In my first contact with Denise Leadbetter she was labile and tangential,not able to focus…read moreclearly.Some of her suggestions seemed sketchy and unethical.I asked around the legal community about her.She bribed a former client to delete a negative review. I was uncomfortable with information she had given me.I went to another attorney and my instincts were correct that she had given me wrong information that if I had acted on would have costed me a lot of time and money.

I scheduled a consultation with one of their attorneys to discuss a potential case, but the intake…read moreprocess was cumbersome. It took me most of the morning to assemble all of the information they were requesting, even though it was stated that the questionnaire likely wouldn't be referred to during the consultation. It seemed like an unnecessary exercise, given the informality of the consultation. Add to it that the the intake specialist had a generally unaccommodating and dismissive demeanor, and just gave the general impression that my business was unimportant. It caused me to question whether or not I'd even want to work with them, but I figured I should still take the consultation since I'd come that far. Luckily, the attorney I spoke with was professional, and answered all of my questions thoroughly. He seemed to think we had a viable case, so I followed up again a few months later once we were ready to proceed. When I called back to schedule another appointment, I got the same stern and one-sided communication from the intake specialist again, and it raised the same red flag that I'd felt before. This may be a great firm for all I know, but communication style matters heading into a legal proceeding, and I just have to trust my instinct on this. It's very frustrating to have to start over from scratch after paying $500+ for a consultation and wasting all that time on the intake questionnaire, but I don't feel comfortable proceeding.

Instead of spending upward of $50,000 to have a realtor sell our house, we sold to a friend and had…read morethe Sheppard - Uziel & Hendrickson Law Firm handle all of the legal work. It saved us an enormous amount and everything went smoothly. When you work with a realtor they make you think that it is such a complex process and you couldn't possibly do it without them. Jaime at Sheppard - Uziel & Hendrickson Law Firm proved that to be fiction! We were able to do everything electronically so we could spend our time packing!

I agreed with opposing counsel to use Robert Sheppard as a mediator. He was HORRIBLE! He…read morerepresented himself to be fair and someone who wouldn't take side. In a far away fantasy land that may be how he wants to operate but in real like I regret agreeing to use him. Months later when I was interviewing an attorney, I felt relieved when they agreed Shepard was nothing special and that he talked too much. They said they received calls from him months later to schmooze so the attorney gives him business so they concluded he definitely knew where his bread and butter was coming from. He SUCKS! He was not at all neutral and definitely took side. Wouldn't let me get two words out but allowed other side to say everything they wanted to. He then took the threats coming my way to try and get me to sign the agreement that would make false representations about me. Dave yourself and don't use him. Instead go to JAMS and use a real judge with experience. Someone who knows what they are doing. This guy doesn't !

Andrew Cantor is an exceptionally talented attorney who genuinely cares about the individuals he…read morerepresents. As someone who has hired him and frequently referred others to him in the past, I turned to Andrew during a recent severe housing and health crisis. Due to my complete panic, he immediately stepped in to strategically guide me from behind the scenes. When our landlords threatened an illegal constructive eviction, Andrew drafted the precise script required to hold our legal counsel accountable and demand a reservation of rights letter. Furthermore, he devised a brilliant plan that allowed us to move safely while retaining physical control of our lease and keys--a crucial detail other lawyers overlooked. Anticipating how the situation would unfold before a judge, Andrew's foresight was entirely accurate. His guidance ultimately led to the landlords being caught red-handed in an illegal physical lockout documented by the police, significantly strengthening our position in settlement negotiations. With Andrew Cantor on your side, you gain a brilliant legal mind, exceptional instincts, and a calm, protective shield during a crisis. He is not only a wonderful attorney but an even better person!

