Liane K. Wakayama

Liane was recommended to me by an attorney who is a well known attorney in Las Vegas. As a result, Liane has been representing me for the past 2 years on a highly publicized and very complicated case. Liane is sharp, to the point, transparent, and very efficient. She quickly understood the is...sues and suggested specific point of attack which proved to be the right decisions over and over again. I can not thank Liane enough for being my attorney and becoming a friend. Due to my work in finance, I am very familiar with attorney/client relationships as I interact with different attorneys on a daily basis. Besides Liane's competency and work ethic, she is also very compassionate. I also noticed that Liane received a negative remark by a former client. Based on my experience with Liane and reading the former client's complaints, I can only presume who was the "problem" here. Thank you Liane for being a great attorney. I was fortunate to have worked with you.

The first attorney I hired for my case, I fired soon after, because it became apparent rather quickly that he lacked both the intellect and the legal chops to successfully represent me as a litigator in a complicated estate trust case. Determined to avoid another mistake, I did fairly extensive resea...rch to find an attorney of Liane's caliber in Nevada, which is far from my home state and well outside my range of professional contacts. From our first conversation, I was struck by Liane's intelligence, knowledge of the law, and professionalism. Her demeanor is frank and sincere, and her thoughtfully considered opinions and advice are driven by facts, case law and experience in the courtroom. She respects herself, the law, and her current and prospective clients, so there's not even a whiff of the slick BS that is so irritatingly pervasive in Las Vegas. Thorough and results-oriented, she succeeds in the courtroom on merit, rather than resorting or defaulting to trickery or showmanship or low-blow character assassination. She achieves this by putting in the work. She has an outstanding work ethic! The law profession is rife with attorneys who blatantly increase their billable hours without adding anything of value beyond the minimum work and less than adequate communication. Liane and her entire staff are unfailingly responsive as well as productively (and compassionately) communicative, and work diligently to produce the best possible outcomes for their clients. I first hired Liane more than four years ago, and she has earned my trust, respect and gratitude every step of the way. Without hesitation, I highly, highly recommend her!

Liane charged me $400 for a consultation (that her website says are free) She said she would take her pay at the end from my trusts but then demanded a $3500 retainer on top of the $400 consultation, again, which is advertised as free. She delegated me right away to a brand new associate who i the...n had to go through to get answers & never had the benefit of anyone explaining things to me properly along with consequences of the things they wanted me to do. For example Liane insinuated it was beneficial to me to both, approve of an accounting for 2022 & to give indemnity to the trustee for 2022 through present saying but it does not mean you are not going to retain your right to sue her for anything that happened before that. Well, another lawyer i spoke with told me that since i was only a beneficiary in 2022 that she had no duty to me before that so to give her indemnity for 2022 &2023 would be releasing her forever. Regarding the accounting she wanted me to approve along with giving her indemnity, (in exchange for $50,000) Liane knew that there were over $ 17 million in the prior 10 years accountings that were unaccounted for, so without looking, or maybe without caring, she wanted me to approve an accounting for 2022 which had $48 in investment fees in one trust and $48,000 in another for only 10 months, The hearing we waited for so long, Liane failed to appear. She did not tell me herself, keeping communication with me as little as possible & the new attorney instead came & failed to reply to any, let alone all of the other lawyers lies. Despite i was left 50% of my mothers personal property, Liane could not get me a single thing other than 50 photos. How is it possible i only got 50 photos, & she never once asked for my share of my moms things, i have nothing of hers to keep..literally nothing of my 50%. Liane never even asked for it for me no matter how many times i brought it up. It was really weird when at a hearing recently, she was talking to a Judge about reviews i left her which were all perfectly legal & non tortious. At a hearing..It was so bizzare. There is not enough room for all of it so i will finish by stating the staff was nice & professional but i would not reccomend Liane.

I have worked with Liane and her team for more than two years on multiple issues and still she continues to exceed all my expectations every time. Her knowledge of the law and how the legal process works is truly incredible. Unfortunately I have had to deal with a lot of matters involving attorneys o...ver the years and Liane is the only one who has taken the time to truly explain and break down the complex legal issues in a way I can understand. She is the only attorney I have worked with that gives me the comfort and confidence that she actually cares about me and my case and doesn't see me as just another client number.

Liane represented me in a very sensitive and unfortunate family estate issue. I am forever grateful for the referral that led me to Liane. I was extremely impressed by the respect that she garnered from the judges and other counsel involved in the case. Liane was able to set forth my options, almost... immediately, and provide the advantages and disadvantages of each course of action. I have never retained an attorney that had the ability to be so concise with their counsel and that resulted in thousands of dollars saved. Liane's innate sense to read opposing counsel and understand the motivation of the opposition was nothing short of amazing. I was kept up to speed at all times on filings and emails and never felt left in the dark. In addition to being the best attorney I have ever worked with; Liane has an extraordinary amount of compassion and knowledge of the law. I highly recommend Liane.