Hired this lawyer for a family law case. He was unresponsive, even left us sitting in court one time and never showed up. His assistant is incompetent. Do not hire him you will lose your case. read more

I strongly recommend that you do not use this attorney. We always paid him on time, but he consistently failed to do his job. He filed paperwork incorrectly two different times, and both mistakes seriously hurt our case. He also failed to tell us about a scheduled mediation, which caused the judge to become very upset. There was even a court date where he did not show up at all because he went on vacation. He is often unprepared, disorganized, and does not seem to know the details of the case. Multiple judges have expressed frustration with him in court. After hearings, he does not explain what happened or what the next steps are. He usually rushes away and walks past you without saying anything. He may appear cheaper at first, but the work you need will not be done correctly. You will end up spending more money on a new attorney. Please save yourself the stress because you cannot rely on him. read more

This law firm has failed to serve me proper documentation before trial hearing only to the courts and never served witness list either to me or my representative attorney resulting in an extremely unfair trial because I was not notified of the surprising ambush that happened in the court room resulting in an unfair trial if your going to hire a law firm it should be by one who follows the rules of the state bar. read more

Awesome... Highly recommended. Best decision my wife and I have made together. Very happy with the outcome of the case. His staff is friendly, supportive and professional. read more

Thompson Law - Estate Planning Law Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Mr Thompson is a joke. he left me sitting in court all day and bailiff was closing court, I had to get info from bailiff. Mr Thompson promised a lot of things 3 months later nothing has been done. I fired him and he wants to keep all my money. Only thing Mr Thompson done for me was leave me sitting in court from 8am-2pm And he wants to bill me for more money i went into his office to fire him and he laughed in my face and told me he's glad I'm going through a child custody case.. what lawyer does this read more

Great Lawyer & Staff!! Highly Recommended..... Helped me with custody of my 3 children. read more

We recently had the pleasure of hiring Mr. Thomson to represent my wife in court for a family/custody/restraining order. Mr. Thompson and his team were very professional. He never missed a court date. The communication with his team and with us was excellent. My wife and I were 100% satisfied with the outcome of the hearing. Court can be stressful and it's good to know if you hire Thompson law that most of that stress goes away. If you're thinking of being represented then talk with Mr. Thompson and see for yourself. Thompson is a fighter and the real deal. Thank you Thompson Law read more

If you're looking for representation stay far away from this Thompson law guy, he is a joke and gives false legal advice. This man has the nerve to tell me that I can't fight false claims made against me that I have to just deal with it. He demeanor was less than serious almost as if he was a scammer. I told him I absolutely can fight false claims against me and I will because there's a law called defamation of character and slander for a reason. If people can go to prison for 10 years and be released because their innocent was proven then I can definitely fight it. After I left his office less than 2 hours later I found an attorney that said they can definitely represent me and I now have representation after Mr Thompson said no one would represent me. Thompson Law is a joke and the attorney there apparently doesn't know the law. Please stay away from this loser he's an idiot and probably has the worst law office in Bakersfield. Avoid him at all cost, I don't know what he's practicing but it definitely isn't law. read more

If i could give zero stars i would! Worst family law attorney ever! Pure nightmare!! He did not care about my nephews or myself. He just took my money and did nothing but make the situation worse. I wish i would have read real reviews this man is absolutely horrible. read more

Lutie Thompson is the worse lawyer. I paid him $3000. He didn't show up to our first court hearing. He had George Horrigan show up in his place (I later fired Thompson and hired Horrigan. He was amazing!). At our 2nd court hearing, my daughter's father got more time that should have never been given and when I asked Thompson to speak up he said "Just calm down it's only 1 extra visit it's no big deal." When in fact it was a very big deal because my daughter was being put in dangerous situations during those visitations. We walked out of the court room and I told him I would no longer be using him and hired Mr. Horrigan the next day. I would never recommend Thompson and I actually warn others against him. The reviews speak for themselves. read more

Being on the opposite side of this lawyer, I noticed a lack of professionalism, organization and punctuality. A vast majority of lawyers are lying leeches and everyone should avoid having to have one represent their best interests. Some excel at being deplorable and if that is what you're looking for to represent you, best of luck. read more

