Beware!!!!! Gary and associates have lied and scammed me! My case was the hope to help my daughter with stage 4 cancer! After I had paid 10,000, I found out about my only child with cancer. Gary promised he would handle the case to make right that was wronged to me. I know my case was 100 percent and I had proof. Now I am at my wits end on what to do! All lies and a scam and my money gone. I just hope God will help me!!!!!! read more

Gary Saunders is a fraud ! Do not give this attorney your money! I entered into a flat fee agreement to settle my case. He never did anything to represent me. He now does not have a license to practice law and he never notified me. He asked the judge to be removed from my case and never served me so I could be present to tell the judge what a criminal he is. He has yet to give me back my case file so I can represent myself. If anyone has been affected by this law firm please contact me at kentgirl1@verzon.net . Also the bar association is a good place to leave your story. Help stop the evil ! read more

Saunders & Associates - This is a message showing the bullying to get more money. - Bankruptcy Law Near Me - Newport Beach, California

KEEP OUT!! Oct1,2024 I sent Gary Scott Saunders Law Associates License #144385, 610 Newport Center Dr, #250-- my#365, $5,500 check. It was cashed to: Bank of America Saunders & Associates,APC121000358/122000661 #3251-4924-1803. To accomplish a straightforward task they agreed. They never contacted the other party, no action, no feedback, no questions, refusals by other party. Just delays from Vasili Papas,Atty, & Jayden Meeks, Marvin Powell, Rebecca Hernandez, Morena Elias, Susan Vanderburgh, Alba Gonzalez,Tonya Mertens, Katelyn Bureaux, Mary Barreto were all on the team! In 6+months time, sent me 1 email Jan 9,2025! Never did anything. I am legally pursuing them. KEEP OUT!! read more

This firm has been debarred. They convinced me to pay $18,000 retainer so they can file immediately regarding my son's well-being due to safety and neglect at his school. I was told they would file a demand to the school district within 24hrs yet for 5 months of neglected by Saunders to file any pleadings or anything with the courts or any demands to the school district and would never return my phone call emails or messages. I asked for a refund of the retainer since they could not provide any work had been done, they promptly filed something with the courts 3 months later and told me they cannot refund me and that I would need to pay a second retainer of $25,000. They filed a declaration that I never wrote to a defendant that is incorrect and fictitious and made up. Ultimately, I had to go to the bar and currently in arbitration because the improper defendant filed to quash ultimately a big waste of money. read more

Saunders & Associates - Bankruptcy Law Near Me - Newport Beach, California

RUN! Please find another company if you want yo keep your sanity. They may try to reel you in by telling you about their flat fee and how quickly they can get it done but I'm 3 years in still with no outcome and they want more money. They NEVER return emails or calls back unless its to ask for more money! read more

Zero stars if I could. Worked at this company. Pay often late or none at all at Saunders & Associates. Abusive this way even though they say they are nice to us. Waiting so long for pay, I could not pay my electric bill, medical care, vehicle repairs, and other things that happen in life. I've worked there and know that clients' cases are not promptly attended to, and there is a rush to do something every day--one fire after another. Taking advantage of people, I see. They place ads to keep hiring people because people (like me) who have not been paid have to get paid so we can afford to live. So, the new people have no idea that they will soon have this happen to them. They are lucky when they find someone extremely experienced and skilled and put up with their bullshit of not paying for work done. There is at least one court judgment against Saunders & Associates for not paying their bills. So, the pattern continues--get stuff done, don't pay, hire more people to get more stuff done, and not pay. The stuff that is done is partially done and does not help the clients, who then get angry. Some are the most amazing people and did not deserve to get taken advantage of by some sweet-talking salesperson. Any positive review you see is likely from people who were lucky enough to have a dedicated paralegal complete the work before having to leave due to not receiving wages. Or, the reviews are fake. They could claim this is false. Well then, do your own research on Saunders & Associates in Newport Beach, California, and Corona, California--same company, same circus, different victims. This is not an isolated incident--it's how they operate and it is too bad I have to post a negative review like this. read more

worst experience took money and closed the office. I was keep calling no answer i went to there office its closed .

