It was the single worse telephone conversation that I have had in my life when seeking information,…read moreand I am 66 yo, and have been a lot of places and interfaced with a lot of different systems. In my history I worked in the field of Long Term Care Ombudsmanship, I was a trained mediator through Kenneth Cloke, I was an internationally recognized Ombuds Scholar mentored by Stanley V. Anderson and was a published author and conference presenter. My last paper was accepted into the Harvard Law Negotiation Journal (I was shifting careers, and moved on). I am neurodivergent on a "gifted" spectrum, and what I experienced, for me personally, I experienced as assaultive I had a stress reaction and my body went into shock, and it began to shake... etc. He asked inappropriately who my attorney had been, after I was destabilized. He used a process of not answering the two questions I was attempting to ask directly, and went back and forth, and told me I was all over the place, which, in abuse terminology is called DARVO. It was a projection of his behavior. For anyone who is a survivor of domestic violence, I would suggest, steer clear. My first goal was simple, advisement on whether or not moving forward with a DOJ administrative hearing would be beneficial or not. He expressed clearly he isn't interested in this type of case. I said, well, maybe I'll just have to do it myself, hung up, and sent a note to my treating doctor about the experience who is helping me as I process leaving 33 years of Domestic Violence and Coercive Control. Additionally, I worked in a receptionist capacity for 14 years with a firm that specialized in Litigation, Real Estate Formation, Estate Planning, and Corporate Formation. NEVER EVER EVER was a client treated in this fashion. NEVER! I was responsible for juggling calls, did some transcription work, client relations going in and out of the office, many things, and NEVER in a thousand years would those 8 attorneys and of counsel attorneys act in such an assaultive way to a prospective client. I was working multiple vocations, and this was juggling my community service to the local arts community, national, and international arts community. I volunteered my work to the foundation I created and was of service to my own work, and to artists from Israel, Turkey, Austria, Slovenia, other countries producing festivals on the West Coast, the East Coast, in Europe. My first art award was as a student, I was a soloist in a dance film, that won a CINE Golden Eagle Award, associated with the likes of Spielberg and Oprah. My first professional review working for a professional local dance company coined my work, "astonishingly gifted". Publication in Conflict Management Higher Education Report: https://www.creducation.net/resources/cmher_vol_4_1_kelly.pdf United States Ombudsman Association: Listed as Creator of Stanley V. Anderson Library Collection: https://www.usombudsman.org/ombudsman-library/stanley-v-anderson-collection/ Publications about the Creative Work (which paired with the law firm receptionist work) https://stanceondance.com/tag/misa-kelly/ One of 10 "Kliping" from a 7 year process with artists working in different countries/cities with national and international news including National Slovenian Television. https://www.mladina.si/167298/plesno-gledaliski-projekt-o-almi-karlin/ Article Written by Former Speech Writer For Harry Truman Commending Spearheading founding a foundation (I had support from local WEV and one good friend to help) https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press-santa-barbara-n/184394257/ This individual made it seem like my ideas were flighty and idealistic, and that other clients were happy with the outcome, charges dismissed, and that I should just accept that there is not turning back time, when actually there is, called equitable tolling I believe for the one possible path. He did nothave the intellectual capacity to grasp the situation effectively in a short period of time. He did not have the capacity to hear and understand that I wanted to focus on one thing, an administrative hearing, assessing if it was worth it go. It was not what I was expecting, I had used my "giftedness" to create a possible possible paths forward for my primary goal. I had simply wanted to make an appointment to come in and show the two legal briefs I had prepared based on my own research. It was the same research modality that led to an invitation from Stanford University to apply for a phd track in economics, the same modality for the Ombuds research, etc., etc, It seemed like some weird showmanship with him saying he'd tried a case this way and that way, which wasn't what I was looking for. He digressed, and I was so off guard by the approach, I was not able to bring him back what my primary goal was. I am tracking how long it took my nervous system to become regulated. We spoke at 10:30 am and it is now 4:37 and slowly, things are settling.

I have used Appel and Morse for a variety of matters over the years including business, Canadian…read moreimmigration and DMV issues. Both Molly Appel and Ian Morse are incredibly professional, honest and empathetic. There's no fancy office or roster of assistants. You will generally be dealing directly with one of the principals (and I like that). They'll be straight with you (they can't perform miracles) and their fee structure is very fair.

