Lawrence Segal

I hired Lawrence Segal a few months ago to assist me with an employment termination issue. I was highly recommended to him by another firm that didn't have experience with the type of issue that I was dealing with and felt Lawrence was more suited. He knows the ins and outs of California employme...nt law and is a very smart guy. He has good people in his office as well. Lawrence was very clear about his fee structure and did his best to minimize the charges to me, being clear about how I should and shouldn't interact with him in order to not get unexpected charges. He and his staff are very detailed oriented and very quick. Their responsiveness was excellent and I was kept well informed all along the way. We recently concluded the matter very much to my satisfaction and I credit Lawrence and his associates with how they handled the case, from understanding the issues that I was facing to negotiating with my employer. I wholeheartedly recommend Lawrence and his firm and would use them again without hesitation.

Lawrence Segal took a good case on contingency. Contract signed, everything good, process begins, and lawsuit drafted. Opposing party given opportunity to sit down and discuss before suit is filed. Fine, so far so good. But in that meeting, opposing side had 3 attorneys in that room. Two attorney...s from a movie studio, and one from another distributor. They pushed back -- and pushed back hard. Clearly, there was going to be a fight. And they of course called into credibility some of the evidence we had. (We didn't show them everything, but a few pieces.) Lawrence then tells me after the meeting in the parking garage, that he can't continue this case on contingency. "What???" I exclaimed. Yeah. He says it's going to be a lot of work, and he'll do it, but not on contingency. Incredible. So... my lesson learned, was that this dishonest lawyer was looking for a quick payday, thinking the opposing party would quickly capitulate and write a big check... and when it was clear that wouldn't happen, he left me high and dry. Dishonest, dishonest, dishonest. He should have been upfront about this from the start. Will NEVER hire him again, and have told countless people to stay away from this man.