I had heard about Gary Saunders poor reputation, but didn't believe it could be that bad. I was wrong. My experience was terrible. This is one of the few attorney's in California that has actually had charges filed against them by the State Bar. Be sure to lookup Attorney Saunders on the California Bar website. You will see that he had been charged multiple times and had his license to practice law suspended more than once. Our experience with Gary Saunders was similar to all the other reviews. He is extremely aggressive in collecting money, but produces very little actual work. He provided us templates that we had to fill out, but we have no legal training. He then later filed with the court to drop us as clients. We paid him over $10k. What a disaster. read more

Stay away!!!!! They are totally dishonest. Please look at the California Bar website for attorney search and write in "Gary S Saunders" and see his shocking history of State Bar discipline. He has current charges pending which contain approx 16 counts against him for dishonest conduct and refusal to cooperate with the State Bar. While his online website lists a phone number and address in Newport Beach, CA, the California State Bar website has totally different information. Saunders has fled to San Diego, CA, and the State Bar has no contact information of any nature of him. Also check this same link for the his history of and current discipline charges against him re State Bar allegations of misconduct: https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/144385 Do not merely complain on Yelp -- make a complaint to the California State Bar in order to get rightful compensation regarding his conduct. Don't just complain on line, complain where it counts: https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Public/Complaints-Claims read more

Awful. Neglected and mishandled my case and my day in court. Sent specially appearing attorneys to all hearings and my own deposition who knew nothing about my case. Lost because of Gary Saunders. Had I hired ANYONE ELSE, I would have won. Don't waste your time and money! read more

Gary Saunders & Vasili Papas are SCAMMERS !!! I had a very disappointing experience with Gary Saunders & Vasili Papas. Initially, I hired them on a flat rate for multiple cases. However, after receiving payment, they became unresponsive and virtually vanished. Communication was impossible, leaving me feeling scammed and frustrated. I would not recommend their services to anyone seeking reliable legal representation. Save your money and look elsewhere. read more

Gary and Vasili are now charging me $35,000 for a "second phase" fee. This was originally a flat fee of $15,000. And if I I'm not willing to pay the $35,000, I'm to sign a Substitution of Attorney and pay him $7,700 for the motion to be relieved. I'm hearing from others that they are receiving the same threats from Gary. As I mentioned before, it's quite interesting that Gary and Vasili do not communicate with me unless they need more money from me. I've had the same experience as others on Yelp...there is little to no communication from the staff once you pay them their fees. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! read more

Truly the worst kind of people. I want to give them negative stars. They stole more than $15,000 from me and have done nothing with my case. I called them in the most vulnerable time of my life, and took out a loan to cover their expenses. These people are scammers. There are several current actions against them with the California BAR association. DO NOT GET SWINDLED. https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney/Licensee/Detail/144385 read more

I should have read these reviews before hiring this office they are a bunch of scams. They promised me my case was going to be fast and guaranteed to win. Now they don't respond to my emails never return a call. Terrible company they need to go out of business this company is a scam. read more

They don't pay their bills when they request publications for summons from community newspapers

They took my fiance nearly 20k for the case and after receiving the money REFUSE to speak to him. The receptionist knows nothing about anything and can't tell you anything except to go to a mythical "portal" that visili papas sent. No response, no portal no contact after sending them the money. read more

Yea unfortunately I paid them a significant amount, they started the case and then ghosted me. Could not reach any of the paralegals and nobody ever communicated with me. Difficult to reach anybody. It's been several months so now I might have to file a complaint and pursue to get my funds back. Wish I had read reviews first read more

He will tell you what you wanna hear during your consultation. Have you sign a flat fee agreement hang up for a large amount of money and hardly do anything on your case. He will not return phone calls or emails. He told me my case would be super easy and wouldn't take long to get a settlement and it's been over three years and I've hardly heard anything from him. he didn't tell me I had court one time even though I continuously asked to be in the loop. show up to one of my court dates, causing my case to get dismissed. read more

There has been zero communication or action at all they don't return calls. This feels worse than dealing with a used car salesman!