Colleen Dennis and her staff at Court Connection are great. Their attention to detail and follow…read morethrough shows their experience. I definitely recommend them and will use them again in the future.

We needed a process server fast to serve on behalf of a client. Contacted another company who was…read morenot currently active due to the global situation. They actually recommended Court Connection. We had read previous reviews prior to contacting them and all those reviews were spot on. They are very easy to get hold of. Shortly after an initial phone consultation, we were able to contact the owner Colleen Dennis directly. She was professional, honest (we had certain questions and concerns being that Santa Barbara and its vicinities are considered a small town where we felt the chances of knowing someone on a personal level are greater - an initial concern of ours), and experienced. After taking care of the formalities, Colleen was given the service documents and instructions (per our state requirements). About two hours later, she messaged us back. She had already accomplished her mission. She did it in a polite and non-threatening way. Her personality seemingly puts people at ease and it seems they are more prone to accept service from her than someone who has a more "official" presence. We highly recommend The Court Connection (Colleen Dennis) and would not hesitate to use their services again.

I can't wait to have another print job. This was my first time using COLOR SERVICES, and I am…read moredelighted with the whole experience. Customer service, quality of job, turnaround time, pricing. Everything was A-1, top drawer, first class.

I've been getting my film developed here for years and they have never let me down! The turnaround…read moretime is fast and my photos come out great. I love being able to drop off outside of business hours, also!

Excellent local computer maintenance and repair resource. Responded immediately to my first inquiry…read moreand provided a competitive quote for the work I needed done. Why pay more to hire a computer tech business with more overhead when you can get it done right at the right price? Highly recommended. Will consider this my go-to computer expert!

I highly recommend CM IT to any body looking to start a website. He was extremely helpful and…read morealways replied back quickly. He was very good and affordable. Thanks Cm it.

Ernesto did my 2022 taxes after my previous tax preparer completely ghosted me. He was super…read morefriendly and professional and got my (in my opinion) kind of complex taxes done super quickly. Ernesto didn't even bat an eye - he totally knows his stuff. Comparable price for what I've paid other tax preparers. Looking forward to working with him for 2023 taxes!

Great service. Very efficient and knowledgeable. Definitely will get my taxes done there from now…read moreon.

Amazing team, easy to communicate with, and eager to help exceed my company's branding and website…read moregoals. They are a top-notch, environmentally-conscious creative agency with extremely intelligent, savvy experts who are fun to work with!

If you are ever in need of some cutting edge ideation and first class execution for your digital…read moreand marketing endeavors, Oniracom is the business partner you want to work with. Oniracom is keeping the pulse of digital trends and have a commitment to best practices and coming up with strategic digital marketing campaigns and plans. I've worked with a ton of agencies, but Oniracom is uniquely positioned in this market as great artists, strategists and executioners. Which is often hard to find in a digital agency. I have worked with them on projects throughout the years, and despite being a digital executive in my own right, having worked with hundreds of agencies -- when it came time to work on my own endeavors -- they were the first team I called. They are a very distinctive mix or art meets business, which is key to innovate your bottom line.

New ownership new location 3030 State St. suite a 805-563-2000…read moreGreat service, same day Printing, removal of signage, sign installation, city permitting.

We have used this company for years and have been happy with the service. Not sure what happened…read morebut when we called the person answering the phone was insolent, hard to hear, a real jokester telling me if they could not get the order done I could come slap him like Will Smith slapped Chris Rock. I thought I had the incorrect number -it was so stupid and unprofessional-so I hung up. My Co-worker called the next day and got the same response and had to pull the information out of "ANDRE." And then got told the same thing about hitting the guy to the question of whether they would be able to get the printing done in time. As we had used them before we thought we would stick with it. Finally got a quote two days later - due to their technical issues with the computer - but really - they could not get me a quote without the computer program??! A this point we went to Bill's copy Shop- did not get the stupid comic routine - got the quote and answers to our questions in a professional way and got the item printed in 24 hours and for 1/3 of the price! We will not use SB Signs and Graphics again.

Support is fantastic, they hopped on the phone and stayed with me for hours on end until they…read moresolved the problem with my membership site. Thanks!

Great software company! Amazing support and people who genuinely care about their customers. One of…read morethe few businesses I've worked with where I feel like I'm not just a number and a dollar sign. Highly recommend if you're looking for an all-in-one small business marketing solution that does a lot for your business for not a lot of money.