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Santa Barbara County Has 1490 Attorneys with 2324 Reviews

Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 36 years

Practice Areas: Family

Review: "My ex wife was trying to get as much money out of me as possible and just being very uncooperative and unfair. Joanne took it to court immediately, completely prepared, and got things settled for me. She has been around a long time, knows most of ..."

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Bio: In my office, we care about the person as a whole – not just their case. We take the time to get to know you so that we can best represent you and get you the best result possible!

Rating: 7.3

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation

Bio: Paul Pettine is a founding partner in the law firm of Wilson & Pettine, LLP. He has practiced law in California for more than 33 years, developing the expertise to become a highly trusted Santa Barbara matrimonial and family attorney. In addition ...

Rating: 8.7

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 54 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and more

Bio: We will always work for the best available result for you, our client. We will not make promises that cannot be kept. Having been a criminal defense attorney for over 35 years, I understand the realities and will not promote litigation for my own ...

Rating: 8.1

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Child Support and more

Review: "Jennifer was a trustworthy and calming professional from day 1. Her compassion towards the well being of my kids stood out immediately. She worked diligently throughout the divorce process and kept a watchful eye to ensure my children had a balanc..."

Rating: 6.5

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense

Review: "Gabriela and Jasmin are amazing! They truely care. Gabriela helped me in a situation and all she cared about, really, was the help and resolution. Gabriela was also super flexible payments wise and I really appreciate her for bringing excellent re..."

Rating: 6.5

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 48 years

Practice Areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning

Bio: Dallas Atkins is an elder care and estate planning attorney. She helps seniors and their loved ones plan for long term care, quality of life, autonomy, and asset preservation. Her work includes Medi-Cal estate planning, Medi-Cal applications for n...

Rating: 7.0

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 32 years

Review: "Mr Mirback has been a blessing to my life… I went to many many lawyers and they only wanted a slam dunk was not willing to fight for me… once my husband and I meet David there was a peace that we finally had… going to court feeling safe and confid..."

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 42 years

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Business

Review: "Bente Millard has been my real estate lawyer and the lawyer for the majority of my clients for the last 7 years. In a nutshell, she does excellent work in the areas of real estate transactions especially in negotiating contracts and in reviewing d..."

Rating: 6.7

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Review: "Michael has got me dismissed a $490 ticket with possible 2 points on my driving record. I can't thank him enough for his professionalism and work ethics. I got this speeding ticket in Bakersfield while on my way back from Yosemite to LA. I hope no..."

Rating: 6.7

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Marriage & Prenuptials and more

Review: "Drew did an excellent job at helping me get through my divorce and stayed focus on closing out all issues related to the divorce to help finalize everything as quickly and amicably as possible. I'm very grateful for his attention to detail and ins..."

Rating: 7.2

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property

Rating: 6.6

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 43 years

Practice Areas: Juvenile Law, Divorce and Separation, DUI and DWI and more

Review: "Dan was able to get one felony dropped and another reduced to a misdemeanor within an hour of hiring him. He took care with us. He became a family friend. Spending time helping and counseling us. He really went over and beyond the call of duty. ..."

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Juvenile Law, Family, Health Care

Review: "Penny Clemmons is really expensive, but I felt like I got my money's worth when I met with her for our first session. We spoke at the end of that conversation about how I might continue to get support from her, and that included emailing her for r..."

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 49 years

Practice Areas: Tax

Review: "Gary M. Bright isn't sharp and delays deadlines for days or even hours before. Unfortunately I trusted this attorney and the California Franchise Tax Board dealings never were handled in time. Office is disorganized."

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 39 years

Practice Areas: General Practice

Review: "finally after 2 years got my case settled. I switched lawyers to Rhonda J. Nielsen in Santa Ana and she settled my case for twice the amount that my first lawyer offered. I was extremely satisfied. The lawyer was not around too much but her staf..."

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Education

Review: "I hired Michael for a case involving grade appeals and disqualification. He charged me on a flat-fee basis. Perhaps this was because he did not work on an hourly basis- I felt that he was inattentive to my matter. He would make mistakes on the app..."

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: General Practice

Review: "I hired Calisse Courtney to resolve a dispute. NEGATIVES: Based on personal experience, she doesn't know the laws and makes a lot of mistakes in her cases. In my case, she was dishonest in her billing too...charges double for phone calls and does ..."

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Litigation, Licensing

Review: "I hired this lawyer for some personal work I needed help with and was not happy with his services. He was inexperienced and did not seem sincere about my issues. I did not feel that he was trustworthy and it seemed like he was only in it for the..."

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Santa Barbara County Attorney

Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Juvenile Law

Review: "Very incompetent & quite unknowledgeable. Unfortunately lies & has only self interest points to make. I would not recommend or trust. "

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Santa Barbara County, CA Lawyers

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Santa Barbara County Has 1490 Attorneys with 2324 Reviews

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Paul Alfred Pettine

Douglas Russell Hayes

Jennifer Edith Drury

Gabriela Ferreira

Dallas Leigh Atkins

David Jay Mirback

Bente Goodall Millard

Michael Terence Lyons

Andrew T. Maley

Stephen William Erickson

Daniel Anthony Murphy

Penny Clemmons

Gary Marshall Bright

Rhonda Jean Nielsen

Michael Joseph Deniro

Calisse Marie Courtney

Eric S. Edwards

Adam Ronald Crawford

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