Joe Young

Sept 2012 Hired Joe Young after I received a response via Handle on the Law. He talked good and I hired him for $1200.00 up front. He kept sending emails and telling me he was working on the issue but in March of this year, all his phones were busy. I went by his office, the gates were closed and pa...dlock on them. He did not do what he was hired to do and have been unable to contact him.

Joe Young took my retainer and never did a thing for my case. Each time I called his office I would get someone with an attitude telling me they were working on it. They are liars and thieves! I lost my entire retainer when I received an email from Joe Young indicating he was closing his law practice.... I am livid and looking into every possible legal recourse to get my money back and use Young's law license as toilet paper. I just wish I had done some research before being convinced by Handel on the Law that Young was a straight laced lawyer.

I found Joseph Young's information on Bill Handel's website, assuming since he was an approved attorney, could be trusted and do what he said. He made promises and assured me he could get me damages for my case for a flat fee of $3,500. I had to use my brother's cc to pay his fee. He tried running... the card at midnight and American Express declined the card cause of the time and said it seemed suspicious. That was the first red flag I ignored. It took him and his office three attempts to get his retainer processed on the card and because he claims he was moving into a new office and didn't have his credit card system set up he ran it through his friends business (2nd red flag I ignored). Each time we would talk on the phone I spent the first 5 minutes reminding him I was a client and what he was or should be working on. The last time he left me a message was on July 16, 2013 asking me to call him back and let him know what was going on with my case. Excuse me? You are the attorney!!!! I have called twice since then leaving a message with a woman but no return phone call. I have emailed but they come back with an auto response that he no longer uses email or it comes back with a error not received / invalid. I have contact Bill Handel's office requesting assistance since he was and is still listed on that website as a reputable and trusted attorney. I've also contact the California State Board and was instructed to first send him a certified letter and if he doesn't respond within 10 days OR it is returned to me, to contact their office to move forward. I want my $3,500 dollars back. He has done nothing for me. I hope Bill Handel and his staff will do the right thing assist me with this less than professional attorney and take his contact information off their website so he does not get any more referrals.

Do not hire Joe Young or any of his minions, you'll be sorry you did! My case started a year ago with a simple wage and penalties claim. Joe Young said it was an obvious "Slam Dunk" case since my employer had failed to pay my final wages on time. I paid Joe Young nearly $2000 to file a Wage and Pena...lties claim with the Labor Commissioner. I was strung along for months and months and each time I called his office nobody could provide a status on my case. One week I was told "this" attorney was handling my case, the next week I was told that "that" attorney was handling my case. I finally contacted the Commissioner's office myself to see what was really going on. I was told by the Commissioner's office that a letter had been sent to Joe Young two months ago indicating that the Labor Commissioner doesn't have jurisdiction over my case and, as a "Labor Attorney" Young should have known that from the start. When I contacted Young about what the Commissioner said, he told me never to call the Commissioner's office again and threatened to drop my case completely. He went on to say that I was the reason the case hasn't gone anywhere in a year. He also indicated he never received a letter from the Commissioner yet, upon a simple request, I received a copy of the letter in 3 days. They string you along and make up lies to make you think they're working on your case, when in fact their incompetence and ignorance results in you losing your full retainer. Young treated me as a second class citizen telling me to shut-up and cursing on the phone when I confronted him with the Commissioner's findings. On my last phone call he hung up on me twice and told me he was done with me. This is unethical behavior for any attorney and this isn't over by any means. Now I'm on a mission and will be relentless in my pursuit for justice. I will use every legal recourse available to me so this doesn't happen to someone else. In my humble opinion Joe Young is nothing but a Great White shark on the prowl for unsuspecting clients.

FIrst, I want it know I am not basing my complaint on Joe Young not getting the outcome I wanted in my case, it did not get that far. Joe failed to file one item or preform any of the legal work I had retained him for. After having a question about his practices early on he assured me it would all ...be handled by himself personally which did not happen. There are a lot of good lawyers out there he is not one to trust, look at other reviews on this site and yelp, I wish I did before retaining him. Joe Young is a dishonest lawyer, he will promise you that he will perform work on your case personally and passes it off to others or no one at all. He will bill you excessively and not do any legal work you have asked for. THe only personal dealing I had with one of his associates was a young man that was supposed to be court ready; unshaven, frohawk, unpressed cheap suit, and woefully unprepared to deal with the basic challenges of life let alone the dealings in a court of law. Joe left a message I wish I could post the audio of on this site so you could hear the rambling messages he has left me. Just ensure due diligence before dealing with him, I hope that it is an isolated incident however based on other postings I have read it seems that this is just the way Joe Young does business.