The day I fell of a palm tree on the job, I was hospitalized and my father immediately went seeking…read morefor an attorney. Juan Armenta showed up to the hospital offering me his help, he said he know exactly how the workers comp system worked and he was there to protect me. Originally I was in distress I could barely walk and was in severe pain and I blew him off. After a few weeks passed, certain circumstances changed and I realized I needed to lawyer up. I did some deep investigations and talked to several attorneys seeking the best attorney for workers comp in southern California. I ended up coming back to Juan Armenta. Long story short, I was wrong about Juan Armenta ,and he really was trying to help me that first day I was in the hospital. Fast forward to now, I have to admit that the whole process was smooth, I really didn't have to worry about much, he and his team took care of everything. He was also able to work out an incredible deal so that I can get compensated more during my Temporarily Disability. I also have to give a big shoutout to Gloria, his secretary for being so kind and patient with me throughout the whole process. Thank you Juan Armenta Thank you Gloria Fernandez -Omar Lopez

Excellent Worker's Comp Attorney! I was injured at work but I wasn't ready to quit. Mr Armenta…read moregot me future medical for my hip injury. 7 years later I was in excruciating pain because the injury had affected my gait, unable to walk without using a walker & I knew I could no longer perform the duties expected of me without risking further injury. I called Gloria Fernandez, Mr Armenta's highly qualified assistant, & informed her of my situation. Here I am a year later with an unexpected large settlement & online training for the field of my choosing so I can work from home at no cost to myself! I highly recommend this attorney!

Attorney Steven Sabel was excellent in communicating with me and my family. He was also very…read morecreative in problem solving. He provided amazing results in an efficient amount of time without high costs. Thank you! I highly recommend him for your legal needs. He is an expert in his field. And I will definitely use him again in the future.

Astuno Sabel assisted me with a complex relationship estate legal matter, and provided outstanding…read morerepresentation. With a broad real estate portfolio I've worked with several attorneys, and Astuno Sabel exceeded my expectations in their expertise, reliability, and client communications.

Excellent consultation. Matthew is the real deal. A straight shooter. Well-versed and aggressively…read morepolite. The kind of lawyer that you will want in your corner. He gets down to business by asking the right questions in order to assess the situation and decipher pertinent information. I appreciated his candid communication style, (i.e., not afraid to say what he's thinking and give his opinion). He answered all my questions in an easy-to-understand manner (not cryptic nor over-complicated). At the end of our conversation, he provided me with a tangible list of next step action items, and even went as far as to paint a picture of best/worst case scenarios according to plan A, B, and C. I began the conversation feeling confused, frustrated, and uncertain. I ended the conversation with confidence and direction. I would highly recommend him.

I use them to do a couple evictions and I wish I had started with one. They were extremely rude and…read morecondescending. They expect you to know the process of an eviction. If I knew how to do an eviction I would've done it myself. There was no communication. They are husband and wife team and if I corresponded with one the other one said they never got the message. They were also on vacation many times when I needed help and no one was there to return messages or emails. I would not recommend them to anyone. It was a horrible experience using them.

From start to finish a perfect and profession process. Sklar…read moreand Sklar made a potential difficult settling of Esate easy to navigate and the attention yo detail they gave to me as a client was above and beyond any experience I have had with a legal team. Sklar and Sklar care very much about the client and it shows. I would recommend them for any and all Estate work from start to finish, Bravo to a great Firm David Barrett

For the absolute worst representation in probate (appointed 3rd party administrator despite my…read moreprotest) call Bryan Sklar and Jennifer Haas (fiduciary). You will be ignored, treated with partisan representation and disrespected. No common sense or knowledge of real estate or the sale of personal property. ...wastes the estates money not knowing how to discern experts where he has proven to lack expertise.Most concerned with appearing neutral to the attorneys foolish enough to appoint them rather than following their job descriptions. DO NOT HIRE !

