I am a retiree and needed someone to assist me with an eviction. I am a landlord and a tenent…read moretrashed my home and refused to pay rent. The rent is supplemental income for me. Leshelle Hollis with Paralegal Beagles handeled the eviction. As it turns out ParaLegal Beagles has no physical address as stated on her website. She totally botched the eviction and I had to retain an attorney. I stopped all payments on my credit card. She is not licensed, no business address no bargain.

I would avoid this company like the plague. I used Leshelle Hollis for a landlord eviction. All I…read morecan say is that I trusted her and everything she promised did not even come close. I terminated her and hire an eviction law firm. I further filed a complaint with the California State Bar that is pending.

!!!!Please be very cautious when considering this business!!!! I hired them to handle an eviction,…read moreand unfortunately, they had no idea what they were doing. I chose them based on their overall rating and their prices but I regret not taking the time to read the negative reviews more carefully,because I can tell you now they are accurate! From the beginning, I clearly informed them that my property was under rent control and asked whether they handled evictions involving rent-controlled units. I was assured that they did. After a couple days passed, I decided to research the eviction process myself and learned that, under the law, when a property is under rent control, you are required to submit specific paperwork to housing within three days of serving the tenant with an eviction notice. Maria, the paralegal I worked with, was completely unaware of this requirement. When I called Maria (on the fourth day) to express concern, I was told not to worry and that it would "probably be fine" because the tenant might not notice the issue. I was encouraged to move forward anyway. Unfortunately, the tenant had a professional fill out his paperwork, and in his response it was clearly noted that the required housing paperwork had been submitted late. This mistake was immediately caught and became a major issue in the case. After consulting with a licensed attorney, I was informed that my entire eviction case was likely to be dismissed because the required paperwork was not submitted within the legally required three-day window. This error alone essentially ruined the case. Evicting someone is already a stressful situation, this made the situation even more stressful. When I brought this to Maria's attention, she never once apologized or acknowledged that it was her mistake. Instead, she minimized the issue by saying that hopefully the tenant would not hire an attorney and that it might not become a problem. This was extremely unprofessional and irresponsible. At that point, I had no choice but to hire a real attorney. While this business was the cheapest option I found, I learned the hard way that choosing the cheapest service can end up costing you far more in time, money, and stress. Evictions already take months, and it is far better to do it correctly from the beginning than to lose your entire case over avoidable mistakes. Additionally, Maria made multiple errors when filling out documents. Even after I provided all the correct paperwork and information, I had to point out mistakes in documents she planned to file. This should never happen when you are paying someone to handle a legal process. Maria may be nice, but it is important to understand that she is a PARALEGAL, not a lawyer. I believe many of the positive reviews may be for notary services, which she may be fine at. However, when it comes to eviction cases--especially those involving rent control--I strongly advise against using this business!!! Another major issue was communication. This business is only open Tuesday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., which made it extremely difficult to get in contact with them when urgent issues came up. I struggled repeatedly to reach someone, and when you're dealing with strict legal deadlines, being available only three days a week for five hours is simply Kindness does not make up for a lack of legal knowledge or availability. Please learn from my experience and consider hiring a qualified attorney who actually knows how to handle evictions properly. This is a 100% a real review

I couldn't ask for a more insightful team. Maria every time I had a question she was really helpful…read moreanswering everything I could've asked. From beginning to end I never felt like I was alone. At court the attorney was there to help me out she was such a nice lady checking in with me because I was really nervous being my first time in court dealing with any kind of eviction. Really worth every penny save yourself the hassle of not doing things right and go with them you will not regret it. Another thing that was really shocked was how fast the eviction moved through the system.

I had an excellent experience with this law firm from start to finish. The team was professional,…read moreknowledgeable, and genuinely cared about my situation. They took the time to clearly explain every step of the process, answered all my questions, and made sure I felt confident moving forward.

A divorce can be messy, and expensive and extremely difficult to navigate. After getting a real…read morehorrible deal with my prior attorney. I came across Hannah and her team. For the last 6 years they have been extremely supportive, helpful and most importantly patient. They will always walk you through the difficulties and complexities of family law. Now that my divorce is done. I can take a deep breath and move on with my life. I can't recommend enough Hannah and most especially the one attorney on her team Sara. She was amazing, patient and most importantly really understanding when it comes to children's well being. If you're looking for a firm that will get you from A-Z, I highly recommend them. It's a process but I can assure anyone they truly have your best interests.