As much as I always liked and relied on Yelp, apparently in a situation where both your wellbeing…read moreand your future depends on skills, dedication, and honesty of that one professional who will help you getting your life back to normal - Yelp stars might be misleading here and there. Long story short - got the temporary restraining order back in December 2024, wonderful choice of direction some people choose to solve business disputes. I looked around and picked Andrew as my counsel. Nice and friendly interview, practicing family/civil law, plus more than a hundred 5-star reviews (for an attorney) -- what else do you need, right? Besides, having backups of texts, emails, paperwork going back for more than three years and reading through utterly ridiculous affidavit filed against me, I haven't had a single worry on my mind. Until the final hearing 15 months later. and... The most disappointing, hurtful, and insufferable element in the outcome of this case is not the adjudication but rather - Andrew's covert yet egregious abuse of my trust - "I really want you win. I'm doing my best to make it happen. I know you are the good guy here" yadayadayada. - his persistent lying and gaslighting about pretty much everything case-related. "Did you read my email? - Yes, sure! - Ok, which point do you prefer? - Oh, I don't know yet, I'll read it again later". Of course he didn't read it because Mailtrack (the email tracking addon which shows whether an you sent got read or an attachment got opened, etc) I finally installed in Gmail just to see what's going on, it showed "not read yet" - he would open an email in question five to ten minutes after a nudge yet pay no attention to the attachments as if the evidence documents attached were the least of your concern (that turned to be the case after all). - his flagrant lack of even a modicum of professional integrity - he didn't pay attention to anything happening with my case, facing a rather aggressive counsel on the opposite side who's been bombarding me with the delays, contempts, motions this and motions that - he just attended hearings and gaslighted me about "there's nothing we can do here" - he constantly failed to even let me know about the new court documents filed by the opposing party - I had to set a reminder/alarm for myself to check the case log via court's website on a daily basis just to make sure I won't miss the new filings. - he picked twelve pieces of evidence (primarily business convos related) out of more than 70 available (one-on-one communications disproving each allegation one after another), told me I don't need witnesses, disregarded testimonies of witnesses on the opposite side, yeah.... - his lack of responsibility and preparedness illustrated by "I have no idea what's going on here" conduct in the courtroom where the commissioner felt compelled to raise a few objections herself to stop opposing counsel's inappropriate line of questioning. He was peacefully staring at the ceiling meanwhile. - his lack of self-reflection in regard to his mistakes or mostly shortcomings - he prefers to blame it all on everybody else around: petitioner, opposing counsel, judge, weather, and me of course (apparently I was too nervous and yet he had full list of my medical conditions and medications but didn't bother informing the commissioner about it). - his "it's your problem" attitude which became clearly evident when you failed to mumble out a single word to explain the reasoning for my remote participation (which has angered the judge beyond belief) at first evidentiary hearing, My mother had a stroke two days prior and after spending ~ 40 sleepless hours sitting in some waiting room at the CPMC Van Ness while she's been going through three separate cranial/brain surgeries. I kept him aware of each and every development, even the minor ones, sent him doctors' correspondence to show to the judge - he didn't bother until the hearing started and judge began yelling. - his complete obliviousness to opposing counsel's conduct and her complete disregard to attorney's candor rules. He hasn't even bothered to react to her literally screaming some despicable bs at the judge like "respondent's lying! He's not at any hospital! I know it because his car didn't leave the driveway in the last five days". Well, my car hasn't left the driveway for more than seven months - the battery's been dead ever since but.... rejoice! There's Uber and I did send even the freaking trips receipts. Nah, he didn't even bother to raise the question the source of info re: where my car is (not geoloc for sure, battery's _dead_ dead) - his unprofessional, childish tantrums where he would let himself to literally yell at me or ask me questions like "are you bipolar or is it OCD?" - and so on. To sum it up - if you are determined to snatch a life-destroying defeat from the jaws of victory (for the lack of better words) and pay a ton of $$$ for it, then Andrew is your top choice.

