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.

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

I worked with Michael a few times, once when I was renting out a property, then later selling that…read moreproperty and purchasing another. He was very personable, down to earth, practical and honest. He did an excellent job of clarifying issues that I had questions about, reviewing legal documents, and providing options so that I could make the best decision. He is great to work with and I would highly recommend him! His prices are fair and he is a great resource.

I hired Michael Notaro last November for an eviction case in Oakland. He was effective and helped…read moreus successfully regain possession of the property. Throughout the entire process, Michael communicated clearly, kept us updated, and explained our options. He also went above and beyond by offering practical advice and recommendations to help prevent similar issues with future tenants. I truly appreciated his professionalism and guidance. I would work with Michael again if I needed legal representation as a landlord.

After my stepdad passed away, I found myself dealing with some complicated trust and estate…read morequestions involving an out-of-state trust. It definitely wasn't a straightforward situation, and I needed someone who could think through the nuances instead of offering a one-size-fits-all answer. Rob and his team were fantastic from the very beginning. What stood out most was that Rob took the time to truly listen and understand the details of my situation before offering advice. He asked thoughtful questions, explained the different options clearly, and helped me understand the potential outcomes of each path. His knowledge and experience were obvious, but he never made me feel rushed or overwhelmed. During a difficult and stressful time, it was incredibly reassuring to have a team that was responsive, patient, and easy to work with. They helped make a complicated process feel manageable, and that was something I genuinely appreciated. If I ever need help with a trust, estate, or will in the future, I wouldn't hesitate to work with Rob and his team again. Highly recommended.

Very prompt and also always reaches out called him about a gaze and he did his best to answer my…read morequestions and I was happy very helpful. He was spoke with Mr. Jaffe and I got what I needed to know about my case so I recommend his services.

I left a message on here, and he responded very promptly. In his reply, he specifically highlighted…read morethe details of the case that could potentially work against you, thereby ensuring that you were mentally prepared to address these issues in advance. This stands in stark contrast to some of his peers, who often prioritize legal fees and billable hours above all else.

J. Richards is helpful, knowledgeable and generous. I recommend them highly for your legal needs.read more

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.

Attorney Jonathan is very patient, knowledgeable, helpful, and honest. He took the time to explain…read morethings clearly, which reassured me and gave me peace of mind. I truly appreciate his guidance.

Very patient, knowledgeable and takes the time to explain the different options. Solid with great…read moreexperience!

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!!!

Very happy with the work done by the Shepherd Law Group. The matter was settled within a short time…read moreand we were satified with the results. A special shoutout to Elidia, the paralegal who was quick to answer all of our questions. Would definitely recomend to all landlords in the area with tenant issues.

Top notch service.. Mr James Shepherded and staff were more…read morethan helpful. Always returning our calls and explaining everything step by step.. I really recommend them