Jonathan Baxter Lafrance

This clown used my name on a review in May 2018 and it definitely wasn’t the real Michael Barnard. I am the real Michael Barnard and he did nothing for my case and didn’t even show up to my sons court hearing. His assistant Emily did 70% of the work and I did 30%. Jon literally did nothing. ...He puts more effort in putting his ponytail in a rubber band than he does for his clients. I’ve left multiple reviews on this clown and he is by far one of the worst lawyers in probably California. He has been known to screw people over, make clients do all the work and double and triple charged them while he makes them think he’s actually working. I would never give him 5 stars and all of his Yelp reviews are current and the truth. Definitely is not someone you should hire and actually do your research on him.

In my opinion and based on my personal experience, Jonathan lacks the skills to problem solve—especially highly contested, highly emotional, complex family law issues. He takes forever to respond to correspondence (if ever) and has every excuse in the book for lack of his performance when he finally ...does respond. He’s late to court and is ill prepared. He goes from calm to heated in a matter of seconds whenever he is confronted with details that don’t support his case. It is also my experience that he overcharges for his time. If you require a family law attorney, look elsewhere and find a professional who is a Certified Family Law Specialist certified by the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists.

Attorney Jonathan la France did a great job defending me in a civil suit filed by my next-door neighbor in city of Malibu. As I was building my new ocean view home. The next neighbor filed a civil lawsuit to stop me from building my home. My neighbor felt that my house would block a small portion of ...his view. I had an approved set of plans stamp by the city of Malibu to build. The lawsuit was extraordinarily complex regarding lot lines, surveying, ancient landslides and lot line markers. Special surveyors had to be hired to be mitigate property lines. Mr La France and his team work extremely hard, day and night even weekends to get paperwork filed with the courts on time. Mr La France determination and attention to details resulted in the dismissal of the restraining order. This resulted in money saved and a brand-new home. Thanks Mr La France!!!