James Victor Kosnett

I went to James for a UCLA academic misconduct case. James is very knowledgeable about cases like this since he has dealt with many dean meetings and hearings. At the initial consultation, he explained to me how the general process works. At our first meeting, James gave really on-point advice based... on his past experience dealing with the school about what to do at the dean's meeting. He had a way to help make my wording more convincing. So James is very sharp about these things. A the end, we were able to win our case at the dean's level without going through a hearing. So, if you're involved in messy academic dishonesty accusation, I'm sure James is able to help make the case better.

Do not hire James Kosnett. I hired this attorney to handle an education related case for me and after he accepted a large retainer, he did not follow up with me for nearly six months. Mr. Kosnett was supposed to obtain a refund for a college class that should have been paid for by my universi...ty. I assumed he was working on my case during the six month period I did not hear from him because he told me he needed some time, but I was wrong. When I finally called to see what was going on, he told me he was finished with the case. Basically, all he did was send one email over a six month period before calling it a day. This was after I paid him $2,500.00. I have never paid so much for so little and I would never recommend Mr. Kosnett's services to anyone. He was extremely difficult to deal with during our consult as well, constantly interrupting me and at times, I felt he was simply rude and unprofessional. I regret hiring him and I should have known better but I gave him a chance because he seemed like he could deliver. Again, I was wrong. Buyer beware. Check out some of the other reviews on this site and it will be easy to see that my experience was not unique.

I hired Mr. Kosnett for my CSUN case. CSUN had violated due process and my civil rights when several of their administrators denied me meetings, and refused to collect any evidence on my behalf for a case on teacher misconduct. I did all the work before meeting Mr. Kosnett collecting student testimon...y and so forth. i hired Mr. Kosnett above other lawyers since he said he a good success rate representing students against CSUN. Now I know that was a bad decision. I expected some offer or some progress in the case. Mr. Kosnett DID NOT give me any day to day updates on my case at all, so it remains very unclear if he did any work on my case at all. After a month of no activity, I received an email saying that CSUN was not going to give me anything, and Mr. Kosnett's firm was not pursuing the case anymore. I come from a poor family, and paying Mr. Konsett $3000 of my mom's money, so he could something with this case has been a waste. As I said it remains to be UNCLEAR how much work if any was put in my case, but what I can judge him and his office on are the results, and the results are NOTHING. I think I probably made more progress on my own filing complaints with Department of Education and other entities to at least initiate some sort of investigation. Again, I did have other lawyers very interested. I would not recommend Mr. Kosnett, or his office for any future clients.

Mr. Kosnett. I met with Mr. Kosnett regarding a dispute against my University. Unfortunately, I made the poor choice to use another attorney and regretted it almost immediately. After this attorney worsened the situation I returned to Mr. Kosnett and he again consulted with me at no charge. He was ...extremely knowledgeable and not only answered all of my questions but recommended options to attempt before hiring any attorney. In following his advice, I was able to resolve my issue without legal intervention, which was amazing. I found him to be very direct and realistic when communicating, and very strategic in his process. He showed a real in-depth knowledge of the law and higher learning institutional processes. I recommend him to my friends and family.