I sincerely care about our clients. I take great care in understanding our client's individual perspectives and then matching those perspectives into the applicable legal elements so that I can appropriately advise and counsel them.
I also know that legal problems take an emotional and financial toll. As such, it is my personal goal to help our clients resolve their legal issues as quickly and as painlessly as possible.
Key to winning any case is a clear understanding of the facts. I take great care in getting the necessary facts from our clients as quickly, completely, and as easy on our clients as possible.
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13 years | 300 cases
13 years | 300 cases
13 years | 300 cases
13 years | 300 cases
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2945 Townsgate Rd Ste 200, Westlake Village, CA, 91361-5866
11 Client Reviews
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Posted by Jack | March 12, 2020
Great Lawyers. Great People.
The title says it all, “Great lawyers, great people.” Has been an immense help with my present issue, and with other less critical issues in the past. Cannot day enough good things about Nakos and Nakos. They do not only care about your case, they care about you.
Posted by anonymous | December 20, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
Do not hire
Hired Nakos and Nakos for custody and child support. To say I am disappointed with Joseph and Kathleen is an understatement. Acted unprofessional consistently. Made several billing mistakes totaling thousands of dollars. Advice given was often not in my best interest.
This nearly identical review was placed on my Yodle site as well on the same day as this review. The person identified himself as Mark Truman. I have never had a client named Mark Truman. Disregard this review/
Posted by Shannon | August 14, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
Mr. Nakos is the BEST family lawyer!!!!
I hired Mr. Nakos in the midst of a horrible child custody battle. I had temporarily lost custody of my child due to my ex-husband's lies in court. I was losing hope but all of that changed once I met Mr. Nakos. I hired him during my consultation and he was quick to make me a priority. Mr. Nakos is E...
Posted by anonymous | December 04, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Mr. Nakos is excellent. Recommend Highly
I hired Joe to help me with my divorce and the getting through the process. My ex-husband and I had separated amicably and already decided on child custody, support, and division of assets. That said, there's still a lot of detail to the process I had no idea about. Also as expected, even for the mo...
Posted by anonymous | September 24, 2014 | Divorce & Separation
Great Attorney and Very Thorough
My experience with Joe Nakos was extremely positive. He handled my divorce case that concluded in August 2014. My ex-husband and his attorney were constantly inventing fake issues and trying to stall. At the end, I got everything I wanted plus a little more. The child visitation schedule my ex-husban...
Family lawyer
2009
Dean's List, University of La Verne, School of Law
2003
Dean's List, Capella University
1997
Dean's List, California State University, Northridge
2014 - Present
Attorney, Nakos and Nakos, Attorneys at Law
2012 - 2014
Attorney, Law Office of Kathleen Nakos
2005 - 2012
Paralegal / Researcher, Law Office of Kathleen Nakos
1984 - 2005
Various - Manager through Associate Vice President, University of Southern California
2012 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
2009
JD - Juris Doctor
2003
PhD - Doctorate
1997
Master of Arts
1989
Bachelor of Science
2003
1997
English
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19 Oct 2014
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14 Aug 2013
What is the role of Family Court Counselors and can they give information on behalf of the child/children directly to the judge
11 Aug 2013