Review of Attorney Damir Kouliev - Hawai'i (Big Island)…read more Navigating three complicated traffic issues on the Big Island felt overwhelming--I didn't even know where to begin. From the very first consultation, Damir Kouliev immediately put me at ease. His combination of deep experience and genuine ability to connect with people made the process feel nothing like the stereotypical attorney experience. The outcome was unexpectedly joyful. Damir worked quickly and diligently under a very tight deadline, kept me updated every step of the way, and his fees were more than reasonable. What impressed me most was his honesty--if he can help you, he will, and if not, he'll let you know right away. If you're reading this, chances are you're searching for a traffic attorney who is the real deal. I did my homework and looked around, so you don't have to. At the very least, schedule a consultation with Damir. It's truly a win-win situation.

Damir was instrumental in getting my tickets dismissed in Kona Hawaii. He is very responsive and…read morehandled my case with precision and achieved a perfect outcome. I was very happy with his services and I greatly recommend him to anyone needing law services.

Keep your money for an attorney that will actually work. Cary Virtue will take your money and run…read morewith nothing being done .

We met with many lawyers, BUT we ended up hiring Cari Virtue. He is very educated, smart and on…read moretop of it. He gave us the best advice and helped solve are matter quickly with the best results possible. He was also very responsive and answered my phone calls and text messgaes during the process.

Called for a quote and said he is retired, no sense in contacting him, find someone else…read more Congratulations to him, hope retirement treats him well, sad we didn't potentially work together however excited for his future. Mahalo

I recently reached out to Mr. Mottola for his services and I was so grateful for his help…read more He put my mind at ease right away, and I felt very comfortable in his office. Mr. Mottola knows his businesses through and through and I felt like he had my best interest in mind. He worked with my schedule and was very accommodating to my special situation. I felt like I could relax after our first meeting and he did everything he could to help me. I would highly recommend Mr. Mottola to anyone needed help in this kind of situation.

SOLID. David Sereno is as good as it gets on Maui. He's sharp and can be aggressive, if need be. I…read morehad a situation that needed handling, David was not intimidated by anyone, and handled it. Don't settle for a mild, weak paper pusher when you need real results.

I hired David Sereno to represent me in a basic Temporary Restraining Order case. A competing…read moremobile, shave ice / snack vendor made dirty false statements to the Police that I harassed her, swore at her, gave her the finger, threatened her, tried to hurt her, friends and family. She wanted me off the streets and to stop mobile vending in the area that I have been vending for 7 years. We went to court and after all the dirty allegations and under oath, to the Judge, she admitted I said nothing, she lost. Then approx. a year later she tried again ,the allegations got much meaner and stronger. Back to court and their 100 % huge lies just basically scared the judge. David didn't bring any of the evidence or witnesses he promised that would of proved that nothing happened, In court I tried to tell David what really happened on some of the allegations and he said " sit there and be quiet. I lost and I received a 3 year Restraining order. The judge told us that we could return in 6 months to review the case. David dropped me approx. 1 week after the trial. I contacted David around the 6 month date and requested that we return to court to straighten out the mess, he declined. This was purely a money, customer grab. I have never said anything to this lady, nor threaten her or her friends. No harassment, nothing. The huge problem with a restrainer order is that if someone is out to get you now they have the legal right on their side. Now it only takes a few more dirty lies to get you placed in Jail and criminal charges. This vendor continues to make false allegations. This is a conspiracy to destroy me and my business by the competing vendor, it's seems to be personal. I was warned about this lady before any of this started . Since the court date I have lost my business , my beautiful legal commissary kitchen , my three trucks, my income, my reputation, my health. I'm now 61 years old and will find it almost impossible to resume my business from scratch. I was a A + business, BBB. everything legal and above board. I have one year remaining on my TRO and I'm in hiding from the vendor, they are trying to put me in jail with their lies. I have surveillance tapes of the competing vendor and myself on it, nothing happened but they tried as hard as they could to have me arrested by the police, this has happened several times. I also contacted the Better Business Bureau and complained about David. He said that he couldn't discuss my case because of Attorney Client Privilege. I told BBB that they had my permission to discuss. He again stated that he couldn't discuss because of Attorney Client Privilege. I have asked several top attorneys , they said it's up to me not David, if I want my case discussed. This is my horrible experience with David and my allegations. Auntie Terri

If I could give this law firm ten stars, I would! Erin…read moreLowenthal is excellent, helped me with everything I needed, the information was clear, and it was easy to understand.

