Daney Marie de La O

Daney Marie de La O

also known as Daney De La O

4.1
Rating: 4.9

Licensed for 14 years

Landlord or tenant Lawyer at Houston, TX
Practice Areas: Landlord & Tenant

4201 Main Street, #200-128, Houston, TX

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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 14 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 2011

Eligible to Practice in Texas

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2022

Location

De La O Law Firm

4201 Main Street, #200-128, Houston, TX, 77002

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Daney Marie de La O's Reviews

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4.1 /5.0

13 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 3 of 3 reviews | Communication Style

Posted by anonymous | February 14, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Client

Not professional. Rarely returns calls. Does not read texts or emails. Paralegal is horrible. Dismissed herself on the day of my trial because of heresy from opposing counsel. Truly a waste of time and money. I was very saddened and disappointed. I was hopeful based on our initial conversation and he...r reviews. Don’t always believe what you read. I especially was hopeful because she was a woman. Never again. I had never received anything, including a retainer, in writing. Very sad legal practice. Her conversations involve a lot of yelling and she rarely allows you to speak. I would never recommend Ms De La O.

Daney de La O

Replied last April 05, 2024

These are the actual facts: I believed you and went above and beyond to help you despite running into difficulties. You refused my help or assistance. You refused my advice as your lawyer. You refused to listen. I ultimately withdrew from your case because your behavior and treatment towards me was severely triggering my PTSD. I also feared for my safety. Unfortunately, I was expecting this attack of lies from you in a forum where it is difficult for me to prove otherwise. I am grateful for the compassion of opposing counsel, the judge, and my staff, who all helped me traverse this very difficult and uncomfortable situation.

Posted by anonymous | September 08, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant

Super Smart and Talented Lawyer!! Highly recommend!!

I hired Daney to resolve a lawsuit that a landlord filed against me for early departure from a lease. My son and I moved out early due to constant harassment and invasion of privacy from a landlord and her thug workers. It was unsafe to live there. Under a time crunch and very stressful condition...s for me including having to address defamatory lies about me, falsehoods about events and false narratives presented from the landlord and her workers, I could not have been in better hands. Daney was able to take in and analyze a lot of information in a short period of time, thoroughly research questions I had, and clearly communicate and advise. She will tirelessly and tenaciously represent you and give you the best outcome possible. I could relax and know she was 100 percent on my side to defend me in the worst situation of being sued by an awful person who was spewing lies about me. My case was effectively negotiated. It never went to trial. I was very pleased with the outcome. I am very grateful that I found Daney. She is an honest, highly knowledgeable professional who really listened, prepared my case without missing a detail, and went the extra mile for me. Highly recommend!!!

Posted by Leslie | February 09, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant

Professionally relentless and easy to work with.

I highly recommend this firm – choosing a law firm can be such a tedious bourdon because the costs continue to accrue and you never know what you’re going to get until you’re in the middle of a case. I completely trust the owner, Daney. Her staff is extremely professional and easy to work with. My... case was complicated but they were able to dumb it down for me and claim a victory. I was renting an apartment in Montrose and the landlord, Hooshang, was less than accommodating. There were several issues with the property I had not noticed prior to signing the lease. The vintage oven never worked. The dryer only ran cold. I had to live out of a cooler for two months because the vintage refrigerator broke while I was on vacation and he refused to fix it. I had to resurface the tub and sink to get them in operable conditions. I redid all of the baseboards because the house had shifted throughout the years and there were several places where the wood was separating from the plaster creating walking obstructions and painted them in high gloss to resist dusting. I resurfaced all of the walls where patches were incorrectly applied creating very noticeable bulges and repainted them in matte texture to minimize imperfections. I took down the hodgepodge of plastic and metal mini blinds and replaced them with custom fit window dressings for aesthetics but also for insulation. I resurfaced and high gloss painted all of the kitchen cabinets inside and out (I don’t think that had ever been done so they were pretty gross). I spent thousands of dollars and hours to get the apartment in a livable condition. When it came time to renew my lease and still without an oven, I opted to give my 30 day (I actually gave 45 days) notice to vacate. I forwarded the landlord a formal intent to vacate along with my new address to send return my deposit. I received nothing. He vanished and would not reply to any of my emails. That’s when I contacted the De La O Law Firm. We were able to recoup my deposit along with additional damages. I will definitely use their services in the future if needed.

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Experience

Rating:  4.9 (Concern)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2022.

Fully Probated Suspension issued in TX, 2022

updated on 08/30/2023

Fully probated suspension means an attorney is technically suspended but may still practice law. The State monitors the lawyer's activities during the suspension to make sure that he or she does not repeat the behavior.

Daney’s comment:

“The case for which this disciplinary history is based is a case that I took when starting my law firm in 2016. It was a worker's compensation case and is not at all related to my primary area of practice (landlord-tenant law). I did everything my client wanted. I did not expect a grievance. I was disciplined for an excuse I included in a continuance based motion. Nothing that affected my client or the case. I was not represented by a lawyer at my hearing, which cost my reputation dearly.”

Work Experience

2016 - Present

Owner, De La O Law Firm

2015 - 2015

Attorney, The Gonzalez Law Firm

Associations

2015 - Present

GLBT Political Caucus

Board Member

2013 - Present

Stonewall Lawyers Association of Greater Houston

Board Member

Education

2009

Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

2004

University of Houston

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

Spanish

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