I had a great experience working with Maria and Zack on my tenant habitability case. From beginning…read moreto end, they were professional, knowledgeable, and worked hard to get a great outcome for me. Tenant habitability cases can be stressful and take time, but I always felt confident knowing I had a strong legal team representing me. Maria and Zack helped guide me through the process, answered my questions, and fought to make sure my situation was taken seriously. I'm extremely happy with the settlement and the way my case was ultimately resolved. I truly appreciate all the time and work they put into representing me. I would definitely recommend Maria and Zack to anyone dealing with serious landlord or habitability issues. Thank you both for everything you did for me!

If I could write a review with negative stars I would. I was referred to liddle and liddle by my…read moreproperty Manager, the only thing they successfully accomplished was handing me invoices for $20,000 with both eviction cases being dropped by liddle and liddle with no explanation as to why. He then threatened to sue me if I I pursued reimbursement through legal channels saying he had an additional $8000 in fees he could still charge me. All this and. It one case went to jury or was settled. Every time, I was told to appeared in court, a different random appearance attorney was sent by them. One appearance attorney even told me he didn't have much work so he was stepping in just for the day, that's great news to hear. There is no communication with Raymond Zakari who now owns the firm. He has office staff take care of everything while he hides behind his desk, racking up charges and bills The only positive reviews are from people who worked with the previous owners. Raymond is running this law firm and its name into the ground. Chose anyone else if you want to achieve any type of results

I seriously have nothing good to say about this woman. Just like most of the negative reviews have…read moresaid, very unprofessional and likes to pretend like she's on your side but all she cares about is money. a few years back i lost a demotion case with my employer. She represented me during my mediation and i STILL loss the adjudication. called her to let her know what happened and her words were "oh no thats terrible. im out of town right now but ill come up with a plan when i get back." i never heard from this woman again. DO NOT PATRONIZE HER! and DO NOT FALL FOR HER BS.

She was very nice but way too expensive. But if I could afford it I'm not sure if I would go to…read moreher.

Fantastic legal advice for all types of law. I highly recommend their services, especially if you…read morehave a lot of filings for different cases. Friendly staff.

Where do I begin? I was in process of losing a family home of many many years. No other lawyer was…read moreable to help besides Susan Murphy. Her intelligence, wisdom, and above all experience brought my family from the brink to be able to withstand these turbulent times. I am grateful for finding Susan Murphy and Advocate Legal, and I would be lost at sea without a map and compass without her.

I wanted to establish a tenant voluntary vacate (cash-for-keys) agreement, and one that was fair…read moreand met the LA Housing Dept requirements with basic terms that I had already agreed with our tenant. I had had multiple negative interactions with other individual attorneys or attorney groups where they didn't listen, cold-called or pushed for escalation to forced eviction. Sasha listened, incorporated all of the terms I had requested and presented a clear, rock-solid agreement that was unambiguous and understandable. Sahsa was extremely responsive and quickly made edits and tweaks to the original agreement. The whole process took less than 4 days. Extremely efficient, super professional and very satisfactory - I highly recommend Struthers Legal.

I needed to evict a tenant as I wanted to move back into my house after having rented it out for a…read morenumber of years. I'm quite familiar with LA rental law but based on previous experience I knew that I needed specialized legal advice as just one missed document or item could invalidate any cash for keys contract written up with a tenant. I hired Sasha to help me with this process and was able to reclaim my house in two months while keeping the relocation costs for the tenant at a manageable level for the entire process. Sasha was well worth her very reasonable fee and I would definitely use her again for any similar cases.

I had a terrible experience with Lawanda and her team. It's worth noting that she is a paralegal,…read morenot an attorney. This means that she can file the initial paperwork, etc for an eviction but if your case goes to court she has an attorney she works with that handles that leg. When I first spoke with her she gave me fairly unrealistic timelines about how quickly my case could be resolved which was disappointing but unfortunately not the worst of it. Even though I sent her an email, detailing exactly how much my tenant owed. The wrong amount ended up on the paperwork. This mistake wasn't caught until months later when we finally had our first court date. It was my deadbeat tenant who pointed out the error because she knew we'd have to start the process all over again. And we did. We literally have to start all over. Months in the process was lost and Lawanda refused to take any blame. She instead blamed my property manager but he wasn't the expert who was supposed to be triple checking all the legal filings, she was, and she didn't. This was a very expensive mistake that I had to pay for as it meant dismissing the case and starting again. If I continued working with her I was going to have to pay all the court filing fees again, she didn't even offer to waive those. I would've looked for other representation either way but accountability does actually count for something. But she took none. I hired Lawanda to pay attention to the details , she didn't and for that I paid dearly. Would not recommend her after my experience.

Merit Legal Services was extremely helpful in navigating my first rental eviction. Lawanda was…read moregreat with me every step of the way explaining to me each process and making sure I knew what to expect through each stage. Having to evict a tenant can be stressful but Lawanda and her team do a good job in calming your nerves and being upfront and honest about your situation.