Continuing from first review…read more.. Robert A. Miller made me subpoena a former roommate in order to get her to be a witness. This was unnecessary as her email to me was sufficient. Additionally, there are many instances where Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg revealed that they did not examine all of the evidence that I provided. Robert A. Miller kept stressing issues of my pet cat's bodily functions. There was not a single complaint (no email or text, but only something the landlord wanted to add to her retaliatory eviction) of cat urine smell from my two roommates and their partners. I stated that numerous friends of mine have visited and can be witnesses to support that cat urine smell was never an issue. Robert A. Miller responded that the plaintiff Juliet Welch would then call on the other four downstairs tenants as witnesses of cat urine smell. How can downstairs tenants witness what happens in my upstairs apartment when the units are separate and the downstairs tenants and upstairs tenants are not friends and therefore the downstairs tenants are never invited inside the upstairs unit. Moreover, the downstairs tenants have a senior dog and a new puppy, both of whom require puppy pads and potty training. The downstairs tenants also dogsit. There are multiple animals at the 61 Franciscan Way address. A week before my conference court date, Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg required an additional $18,000 in order to represent me, essentially abandoning me. At which point, I asked them to stop work. My new counsel reached a settlement of my staying until the end of December (as opposed to October) and $9000 in new money. The attorney fee agreement clearly states that the $5,000 (the one where I gave $10,000) would ensure the case goes to a jury trial. This is a breach of contract, fiduciary duty, and fraud. Neither Robert A. Miller nor David M. Sternberg went over the retainer fee agreement with me. As a matter of fact, David M. Sternberg did not even sign the retainer fee agreement until August 14th, 2019 after receiving the additional $5,000 (where I gave $10,000). I filed a Ca State Bar Mandatory fee dispute in Feb. 2022. Robert A. Miller answered to serve David M. Sternberg who did not agree to be served until November 2022. Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg ignored the CA State Bar Mandatory fee dispute so that the statute of limitations would expire. Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg responded after I filed small claims because the CA State Bar Dispute was not going anywhere. I called everyday and left messages and CA State Bar only responded once when I received a call back that they will not discipline attorneys for not answering. At the small claims court date, David M. Sternberg twisted the fee dispute to become legal malpractice to claim a one year statute of limitation. I never used the language of legal malpractice in any of my communication with Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg. Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg set themselves up nicely so that they can claim that any court proceeding waives my rights to pursue a fee dispute with Ca State Bar. Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg are unscrupulous lawyers who are greedy and take advantage of vulnerable clients.

I am having a difficult time getting my landlord to complete payment of relocation expenses as…read moreagreed upon. I reached out to the Law offices of Robert Miller to see what steps I could take and what to do next since my requests to the landlord are going unanswered. Mr. Miller called me back within 24hrs of me reaching out and was very thorough in explaining what steps I should take before reaching the point of needing to officially engage legal counsel. Legal fees can add up quickly and I appreciated him pointing me in the right direction during our phone consultation. I intend on following his guidance and because of his willingness to help without my retaining him, when the time comes to engage counsel with this matter, I will absolutely be using his services. Thank you Robert!

I received a falsehood ridden Cease and Desist letter from this firm that included threats of…read morefurther action. The letter ended with: "...please do not hesitate to contact me directly." Yet they refuse to take or return my calls, and multiple written communications sent to them have been ignored. I believe this review is compliant with the written Yelp Guidelines which state: "address the core of the consumer experience"

They helped me out on a legal matter with all the necessary documentation etc. Very professional…read moreand helpful.

Karen Matcke Crosby is a excellent attorney. She did a great job representing me on a real estate…read morepartnership investment. She is very knowledgeable, a good listener, and very sharp. She was able to get the claim dismissed and gear the case into mediation that ended with good results. I highly recommend her!

