Luis Santiago Valencia

I was referred to Luis by a friend who spoke very highly of his skills. My work did not want to compensate me after I cut my hand on one of their fryer wire baskets so I hired Luis to help me with my case. Not only was he very respectful and understanding, he was very knowledgeable in his field. Ulti...mately, he was able to help me win my case. I will definitely seek his help again should I ever need it.

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.

While I was deployed Mr. Santi had my full trust to always appear in court while I was gone. He never let me down and never gave up trying to contact me, even though it was difficult at times. He helped me when I thought no one else could. Having tremendous tact and patience, Mr. Santi aggressively p...ushed my case even when some would see as a "no brainer." After a brief period of time the case was won and dismissed. With Mr. Santi's hard work and dedication, he has accomplished much more then what people see. I highly recommend Mr. Santi to any person seeking legal advice/help.

My husband was charged with Fraud. We hired another attorney and all he did was steal our money. He insisted that my father take an offer of one year in county jail, 400 hours of community service and $160,000.00 in restitution. We thought we were going to lose our home. We hired Luis and he war...ned us this case would go to trail and it would be a nightmare. It did and it was. Luis told us to file a complaint with the California State Bar against one of the attorneys involved in the case, as he believed that they were withholding evidence. "boom" he was right. The D.A then offered no jail time, 400 hours and $60,000 in restitution, but Luis told us not to take it. I have to say that at trial Luis proved that he was a UCLA grad, a Marine and just a darn good attorney. The Jury found in favor of my family and the nightmare was over... huff. Why am I writing this review? Out of shear thanks! He never lied to us, always answered the phone and was just a stellar attorney.

My father was accused of worker's comp fraud. My father had another attorney who turned in all his financials and got him a deal for a misdemeanor and $160,000. In restitution, my dad thought he was going to lose his house, car, retirement.... well for financial reasons we consulted with Luis. He ...took the case and I must admit he dragged the case along for almost one year, it was hell but he would always assure us that the previous attorney did not get all the facts and someone was holding out. Exactly as he said a month before the trial, the prior worker's comp attorney handed over the file, only after we went to the State Bar and complained. There it was a Deposition of the doctor's no one had ever handed over. My father was offered $60,000 in restitution and 400 hours of Community Service. Luis told us to believe in him. We went to trial on what seemed an impossible case. Luis told us don't get to excited the DA will have good days and bad days, so will we. After 8 days..... hung jury 10 not guilty 2 guilty. wow. The D.A, even shook Luis hand and said, "well, at least I know you worked for it." Would I recommend Luis, Yes!!!!! the guy went to UCLA, was a Marine, is straight forward and would always say, " whatever it is I promise not to lie to you, we will deal with it together." and believe me he is reasonably priced. Why am I writing the review, because it was my dad and I am overwhelmed by the relief and promised I would thank Luis in anyway once my family held each other without this burden killing us for almost two years.