Barbara P E DuVan

After an exhaustive, unsuccessful and frustrating search to find an attorney to assist me with an EDD unemployment appeal case, I cold called Barbara DuVan, an Employment and Labor Attorney I found through the Avvo network. Most Employment Attorneys I contacted cut me off as soon as they learned my ...case was an EDD appeal, because they did not handle this area of employment law. Barbara did not. She listened with an empathic ear. She felt sympathy towards my situation and truly wanted to help. Although she was unable to assist me directly, she offered to search her contacts for attorneys experienced in this field of law and get back to me. I was pleasantly surprised when she contacted me only moments later with a list of attorneys who accepted unemployment EDD appeal cases. Because of her kindness and willingness to assist me, I was put in contact with an amazing attorney who not only took my case, but also won my EDD appeal. My assessment of Barbara is that she is a compassionate individual who cares about people, the law and providing justice. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Barbara!!

I have never had the need for an attorney before but I am so grateful that my first legal experience was with Barbara at the helm. Compassionate, understanding, professional, responsive and knowledgeable are just some of the adjectives to describe her. Even though my situation was ot of Ms. DuVan's... area of expertise, she provided me with the answers to my questions, gave me the tools I needed to respond to my antagonists and created a plan of action. She reviewed the documents I had received and clearly explained how I should respond and where the flaws were in the documents. This was invaluable information that served to be the catalyst that made the difference. When I met with my harassers and presented my case to them, they immediately backed down and rescinded all of their allegations. I would not have prevailed had it not been for Barbara DuVan. She hit the nail on the head!! She knew what was the best approach and with what information I needed to be armed. If you want an attorney with determination, persistence and the drive to win it for you, make sure you have Barbara DuVan beside you and you will have nothing to worry about.