Least compassionate lawyer in Bakersfield. His front desk will never communicate effectively between you and him, so progress is impossible. Thompson will keep every penny you've paid him without following through on his promises to finish the case out with you. Have worked with another firm since working with him in 2022 and have seen that there are much more competent firms out there. Avoid at all costs. read more

If I could give zero stars I would! All these positive reviews have to be spam! There is no way any of it is true, I had a horrible experience with Thompson, he was rude, unprofessional and completely useless! He didn't present any evidence during our court hearing and come to find that our opposing counsel happened to be his personal attorney! I reported him to the State Bar of California, I highly urge you to do the same if you've already retained him and if not STAY AWAY!! You're better off representing yourself than hiring this fraudulent law firm! read more

Best family attorney in town! Winning cases, fair, honest, responsive! This firm cares about family justice, reliable and no nonsense approach to the legal system and courts! Highest recommendation! read more

Great Lawyer. Got me everything I wanted.I would highly recommend him.Great staff.

I will be suing Thompson, had signed a contract and it stated for appointment that wasn't scheduled it would cost 100$ not only did I schedule my phone appointments he charged me 450$ for each conversation, I can't wait to see him in court and get my money back read more

Worse lawyer I have ever had, he refused to continue with my case, and took himself off stating that I never paid him, but put 5,000 into him to do nothing. I found out 3 hearings later that he and my sister had a fling a couple of years ago. read more

The worst lawyer ever him nor his paralegal are worth a dam they don't return phone calls or emails. The paralegal sends in incorrect information to the court when she says everything is true to her knowledge when she puts your mother's death date wrong and attaches a copy of the death certificate and cause your name is Ryann she calls you a son in paper work also sent to the court. Then he tells your sister not to pay property taxes while going through probate what kind of lawyer does that? Misses court dates and will not pull over to get good reception. Very rude doesn't make sure he has the right address to send documents so you have to call the court for the information that he should have provided. read more

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I hired this attorney after 2 years spent in custody/visitation court without any legal assistance. He went in to the court room with me twice. He refused to meet with me beforehand. He made statements like, "oh, he was good enough to have kids with but now he's not good enough to be in the kids lives?" And he insisted I still love the man who I had fled from because of domestic violence. He acted like bruises on a 2 year old's butt from being spanked too hard was nothing to even worry about. His office called me 6pm the night before court and told me I didn't have to appear to a court hearing I was required to be present at, I appeared anyways with my financial documents in hand. The attorney looked at my documents and said, "that's not what we're here for, go wait in the hallway." He robbed me of my ability to be heard by the judge costing me an additional $700 that he and his staff insisted the Judge would have charged me regardless of whether she heard my case or not. It was a hearing for a fee waiver that I had previously been issued. At the time of the hearing I made far less than I made when I was issued the fee waiver but the Judge never got to see that. On another occasion they contacted me the day before trial telling me the other party is going to continue the case, I said no they're not, they're ready to move forward. I called the other party and he confirmed neither him or his attorney wanted to continue. It was my attorney who was continuing because after half a year he still hadn't even looked at my case so he wasn't ready for it. I'm not sure why they had to lie to me, why they couldn't have just said they weren't ready. My ex presented some photos of my children accusing me of abuse. My attorney didn't even try to defend me, just told me to be quiet making me look guilty, he wouldn't even let me see the photos that were being presented so I could defend myself. I saw one photo and was able to explain it was a shadow in a black and white photo and there was no injury in the photo. I called their office multiple occasions looking for legal advice. I was never given legal advice, just yelled at by his staff who treated me worse than the man I'm in a custody battle with, extremely immature, clearly emotionally bothered and unable to separate her personal feelings from business. I hired this attorney hoping to get legal advice and help with a trial. I didn't get any of that. They basically did nothing for me but rob me of $3500 to yell at me on the phone, refuse to give me legal advice, treat me like my case didn't matter, make me appear guilty in court when I wasn't, and make my custody battle twice as stressful as it already was. They literally kept cancelling my appointments to meet with my attorney, even pushing my appointments to meet with the attorney to dates AFTER my court dates. Good luck if you chose to hire this office to help you. Maybe you'll be treated better than I was. read more

Thompson Law - Estate Planning Law Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I highly recommend ! Easy to talk to and his staff is amazing! He was there for every child support court date ! I had court today and I was every happy when everything was done ! ! read more