It was an extremely disappointing experience with Gary Saunders, Vasili, and his team. We never write reviews on Yelp; however, we had to because it was a huge mistake trusting and paying this company. They were quick and aggressive in requesting payment, but once we paid, communication stopped entirely. After months and years of no progress, we felt victimized by their vague agreement terms regarding refunds and accounting hours. We were often left on hold for long periods when we called their office, only to be told no one was available or they had just left the office. Emails went unanswered, and proof of their work was never provided. They are taking advantage of desperate people like us, with serious health issues and disabilities. We trusted them and wanted to believe, but unfortunately, we became victims like others. No refund was provided. Please do not ever work with this company; they are not for people but only for money. We had no choice but to report them to the California State Bar Association. read more

I had a horrible experience using this law firm, they were quick to ask for the flat fee and as soon as they received it, the communication stopped. The lawyer himself never reached out to me, I left messages via email and through their customer portal, left message with the receptionist and never received call back or an email reply. I finally send emails to stop all any work on my case and requested a statement of the work completed and Vasilli Papas quickly responded that we needed to talk but never called nor took my calls. I finally got an email stating they would refund me a portion and that the paperwork to get the refund was going to be sent to me shortly as of today almost 3 months later I have not received anything. I had no other alternative than report them to the Cal State Bar association and take other legal actions with the hope of getting my money back. They take advantage of the stressful situation you find yourself to financially benefit themselves at the expense of clients that have a true need for legal action. They are in my opinion a disgrace to the legal community, remember you always have the right to submit a claim for their conduct to the Bar Association. As clients we should be able to stop this type of situation with this law firm by collective raise our voices. read more

Never thought I would need legal representation, thankfully through a family friend I was recommended to Saunders and Associates. Best decision ever!! Mr. Vasili Papas, Gary Saunders and Timaiah Smith very professional and very knowledgeable helped me throughout whole the process making it easy and giving me peace of mind through hard times. I would also like to give a shoutout to the whole team who assisted in this matter. I would definitely come back to them if ever needed and 100% recommend this law firm to anyone seeking legal help. They are the best in town!! Thank you Saunders & Associates ! read more

Updating my review. After leaving this review here, I got a call from a blocked number shortly after from Vasili Papas at Saunders & Associates. Vasili apologized for the negative encounter with his colleague and offered to help at no cost with a demand letter and drafting a lawsuit. I provided him with all the necessary and requested documents and information for him to draft a demand letter and lawsuit. He was responsive for the first days and now almost a month later, im left without a message or email back for days and weeks on end with excuse after excuse as to why I still don't have the demand letter or draft he promised. I understand this is being done at no cost, but my situation has been going on for months now, now being delayed by promised OFFERED help. Don't offer help to someone in need at no cost to amend an issue and then blow them off. I wasted weeks waiting for their help when I could've found another attorney. read more

Scam! They have a horrendous reputation, and for good reason. They lure you in with false promises and sales tactics. And once they have your money, they vanish. read more

Gary Saunders was hired on a flat fee agreement basis to carry out our Tenant Law litigation against our former landlord who failed to conduct proper inspections prior to taking possession of the home. This led to an uninhabitable home and my son having health issues within 30 days of retaining possession. Due to the displacement from our home by living in multiple hotels while we awaited our counsel's guidance, Gary expressed he was willing to work with us on our payments as he did. However, throughout the time we retained Gary, he randomly instilled fear in us by threatening to relieve himself from the case if we did not pay requested amounts within his spontaneous time frames, which again would be at random, making it nearly impossible for us to fulfill. It seemed intentional because he made sure to have conversations of our payment arrangements over the phone - therefore we believe it was to ensure there would be no trace of the verbal arrangements and via email it looked to his favor when he would make his demands. It is our belief that he was seeking ways to relieve himself after being paid because it didn't start happening until we started getting closer to the end of paying off our agreement. To date Gary was paid 10,000 of the 12,000 flat fee agreement. We were given forms and tasks to complete, which were completed. As we are not educated in law, there was difficulty in filling out the forms and questions. Gary then proceeded to express we were not serious about our case. He then filed a motion to be relieved before completing the litigation. His reasons were an "unhealthy client attorney relationship"; however we did not speak with him more than a handful of times as his office did not reciprocate communication numerous times which there is proof of. It makes sense because client misconduct is what appears he was suspended for. 8 counts to be exact. In other words, don't waste your money. Only a crooked lawyer would prey on those in distress before taking that amount of money and then find it acceptable to abandon a client. If anyone on these reviews needs evidentiary support to hold him accountable in any way by utilizing our unfortunate circumstance, please feel free to message me. read more

