Bruce Allan Mandel

If I could give negative stars of Bruce A. Mandel, I would! Issues include: - A crucial missed deadline, even though I supplied all necessary information 2 full days in advance. - 2 more almost-missed deadlines. My counsel literally asked me to sign documents at 11pm twice, with midnight deadli...nes, even though I had supplied all requested information far in advance. - Several unanswered emails, miscommunication and lack of communication for months. - Bad advice from Bruce that almost cost me 50/50 custody of my son. - Bruce was absent during the only scheduled court hearing we had, and it was not caused by an emergency, he simply booked 2 cases at the same time on the same date, even though he told me his calendar was clear on my scheduled court date. - Extremely low quality work product in general, largely due to the constant last-second scrambling. - Complete failure to follow-through on the things we discussed, and he even failed to execute a 50/50 Custody Order for more than 4 months after a judge ordered him to write up that order, and I reminded him multiple times! - A massive misunderstanding regarding a 3rd court continuance, even though I emailed Bruce 4 times and called him once to make sure he understood the issues, he ended up making a massive blunder that essentially gave up our advantages entirely. - Bruce finally illegally withdrew from the case while the case was still ongoing, resulting in extremely damaging client abandonment less than 24 hours before a scheduled call with opposing counsel. I have filed a complaint with the CA State Bar, and demanded Arbitration of fees already. I am also in talks with a malpractice attorney, as I believe Bruce's failures to perform basic attorney functions have cost me more than just his fees at this point. My advice is to run, not walk, to any family law attorney OTHER Than Bruce A Mandel.