Dominic John Trutanich

Dominic John Trutanich

2.8
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 37 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at San Pedro, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, General Practice ... +2 more

1840 S Gaffey St # 105, San Pedro, CA

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Licensed in California for 37 years

State: California

Acquired: 1988

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Law Offices of Dominic John Trutanich

1840 S Gaffey St # 105, San Pedro, CA, 90731-5324

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Posted by anonymous | October 19, 2025 | Hired Attorney

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He will take your money not represent you and never give you a refund back

Dominic took 25k to take my criminal case and never show up to represent me didn't even put in a single motion to benefit me I had a clear case on illegal search and seizure i had to hire another attorney i end up doing 7 years and I got out and went to his office multiple times and he never came o...ut his office even threatened to call the cops o. Me if I didn't leave never answer my calls he just took my money and by the time I was out they said it was to late to claim my money to the bar cause it was a statute of limitation worst lawyer ever never go to do business with him he is a crook and he will take your money and give you the long run until you can't claim it anymore he was highly recommended and turn out to be a fraud

Posted by John | August 22, 2023 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Did not represent did not return retainer

Mr Dominic Trutanich Miss represented he could handle a foreclosure case in Sarasota Florida. Took the retainer of $5000.00 and never did anything for the case. Even with doing nothing and having to hire different attorneys in Florida when settled and case was won. Requested any billing or itemizat...ion of the account to be turned into the Sarasota County 12th district court so I could be paid back for the retainer. Mr Trutanich did not turn in any billings to the court. After speaking with Mr Trutanich on the phone he agreed to send back the retainer and in text agreed to send back the retainer.and to this day has yet to do so. This has gone over 7 years trying to recover the retainer. He will not return emails, text or calls. To this day I’m still trying to recover my retainer.

Posted by James | May 29, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Unlawful Detainer Expert

Dominic and Bonnie did an excellent job handling my eviction and stopping the bleeding. I have done two evictions 30 years apart from one another and Dominic handled both. It made the process very easy. The first was involved a dilapidated boat stored on my parents property by a tenant who sto...pped paying rent and was not stable. It required an order, an auction, and getting rid of the boat. More recently an alcoholic tenant who stopped paying rent and started destroying the property. I am an attorney, and probably could have figured out how to do one these myself. But the time I saved was well worth the retainer. Dominic is very knowledgeable about the court process, and practical considerations. Had I attempted this myself, I would have not be able to obtain a money judgment. Bonnie and Dominic did everything from filing to effectuating service on the tenant who had holed up in the property to getting a default judgment. Very thankful to have them on my side.

Posted by anonymous | April 21, 2018 | Hired Attorney

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Eviction experience

Found these guys after looking online for ANY attorney that would take my case. I had been EVICTED from a place I wasn't even living at, didn't know what could be done. I called SO many lawyers and nobody wanted to take my case because the judgment had already been entered. But I found Dominic and he... gave me hope, told me I still had a chance and after I hired him I could see how hard he fought to get my judgment undone and he completely took care of everything. He cleared my name, and always answered my phone calls (which was super important to me because I called him a lot) he & Bonnie (the receptionist) kept me updated and took all the worry and stress away from me. He got my case dismissed and I'm so glad I found him! Such a stress relief. Would recommend.

Posted by Bob Peters | June 12, 2014

"AWESOME LAWYER FOR EVICTION CASES"

I had a foreclosure two years ago.........Mr.Trutanich got me 6,000 dollars to move and 60 day more to stay in my own home........This guy is a MONSTER LAWYER! I have recommend some of my friends to him and they got awesome results too,only myself to this point got money to move from the bank.....lol...

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Southwestern University School of Law

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University of Southern California Law School

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