All my paperwork were done all ready. All I needed Thompson was to be their and speak on my behalf. The worst lawyer!! He never showed up in court keeps on asking for continuous. The only paperwork he and his paralegal Adriana Duenez did was copy some of my old court paperwork that was filed and still managed to screw that up. Adriana can't spell. There's autocorrect spelling how can you mess that up? Thompson is quick to promise results but never delivers. The only quick thing he ever did was to take my payments. DO NOT HIRE THIS LAWYER HE IS A JOKE SO IS ADRIANA DUENAS. The only 5 stars he gets is from his employees. read more

I had a great experience with Mr. Thompson and his team. Family Court is very complicated and patience is key when dealing with court. I had legitimate fear in dealing with court but Mr. Thompson's confidence provided me with peace of mind. I now have my children back thanks to him. I would highly recommend him to anyone dealing with Family court. read more

I hired Mr Thompson and he did nothing for me! I did all the filing of my divorce so basically I did that on my own! I hired him to get my money and cars from my ex husband! He promised me so much more I could get from my ex! As soon as we were going to start a short trial hearing he got ghost and said that I did not communicate with him! When I have every email and every phone call log to his office and my incoming log which shows they never answered or returned my calls! So all of 2022 continuous court dates because he wants to be removed as being my attorney! So he did nothing for me but took my money which was paid in full! He is the worse attorney ever that's why I will take this to the state bar and file a report with all my proof! So I do not waste your time or money! Two and half years later and nothing has happened! His office staff Lie as well and don't do their jobs this whole office sucks! State Bar time! read more

DO NoT USE THIS PERSON! You may think his prices are good but he is horrible! He never spoke to my son about his divorce he only talked to my husband about it. Appointments were made with him at his office and he never showed up. My son had to miss work for these appointments that were not kept. Phone calls were not returned. It was his office staff that tried to answer any questions my son had. The day they were supposed to go to court he didn't show - he was on vacation. The court date had been set several months in advance. So a second date was set - still he had never spoken to the person seeking the divorce. When Mr. Thompson got to court he was trying to give the x-wife to be advice because she didn't have an attorney there to represent her, she went through We The People. It was not Mr. Thomason's responsibility to help her, just the person paying his bill. This person is not worthy of your time or money. We had looked at the reviews before we gave Mr. Thompson any money I wish we would have listened to them. DO NoT USE THIS PERSON! This simple divorce also took over 3 years. I am sure his office staff get yelled at regularly by frustrated people that don't realize it's not always the staffs fault. AGAIN DO NoT USE THIS PERSON FOR YOUR ATTORNEY!!!!! read more

Him and his whole staff are liars and incompetent Never return calls emails never updates you on anything you have to find out on your own court date was extended for their lack of work (twice) then case gets dropped because of it then they lie to you about it . Then he drops you as a client for leaving very verbal voicemails I guess we aren't aloud to be upset for paying upfront get no results just a bunch of promises and lies so I say STATE BAR read more

Mr. Thompson helped me with my probate case. He had answers to the questions being asked by others. He did assure me a one time fee which was reasonable. Yes I recommend Mr. Thompson, his receptionist was also very helpful (can't remember his name).Yes the case went in my favor. read more

When you come to the Law Office of Lutie Thompson, you can have confidence in the caring, professional, timely and dedicate representation you'll receive. Attorney Thompson is a wise, detailed and pleasant Bakersfield family law attorney who has the experience and competence you need during this emotional and possibly devastating time in your life. Whether you need representation with your contested or uncontested divorce, legal separation or child custody matter, Mr. Thompson will go to battle for you!!! Don't make a mistake with the attorney you choose, it could be devastating. I highly recommend this attorney, give him a call today. Good luck to all of you going through this complicated time in your life. read more

Mr.Thompson was very professional with my case. I won't go into detail with my case for my privacy but I highly recommend him. Thank you Thompson law and staff. read more

He came into my place of work, was asked several times to put his mask back on but when we walked away, he took it off again. When I explained to him that he would be asked to leave if he did not put his mask back on he told me he didn't care what I had to say, I was just the IT guy and why was I being such a jerk. At that point, I asled him to leave. He stood up, ripped his mask off, stormed out of the building and sat outside. 5 minutes later he came back in. Additional staff were contacted at that point to address the situation. Very immature attitude. read more

