opposing party, less work than promised, was unconversant.
Entitled to copies of exhibits, Richard failed to request real-time, then refused to get them for me. Basic stuff. I feared I may have to move from my home. Richard quipped, “I think we did a pretty good job.” Really?
She continues to stalk me. There’s nothing I can do, I’m disabled, terrorized, afraid to go out. COVID may have a single upside - I’ve been left alone more, and can finally get my head around what happened and write this review.
It is my view that Richard Sax does not care about his clients, cases, profession. He struck me as lazy, uninformed, unresourceful, unskilled. He got me into far worse territory than I was. I highly recommend avoiding -
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22 Apr, 2018 by Melissa
After fighting foreclosure on my own for years by raising legal challenges it was time to turn it over to a professional. Knowing that most homeowners lose I needed the best attorney possible because I couldn't lose my home of thirty years. After much research on Google scholar it was narrowed down to three or four attorneys or law firms in Northern California based on repeated success for homeowners against the banks. One stood out not only for having a published opinion but also because I'd hired him years earlier to successfully represent me in a partnership dispute and that was Richard Sax.
He has all the qualities that you want in an attorney. He's a sharp and experienced litigator who's driven to win and respected by the courts and the opposition. He's also honest and wants the best result for his clients. His communication skills are excellent, he listens and works with the client and always promptly responds to emails which I understand is kind of unusual.
There aren't that many attorneys willing to go up against big business and the banks on the behalf of the little guy but this is something at which Sax excels. Foreclosure litigation is complex involving multiple areas of the law and he is experienced in them all.
Making his representation even more effective his practice includes highly regarded real estate attorney, William Matz. His paralegals and staff are always cordial and helpful and this means a lot in something as nerve wracking as fighting a financial institution trying to take your home.
His successful representation has prevented my home from being foreclosed on and I give him the highest possible recommendation.
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29 May, 2015 by Anonymous
He get's a "good" not excellent, only because he is not personable---but that's not why you hire an eviction attorney. If you don't mind posting some of the notices, etc, you wll save money and should still get the eviction you need. Clockwork. Thanks Charles and Bonnie!
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05 Sep, 2021 by Ann marie
I hired Mr. Grattan on advice from my divorce lawyer, who assured me that he would efficiently work through my case and get the results I wanted. Mr. Grattan was very attentive to the case, which was resolved through a deposition and one meeting with my ex and his attorney. I felt well-represented and supported during the process and recommend him unequivocally.
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24 May, 2011 by Michael
This attorney will cost you a ton of money as he is slow and submissive in the court room and the opposing counsel will walk all over him. Was not forceful in fighting for my case and my needs, but very good at sending out the bills. I am stuck with a steep alimony for years to come because this lawyer was so ineffective in representing my case.
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30 Oct, 2010 by Kathleen
Mr. Grattan was understanding, efficient and tough. He saved me money and got the result I wanted. cannot say enough about his competence.
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25 Oct, 2022 by Anonymous
We went with this attorney because we felt his longevity in law would mean he is prepared, seasoned, and would do a good job for us. We found him to be unprepared; at times argumentative; at times defensive; at times non-responsive and generally overcharged for his "services". Incredibly he missed critical deadlines! Most disappointing he was entirely ineffective and sat on his hands when it was time to represent our interests. I have worked with more than 100 attorneys during my career. I can't think of an attorney that charged so much and accomplished so little.
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10 Sep, 2021 by Stacey swanson
Honest and caring people.
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11 Nov, 2022 by Anonymous
Ms. Lewers is an excellent attorney. She did a great job representing us in a wrongful eviction lawsuit.
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04 Aug, 2022 by Anonymous
Was promised the world when I engaged with attorney Lewers. Opposing council should have been on the defense and instead they were on the offense because she was late in responding to everything. She was nice but there are a lot of better attorneys out there.
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02 Jan, 2021 by Jennifer m.
You will be lucky if you can get her to answer the phone or return an email. She waits until the last minute to respond to pressing inquiries from the other side, and then puts together a hap-hazard response, not fully understanding what is going on. Make sure to ask her to respond to things in a timely manner, or put it in your contract that her pay should be docked if she doesn't.
