James is the best!! He comes from the planet of Honest!…read more James is very well versed in the goings on and dynamics of many legal needs. He's got the pulse of what's happening, which makes him an outstanding attorney. He's always keeping monetary costs as low as possible. He's down-to-earth, super responsive and an upright individual. I went to USC Law then education. I have never used an attorney and have done all my own legal work. I knew I had a matter beyond me, and called James. Beyond a great mitigated outcome for us, it feels so good knowing we are supporting a wonderful family man and community member. He's a pillar of our Pleasanton Community.

I started going through a divorce Summer of 2015 and contacted James P. White. My work place was…read morevery close to his office and that was the reason I approached him. It was plain luck to find an attorney with so much integrity, eager to resolve issues, common sense, and knowledge of the law. My case was a Move Away trial. This is a very significant problem as the outcome would affect the lives of my children and many people around them. James advised me that it will be a long process, which it was. He carefully evaluated my citation and told me that we have a chance but there are many unknowns that could affect the court decision. The opposing council was the exact opposite of James. She wanted to fight about everything and seemed to have no intentions on resolving any issues. The trial ended up being five half day court sessions long. James kept me sane and always gave me an intelligent and logical advice. He told me what we could do and what the possible outcomes would be. Dealing with none sense is very difficult and frustrating. Going to court with the opposing counsel was a nerve-racking experience. We never knew what kind of dirt she would through at us. James had to often respond to her allegations on the fly and I was amazed by his thought process and calm and clear responses. For trial, he was very well prepared and his organizational skills are excellent. I am glad it is over and the outcome was in my favor. In summary James is an outstanding attorney and if you ever have to go through a such difficult process, he will have your best interests by heart. Thank you, James!

Kent and Hamaseh represented me for nearly six years after I purchased a home with material defects…read morethat had been concealed, and they stayed committed, thoughtful, and strategic every step of the way. From the beginning, they were incredibly personable and patient, taking the time to explain the process, manage expectations, and coach me through each phase of what was a long and stressful case. When it finally came time for trial, they were outstanding. They tried the case in front of a jury and won, and even more telling, several jurors stayed afterward to personally share positive feedback about how decent, credible, and impressive Kent and Hamaseh were. That kind of response says everything about their integrity, preparation, and presence in the courtroom. I felt supported, well prepared, and confident because of them. Truly 10/10. I would absolutely use them again and recommend them without hesitation to anyone who needs strong, principled legal representation.

When we faced several stressful real estate matters, Kent delivered exactly the support we needed…read more He is an exceptionally attentive listener who takes the time to truly understand his clients' unique concerns. His high level of organization and sharp ability to prioritize key issues provided invaluable legal guidance, ensuring we felt confident at every step. If you are looking for an attorney who gets outstanding results and genuinely cares about your outcome, look no further than Kent. LM

it was not my idea to hire East Bay and Daniel as my former wife did this on her own and i was not…read moresure was needed. I'm now very happy she did this as we had some things we needed articulated in paperwork and were able to communicate easily through him despite me being a little irritable initially. Everything was done correctly as we both wanted and divorce finalized without incident by court. Thanks Daniel.

How do I write a significant review that comes through to you all when you are in your time of…read moreneed? A truly dark time that revisits when you've gone through a horrible divorce and it continues as times as your children get older? Last night, I that dark time return in a Notice of Hearing filing which was received down to the wire from the court date. The filing looked "wrong" yet you must respond for court as they don't accept excuses. In the dark night, I email out to Daniel what to do?!!! First thing in the early morning, what do I see?!! An email response from Daniel. And in his normal, calm manner he tells me what I can do - step-by-step. I can do this now because Daniel is there for me and with me. Divorce is hard enough as it is but I've been on this road for a way long time due to kids being involved. When it's a bad divorce, it carries through because you share kids. You need an attorney in family law who is calm and stable enough to guide you when the darkness hits. I am so blessed Daniel is there for me. I can do this because he's there to guide me.

This review is limited to the subject matter of child custody and is to the exclusion of his estate…read moreplanning. I do not have complaints about the estate planning work. I like Walt personally. I think most people do. He does not go searching for a way to antagonize the other side. That I did not prevail in this or that particular is not the cause of this four-star review. There are points of complaint I am going to withhold because the ammunition an attorney can unleash on a client who complains on Yelp is formidable. An indignant attorney can post a reply that includes disclosure of private matters particular to a case. No California bar association will bat an eye at such conduct. (You may have already figured out that California bar associations resemble a mutual-protection guild. Or, hopefully, that has not been your experience.) Furthermore, Alameda County is a lower circle of hell if one is of the less-favored gender before the family court division. One must temper one's expectations to expect things that might be outrageous in other jurisdictions can be par for the course before the Alameda County Superior Court Family Court division. The representation entailed such over-charging, though, that I've no choice but do what is entirely uncomfortable and warn others that there are some things for which one must watch. The upfront fee representation was 3K. By the end net fees exceeded 12K. Strangely, his rate of fee charging started slowly but went almost exponential by the end. You may well wish to engage Walt, nonetheless, because the stable of attorneys available for hire in these matters is not up to the quality standards one would wish. If you do hire him: I advise against bringing in a custody recommending specialist under one's own hire as it furnishes justification for consults between that individual and the attorney that can lead to breathtaking billing results. The briefs he wrote were adequate but their contents were not possessed of the thoroughness for which a client might hope. Attention to detail was lacking but an attentive client can bring things to his attention that he can rectify. My final complaint was that he tried to get me to settle for terms proposed by the opposing side that were not remotely worth achieving--especially after having incurred 9K in fees. (Fee disputes brought against attorneys are arbitrated by...you guessed it...their fellow attorneys. For this reason I did not bother contesting the fees.) Let me end with some noteworthy positives: There was one important point that was theoretically important that Walt did achieve. He doggedly pursued this and got me one 'win.' He warned me the court's chosen custody recommending counselor Ms. Melinda Morris would be both generally biased, and gender-biased, and this prediction proved accurate on both points. The choice to proceed for the sake of the interests of the minor involved was solely mine. Furthermore, I had the impression he really tried for me. He was insistent speaking before the court where many attorneys will tend toward the passive--perhaps other attorneys desiring to stay on the judge's good side for the sake of the next time before that judge. In summary, if I had it to do over again I would get the scope of representation very clear along with the fee level associated with it--and be more insistent that he stick to an agreement than I was.

