It took me over a month to write this review because I wanted to make sure it was fair, thoughtful, and not written purely from emotion. I have even taken more time because the experience was genuinely difficult for me to process. I hired Patricia after deciding to move on from my previous attorne...y. I provided a complete file from my prior attorney and was told that her office would take over and begin working on my case. I paid my fees with the expectation that my case would be handled professionally and that I would have proper representation. Unfortunately, that was not my experience. Months went by with very little communication. The day before a court appearance, her office began urgently contacting me, telling me I needed to go to the courthouse in San Diego to obtain paperwork because they were unable to get it remotely. I was left scrambling at the last minute, extremely stressed, and trying to help their office gather documents that I had already explained were included in my previous attorney’s file. When I arrived at court, Patricia did not appear herself and sent another person to represent me. The person who appeared seemed unfamiliar with my case and did not properly introduce herself or advocate on my behalf. During the hearing, I felt completely unsupported. The judge questioned who was appearing for me and why someone other than the expected attorney was there. I was left trying to explain and defend myself while feeling embarrassed and overwhelmed in front of my former spouse and his attorney. I hired legal representation because I wanted a fair chance and because my family worked hard to help me afford that support. Instead, I walked away from that hearing feeling humiliated and alone. When I expressed my concerns to Patricia, her response was deeply upsetting. Rather than addressing my concerns, I felt dismissed and belittled. During our conversation, she told me that I was lying regarding what happened in court. That accusation was extremely hurtful and damaging. My profession is built on trust, honesty, and supporting people, so having my integrity questioned by someone I hired to protect me was devastating. I asked her how I could continue to trust someone to represent me if they believed I was dishonest. The response left me feeling unheard and unsupported. My experience with this firm left me without representation during one of the most stressful periods of my life. When I requested an accounting of my funds, I was told I would receive one, but after weeks of waiting, I was only informed that the money had been used. I never received the detailed accounting I was expecting. I originally chose Patricia because she was a woman, and I hoped she would understand the challenges I was facing. Instead, I felt dismissed, judged, and made to feel small. I am sharing my experience so others can make an informed decision. Please do your own research, ask detailed questions, and make sure you feel fully confident in who you trust with such an important and vulnerable part of your life.

I paid 19,500.00 and got nothing but treated poorly. I should have taken the 7500 dollar initial hit and moved on as soon as I saw her dancing on the beach in her underwear on a video on her Google My Business page. Honestly, I never got an update and when I asked she yelled at me. The first hearing ...was a fiasco she didn't even show up on the call. It was a virtual hearing and she couldn't make it. How pathetic is that? For 19500 you would think she could at least show up. She first referred me out then comes back with a huge fee but lead me to believe that they could get this taken care of quickly. They are nothing but sales people. I would not recommend Patricia to represent anyone. She has also been in trouble before for her billing practices. You can find it on the bars site. Just do your homework. Read her reviews too. Read all of them. Then I would call someone else. She is so bad. I hired someone else and am going to try to get some of my money back but she has it set up to where you have to go through her pick of arbitrators. SCAM...RUN!

After working with Patricia for a couple of years I wouldn't recommend her services. The most unprofessional incident that occurred while working together, was Patricia showed up to court smelling of marijuana where she had to be searched by the courtroom bailiff admitting to smoking a joint in the ...car but not being in possession of anything in the courtroom. Her team over sells clients on services provided and she did not fully honor a flat fee agreement after being paid $30k in full spending months offering various excuses with more focus on finding a way to weasel out of our agreement than on my actual case. I even had our agreement reviewed by 2 outside counsels who informed me Patricia was violating our agreement. I will be working with my attorneys who reviewed the contract to file a complaint about her services, and you should look elsewhere for help.

Contacted her company in Nov…. The best part was her crew chasing money for confirmation …… after getting my case and money …. Story was started ! She assigned a person to take over my case, who she knew nothing about it before the court day. After 4 times in the court during these 6 months, she as...ked me to give the other $2500 to have more ppl to focus in my case …. I lost the case, I had to give the almost amount that the company which was being asked for. With her fees + amount that I need to pay = lost case ! Why I still need to hire her/them if I committed to pay the amount !