Aloha to all that read this. My name is Callahan Welsh. I grew up in Maui and graduated Maui High…read moreSchool 2001. I spent eight year's in the Marines. The reason it's important that I mention that is because I want to make sure anyone that reads this, understands my credibility and reputation on this island and my education to make a credible Yelp review. Its important for me to try and help as many people that are looking into using Mrs. Lowenthall here on Maui...and for you guys to understand when I write, I'm writing from the heart. I have done my research and due diligence on reading ALL Google & Yelp reviews from EVERY lawyer here in Maui, that would take a CHILD CUSTODY/FAMILY case. Everyone has their experience. This is my personal experience....and my personal experience with Mrs. Lowenthall is nothing less than exemplary and professional. My current situation with my case with my son is terrible and I'm bummed out. But when you have someone like Erin who takes the time to go above and beyond to help in a very severe case such as mine, you get a warm heart felt feeling that Erin with help you to the best of her ability to ensure you feel secure and safe with her services. Yes, lawyer's cost money, but when you put yourself in her shoe's and the time it takes her to read and study law, to read and understand the attention to details and the needed details to help you fight your case, and the service fee's it cost to serve someone and the paperwork that needs to be filed, then you can rest assure, your hard earned money is going to a hard earned credible Lawyer like Erin. This may read as a long rant or what not, but for those of you that are in need of reassurance in deciding witch lawyer to go with that fits YOUR CASE, for me, Erin came through when I needed it the most. Although my case did not make it to court, due to my estranged situation, but if you understood my case, and how she went above and beyond the call of her career calling, I would like to "think" you won't be disappointed and you too, will leave a credible Google & Yelp review to continue helping great lawyer's keep their jobs and overall, help you win your case. And in return, maybe one day you too will share your story and experience with Mrs. Lowenthall to help the people of Maui that are in need of a credible experience. Anytime I need a lawyer, I know to work hard, save my money and invest it into Mrs. Mrs. Lowenthall's law practice, and I have a lawyer for life. Mahalo nui loa Erin.

It is my pleasure to write this recommendation of Brianne Wong Leong to anyone seeking a fair,…read moreequitable and timely dissolution of marriage with as little stress as possible. From the beginning, Brianne was very clear on what our objectives would be and what steps would be taken to accomplish them. I immediately felt reassured that I had an ally who respected my goals and was on my side. Divorce can obviously be a source of conflict between the spouses, but Brianne was able to work with my ex's attorney to smooth the negotiations and minimize the negatives. She combines her knowledge and experience with caring and intuition. After all was said and done, I felt very fortunate to have selected Brianne to represent me.

Note: I have not been contacted directly by the Wong Leong Cuccia office since my initial post two…read moreweeks ago. However 2 days after my post, "Jessica O" did post a review almost in direct response to my initial one. This post seems suspicious given it's timing, content, and "Jessica O" has no other Yelp posts or Yelp Friends. Unfortunately this is fairly common practice for restaurants, salons, etc even though it dilutes the integrity of the Yelp platform. It's a bit surprising that this type of behavior would also come from a legal entity. Admittedly, this does feel a bit petty to point out, but I initially used Yelp to decide to work with the Wong Leong Cuccia office. I trusted the existing posts to choose a lawyer, but I wasn't thoroughly vetting each review. This platform is meant to help us see past a company's own branding/marketing/sales material so that we get a genuine sense of how business was actually conducted with other customers. Maybe Jessica O is a real person, but its suspect that the review was not written without some sort of incentive from the legal office directly.... or potentially from someone internally.

