Sheila Esmaili

I met Sheila while she was an attorney for bankruptcy attorney Michael Berger. I worked with Sheila for a year. Sheila was very focused, pleasant, calm and proficient. Sheila is also very mathematical, which is important for Chapter 11. When I heard she was no longer with Michael Berger, I sought ...her out to complete my case since I had worked with her for over a year. Michael was fair to me. After taking the chance of ending my contract with Michael and hiring Sheila, I am very satisfied and delighted. Sheila gave my case the kind of attention she did not have time for when working for Michael. She submitted my plan in record time and my plan was confirmed. I am so glad that I continued with Sheila. Sheila is a very knowledgeable and competent Chapter 11 bankruptcy attorney. As a woman who has a law degree myself, I support women like Sheila who are hardworking and honest. I had to file a Chapter 11 BKbecause of the foreclosure crisis. I am one of the few women who went thru this crisis that still have their home. The foreclosure crisis affected older single women at a rate of 85% in Santa Barbara County.

Sheila is a great attorney! She’s a hard worker, a great listener, and she got straight to the point. My prior attorney passed away and my chapter 11 bankruptcy was headed in the wrong direction until Sheila substituted into my case. Immediately, Sheila came into the case correcting all issues in my ...bankruptcy, then somehow managed to settle my state court case with a party no one else was able to settle with, who was also a major creditor and the reason for filing the chapter 11. She got the settlement agreement approved, drafted and confirmed my chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, worked out all outstanding arrearages, and negotiated plan payments with the IRS. Overall, she did everything we hoped for and more. She did a great job! Very professional. I recommend her absolutely!

She is a great associate attorney. She was helpful and supportive. She was knowledgeable and did her best to help me understand my options in this case. She was able to keep up with the twists and turns of the case, i.e. when a plan of reorganization seemed unfeasible and we then changed path toge...ther pursued a plan of liquidation. She wasn't afraid to recommend various options that could help my case, and she wasn't afraid to tell me her opinion, and I found this admirable. My bankruptcy was very complicated, so I am sure it was difficult at times to approach every issue in my case with clarity. However, Sheila did her best to keep me informed throughout the entire process and I felt we were working on everything together. She facilitated communication between Michael Berger and myself, and she wasn't afraid to demand attention in aspects of my case that were difficult to get past.

I had went through three bankruptcy attempts, and hired two different lawyers, which resulted in them all being dismissed. When I hired Sheila, I was nervous, but I was assured I would be okay with her working with me on my case. About one and half years ago I was about to lose everything, but in th...e following months after filing my bankruptcy my stress level went down, and a few months after that my stress went away completely. The bottom line is my chapter 11 plan of reorganization was approved, and I can live a normal and successful life again thanks to Ms. Esmaili. Job well done.