I am a private professional fiduciary in El Dorado County. Jana Ellerman has represented me in…read moremany cases. Though she possesses all of the attributes necessary to be an effective attorney, my favorite is her ability to resolve issues and make recommendations for peaceful settlements. Jana is very good at getting all parties to work toward solutions and away from conflict. Further, having worked with estate planning documents prepared by Jana, I can say that she is a very thoughtful planner, giving necessary forethought to specific family dynamics and personalities to insure the best possible outcome for the settlor's wishes as well as beneficiaries. She is very well respected in our community and I highly recommend her for your estate planning or representation as for estate administration of any kind.

I'm actually quite shocked if several of the negative reviews. They didn't excellent job on my…read morefamilies living trust. I paid half of what others that I know pain. She is extremely competent and since my living trust is over 10 years old I'm going back to have it reviewed and updated for clarity.

Very serious about the money don't bother if you can't put up a large retainer …read more Charges $300 a hour . Invites entire family unit to fish through to see income values. This is the kind of money hungry attorney who hurts family's . It's all about the money . It's not about the children the highest bidder wins. Does not preform bro Bono at all no discounts no payment plans . Simply put its all about the money. This is the kind of attorney our ORG warns about . Has zero interest in the best interest.

Overall positive experience. Very caring & family oriented. He pointed me in the right direction…read morewhen I needed a great deal of help. Glad to have Mr. Moore on my side, he truly makes a difference. Would recommend if you are looking for a family lawyer!

I'd give more than 5 stars if I could! Attorney Dan took over my case and moved it along after a…read morefaltering year and a half. He was empathetic, communicative and he worked hard to get me the best possible outcome. Even after my case had long been settled he responded immediately when a concern arose regarding my case. He and his staff are the best!

I first met Dan Rainsbury about 15 years ago. My wife and I were involved in a vehicle accident…read more Dan helped us with our case and left a good impression on both of us. All these years later, we found ourselves needing his services again. Feels kind of strange leaving a review for an attorney. But, I thought it was important because it's difficult.....not only to find a qualified, experienced attorney.....but also someone who doesn't make you feel like he's talking down to you. Actually, his whole office is really great too. I really appreciate Dan's communication. We never had to call his office. He seems to always call us or email us with updates....right before we thought of reaching out to see how things were going. He was very straightforward with us and knew how to set expectations regarding our case. It's nice to know that if we need this type of service again.....we know where to go.

Stenographer/client view here. John is world ducking class at providing 40k foot level advice…read moreinstead of ground attack orders, explains the difference between win/lose law and compromise very, very well. Understood my case before I uttered five sentences, complete encouragement and empathy at every stage. Edited to add: the entire office vibe is immaculate. It could be a greatful Dead intermission or a cellist soloing in the corner, and it would feel right with the way they address clients. They GET IT.

John and Nancy worked on my case with the utmost care and concern. John and Nancy were always…read moreworking for what was best for me during my divorce. I am glad I chose the Gwinup Law Firm. Thank you John and Nancy - you were the best!

Dain is an honorable and generous man and an excellent attorney. I've observed him in court many…read moreyears ago when he was representing someone I knew well at the time (who was once my long term friend) but unfortunately who had committed federal crimes. The evidence was overwhelming against him but both Dain and his brother still did their utmost best to defend him and to support his not guilty plea. Fast Forward many years later and Dain unexpectedly came into my place of business and has been incredibly kind and generous with his time in helping myself and my co-workers in our personal moments of needing legal guidance, even those of us who didn't need defending just legal insight. Dain radiates genuine kindness and intelligence, he's a family man and an upstanding citizen in our beautiful Cameron Park community and I'm so thankful to know him... if you ever need a stellar attorney and choose to hire his services, you will be glad to know him as well. Best wishes to ALL who read this review.

If you're looking for someone to advise and fight for you.. don't choose Mr. Weiner. If you want…read moreto pay his fee so he can send a Public Defender in his place 30 minutes before court.. call him... he's your man.

Stay away from this one. AARG insurance did nothing about divorce including the division of…read morecommunity assets. Then threatened to sue me when I complained.

DO NOT TRUST HER!! TITLED MY HOUSE IN MY EX HUSBANDS NAME - GIVING HIM HALF!!! I went to Diane…read moreAnderson in 2018 to help with my divorce. Things went smoothly at that point and I had no issues so I returned to her the following year to set up my living trust. When I went to sell my home I was told by the title company my ex husband was entitled to half of the proceeds of the sell unless he signed off to waive his share because when Diane transferred MY house to the trust she put his name on the deed. He was never on the deed or loan and had absolutely nothing to do with me buying the house. I never thought I'd be advised to hire an attorney to deal with what my past attorney had done. Save yourself the headache and go to someone who actually pays attention to what they're doing!

After secretly becoming a client of the local Center for Domestic Violence, after 25 years of…read moresecrets, I got courage and traumatically filed for divorce. After my husband's latest abuse, he kidnapped all of our money and I was left desperate and finally filed for spousal support. That's when my husband got an expensive attorney in Sacramento. After a year of his lies and ridiculous actions and so many filings of things like trying to charge me rent and having me move out immediately and reduce special support to zero, (all denied) My husband's attorney fired my husband. After a year on my own, doing all the filings myself- a series of miracles led me to Sandy Hurley of Hurley Legal Services. This wonderful lady, with 25 years experience as a paralegal, helped me to get court ordered permission to sell some of our property to retain an attorney myself. I retained Aaron Dosh as my attorney. An excellent attorney! Still my husband was offering me not one penny of settlement and we were headed to trial -which is very rare in the United States. Only 6% of divorces end up in a trial -but that was going to be us. Enter James Gwinup, in my opinion, the settlement guru of El Dorado County. I am sorry that Mr. Gwynn up had to deal with my husband as his client. But here I am, the opposing party, writing a five-star review on my husband's attorney. He is a miracle worker to get my husband to agree to a settlement - after 2 years of hell. The local county law facilitator, Mr. Michael Friel, assisted me in many ways, and he told me that a settlement is "an amount that I can live with and that I agree to". So, even though it is less than 1/4 of our net worth, I have obtained approximately $200K in cash and property. I credit this miracle to my husband's attorney- Mr James Gwinup. I can't thank you enough, Mr Gwinup, and your office. Thank you also to Sandy Hurley, who has become my dear friend, Aaron Dosh, and his wonderful office, Mr. Michael Friel and all the ladies at the County Clerk's office and Judge Lauren Bowers. And my highest thanks goes to God, Who was with me through this greatest trauma and extremely difficult time of my life. James Gwinup has helped me to secure a settlement large enough to provide for my new future - living without being under the shadow of secret abuse. I would give him ten stars if it was possible. He is kind and knowledgeable and able to deal with the most difficult client. If you need an attorney- this is a settlement miracle worker.

Definitely would recommend! They spent so much time and I really felt cared for during the entire…read moreprocess.

Michael's seemingly endless experience and earnest work ethic is unmatched. I am so pleased with…read morethe outcome!!