Francisco Miguel Zavala

Francisco Miguel Zavala

4.1
Rating: 8.2

Licensed for 29 years

Family Lawyer at Valencia, CA
Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense

28494 Westinghouse Place, Suite 206, Valencia, CA

About Francisco

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Family 75%

Our office represents clients in all L.A County Superior Courts.

29 years | 1,500 cases

75%
Criminal Defense 25%

Our office represents clients in all L.A. County Superior Courts.

29 years | 1,000 cases

25%

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Licenses

Licensed in Oregon for 1 year

State: Oregon

Acquired: 2024

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 29 years

State: California

Acquired: 1997

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 3 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 2022

Administratively Suspended

No misconduct found

Location

The F.M. Zavala Law Firm, Inc.

28494 Westinghouse Place, Suite 206, Valencia, CA, 91355

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Francisco Miguel Zavala's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.1 /5.0

9 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | March 10, 2022 | Divorce & Separation

Do Not Use

Francisco is not an unbiased attorney - he does not take all elements of a divorce into consideration - I would not recommend him to anyone.

Posted by Andrea Reeder | July 28, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Highly Experienced Family Law Attorney. Well respected in Court.

I hired attorney Francisco Zavala to handle my divorce case in Chatsworth Court. My ex husband refused to work things out and hired a nasty unethical lawyer. Mr. Zavala worked very hard on my case. He answered my calls the majority of the time. When he was unavailable, all my calls were retur...ned the same day. Mr. Zavala didn’t charge me for every little phone call or email like some other lawyers do. Mr. Zavala was genuinely interested in getting me justice instead of just making money. Mr. Zavala never stopped working on my case. Attorney Zavala is honest, hard working, experienced and aggressive. I won my case, and received the custody orders that were in the best interest of our children. My ex husband is a bully and a wife abuser, but with Mr. Zavala by my side, the bully got put in his place. Thank you attorney Zavala.

Posted by Vanessa Meyers | April 19, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Very Determined!

I hired Mr. Zavala based off of a friends recommendation and i couldn’t be more pleased with the results. My case was very complex as it involved my two younger children which i was fighting for FULL custody. Without getting into too much detail, my case started out for a quick custody battle as i wa...s fighting against an unfit father figure. However, my case quickly turned into a long ongoing trial. Mr. Zavala showed no hesitation to continue working on my case even given the new complications. He never raised my rates and even made it a point to connect with me on a more personal level rather than just my Divorce Attorney. I’m really glad my friend reccommended him, i couldn’t have asked for a better lawyer.

Posted by Klara Negrete | October 19, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Amazing Lawyer!!

Francisco was amazing. He was very professional and really listened to my issues with my case. He was on time when it came to our meetings as well as in court. I would definitely recommend him to my friends who need a divorce attorney.

Posted by anonymous | July 20, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Honest, Hard Working, Experienced

I hired Mr. Zavala to help me with a difficult custody battle with my ex husband. He fought for me and was always well prepared in Court. He is very well respected in Court and he knows what he is doing. He actually took all the time needed to talk to me and I never felt ignored by him. All my calls ...were promptly returned even after hours, He could have billed me twice what I paid but he never did. I am thankful for everything he did for me.

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Narek Garibyan

Criminal defense lawyer | Nov 04

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Great lawyer. Highly recommend."

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Thomas Spivack

Criminal defense lawyer | Jan 23

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Francisco Zavala for many years. He is very knowledgeable about criminal defense law and is very committed to vigorously defending his clients."

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Experience

Rating:  8.2 (Excellent)

Honors

1996

Juris Doctorate, UCLA School of Law

Associations

1997 - Present

CA State Bar , Family Law Section

Member

Education

1996

UCLA School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1993

Univ of California at Los Angeles

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

Spanish

Activity

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