We had excellent legal help from this law firm. It was easy to make an appointment. They had…read morealready reviewed the details of the estate before we arrived. Esther was very professional and communicated in a way that was concise and easy to understand. We were very satisfied!

I should have known by his wet noodle handshake with no eye contact whatsoever. Michael Collins, my…read morelawyer at Cain and Herren, was not trustworthy. Michael, who looks to have just graduated high school, made over 30 mistakes on my case. BAD mistakes. But much worse than that, he chronically over-billed me for 2 years, to the tune of many, many thousands of dollars. (3 hours billed to type a paragraph? Really?) When it finally became to much to bear, I asked to do a thorough accounting of my billing. I was told that everyone just went home sick and no one could talk to me. The next day they withdrew as my attorneys. I talked to Michael and he ADMITTED he had over-billed me $10k+, and I RECORDED IT! Here is some transcript from our trial. (ME) Q. "And what did you say when I accused you?" (MICHAEL COLLINS) A. "I said, Jason, I'm willing to admit that some of the billing may have been overbilling, but I expected you to pay it." OVERBILLING IS STEALING. Micheal was awful to deal with. He is condescending and smug and completely lacks integrity. I called David Cain FOUR separate times, to discuss the chronic over-billing and mistakes. He never returned my call. Not once. These low-lifes have the nerve to call themselves "The Lawyers with Heart'" More appropriate would be "The rat-bastard lawyers that make you realize why people hate lawyers!" UPDATE: Apparently Michael Collins has been disbarred "The court found "sufficient evidence in the record to demonstrate that Collins has committed multiple violations of the Hawaii Rules of Professional Conduct and poses a substantial threat of serious harm to the public," according to a news release from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel."

Diane Ho is THE attorney. I don't know how I lucked out to get her but she made my divorce a…read morebreeze. It also helps when your husband has a pregnant girlfriend, but that's another story. ‍ Diane Ho was professional, a great listener, easy to communicate with and covered all the bases when it came to making sure myself & my child's best interests were included. I highly recommend Diane & can't say thank you enough for her assistance navigating such a hard time.

Sold me a great sales pitch. But that's as far as it went. All she wants is your money and she…read morewill charge you for everything even if you weren't included. Bogus charges. I spent $15,000 and she quit on me during the end game of my divorce. She was a disappointment and a waste of time. Find someone younger that's hungry to prove their worth cause Diane is not that woman anymore.

Too bad there are not zero stars. Thinking of hiring Mary Malone for your divorce? DO NOT HIRE…read moreHER. I finally found this site. I'm sorry I didn't find it sooner! Ms. Malone handled my current wife's divorce from her ex-husband three years ago. We were on the mainland, on the east coast, and hired a local attorney here on Maui--Ms. Malone. We recently moved back and are finally going after things Ms. Malone could not/would not fight for! Due to her incompetence, my wife got screwed out of her house and many of her belongings. The settlement agreement was entirely lopsided and my wife lost hundreds of thousands of dollars (which we are NOW attempting to collect after hiring a decent attorney!) Only hire Mary Malone to represent you if Maui is hit by a tsunami and she is the lone survivor with a J.D. degree. Then again, you would be better off representing yourself. You would save a lot of money and get better results.

From the owner: When you are facing family law problems, it may very well be the most difficult and stressful time…read morein your life. Mary Malone will guide you through the family law process with grace and ease to a successful outcome. You will experience an immediate sense of relief when Ms. Malone becomes your advocate. She is experienced, smart, articulate and when needed, aggressive. In your first meeting with Mary, she will evaluate your case and explain to you the relevant law and procedure. Together we will develop a strategy for your case. Ms. Malone will discuss ideas for settlement and litigation. Mary Malone is a trial attorney. She is a proven and successful litigator. She is also a very effective negotiator and will likely settle your case.