Joe Young

Estimated costs of $5,000.00 for a divorce with no custody issues (no minor children) and no real property. Billed to date over $30,000.00. Yes, you read correctly THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. When the billing was questioned he offered a fixed rate of $65,000.00, we declined and he raised our retainer a...n additional $20,000.00. Representation has changed 3 THREE TIMES in 4 months. Joseph was least professional of of these. On both occassions where he actually represented me in court himself he was 2 1/2 then 3 1/4 hours late and unprofessional (shaved in the court bathroom and interuppted the judge on multiple occassions). We have retained other counsel. Have contacted the California Bar Association regarding for fee arbitration and filing complaint.

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.

My law firm hired Joe Young to handle some legal matters in another state on our behalf. Not only did he NEVER appear in court, he had a contract attorney who was not prepared show up on the date of trial after never filing an appearance, never reviewing the file or the answer. Of course we were in... a losing position and had to continue the trial. Afterward, the lawyer revealed she was only a contract lawyer who recently passed the bar and had never handled the type of case she was to try that morning. Afterwards, he sent us a bill for over $10K.