I got legal advice from a man I googled on CA Bar and he wasn't a lawyer. This man led me to believ that I didn't have to worry if I missed a deadline because one of my claims had a longer statute of limitations. A licensed atty later said that was not the case because all the claims are wrapped into the initial complaint. They were helpful on some ways of calming me down but ultimately my fear of other bad reviews made me ask ?'s that were not met with my personal level of expectation of law firm aplomb for handling negative feedback. read more

If I could give a negative star I would! It's sad you hire a legal team because you are a victim and trust in the system. Gary Saunders and Vasile are crooks ! Vasili is Garys little scammer partner and hes Real aggressive and good at making you feel confident in your decision in hiring Saunders and Associates when it comes to retaining all money up front Vasili will tell you what you want to hear and Gary Saunders sits there just nodding his head letting Vasili promise the world to you. Left the meeting feeling confident and a side of relief you have a good council team behind you NOPE THEY ARE CROOKS gave them over $40,000 2 years ago once they received the money they vanished not taking calls not returning emails. What's makes nit worse on one of my cases the guy I was sewing responded that he wanted to settle out of court a simple open and close case they didn't proceed so case was dropped! Please do not become a victim of Saunders and associates. We are currently reporting them in every way possible. read more

Nice people and very fair; refunded me a fair portion of money provided. Thank you for your advice. read more

I have had a great experience with Vasili. He has taught me very valuable things for my business. He had helped me with making sure my profits are in check and what the real business world is. He is very smart and knows what he is doing. Thank you read more

Saunders & associates are very knowledgeable and know the law. I will tells others. They are the best at what they do.

Excellent customer service and effective vigorous representation. I will recommend you to everyone we know.

Llc done same day. Will and trust same day. They were very responsive, efficient and professional.

These guys are complete scams. Vasili Papas is the "cfo" Gary Saunders is supposedly the attorney and their license was suspended twice I looked it up on the California State Bars website. I submitted a complaint with the California State Bar and they are opening an investigation against this scammer. I paid them via wire $15,000 because they didn't want to take a payment with a credit card reason why is because they would get a ton of chargebacks. I left several 7 emails and none of which they responded to and I called over 10 times and I also messaged them through the portal and they never responded. The assistant is useless and so is everyone in that firm. They leave me on hold every time I call in only to say that they are all busy. These 5 star reviews they have are all fake. They are total scammers. Do yourself a favor. Look them up first. Look up their license number you'll see t was suspended for same issue I'm facing with them. They took disciplinary action again this firm because they collect payment and don't do the work. They pretend to be the worlds most available law firm when you are about to submit payment but once you pay they never call you or email you. I asked for a refund 3 days after I wired them because I saw other reviews on other websites pertaining to this firm and saw how many people were saying that their license was suspended because they only collect payment and they don't do the work. Vasili reached out to me via email and told me that they could only refund me $2,000. All they did was look up the address of the person who I was attempting to sue. Stay away from them and make sure to look them up on the California state bar website first. You'll thank me later and pay them with a credit card for your protection. read more

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. My partner and I have hired Saunders & Associates, APC for our constructive eviction case and they have worked day in and day out, countless hours to see that our needs were met. Met important deadlines with documents exceeding far above what was needed and ALWAYS friendly and helpful in every way. Without the help from Saunders & Associates, APC, our court hearings definitely would have took a turn for worse and we would have potentially wrongfully evicted. They saved our families home and have provided a deep sense of protection. read more