Recenzii: I told my attorney, Joshua Bentley, that my now ex-wife had made filings for a divorce. He then asked me what Department my case was in.

Mr. Bentley then told me [in person] to text him for a referral to a family law attorney. I ha...

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Recenzii: I told my attorney, Joshua Bentley, that my now ex-wife had made filings for a divorce. He then asked me what Department my case was in.

Mr. Bentley then told me [in person] to text him for a referral to a family law attorney. I had to contact him several times over the next week and half to get that referral.

When he finally got back to me, he referred me to Ms. Amini, who I then hired.

Ms. Amini told me that she could not represent me if I did not hire a therapist to prepare me for my divorce. She then referred me to Valerie Houghton.

I was emailed instructions to pay Ms. Houghton only in cash and not to tell anyone. Furthermore, Ms. Houghton stated several times to me that the judge [Honorable James E. Towery] would be angry should I fire either her or Ms. Amini.

I asked Ms. Amini several times about needs for secrecy and cash payments. She never gave me an answer that made any sense.

After paying about $30,000 between the two of them in a span of two months, I fired both of them.

The next hearing Judge Towery vacated all of my hearings without my consent. These hearings included ones pertaining to custody and visitation.

Judge Towery also consistently ruled against me and violated many Rules of Court to my detriment throughout the remaining proceedings.

After the end of my divorce I carefully examined Ms. Houghton's website. She listed the Honorable Towery as a former employer and as a reference.

Furthermore, Ms. Houghton had offered her services to my ex-wife after I fired her.

It has been almost four years since I have last had contact with my children. There is nothing in the record that would indicate that it should be so. In fact, the police report which is the basis for no contact [that I subpoenaed] has been removed from the record against my objections.

I informed Judge Towery of my intent to complain. The next day the record was uploaded into digital format. Many of my pleadings [1/3 of the record] are now missing.

Ms. Houghton's website has also been removed from the internet [www.valeriehoughton.com].

Despite the Honorable Towery's obvious conflict of interest, he has refused to recuse himself. In fact, he has ordered that I not have contact with any of my four children for an additional 5 years. There is a pending complaint against him regarding this matter filed with the Commission on Judicial Performance.

There also also pending complaints against Ms. Amini and Ms. Houghton with the State Bar of California.

I have also filed a Civil Rights case against the Honorable Towery.

Here is the link:

www.scribd.com/document/383591530/Judge-James-E-Towery-Complaint-Superior-Court-of-California-County-of-Santa-Clara

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Recenzii: While there are some things I like about this firm, as a client, I am frankly very concerned about the size of their invoices, and the possibility that their invoices have many charges which aren’t legitimate. It’s so difficult to know as a client...

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Recenzii: While there are some things I like about this firm, as a client, I am frankly very concerned about the size of their invoices, and the possibility that their invoices have many charges which aren’t legitimate. It’s so difficult to know as a client whether your lawyers’ fees are legit or not. Now I discover that bill-padding apparently has been, and is, a huge problem at Weston Hurd. The Board of Professional Conduct recently found that a Weston Hurd lawyer had grossly overcharged clients, that he acted with “a selfish and dishonest motive”, and that he also engaged in “a pattern of misconduct involving multiple clients.” You can find details about this case here: 2014-0197. Disciplinary Counsel v. Smith, Slip Opinion No. 2017-Ohio-9087. The Weston lawyer was suspended, but if this is part of the culture of Weston Hurd, I’m wondering how many more Weston lawyers are currently cheating their clients with padded bills.

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Recenzii: My review is of my actual personal interaction with this attorney. My interaction should be useful to others that may consider working with him.

I consulted with Steven Krieger in August of 2015 in regards to a custody matter. We d...

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Recenzii: My review is of my actual personal interaction with this attorney. My interaction should be useful to others that may consider working with him.

I consulted with Steven Krieger in August of 2015 in regards to a custody matter. We discussed detail information as to my case in a flowing email and phone conversations. Steven Krieger recommended that Sonali Khadilkar also join legal efforts on my matter and they often work as a team he said-- good to have a male and female in legal representation he stated in an email to me. I did not retain Krieger and got a better lawyer for the custody matter.

In October 2016, my ex-girlfriend Shih-Ying that I was involved in the custody matter informed me that she had retained Steven Krieger to represent her in the same ongoing legal custody matters. The other lawyers involved in the matter would not deal with Steven Krieger due to his obvious to everyone but him conflict. My ex-friend then retained another lawyer- Sonali Khadilkar- who works with Krieger to represent herself against me in custody matters. The same Sonali Khadilkar that he had proposed work with him to represent me in these very same matters. Both Krieger and Khadilkar were conflicted out of these matters as they had consulted with me.

In January 2017, my ex-girlfriend informed me that she had retained Steven Krieger to represent her in her efforts to force the sale of my and my kids home or pay their extortion demands. I bought the house with my money and have paid every bill on it myself. Shih-Ying put none of her own money into the home purchase. Working through Krieger she has attempted to unjustly enrich herself and Krieger to the tune of half of the value of my home. To date Oct 2017 Steven Krieger is still trying to force the sale of my house or pay an extortion demands. This is all completely factual.

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Recenzii: Santo Artusa is an excellent lawyer who was always cordial, punctual, caring and very tough when he needed to be. I saw Santo screaming at a litigant twice his size in the hallway when they threatened his client and Santo is big himself. I used hi...

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Recenzii: Santo Artusa is an excellent lawyer who was always cordial, punctual, caring and very tough when he needed to be. I saw Santo screaming at a litigant twice his size in the hallway when they threatened his client and Santo is big himself. I used him many times and he was and is the best.

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