William Frank Vogel

I've hired Bill on a few occasions, initially on the recommendation of friends. The best thing about Bill (other than the affordability of his services & willingness to take payments, which really helps!) is that he LISTENS! I am an armchair attorney, and THINK I know a thing or two about the law. Bi...ll patiently listens to my ideas & theories about possible defenses and ways to handle a case, and takes the time to explore them, whenever they are plausible, or explains to me why they are not. He has a lot of patience with me, and allows me to feel as though I am participating in the case for which I'm paying him, like I have had some measure of influence in the outcome. He also will answer legal questions for me free of charge whenever I call, probably because I've hired him a number of times, and sent PLENTY of clients his way over the years. Here's an example of Bill's work (for me, anyhow): A couple of years ago, I hired him to represent my boyfriend (who has SIX PRIORS for Grand Theft Auto and Driving Without The Owner's Consent) in a Vehicular Burglary case. I knew my boyfriend was innocent of this charge, and there had merely been a misunderstanding. He was switching vehicles with a friend, and got into the wrong vehicle! The true owner of the vehicle arrived on the scene, and was completely understanding of how this mistake had been made, even HELPED my boyfriend move his belongings BACK into his vehicle. Unfortunately, the overly enthusiastic security guard for the parking garage ha already called the police. I explained to Bill that the wrong charge had been filed against my boyfriend, that no vehicular burglary had taken place...my boyfriend had not removed ANYTHING from the vehicle. He had, in fact, put HIS belongings into it! Bill quickly plead the case down to a misdemeanor Tampering With A Vehicle and got community service for him! May I repeat: Bill got a 6-time convicted car thief, who got caught inside a vehicle that did not belong to him, COMMUNITY SERVICE! It was nothing short of miraculous! Bill also had a clever wit about him; a wickedly funny and dry sense of humor. A lot of people don't know this, but Bill used to write for the Weekly World News. Not that it has any bearing on his abilities as an attorney, but the levity he provides is nice when you're in the midst of an otherwise stressful situation. You could say that he has a good bedside manner, except I guess it would be a "bench-side" manner! More relevant to his legal abilities, though, Bill also used to represent the Federal Aviation Administration. I recommend Bill to everyone I know who find themselves in a legal quandary. With the high cost of legal representation these days, Bill's fees are refreshingly affordable, and like I said earlier, he is willing to work out a payment plan with his clients which makes it even more so. Perhaps it's because I've known Bill for a number of years, and I have a good history of making good on my debt, but he has started a case; appeared in court, that is, for as little as $250 down!!! Nowhere in the State of California in the 21st Century are you going to find an attorney who will appear in court for you for that small of an amount of money down. NOWHERE! So rather than be at the mercy of some public defender who has 100 case files piled up on their desk, has to read your name off the file because they don't KNOW your name OR your face, is only going to meet with you to discuss your case for 5 minutes right before you have to appear before the judge, and is ready to take the first deal offered just so they can get another file cleared off their desk as quickly as possible, hire Bill instead. It's worth it just to get the extra 2% off the bail amount alone! Not to mention you'll get personalized service from an attorney who listens, and can ocassionally pull a miracle out of his hat! I'd recommend Bill to anyone. He's a good attorney (and a good guy) at a good price.

I had retained Mr. Vogel to represent my fiancee, who is currently serving a sixteen month sentence in county, for possession of Meth. Lawyer agreed to be paid a fraction of what most other criminal defense lawyers charge. The case itself should have been dismissed for obvious reasons that were eve...n evident in the actual police report. It was a sloppy set up and it was definitely a case that should have been dropped by the DA, but it wasn't and Mr. Vogel is just a slave of of the prosecution and he delivers unknowing, unsuspecting clients of his, right the prosecution's mouth. His only purpose taking on cases, is that he be allowed to show up in courtrooms and represent himself, basically. He should of been disbarred a long time ago for his ethics and other extremities, that if he is exposed, he would not only be barred, but he would probably be prosecuted on it, because of the nature of the issue, it is too sensitive to post on this site. This individual is a disgrace in all areas of legal representation and should definitely not be practicing any form of law, in any manner, in any court, in any situation.

bill took over a complicated case after firing an alternate to a public defender who was clearly in the DA's pocket. He was able to pick up and run with a case that needed to be taken back to square one and handled it within 4 court appearances. His understanding of the issues involved and his standi...ng with all the officers of the court enabled us to have a verdict that was as lenient as legally possible.