James Victor Kosnett

James Victor Kosnett

4.6
Rating: 9.1

Licensed for 49 years

Education Lawyer at Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas: Education, Licensing

11400 W Olympic Blvd #200, Los Angeles, CA

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Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Licensing 50%

Professional Licensing Defense (Doctors, nurses, dentists, teachers, realtors, insurance professionals, accountants, chiropractors, medical facilities etc)

50%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 49 years

State: California

Acquired: 1976

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Kosnett Law Firm

11400 W Olympic Blvd #200, Los Angeles, CA, 90064

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James Victor Kosnett's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

32 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | September 20, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Disinterested and distracted

We hired Mr. Kosnet knowing it was an uphill battle. He did nothing to defer the suspension or guide us. He sat idly by and collected his fee. Waste of money and time; we would have been better representing ourselves.

Posted by Alexis | August 24, 2014 | Criminal Defense

Review

James was extremely helpful in clearing up an incident that involved underage drinking during my junior year of college. He was able to resolve the matter and got the charges reduced from a misdemeanor to an infraction with minimal fees. I can now start my senior year with a fresh start! Thank you ag...ain for everything!

Posted by anonymous | April 22, 2014 | Education

Buyer Beware

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.

Posted by Adam | November 11, 2013

Mr. Kosnett was a great help!

Mr. Kosnett and his firm were very helpful and knowledgeable about the law. He was extremely accommodating of my unique situation and budget as well. I would recommend retaining his services to anyone.

Posted by anonymous | July 08, 2013 | Civil Rights

A waste of money

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.

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James Victor Kosnett's Lawyer Endorsements

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Christian Lassen

Unknown lawyer | May 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Top-notch attorney. Highly respected in the legal community."

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Ari Pourat

Employment and labor lawyer | Aug 18

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Mr. Kosnett is a brilliant lawyer and does a great job of representing his clients. He has over 35 years of experience in practicing law. I endorse him strongly."

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David Kramer

Education lawyer | Jan 14

Relationship: Friend

"I endorse this lawyer. I have known James for many years and know him to be a very competent and conscientious lawyer."

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Ari Pourat

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David Kramer

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Experience

Rating:  9.1 (Superb)

Honors

2023

Member, America's Top 100 Attorneys

2023

Top 1%, Distinguished Justice Advocates

2014

Client's Choice, Avvo

2013

Client's Choice, Avvo

2013

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2012

Client's Choice, Avvo

2011

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1990 - Present

Owner, Kosnett Law Firm

Education

1976

University of California at Los Angeles School of

JD - Juris Doctor

1973

Yale University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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