Luis Santiago Valencia

I hired Mr. Santiago after a friend referred me to him. Although he provided a lot of information, I was in for a surprise. He was quick to accept me as a client as well as disregard me as a human being after he was paid. I will give him this, he did give me the time of day when I was making my payme...nts. My case was at the federal level, with my future on the line; I wanted to make the best decisions without much impact to my current life. Mr. Santiago did not go over critical information within my pre-indictment report. He also failed to show up with me to my pre-sentence interview as lawyers normally do. Did I mention he did not file stipulation of factual basis before sentencing? I did not find that out 'till the judge asked for it on my final court date. Mr Santiago and I signed a contract which was lost, so a new contract was written up. Mr Santiago has failed to live up to conditions within that contract. Only after a reminder that we're bonded by a contract with specific terms, he decides to comply. To show my discontent, I plan to file a formal complaint to the State BAR along with a witness I took with me to court who can file another on his behalf. Perhaps a few sites where actual verified clients can share their thoughts. On a scale of 1 to 10, I rate a solid 2.