TLDR: As the other reviewers have said he offers great legal advise in conversation or a casual…read moremeeting and always has a nice staff. If the job of your attorney is to put financial restitution back into the hands of their clients then for me Amir is 0/3. One case dropped and two cases won in my favor yet no restitution was made. If you want an attorney to file paperwork or simply need an LLC setup then Amir is great but if you are looking for financial restitution then I would seek representation elsewhere. EDIT: Not sure what Amir is talking about he never recommended any other service for collections. This statement is also confusing since he handled collections for my first case, for which the guy eventually defaulted only for Amir to then say I need to go to collections. I asked specifically when receiving the final invoice if that was all he had for me and nothing else? I asked his receptionist if he had any more information about the case that I need to proceed and she said no he does not handle collections. Amir followed up with a call to confirm the case was over with no recommendation on law firms in the area to handle the collection. Following that 3 min phone call and a 20 word email response can you guess what I got from Amir.....? Yep, ANOTHER INVOICE. To anyone reading this you seriously do not hate lawyers enough. Sad times for the American legal system when La Cosa Nostra could have better kept these contracts enforced more than Amir. The entire process is a scam. I budgeted food and living expenses to pursue financial restitution only to be nickel and dimed by a useless attorney who provided zero restitution all while driving a $200,000 car. I have had the pleasure of working with Amir on 3 separate cases. He is very knowledgeable and offers great legal advise on the macro level. He is great at what I call door knob legal advise... advise given during casual conversation or an initial meet. Unfortunately on all 3 occasions the businesses who defrauded me never had to pay a cent in restitution. Perhaps this is caused by the fact that the consumer protection laws as well as legal recourses in this nation do not benefit individuals and simply favor businesses. Here is a brief history of my legal disputes Amir has handled for me. First was a roofer who defaulted on a contract and provided a roof that needed a complete replacement. Amir tried and won the case resulting in a judgement of about ~42k in my favor. Amir advised I let the roofer pay it in installments and after paying twice the roofer stopped paying and Amir said I had to go to a different attorney for collections. I believe at the end his legal fees had approached about $18,000. Roofer got paid his $40,000, Amir got his $18,000, and I got about $2,000 back before he defaulted and ghosted. Second was the appliance and plumbing supplier Pirch, after purchasing and paying in full for appliances Pirch closed their doors and kept my payment and my appliances and plumbing fixtures. This was about $40,000. Upon them declaring bankruptcy Amirs advice was to drop it since it is now in bankruptcy court and apparently that changes the process and severely diminishes your chance of restitution. He had racked up a few thousand in legal fees by the time we dropped the case. This guy even had the nerve to bill me because he wrote a letter about Pirch declaring bankruptcy, which was in every headline and furthermore could have been an email that at most takes 30 seconds to write and maybe 2 min to open app and send. Instead it was a 30 min billable for a few hundred dollars lol. To his credit when I brought up to him how ridiculous that is, he removed the charge. Absolutely the most hilariously lawyer thing ever. Rather than write a 1 min email this guy drafted a legal letter, created a PDF, applied his signature, then input his time into my billables LMAO. Third time was with a dock builder who took an $18,000 deposit on a dock then completely ghosted me and has missed his delivery time by about 2 years. Amir tried and won this case, by default judgement so its not like he did anything other than file paperwork, with about $10,000 in legal fees. Upon receiving a judgment in my favor I was told by Amir that I now need to find a collections attorney since he does not handle that process. Now I am faced with the decision to retain another lawyer (probably about $3k-$8K) to pursue this judgment or just accept the loss and not accrue any more lawyer fees. There was a long stretch of time during this case when my messages were not getting to him because I guess his messaging agency was forwarding his messages to someone else. His office was very apologetic about this and I have not had a problem since. Two cases tried and won in my favor by Amir and neither have resulted in any financial restitution.