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03 Nov, 2018 by Sylvia laura
I hired Brian A. Noble back into 2015, I did not know he wasn’t a man of his word. After he took on my case I thought I was in good hands. I come to find out he was lying to me constantly. He told me he was going to take the plaintiffs deposition but never did nor did he do any kind of discovery.
I had my evidence which I shared with him and access to all my files. In which I found out later he never reviewed. He filed my lawsuit 18 days late the statue limitations on a Oral Verbal Agreement is two years. Dropped my case less than five months before my trial. Brian said, he was getting a divorce and that his wife hired the same law firm of the plaintiff I was suing. Said it would be a conflict of interest, I found out he was never getting a divorce another lie. I couldn’t hire another attorneys because no deposition nor discovery was taken and because he filed my lawsuit late, this is what each attorneys conveyed to me when I tried to hire them. I had no choice but to represent myself in court on July 10, 2018 and lost my case. I lost a $2 million case.
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09 Aug, 2015 by Dr. j
I hired Brian Noble because I needed to transfer my business from a sole proprietorship to an S-corp. He assured me this was a simple process and he would handle all the paperwork so everything would go smoothly. He also required $800 up front for his service. It’s almost a year later and to date he has presented me with nothing but a boilerplate CD which was only partially complete and those parts contained errors. He failed to follow up on getting the State and Federal paperwork in a timely fashion which looks like it is going to cost me around $5,000 in additional taxes, misinformed me re tax requirements and deadlines, charged me for sending in paperwork that he admitted he forgot to send, and when I asked him what he was planning to do to follow up on getting the paperwork he told me that he was busy with more important cases and quote “You have to understand, in my practice you are not exactly the squeaky wheel.”
I have no problem with a lawyer being too busy to help me, but I have a BIG problem with him taking my money and then doing nothing for it. Since I had to pay my two bookkeepers to do the work he was paid to do as well as paying thousands in unnecessary taxes, I think he should give me my $800 back.
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25 Feb, 2022 by Anonymous
I asked the help of this Attorney and he rejected my case because I am not from the U.S. Totally unprofessional ethic by this guy who thinks he is an Attorney. No he is not. Less than zero attitude. He made his opinion and sorry I have to grade his awful professionalism.
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What a Real Estate Lawyer Can Do for You
A real estate lawyer provides legal assistance in transactions and disputes involving property, including residential and commercial real estate. Whether you're buying, selling, leasing, or developing property, a real estate attorney can help ensure that your transactions are legally sound and your rights are protected. They review contracts, perform due diligence, resolve disputes, and provide legal representation in negotiations and litigation involving property matters.
Real estate lawyers are crucial in safeguarding your investment by ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal real estate laws, as well as protecting you from potential legal pitfalls related to property ownership and transactions.
When Should I Hire a Real Estate Lawyer?
Hiring a real estate lawyer is beneficial in various scenarios, including:
- Buying or selling property: When navigating complex real estate contracts, it’s advisable to have a lawyer review and ensure that the terms are favorable and legal.
- Commercial property transactions: For leasing, purchasing, or selling commercial properties, a lawyer can help manage the intricate legal aspects of such transactions.
- Zoning or land use issues: If you're planning to develop property or change its use, a real estate lawyer can guide you through zoning laws and land use regulations.
- Resolving property disputes: For boundary disputes, title issues, or disagreements over property rights, a lawyer can help mediate or litigate the matter.
- Foreclosures or evictions: If you're dealing with foreclosure or managing a tenant eviction, legal representation ensures that the process adheres to local laws and protects your interests.
- Title and deed issues: Lawyers can help clear title disputes, ensure the legitimacy of property deeds, and handle transfers of ownership.
What Does a Real Estate Lawyer Do?
A real estate lawyer provides a range of services to help with property transactions and disputes, including:
- Contract drafting and review: Ensuring that purchase agreements, leases, and other contracts are legally binding, fair, and protect your interests.
- Title search and clearance: Conducting a thorough title search to ensure that the property has no legal claims or liens that could affect ownership.
- Facilitate closing: Managing the closing process in real estate transactions, including reviewing final documents and ensuring that everything is in order before the transfer of ownership.
- Resolve disputes: Handling legal disputes related to property ownership, boundaries, zoning, or tenants.
