Zachary James Levine

I am a landlord who experienced a very bad tenant who took advantage of the 2020 Tenant Relief Act by failing to pay rent and then moving out before the January 31, 2021 deadline to pay. She then filed a civil lawsuit with a value of up to $25,000 claiming all sorts of erroneous damages. Zack was abl...e to clarify to the other side that there were no real damages and settle the case for only $2,000. I could have filed a cross complaint for what I was rightfully owned in unpaid rent, property damage, cleaning and painting fees, but I chose not to drag this out for 18 months. I thank Zack for handling this matter with quality and professionalism. Myself, I will need to do a better job of vetting these losers.

Cons: It is with no pleasure I have to author this review. Mr. Levine was hired as the attorney and worked with me for 2 years. Over the course of those two years over $200,000 was spent on his services. Levine failed in providing billing statements sent to our insurance, he resigned for his own... conflict of interest that left the corporation crippled and without legal counsel familiar with ongoing cases. Levine refused to do the work required for the last 3 months waiting for the court to accept his resignation which they finally did. Zachary Levine also failed to properly represent the corporation and lied to a Judge in the Van Nuys Courthouse on floor 6 about access to records he was given at least twice. Facts regarding this matter are specific but can't be disclosed according to the guidelines for AVVO. Public record exists regarding these facts. In 2 affirmative TRO cases, Levine misrepresented to me and the corporation his intentions by specifically encouraging a dismissal opting to incorporate it into a Civil Harassment Lawsuit for which he resigned prior to cases being heard. The timing of Levine's resignation couldn't have been better for opposing counsel and interests as again the circumstances behind his resignations are suspect to all involved. Again, these cases are a matter of public record and can easily be identified as facts. Mr. Levine was sanctioned in another case while allowing a separate case to go into default. These two cases are being held in the Van Nuys Courthouse. Mr. Levine was to send subpoena's out and at least 6 times & failed. The court had to step in and question why Mr. Levine couldn't complete service on a witness. After an incident at a Bank in Agoura Hills, Mr. Levine advised he would be submitting to the bank preservation of evidence request and failed to do so and/or failed to provide documentation before he resigned. Mr. Levine was used as an inspector of an election but failed to state that the Davis Stirling Act prohibits attorneys from already hired to act as such instead said since the CPA was used in the past it was OK for him to participate and be paid. Mr. Levine failed on several occasions to file affirmative actions regarding theft of equipment and breaking and entering claiming it was a criminal matter when in fact it was still a civil matter regarding an ongoing lawsuit. Levine's average days of invoice outstanding over the span of 2 years was 22.5 calendar days. In one of the major cases Levine managed to stretch out the court and Plaintiffs over 2 years and to this day still no trial date was ever set. Levine was given both general counsel and attorney of record in all matters in an effort to consolidate legal representation and a more fluid representation. The help that was promised because of the increased load was sporadic at best and failed to meet the most minimum requirement. Pros: When Mr. Levine is in-tune with a case he provides above-average representation and articulated his thoughts and knowledge of the law well. He is also an active listener and rarely if ever interrupts his clients and waits patiently to hear what is being said. Overall: Mr. Levine was deceptive and inconsistent with his billing practices. He failed to complete tasks in the required amount of time. His lack of time management left for little to no time to review documentation prior to filing. Levine Works for Wolk and Levine they a couple and with that comes to some uncomfortable situations regarding communications with each. A failure to disclose that very personal relationship came off as necessarily deceptive as anyone can imagine. I highly encourage anyone that reads this review in its entirety to please take my review seriously, this has been a horrific experience for so many people. My name is given for a reason.

It is my great pleasure to recommend attorney Zack Levine and his partner Sarah. They have been a fantastic team, updating my will, reading and explaining new HOA rules for my home, re-writing a real estate contract and running a patent search. I couldn't ask for better representation. They are co...mmitted, talented and very professional offering absolutely outstanding service!

On October 4, 2013, I retained Zachary Levine as my attorney to defend me since I had been recently served divorce papers by my husband. On March 3, 2014, I was informed by my attorney, Zachary Levine, that there had been a court hearing on February 13, 2014 in which I was ordered to pay my husb...and $4830 a month in spousal support retroactive back to January 1, 2014. I was also ordered to pay my husbands attorney fees of 20K. Needless to say I was in shock and disbelief in this amount as it was close my entire income. I called and emailed Zachary Levine many questions as to why I was not told about the hearing date, how the judge ordered such an erroneous amount, and why was I learning about this now, 19 days after the hearing? After ordering a transcript from the court of the hearing, I noticed that Zachary Levine was not present at my hearing but sent someone from his office, Mackenzie Brown, whom I never met or spoke to, and whom did not come to the hearing prepared with the necessary paperwork showing my income and expenses. Therefore the judge granted my husband what he asked for which was $4830 a month. I not only had to over pay spousal support for 4 months until it was corrected, I also had to pay my new attorney over $10K to file motions to to fix the messes Zachary Levine made.