James Ira Devitt

James Ira Devitt

also known as Jay Devitt

4.7
Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 37 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family

10801 National Bl., Suite 403, Los Angeles, CA

About James

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Divorce and Separation 80%

36 years | 70 cases

80%
Family 20%

Our Family Law practice consists of Divorce, Modifications, Restraining Orders, Child Support, Spousal Support (alimony), Domestic Partner and Gay/Lesbian Divorce. Jay ahas handled some of the largest divorce cases in Los Angeles history and has been personally responsible for the division of over 50 million dollars in assets. He knows which forensic accountants can be counted on to give the most credible testimony in court and is quite familiar with child custody evaluators and psychologists.

36 years | 30 cases

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 37 years

State: California

Acquired: 1988

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Devitt & Saltzburg, LLP

10801 National Bl., Suite 403, Los Angeles, CA, 90064

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James Ira Devitt's Reviews

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4.7 /5.0

29 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | May 26, 2013 | Criminal Defense

MY REAL HERO. J DEVITT

HOW MANY TIMES I PAYED MANY ATTORNEYS. I PAID LIKE MORE THAN 4 AND NONE RESULTED IN THE WAY I WANTED. HORRIBLE WORK, THEY DIDNT EVEN SHOW UP TO MY CASES, SO I WAS HOPELESS RIGHT THERE IN MY CELL IN COUNTY JAIL SITTING FOR ALMOST 7 MONTHS. A FRIEND OF MINE INSIDE THERE TOLD ME THAT I COULD CALL THIS G...UY NAMED JAMES & THAT HE WAS TRYING HIS CASE & THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO COME OUT IN 2 WEEKS. IN MY DESPAIR, I CALLED HIM & HE ANSWERED QUICKLY IN A POLITE MANNER. HE ANWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS & FROM THEN ON HE TOOK MY CASE. HE EVEN OFFERED A DISCOUNT & SET UP A MONTLY PAYMENT WITH GRACE PERIOD. AFTER TAKING MY CASE ABOUT A MONTH AGO, HE SET ME FREE FROM JAIL & SAVED FROM PRISON. IM RIGHT HERE WITH MY FAMILY CELEBRATING THIS GREAT MAN WHO DESERVES THE SUPPORT OF EVERY CALIFORNIAN.

Posted by anonymous | May 24, 2013 | Criminal Defense

NOBODY COMPARES TO THE GREAT EXPERIENCE OF MR. JAMES DEVITT

HE IS JUST THE BEST LAWYER I HAVE EVER DELT WITH. ITS JUST AMAZING HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE HE HAS & HE IS REALLY WORTH ANYTHING. I HAVE LOST LOTS OF MONEY PAYING MANY ATTORNEYS AND FINALLY I CAME UP TO THIS GUY & HE JUST SAVED MY WHOLE FAMILY. GOT SAVED FROM FACING PRISON FOR 7 YEARS FOR A FELONY & 3 COU...NTS. WOW. I CANT IMAGINE HOW GOOD JAMES IS. WONDERFUL.

Posted by anonymous | May 24, 2013 | Criminal Defense

WHO CAN BEAT JAMES DEVITT.? NOBODY BECAUSE HE IS THE BEST OF THE BEST

HE HANDLED MY COMPLICATED CASE. I WAS BEING CHARGED OF MURDER & RAPE. I WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY COUSIN WASTED $15,000 DOLLARS ON 2 ATTORNEYS THAT JUST WENT FOR MY MONEY. BUT THEN ONE OF MY FRIENDS RECOMMENDED ME THIS LAWYER & I JUST TRIED MY LUCK. SUDDENLY EVERYTHING STARTE...D GETTING FIXED BECAUSE JAMES FOUGHT UNTIL THE END & I DIDNT EVEN GO TO PRISON OR JAIL & NOT EVEN TRIAL. THANKS TO HIM IM HERE HOME HAVING GOOD TIMES. THANK YOU JAMES FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

Posted by anonymous | December 06, 2011 | Criminal Defense

Jay Devitt Attorney Review

I will not recommend Mr. Devitt, and will not use him again for any matter. Once hired based on the initial meeting, he was unresponsive to many phone and email messages. He was late to our meeting at court prior to appearing before the judge for the first time. It appeared he was not prepared for... my case, since he asked just prior to appearing very basic information that he should have already known. Since the initial court appearance, I have appeared two more times- both without Mr. Devitt. He had the opportunity to join/represent me- but he did not do so. My matter was a first offense, now that its been a year since the conviction, i now realized that i should have just gone through the Public Defenders offce - and saved quite a bit of money.

Posted by Greg | October 02, 2011

Great attorney

100% effective Reasonably cost Does not only look at things one way takes a look at all differen scenarios so you can get a view of cost strategy and outcome possibilities. He is very acessable and returns call

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Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2000 - Present

Managing Partner, Devitt & Saltzberg, LLP

2000 - Present

Owner, Devitt Law Office

1989 - 1992

Associate, Spray, Gould & Bowers, LLP

Associations

2011 - Present

Malibu Bar Association

President

Education

1991

Western State University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Publications

Languages

English

Farsi

Spanish

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