Update as of October 7th Thompson helped me win the case! My opponent had said some very disturbing things to say about our case but Thompson reminded me of a protective bull dog and shut them down fast and he stood up for me. He got me everything I was asking for so my son is safe. My opponent kept pressuring me and losing his temper with me in order to get me to bend to what he wanted. That's when Thompson stepped in and my opponent backed down quickly. Thompson was aggressive and extremely helpful! I feel like my son still gets time with his father and my son will be protected while with him. I couldn't thank Thompson enough for how he helped me. Thomson helped me put a drug and alcohol test in place to keep my sons father sober. My opponent also agreed to take classes for domestic violence. Thompson was my hero. If I ever need help in the future I will be coming back! read more

This guy does NOT tell the truth. I didn't get back the full amount from my credit card at all. This whole thing went to arbitration where he got half of what I paid and I never even used his services. He got paid over 1500.00 and he never did a thing for me. I would absolutley not recommend him!!!! read more

I have full custody thanks to Mr. Thompson's help. He gave me really good advice, always responded quickly when my sons father was acting up and fought hard in court. Since gaining this custody my sons behavior has improved dramatically. If you're dealing with an abusive parent I highly recommend talking parents (keep contact to a minimum- yes, no, very short replies), family therapy (the abuser probs won't show up but you can show you're trying to improve the situation and it would all around benefit your child) and involved minors council (another huge help). It didn't take long for the truth to come out on where the abuse was coming from. Thank you Mr. T for being so kind to me/my son and tough on the respondent in the courtroom, my son is safe thanks to you. read more

Mr Thompson was there for me at a crucial time..and he won my case I'm so appreciative he is a good lawyer. T.B. read more

Thompson is the worst attorney in Kern county!! Please do your research before hiring him. Incompetent, lier and a big rip off When I went to talk to him about my case he wouldn't focus , was more worried about the next person waiting in his lobby !! He took my money and after I fired him he wouldn't return it !! Taking him to the BAR read more

I was unlawfully detained after agreeing to pay 8K and when I actually could get in touch after 65 days. He said he could not help me due to a cll he got from judge Bush. read more

This is probably the best family law attorney Bakersfield has to offer. I'm a father that has primary custody because of him. I had a lot of obstacles to go through and Mr. Thompson worked diligently to get through them and show the truth in court. My son lives with me on a full-time bases and rightfully so. I couldn't thank Mr. Thompson enough for all he's done for me. . read more

My wife paid $1000 dollars to file divorce but changed her mind later and tried to get half of the money back but the secretary told a different story unlike the paralegal who said we could get half back if she changes her mind later of filing a divorce. Later thompson looked out the door to see it was us standing in his lobby and closed the door and I said they should have told her that in the first place no refunds if she changed her mind. He is a crooked para legal says you can get half of refund if you change you mind but then takes all your money later and tells you a different story ! read more

2 years of absolute horrible experiences with this "lawyer". Absolute ZERO communication skills whatsoever. Mr. Thompson and his staff continuously dodge phone calls/emails/and texts. Have called the office multiple times to get either a voice-mail or secretary who doesn't understand the difference between court documents and will send you the wrong thing if you can even get them to do that. Multiple times I have shown up to court appearances and Mr. Thompson will either be grossly late (1-2 HOURS) or will simply not show up at all and give you one of his many excuses on why he didn't show up. Mr. Thompson seems wildly under prepared for court hearings and the presenting of evidence if he happens to show up to your hearing. $4000 I paid this attorney and all he and is office is good for is filing paperwork with the courts. When you call him or his staff out on their incompetentance then get extremely rude and tell you that "these things happen" and that you are being ridiculous and over reacting. I have waited literal MONTHS for them to send me a copy of my updated court order and have still yet to recieve anything but radio silence or poor excuses/attitude. Please please take your money and RUN elsewhere. read more

We recently hired Mr. Thompson as a lawyer for child custody. So far he has been able to get us further than any other lawyer we hired. We are getting close to being done and so far Mr. Thompson has represented us very well. If you are looking for a lawyer with results hire him! read more

Well as previously stated you get what you pay for this attorney is worthless don't know how he still practices law case is over now I'm going to go hire another attorney a good attorney and do it all over again don't waste your time with this one believe me read more