Joe Young

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.

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.

Mr.Young was hired to represent a group of 5 professional women and1 professional man, in a lawsuit against our employer. After 4 of the group decided not to pursue the case because of Mr. Youngs professional conduct, Mr. Young sent out emails threatening that if these 4 did not rejoin the suit they... would loose all rights in the case forever more. This is a total lie. Those of us still remaining fired Mr. Young after he continued to ask for more money while providing no action on our case. Four of us have still not received our retainer money back. I have had positive experiences with 2 other attorneys in the past. They were extremely ethical and competent. Mr. Young is just the opposite. I don't know why he is still allowed to "practice" law .

A group of 6 hired Mr. Young for a labor dispute. He stated that he would send out a letter to our employer the first wk. of Dec.. It did not go out until the first week of Jan.. The letter was reviewed by a mem-ber of the group and it was inaccurate. He charged us to make the correction. He misinfor...med us and did not follow through as promised. Some of us tried to make concessions for his conduct but in the end we all had to rescind our agreement with him. Don't make the mistake we did and waste valuable time. Hire a competent attorney.

Joe NEVER followed up for 9 months, charges were filed 11 months after incident. Joe made NO effort to contact me, NEVER appeared in court. I found out (on my own) 2 years after incident that I had a charge in CA. I had already paid for ALL legal costs to Joe upfront. Now that I live out of state, Jo...e wants at least $1000.00 more. I declined and demanded a refund since HE HAD DONE NOTHING ON MY CASE. AT FIRST HE LIED and said he went to court however, changed his story when I verified with court that he never showed. Even the Public Defenders Office stated they found NO information about him regarding my case. He should be investigated by authorities. He then stated that my calls to collect a refund were billed at $800.00 an hour and said that "used up" the money I already paid him.