I had a real bad experience with this law firm. They basically cut a deal behind my back and told…read moreme I have them permission to take the deal which I did not. I told Kelly that I would liste. To her advice first. I ended up winning but not close to what I should have. The way it happened was really dishonest and left AP bad taste in my mouth. My back was against the wall in this situation so I had to take it or fire them. Unfortunately I didn't fire them. Then they lied about it and gape me a real hard time. So if you want a dishonest law firm that does not have your best interest In the matter only they're best interest then I would suggest you hire this firm. I just want the work to know so you can be preparedp.thanks

I highly recommend Demian Oksenendler whose clarity and expertise made sense of a very challenging…read morelegal case of mine.

Great attorney. Very wise and knowledgeable. We are glad we hired Robert Sheppard--he is also kind,…read morewhich is a wonderful attribute for an attorney.

I have had the pleasure of knowing Mr. Sheppard for many years. I knew him when he first started…read moreout. He helped me then and he helped me recently. Aside from being a top notch lawyer he is a wonderful person. My family and I were asked to leave my childhood home. I am 74 years old. I was raised in this home along with other family members. One of my family members passed away and his family decided me and my family had to leave. It was a pretty horrible time. It still haunts me to this day. Mr. Sheppard is the person you would want when you have any kind of a tenant problem going on. He is kind fair and impartial. Me and my family could not have weathered the horrible storm that we did without him. I will forever be grateful.

They seemed very responsive and willing to engage. I will definitely consider therefore services…read moremoving forward..

Same thing has happened to me as with other potential clients?? I provided the information for them…read moreto verify no conflict of interest. Then I spent a lot of time preparing a summary of my case and then they decide not to take on the case based on being too busy? All attorneys caseloads full?? You'd think they would've told you that in the beginning that they can't take on new cases? This has happened with a couple of other law firms as well. And they won't give an answer Why?? This is very unprofessional. I asked if they could put me on a waitlist and they said no once they've not taken the case they don't take it in the future?? So there's some ulterior motive here? Then they referred me to a few people that left their firm and formed their own firm and they did the same thing?

David Helbraun Lawfirm David Helbraun is the kind of lawyer…read morethat you can put your trust in to represent you in the most professional and competent way. He is methodical, consistent and reliable. He won my case for me but never gave me false hope. He is decent and has good judgement. I would go to him again and again. I would refer him highly.

After months of trying to figure out the correct way to copyright my graphic arts by myself with…read moreonline searching and talking to as many people as I could...I became discouraged and desperate to find someone that specialized in what I was looking for...of all things, Copyright is something I didn't want to go wrong in my business. I searched yelp for someone that specialized in this area...not just knew about it. I read the only 3 reviews that were here but was already convinced that this was my go-to guy ;) David responded to my email immediately and was delighted to offer me a free consultation...I drove 45 minutes to meet as his office! Parking was simple (even though I hate driving in the city) I parked in the parking garage 50 feet away from his office building! It was the well worth the drive. David was informative, knowledgeable and genuinely wanted to help me. These are the type of people I LOVE working with...because whats a career if you hate doing it? I can tell David took pride in his job and above all else, loved helping people. I'm thankful David took time out of his schedule to help a lil 'ol business like mine =) I walked away with 10x more knowledge in protecting myself and my art. I look forward to working with him again as I build up my business into the multi-million dollar company it WILL BE ;) hee hee! THANKS DAVID!

Sherman Business Law was recommended by my colleague when I want to setup business in the United…read moreStates. Steve answered my questions directly and concise which I really appreciate. That is exactly I needed. He did not waste any of my time. Other lawyer I talked tended to go round and round, and gave me a more complicated structure. Steve listened to my need and he walked me through the process and get us the business setup on time. I would definitely use his service again and would recommend his law service to anyone needing expertise in business law.

Steve is a highly knowledgeable attorney. I came to him with a unique case and he handled it with…read morecare, expertise and professionalism. He personally handled the case, was responsive and followed up consistently throughout the process. Truly one of the best business attorneys out there.