Michael Pines's Peer Endorsements

I was the opposing counsel. He has the highest degree of professionalism and integrity.

Mr. Pines has done a terrific job getting relevant information out to injured folks in San Diego since 1992. Just check out his website, legal resource center, his numerous blogs and articles - also his many answered legal questions and publications right here on Avvo.com. I highly endorse this gentleman's integrity and legal work without hesitation!

I endorse this lawyer. Great job educating the public about auto safety.

Michael Pines is a dedicated lawyer. He is focused on getting the best possible results for his clients. His years of working on behalf of the insurance companies gives him impressive tools to advocate on behalf of his injured clients. I you or a family member is injured in an automobile accident, I highly recommend you hire Michael Pines to represent your interests.

I am writing this recommendation for Michael Pines, who has worked with PPH as opposing counsel for many years. The work he does for his clients requires the talent of an attorney with keen analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex legal issues to his clients. His ability to relate to people of all levels of understanding, his knowledge of the law, and awareness of legal issues is unparalleled. His work ethic, his legal abilities are nothing short of outstanding. He consistently exceeds my every expectation in delivering quality work that enhances the business and professional relationships of all he comes in contact with. He is trustworthy, discrete, and above board in all his actions. He has earned the confidence of me and my legal team. He has a communicative, people-directed, and participatory style that has brought credit to him, and to the legal profession. He has my highest recommendation for any legal issue for which he is retained.

I have vigorously represented major hospitals' and insurers' interests for 28 years in California and have known Michael Pines since he became an attorney. Mr. Pines is a challenging and energetic foe who takes the time to know the law and use it to his clients' benefit. His assertive presentation of the facts and law has forced me on repeated occasions to try to perfect my adversarial position since anything less is fatal. He is one of the few attorneys that made me check the fairness and the constitutionality of my client's position. I am always pleased but no longer surprised by his attention to details and his ability to find the one true path--a path that you can either get on with him or get out of the way. I highly recommend Michael Pines and the fine associates and staff that make his energetic team. His high ethical standards are clearly mirrored by everyone in his office and his calm and confident demeanor shows the practice of law in its best light.

I have known Michael Pines since at least 1992. We have had several cases over the years opposing one another on personal injury matters. I have been impressed with Michael's professionalism and dedication to his client's cause. He has consistently demonstrated an ethical. yet aggressive. manner of obtaining the very best results for his clients. His sense of fair play and his ability to analyze the legal and moral issues and to effectively communicate them, has led to many settlements quite favorable to his clients. I believe Michael truly cares about his client's situation and does his very best to achieve a just and fair result. Michael has an engaging personalty, is obviously brilliant in his approach to the law and is always a pleasure to work with in the many cases we have faced each other. With Michael it is not just bombastic hyperbola from an opposing lawyer but thoughtful, reasoned and logical arguments with an overall sense of fair play and justice. Highly recommended.

Michael Pines is an honest and aggressive personal injury attorney who fights for his clients’ rights. I have had the honor and privilege to work with Michael for almost four years now. In addition to being my legal mentor, Mike is also a person I go to for advise on some of life’s most important decisions. As a personal injury attorney, he is deeply committed to helping his clients in any way possible, and I have personally witnessed Mike “pour” over cases for weeks and/or months just to make sure that justice was achieved for our clients. I have always been impressed with how he extends the same courtesy to clients as he does to his family and friends. Michael’s grasp of the intricacies of personal injury law -- as well as trial strategy -- is nothing short of remarkable. As a friend and colleague, I consider Michael to be the type of person that you can count on whenever you need him.

Michael is a brilliant, knowledgeable and diligent attorney, who cares deeply about his clients. He is actively involved in the practice of law and loves what he does. When I first met Mike in 2001, I went to work for him. I left at the beginning of 2006 to form my own firm and Mike was extremely supportive. He took my success personally! Mike knows personal injury inside and out and is great at predicting what the opposition will do. He has the uncanny ability to think as his clients do and put himself in their shoes, and he works his tail off to get them the best result possible. I have seen Mike work all night on many cases, most with little financial reward on behalf of clients. One time, while Mike was on vacation with his family, he wrote a complicated brief which was due over Christmas (we communicated by phone and email). Bottom line, Mike will do what it takes for his clients and colleagues. He is my mentor, and he is the best source for legal advice that I have.

I have had the privilege and pleasure of working side-by-side with attorney Michael Pines in several important legal matters during the past five years. I wholeheartedly endorse Mr. Pines to anyone seeking an attorney who is selflessly commitment to their client's success.