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Posted by Josh | October 02, 2012

A Second Chance In Life

I have 4000 characters to write? Where do I begin. I met Mr. Zarabi back in Mid April a few days after I was arrested for felony vandalism and conspiracy to commit a crime. I wrote a question on this website and he was one of the first to get in touch with me and I gave him a call. After calling s...everal lawyers previously, I strongly felt that Mr. Zarabi was there for me and not for the money. He was more into the process of reducing charges way before even discussing a price. It was a STEAL! The price was way better than expected and it was not even his concern. Mr. Zarabi's concern is you! He went ahead and spoke to the DA within the first few weeks of hiring him. At first the filing deputy was leaning to helping us out until he had discovered what all had gone down that night I was arrested. He then became livid and would not budge and pursued changing the charges to 87 counts of vandalism with 25 felonies and 62 misdemeanors. The filing deputy was also requesting a bail increase to 43,000$ with state prison for something I felt was not necessary for prison. Mr. Zarabi comforted me for hours on hours on hours day and night whether it was 3 a.m. and I was having depression. He would answer my text no matter what time it was. Mr. Zarabi answered probably over 1000 text messages. He assured me that there was a light at the end of the tunnel. I felt that I was going to be screwed because of the filing attorneys vendetta he had towards me. Mr. Zarabi's plan was to transfer my case to Veterans Court in order to get a lighter sentence. On the first arraignment my bail was to be raised to 43,000$. Mr. Zarabi brought a bail bondsmen in order to keep me out of jail in case. Due to the request for the transfer to veterans court, Mr. Zarabi was able to get my bail review sent to veterans court as well. The bail was there kept at the same it was before and I was not charged anymore money. We were unsuccessful at Veterans court once we transferred strictly because of no nexus that the judge was looking for. There we were sent back to our original court 2 months after the first arraignment. Here we had a 2nd arraignment that had no bail review and was just a plea of not guilty. When Mr. Zarabi entered to talk about settling that day one of the men in the courtroom stated this was a prison case and there would be no settling. Mr. Zarabi did not give up. He kept me looking towards the light and we kept heading towards the end of the tunnel together. Once the last court hearing was upon us, I was praying to be given a second chance for something that shouldn't be able to ruin my life. Mr. Zarabi entered that courtroom with his head held high and spoke with the DA who was given my case after returning from Veterans Court. After fighting for my rights for several months, Mr. Zarabi was able to reduce my charges from 87 counts to 1 count of vandalism. I am currently serving 3 years of probation with 180 days of work release which I chose house arrest. This offering was one in a million and I could not turn it down. Mr. Zarabi fought months to get this plea for me, and I took it without thinking twice. My probation will more than likely stop after a year on good terms and I will be able to continue with my life. I went from looking at a prison sentence that would ruin my life; to a probation sentence that would grant me a 2nd chance. Never take life for granted. Mr. Zarabi can and WILL make sure you cherish life because of the efforts he makes to help you. Your life is his life to him and he treats it as such. He will not promise you anything he cannot 100% confirm. That is why he is my first and probably my last but GREATEST lawyer I could have prayed for. He will not lie to you and spit nonsense. He will tell you what you are looking at and what he will do. And by DAMN he sure did what he said he would. There was a light at the end of the tunnel, and Mr. Zarabi was able to help me get to it. Thank you Elliot, I owe you plenty of drinks!

Posted by Caryn & Matthew | September 10, 2012

Excellent & Knowledgeable Attorney

Elliot is a a amazing lawyer.My Son went up north to a concert and was with some friends.He was arrested for personal use drug charges he had 2 different heavy drugs on him.He was arrested and they were charging him with 2 felonies.Matthew has never been in trouble.I was freaking out when he called... me that night from jail.My 19yr old son I was so worried and couldn't due any thing.They let him out the next day.So I was so scared the night he went in jail.So I just started praying and I don't even know how I got into this sight.I was asking questions.It was 10:30pm and Elliot called me he was so nice.Telling me to calm down and take a deep breath and it was going to be OK.My son was arrested on Saturday and we went and met Elliot on Thursday.We were so impressed with him.We felt that he always gave us great advise on any legal issues.He was always available most of the time if not we left a message and he got to us a.s.a.p.He flew up with Matthew to up north with him.Elliot got the charges dropped to a misdameaner .14 weeks drug class,20 n.a. meetings and probation for 18 months .After that it will be off his record.We were very happy with the outcome. Thank you Elliot If you want a great attorney here he is and he also is a friend for life God bless you.Elliot has expertise,honesty,professionalism, he works magic,and very knowledgeable.If we ever need an attorney again in the future which I hope we don't I will call Elliot.

Posted by Caryn & Matthew | September 10, 2012

Excellent & Knowledgeable Attorney

Elliot is a a amazing lawyer.My Son went up north to a concert and was with some friends.He was arrested for personal use drug charges he had 2 different heavy drugs on him.He was arrested and they were charging him with 2 felonies.My Son has never been in trouble.I was freaking out when he called ...me that night from jail.My 19yr old son I was so worried and couldn't due any thing.They let him out the next day.So I was so scared the night he went in jail.So I just started praying and I don't even know how I got into this sight.I was asking questions.It was 10:30pm and Elliot called me he was so nice.Telling me to calm down and take a deep breath and it was going to be OK.My son was arrested on Saturday and we went and met Elliot on Thursday.We were so impressed with him.We felt that he always gave us great advise on any legal issues.He was always available most of the time if not we left a message and he got to us a.s.a.p.He flew up with my Son to up north with him.Elliot got the charges dropped to a misdameaner .14 weeks drug class,20 n.a. meetings and probation for 18 months .After that it will be off his record.We were very happy with the outcome. Thank you Elliot If you want a great attorney here he is and he also is a friend for life God bless you.Elliot has expertise,honesty,professionalism, he works magic,and very knowledgeable.If we ever need an attorney again in the future which I hope we don't I will call Elliot. Thank you Elliot again and don't be a stranger

Posted by anonymous | September 04, 2012

Fantastic criminal defense lawyer

Elliot helped me navigate through a very challenging experience in my life. I got caught doing something very stupid (shoplifting), was put in jail for my actions, and I was very scared. Elliot was compassionate, very reliable, and comforting throughout the process. He took the time to answer all of ...my questions, and was very knowledgeable about the legal process, what to expect on the day going to court, and has knowledge about how best to work with different personalities (judges and prosecutors). He was able to get my charge reduced, with no additional jail time or fines, only community service and probation. I would highly recommend him to help anyone in a similar situation.

Posted by Jay | June 22, 2012

Best Regards

I made a stupid mistake and found myself with my back against the wall. Elliot assured me that with his council, a young man would have a second chance at life. He turned what would have been a felony charge into a learning experience that taught me second chances do not come often, and life has to b...e taken advantage of. Elliot cares about the person he is representing and is a dependable attorney.

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