RE: English, Lloyd and Armenta..... To whom it may concern,…read moreI retained Mr. Juan Armenta for my complicated and challenging Workmen's Comp. issue. There were many obstacles to navigate through, Mr. Armenta professionally and strategically overcame these problems. He is just not an attorney, he is a legal engineer. Anybody who retains the law firm of English Lloyd and Armenta is in good hands along with the high probability of the outcome they're looking for.

Mr. Armenta and his team went above and beyond for my family, I wish I could give them more stars!!…read moreNavigating my daughter's injuries and medical needs from a traumatic accident was definitely the most difficult and stressful part of my life. Mr. Armenta guided my husband and I every step of the way, easing the stress and anxiety and taking care of everything! He called me and updated me regularly and responded to my emails right away! He explained the law and court process to me in ways I could understand. He gained my trust immediately, there was never a time in our legal journey I felt unsure or uneasy. My family and I are so grateful to Mr. Armenta and his entire staff for all the care and time they took to get the best outcome for my daughter. Forever thankful for English Lloyd & Armenta!!!

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

I was referred to Bryan Sklar to review and update my estate plan, which had not been looked at in…read moremore than 20 years. From our first meeting, Bryan's depth of knowledge was immediately reassuring. He took the time to carefully walk me through each document, explained my options in plain language, and made sure I fully understood every step before moving forward. Bryan is exceptionally patient, thoughtful, and thorough--qualities that made what could have been an overwhelming process feel calm and manageable. I left feeling confident that my estate plan truly reflects my current wishes and provides security for the future. I would highly recommend Bryan Sklar and the team at Sklar & Sklar to anyone seeking clear, compassionate, and trustworthy estate planning guidance.

I received a very strong recommendation to call the Afsar Law Group from a trusted property…read moremanagement company (Vacay Stay in La Quinta). I needed help analyzing a possible real estate transaction and Amir was quick to respond and offered very sound advice while sharing potential pros and cons to my situation. Amir was incredibly professional and I would highly recommend him for any legal matters involving real estate. I will also work with the Afsar Law Group for any situations that arise in the future requiring legal advice. Thank you Amir!

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.

A True Lawyer Committed and Dedicated To Her Clients…read more This is a review on behalf of my parents the President and Secretary and I the HR Safety Coordinator of their small FLC business. We hired Mrs. Sloat services when we were going through some messy tough issues with several employees. Throughout the process she worked very hard as well fought hard til the end. When it came the time of negotiating to settle for a case that we didin't exactly lost but niether won she was the best. It has been almost 3 yrs. that we have been Mrs. Sloat clients for cases, guidance, advises, laws, policies and handbooks. She is a true lawyer committed and dedicated to her clients as well as her staff. We highly recommend her services.

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

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!

Mr. Garcia's response is much like his representation - incomplete, flawed, careless,…read moreirresponsible, and devoid of compassion for a senior citizen whose future financial security was lost due to his incompetence. Stating the facts of the matter does not represent badmouthing him. He suggests that my complaints have no merit yet he fails to address them. His contention that I "100% lost" fails to mention that this was a small claims court action, adjudicated by a local attorney designated as a "Commissioner" not a full-fledged sitting judge, and not a full-blown lawsuit. Since he failed to represent me properly, I was seeking a return of my money. The limit on small claims ($12,500) which is a fraction of what I paid him. His negligence led to a loss of over $500,000+. He abandoned me the day before my deposition and two days before our settlement conference. His immediate abandonment was in clear violation of the American Bar Association's mandated 14-day notice. His malpractice is an issue that remains to be addressed. Be advised that to engage with Mr. Garcia is to flirt with disaster. Senior citizens as well as others, be aware.

Before I start my review, I want to mention that certain folks who whine and bitch about Dale's DUI…read moredefense attorney scare tactics and high prices are more than welcome to go visit a bargain basement attorney for their DUI. And best of luck to you, man - you get what you pay for. Because as of August 21, 2021 a first offense DUI in California is a misdemeanor typically punished by 3-5 years of probation, $390.00 to $1000.00 in fines plus penalty assessments, DUI school, a 6-month driver's license suspension, and installation of an ignition interlock device. Oh yeah and this little gem per California Vehicle Code 23536(a), endnote 3: The court shall order that any person punished under subdivision (a), who is to be punished by imprisonment in the county jail, be imprisoned on days other than days of regular employment of the person, as determined by the court. So yay!! On days you are not working, you get to spend all your days off in jail. Sweet! Scare tactics, my ass. Sounds to me like Dale knows the law and wants to keep his clients out of jail. Yes, please. So yeah, I will take the "best" in the valley/award-winning litigator every day of the week. Ask yourself - would you go to the plastic surgeon who charges $3500 for a boob job or $150 for a boob job? And that's only for a boob job! When it comes to a DUI lawyer defending your freaking life and keeping you out of freaking jail for doing something bonehead-stupid like driving drunk, then yeah, I'd be like, "charge me whatever it costs and keep my sorry ass out of jail, Dale." Sorry, had to get that out of my system. So now onto my personal experience. I got in an auto accident and I wasn't sure who to talk to first... my insurance company? The police? The other guy's insurance company? WRONG on all counts. The very first person to talk to is Dale Gribow. If this happens to you, make sure not say anything that could later compromise your case and cost you money. Dale will make sure your car and your body are properly repaired as a result of an accident. I have called Dale for legal advice so I can sleep at night and not worry whenever any legal issues rear their ugly heads. I have referred Dale so many times, I have lost track. He is experienced, super smart, knows the law, offers excellent advice, and is highly responsive. I worked in a law office for 20 years and I understand the law well enough to know that a decent, good lawyer is rare and hard to find. Dale, you'd better never retire.

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

Mr. Ferguson is a dedicated attorney who is more interested in finding solutions to challenges than…read morefocusing on the problems of the challenge. Jim empowers his clients and the community by setting up opportunities for collaboratin in order settle disputes. Mr. Ferguson is a detailed oriented warrior if warranted and the most loyal and fair attorney I have ever known.

Ferguson Law Firm is an excellent full service business law firm which can meet all of your need…read morequickly and cost efficiently.