- Assist in financing: Reviewing loan agreements and mortgage documents to ensure the terms are fair and legally sound.
- Zoning and land use advice: Guiding clients through the complexities of zoning laws and building regulations for property development or renovation projects.
How Are Real Estate Lawyers Paid?
Real estate lawyers typically charge for their services in the following ways:
- Flat fee: Many real estate transactions, such as reviewing a sales contract or assisting with a closing, are charged on a flat-fee basis.
- Hourly rates: If a lawyer is handling complex disputes or litigation, they may charge by the hour. Hourly rates can vary significantly based on the lawyer’s experience and location.
- Contingency fees: In rare cases, such as property disputes or claims for damages, a lawyer may work on a contingency fee basis, meaning they only get paid if you win or settle the case.
- Retainer: For ongoing legal support, some clients may pay a retainer, which is an upfront fee used as a deposit for future legal services.
It's important to clarify the fee structure with your attorney before hiring them to avoid any surprises.
How Much Does a Real Estate Lawyer Cost?
The cost of a real estate lawyer varies based on the complexity of the matter, the location of the property, and the lawyer’s experience. Key factors that affect pricing include:
- Type of transaction or issue: Simple tasks, like contract reviews, typically cost less than handling a complex property dispute or litigation.
- Experience and location: More experienced lawyers or those in high-demand areas, like urban centers, often charge higher rates.
- Billing structure: Lawyers may charge a flat fee for basic services like document review or hourly for more time-intensive work such as disputes or litigation.
Flat fees for straightforward services like closing assistance may range from $500 to $1,500.
Hourly rates can range from $150 to $400 or more, depending on the attorney’s experience and location.
Always discuss fees upfront to understand the overall cost of the legal service you're receiving.
Top Questions to Ask a Real Estate Lawyer
Before hiring a real estate lawyer, ask the following questions to ensure they are the right fit for your legal needs:
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What experience do you have with real estate law?
Ensure the lawyer has experience in the type of real estate transaction or dispute you’re facing, whether residential, commercial, or development-related. -
What is your fee structure?
Ask how the lawyer charges for services - whether it's a flat fee, hourly rate, or retainer - so there are no surprises later on. -
How long will the process take?
Especially important for real estate transactions or disputes with deadlines, ask for a general estimate of how long the process will last. -
Have you handled cases similar to mine?
Experience with similar transactions or disputes can give you confidence that the lawyer knows how to handle your case. -
Will you handle my case personally, or will it be passed to another attorney?
Confirm who will be handling the bulk of your case work, especially in larger firms where junior lawyers may take on some responsibilities. -
Can you provide references?
Speaking with past clients can give you insight into the lawyer's experience and how they handle cases.
How to Check the Credibility of a Real Estate Lawyer
To ensure you’re hiring a reputable real estate lawyer, take these steps:
- Check with the state bar association: Verify that the lawyer is licensed and in good standing with no disciplinary actions on their record.
- Read online reviews and testimonials: Look for reviews on legal directories and platforms like Avvo or Martindale-Hubbell to see what past clients have said.
- Ask for references: A credible lawyer should have past clients willing to share their experiences.
- Review their track record and expertise: Look at the lawyer’s website or LinkedIn profile for information about their experience in real estate law and any relevant cases they’ve handled.
- Membership in professional organizations: Lawyers who are members of respected legal or real estate organizations, like the American Bar Association’s Real Property Division, often signal credibility and expertise.
What Should I Prepare for My First Consultation?
To make your first meeting with a real estate lawyer productive, you should prepare the following materials:
- Relevant property documents: Bring purchase agreements, lease contracts, mortgage documents, zoning permits, or any other paperwork related to your case.
- A summary of the issue or transaction: Be ready to explain the situation, whether it's a property dispute, contract negotiation, or development issue.
- Questions about the legal process: Prepare a list of questions about how the lawyer will handle your case and what steps are involved.
- Financial documents or loan agreements: If the case involves financing or a mortgage, bring any related documents for the lawyer to review.
- Your goals and timeline: Be clear about what outcome you're hoping for, and if there are any deadlines that need to be considered, such as closing dates or legal filings.
By coming prepared, you can ensure that your consultation is efficient and informative, allowing you to assess whether the lawyer is the right fit for your real estate needs.