Karen M. Crosby is one of the best attorney I have ever met, honest, professional and most…read moreimportant personally care for my legal problem with the Contra Costa County, always willing to fight for my interest. Gabriel Perez

Continuing.... This…read moreinformation contradicts what David M. Sternberg said about Robert A. Miller and his law firm and how they have taken many unlawful detainer cases. I was not going to settle, knowing that the state of California protects tenants from retaliatory eviction. Robert A. Miller and his boss attorney David M. Sternberg teamed up to coerce me and gaslight me to try to get me to settle saying that it was a suicide mission to pursue my unlawful detainer. Robert A. Miller also minimized the value of my case (other lawyers even said that I had a much better chance than what my current counsel would have me believe) by stating that no jury in court would sit around and read my texts and emails of evidence. Robert A. Miller made me subpoena a former roommate in order to get her to be a witness. This was unnecessary as her email to me was sufficient. Additionally, there are many instances where Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg revealed that they did not examine all of the evidence that I provided. Robert A. Miller kept stressing issues of my pet cat's bodily functions. There was not a single complaint (no email or text, but only something the landlord wanted to add to her retaliatory eviction) of cat urine smell from my two roommates and their partners. I stated that numerous friends of mine have visited and can be witnesses to support that cat urine smell was never an issue. Robert A. Miller responded that the plaintiff Juliet Welch would then call on the other four downstairs tenants as witnesses of cat urine smell. How can downstairs tenants witness what happens in my upstairs apartment when the units are separate and the downstairs tenants and upstairs tenants are not friends and therefore the downstairs tenants are never invited inside the upstairs unit. Moreover, the downstairs tenants have a senior dog and a new puppy, both of whom require puppy pads and potty training. The downstairs tenants also dogsit. There are multiple animals at the 61 Franciscan Way address. A week before my conference court date, Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg required an additional $18,000 in order to represent me, essentially abandoning me. At which point, I asked them to stop work. My new counsel reached a settlement of my staying until the end of December (as opposed to October) and $9000 in new money. The attorney fee agreement clearly states that the $5,000 (the one where I gave $10,000) would ensure the case goes to a jury trial. This is a breach of contract, fiduciary duty, and fraud. Neither Robert A. Miller nor David M. Sternberg went over the retainer fee agreement with me. As a matter of fact, David M. Sternberg did not even sign the retainer fee agreement until August 14th, 2019 after receiving the additional $5,000 (where I gave $10,000). I filed a Ca State Bar Mandatory fee dispute in Feb. 2022. Robert A. Miller answered to serve David M. Sternberg who did not agree to be served until November 2022. Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg ignored the CA State Bar Mandatory fee dispute so that the statute of limitations would expire. Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg responded after I filed small claims because the CA State Bar Dispute was not going anywhere. I called everyday and left messages and CA State Bar only responded once when I received a call back that they will not discipline attorneys for not answering. At the small claims court date, David M. Sternberg twisted the fee dispute to become legal malpractice to claim a one year statute of limitation. I never used the language of legal malpractice in any of my communication with Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg. Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg set themselves up nicely so that they can claim that any court proceeding waives my rights to pursue a fee dispute with Ca State Bar. Robert A. Miller and David M. Sternberg are unscrupulous lawyers who are greedy and take advantage of vulnerable clients. In a now removed Yelp review, a user complained that the Contra Costa State Bar referred the law office of David M. Sternberg, but that the David M. Sternberg law firm botched his mother's estate case

The receptionist was so rude today! Very unpleasant visit. This was my first visit, yes I'm a…read moreBlack American Woman, and she was so rude to me!. She didn't say good morning, she literally threw the sign-in sheet and pen at me! I told her how rude she was, and she ignored this all together. I was so upset, I felt the Attorneys would be the same un-welcoming people, I left. I called the referral service and asked for a refund, in wish they gave me! Very poor experience!!!

Mr Vencill was very helpful in pointing me in the right directions regarding my contractor issue,…read moreanswering several important questions I had over the phone,and now learning, hopefully, that I may not need to hire a lawyer

Mr. Vencill called me back and provided valuable information while pointing me to where I could…read morefind someone with expertise on my matter. Thank you Sir!!!