Walt is the most incompetent and sloppy attorney who takes your money ( a lot of it) and leaves to…read moredo just about all of the work for the settlement including drafting and editing it! I have never ever dealt with anyone more greedy and least helpful! Forget about getting any legal advise or insights or competently responding and pushing back to the client's bullying spouse! Mr. Johnson would just step aside, let you do all the work, watch the bullying, and, oh, charge you by minutes for it! Mr. Johnson's professional work ethics are non-existent. He does copy and paste from other settlements of his clients and he is so sloppy that he even forgets he copy pasted so other clients names are even left in your settlement and you end up catching and bringing them to Mr. Johnson's attention and correcting them! I had to keep editing and correcting grammatical errors and even key settlement terms at every stage. He even told me if I edit my own settlement then the charges would be less - mind you on top of the $350 hourly rate he was already charging for the versions that had other client's names, was full of grammatical sentence errors, and absolutely misrepresented information. Even the final settlement judgement signed by the court has mistakes and false represented sections that another professional found and I brought to Mr. Johnson's attention - had no remediation offer or a response! I could have gotten more meaningful legal advise and quality of settlement through a paralegal and for under $1000 while I spent over $15,000 with Walter Johnson! The only thing Mr. Johnson does very promptly and diligently is craftily bill you for minutes that are unsubstantiated in your experience working with him. Overall, sheer LACK of ANY legal advise and representation except for filling papers in court for which I had to constantly remind and keep following up on! Save your money for another attorney or go with a competent paralegal - Divorce Docs & Mediation in San Ramon - is a competent prelegal resource that a friend of mine used and had better and quicker legal settlement done in just $850, in fact! Heck, you would be better off doing the divorce on your own even, but do NOT use Walter Johnson for your divorce/child custody settlement matters.

I met with Carla Passera to potentially take over my case. Carla provided great insights and I felt…read moreconfident during our call she understood what needed to be done. I may have ultimately chosen another firm based on the specific dynamics of my case, but I still want to highly recommend her if you have the chance because she left a great impression on me.

Very satisfied with Maria's help. She was extremely responsive and supportive throughout the…read moreprocess. I would highly recommend!

My experience with the Koblin Family Law Center was nothing short of outstanding. During what was…read moreundoubtedly one of the most challenging times of my life, Kennedy Koblin and his team proved to be an invaluable support. Kennedy navigated through my child custody and visitation case with sensitivity and grace and he kept reminding me my grandchild was worth fighting for. Kennedy was thorough in his approach, checking in after every visitation. His genuine care and empathy made a significant difference in my experience and I am so grateful for the favorable outcome. He is the best family law attorney I have ever worked with, a skilled negotiator and a staunch advocate for his clients. His legal service restored my faith in the justice system. If you are looking for an expert family law attorney for a fair price, hire Kennedy.

After reading the other comments of people dissatisfied with service. It is clear to tell Angelina…read moreThomas, Koblin's paralegal is the weak link. Today I was fired as a client after calling out Koblin's office for their mistake. A mistake that THEY BILLED ME for! His staff, which doesn't seem to communicate well together, sent out an incorrect judgment packet to be signed In February. They sent out the incorrect packet, after no correspondence back with me for three months. Without a doubt, I feel this office had zero urgency to complete my divorce . In fact, I feel like they are doing all they can to elongate the process so they can drain more money from me. Extremely unprofessional. This whole case, I have been an after the thought for this Laywer and his so-called team. My ex and I have been in complete agreement to settle, however, we are four years into the case and nothing. Kennedy, has a decent relationship with the judges. His staff has messed up on multiple occasions and will never apologize. In fact, Angelina is extremely passive aggressive and should not be working in the legal field. After reading multiple complaints from other people, it is very clear to tell everybody is talking about her. The way, Mr. Koblin defends her snarky manner, gives me no choice, but to definitely not recommend this legal team. A huge waste of time and money.

A friend highly recommended Ms. Srivastava so I reached out immediately and left a voicemail. No…read moreone called back, so after 3 days I emailed through the website. They responded immediately. But when I wrote back, called twice, and then emailed again- it took 5 days (including a weekend) for a response. I finally spoke with the lawyer on 4/1/25, but she told me she was going out of town for a bit and to reach out afterwards. When I reached out a few weeks later (4/18/25) inquiring about hiring SrivasLaw, no one responded as of 5/4/25. I understand being busy, but at least a quick note saying they don't have the capacity to take on new cases would be helpful. I feel like I wasted my time calling multiple times, emailing multiple times, and talking to Ms. Srivastava for her firm to ghost me in the end.

I used Archana Family Law for my Divorce. It was a slow start but once Archana got the ball rolling…read moremy divorce went fairly quick. She was very attentive to my needs and her knowledge to this matter made my experience not dreadful but at ease through this period of my life. I would highly recommend her and couldn't of received a more satisfying experience. Her price was very affordable and her professionalism was effective without a long haul costing me more money than expected. Im grateful to have had her and paralegals working with me. (Kia Xiong)