Amir is personable, knowledgeable and effective. Willing to take calls or return them promptly.read more

It's shocking that Sloat Law Group in Palm Desert would actually "lie" having their Law Office…read moreManager Marli Bacca tell complete untruths and put those untruths in writing. I would stay clear of any legal firm that is as unethical as Sloat Law Group . When the "owner" Karen Sloat was sent two letters describing the situation she never even bothered to respond. And for not one person in the office to take a phone call for discussion , including Karen Sloat, Craig Sterling and Marli Bacca is unthinkable. So disappointed in their manner of handling clients during very personal and stressfu

Our local health care small business has had a stellar experience with Sloat Law Group, to include…read moreassistance with implementing updated policies aligned with current labor laws and design of a comprehensive employee hand book. Calls and emails are returned in a timely and professional manner.

I hired Aaron Garcia, Esq. after a bank refused to pay me for tow and storage fees for an abandoned…read morevehicle. The bank wanted to recover the vehicle and not pay me a dollar. Aaron stepped in, fought for me, and got the case dismissed--putting this issue to rest once and for all. He was professional, knowledgeable, and truly had my back. If you need a sharp, effective attorney who knows how to get results, I highly recommend Aaron Garcia!

I hired Mr. Garcia to handle an eviction involving a problematic tenant. I was assured the…read morepaperwork would be handled promptly. Instead, he sat on it. By the time anything was done, the tenant had already moved out ( mind you that was 2 1/2 months or maybe even 3 months, after I hired this ambulance chaser ) leaving me with thousands of dollars in losses, due to the loser squatting in my house for 5 months rent free. Yet, mr Garcia Then claimed he would pursue a judgment--gathering my information, photos, etc. yet another promise that went nowhere. When the case finally appeared on the calendar, the confusion and panic coming from his office made it painfully clear that nothing had been handled properly. Shortly after, I received paperwork showing the case was no longer being handled by his office. Not surprise at all. Nor did I actually care, because at that point, I found an amazing attorney who actually cares (yet best for Mr Garcia to use his own time & money and file the paperwork then me - and that's just what he had to do). This wasn't a simple oversight from Mr Garcia . It's a pattern of his negligence. Based on my experience, and on the similar stories shared by others ( who private messaged me ) , I cannot recommend his services to anyone. He's very lazy at his job. Don't say I didn't warn ya!

Dale helped me by referring me to another lawyer to better help with the situation I was in. Huge…read morehelp very grateful to have such knowledgeable legal advise. 10 stars

Attorney Dale Gribow is great he allowed me to talk to him about my Criminal case and Was honest…read moreabout helping me out even tho I would afford his rate he still gave me advice and even told me aspects of my case I should consider being able to talk to attorney with his experience is great he actually helped people out like me even tho i couldn't afford him and he still is able to make time to help me out

Paul Stoddart is a genuine caring lawyer. He went above and beyond with me. Paul was generous not…read moreonly with his time but in his level of care. During one of the most difficult times of my life, Paul and his wonderful Paralegal Cheryl showed me options for a better pathway. When I couldn't see any way forward. They were there for me, every time I called. They are patient, thorough and very professional. If you have a difficult situation to deal with, I would highly recommend that you have a chat with Paul.

From the owner: Over the last 21 years, Paul M. Stoddard has been committed to practicing law in the state of…read moreCalifornia. He has handled numerous litigations filed in both Superior and Municipal Courts.His expertise includes general litigation with an emphasis in Corporate Civil Litigation. He has extensive amount of experience in bankruptcies, foreclosures, creditors remedies and more. If a matter can be settled fairly and in his client's best interests, he will do so. Otherwise, he is prepared to seek the Court's intervention.Mr. Stoddard received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University and received his Juris Doctorate from Glendale College Law. While attending the University of Southern California Law Center, he received Advanced Degrees in Civil Litigation and Bankruptcy Litigation.He has been admitted to practice law before the 9th District Federal Court of Appeals, the Federal Central District and State Court for California.In the past, Mr. Stoddard acted as V.P. General Counsel and Secretary for First Trust Bank in Southern California.There, he maintained active litigation of over 200 cases, negotiated cash collateral agreements in Federal Bankruptcy Court, defended the Bank against all actions brought against it, assisted real estate development subsidiary and obtained prejudgment writs of attachment and possession in the liquidation of delinquent customer businesses.His experience providing legal representation to the Bank has provided him with a better oversight w...