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

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9 Client Reviews

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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 Ricardo | February 05, 2015 | Personal Injury

Beware !!!!!!!

Don't even think on hiring this person I hire him for an accident that happen to me when we closed the case he promise an amount of money and told me that all my hospital bills were going to be pay when they received the payment from the insurance company they give me a totally different less amo...unt , they never payed for one of my hospital bills he kept the money !!!! And told me that I have to pay it from my own money that he didn't got enough money from the insurance company !!! Don't believe on anything he says make sure you get a copy of every single document !!!

Posted by Carlos | February 04, 2015 | Divorce & Separation

Honest, Caring, Hardworking, Experienced, Aggressive Family Law Attorney

I hired Mr. Zavala to help me through a very difficult and painful divorce of 20 years. My ex-spouse hired a big law firm to bury me. Mr. Zavala quoted me a very fair fee and never asked for another penny. I know he ended up working way beyond what I paid him. He easily could have billed me for an ad...ditional 30 hours of work like most family law lawyers do. He did not. I was able to keep my home, my dogs, my pension and only paid what was fair in spousal support. The Judge even sanctioned the "big shot" lawyers for abusing the divorce process. Thank you Mr. Zavala, I will always be thankful to you for helping me get through the most difficult time in my life.

Posted by anonymous | August 17, 2014 | Criminal Defense

Gave me a second chance at life

All I can say is that I am thankful for the amazing work he did for me in my multiple felony case. He was able to keep me out of jail and get a drastic reduction for my plea bargain due to extenuating circumstances. He was worth every penny and more for his services. If I had gone the public defender... route I guarantee I would be a felon right now. He went the extra mile for me and I feel like he took my case to heart. I would highly, highly recommend this lawyer If the police want to talk to you. If I had to do it all over again there is only one man I would trust with my defense needs and that's Francisco Zavala. Sign the retainer it is worth every penny.

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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

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