GETTING A TRUST: Trust McKenna Koepke of Blackstock & Barsell as she is as sharp as a tack! What…read morea pleasant positive experience it was using McKenna to make my Trust. Hearing all the buzz on making sure you have a Trust in place; but also hearing of the nightmares with the court system when you DON'T have a Trust in place, I KNEW I needed one. So I searched and called McKenna Koepke of Blackstock & Barsell in Walnut Creek. This office has plenty of parking which was a plus for me. It is located very close to Whole Foods in Walnut Creek. I was greeted at the office door with a welcoming smile and immediately proceeded to meet McKenna in her office. She went through the Trust procedure precisely and in a way that I understood it; not confusing me with all the legal words/terms. She answered all my questions and gave me plenty of time to ask them all; and there were a lot. Indeed it was a very easy meeting full of education and knowledge. I knew right away that I wanted McKenna of Blackstock & Barsell to do my Trust. McKenna also promptly answered all my after-meeting telephone questions that had popped into my head later when I got home and the week after. I said yes to her doing my Trust and the ease it took to come to the final paperwork was astonishing. McKenna is friendly, extremely knowledgeable, tentative, expeditious and organized. AFTER TRUST FINALIZED AND FUTURE: McKenna is a hands-on person! Every time I call her with questions, she gets back to me promptly which is a rarity these days. For instance, I had a question about something I heard on the street about Power of Attorney and she quickly called me back and updated me. When I bought some property it was a quick call to her and it was taken care of. Hands-on McKenna has sent me educational emails of law changes which may affect my generation in case we need to change anything in our Trust. I can't begin to write how happy and secure I feel with McKenna Koepke of Blackstock & Barsell working on my behalf.

We worked with McKenna to help us with our estate planning, she was knowledgeable and pleasant to…read morework with. She also made the process super simple and straightforward. The turnaround time from our first meeting to when she was able to complete the documents was not long at all. We would definitely recommend her to others for the same services!

Very impressed with BPMNJ law firm, particularly Kevin Moore. He has been most helpful most helpful…read morein guiding me in a direction where I may not even have to use the firm beyond initial consultations. I didn't really expect this as most law firms seem to have the reputation of being in it more for the money than anything else. So it was very refreshing to come upon Kevin Moore and if I need to use the services further I will be happy to pay the price because I feel like I'm dealing with a trustworthy person who is interested in helping me.

We hired Cecilia Tsang to assist us with getting conservatorships for our twin sons, who were…read moreturning 18 with severe special needs. She and the staff at BPMN&J handled our case extremely well, and I am delighted to give her my strongest recommendation. Since we live in Placer County, our hearings were conducted in Auburn. Cecilia and our team warned us that this particular court almost never grants all the requested powers to custodians. We were prepared to face strong push back from the local Regional Center and our sons' court-appointed attorney. Fortunately, our team was extremely well prepared, and as a result, there were absolutely no objections to our requests. In about five minutes, the judge was willing to grant us the authority we need, to take the best possible care of our sons. In addition to Cecilia, I would add a special thanks to her paralegal, Maureen Goldie. Maureen was there every step of the way, assuring that all of our paperwork was accurate and complete, and giving us lots of pointers on how this particular court operates, and what we might expect. We felt like very valued clients, and a complex process was completed flawlessly. If you need similar representation to care for your loved ones, make this team your first choice. You will be very glad you did.

Mr Volkov was very helpful, went through the contract in question and gave me some answers I could…read moreunderstand

I reached out to Alex for legal advice regarding a tenant who had failed to pay rent, and I'm…read moreextremely grateful for his guidance throughout the process. Alex is an experienced landlord attorney who provided sound, strategic advice that helped us navigate a very sensitive situation successfully. Thanks to Alex's expertise, we were able to work collaboratively with the tenant and help them transition to a different apartment without needing to move forward with court proceedings or mediation. His deep understanding of landlord-tenant matters, especially within San Francisco's highly complex and challenging rental market, was incredibly valuable. Alex is thoughtful, pragmatic, and clearly very experienced working with landlords on difficult cases. I highly recommend Alex to anyone seeking knowledgeable and effective legal representation for landlord-tenant matters.