Leslie Lohelani Abrigo

Leslie Lohelani Abrigo

4.7
Rating: 8.6

Licensed for 22 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Chula Vista, CA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Child Custody ... +3 more

660 Bay Blvd, Suite 212, Chula Vista, CA

About Leslie

Biography

Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Divorce and Separation 25%

This includes: prenuptials, post nuptials, child support, child custody, spousal support, adoption, domestic violence TRO, and property disputes related to marriage

23 years

25%
Family 20%

This includes: prenuptials, post nuptials, child support, child custody, spousal support, adoption, domestic violence TRO, and property disputes related to marriage

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 22 years

State: California

Acquired: 2003

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Leslie L Abrigo, APC

660 Bay Blvd, Suite 212, Chula Vista, CA, 91910

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Leslie Lohelani Abrigo's Reviews

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4.7 /5.0

10 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | January 15, 2013 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Has some strengths but is sometimes uneven

I saw Leslie in court on another case and she pressed and pressed the judge--even to the point of maybe being considered rude--but she changed the judge's mind on a custody matter, so I hired her for my own case. I think she has some strengths as a lawyer--she isn't afraid to nag and haggle, she can... write a good argument, she has a good (not great) working knowledge of the law, and she is flexible and sometimes forgiving with billing (that is, she still charges for everything, but she doesn't hold you as tightly to the minute as many lawyers do), and she is generally a nice person. Those are the good traits. On the downside, I found her somewhat uneven (moody?) and sometimes snappy and and hard to work with. Sometimes she was very confident about my case, and even when nothing had changed--no new information--other times she was doubtful. This didn't make it easy for me to appraise my chances for success or failure and therefore settlement options. Sometimes she was really on top of things and sharp and other times she was not, even in front of the judge. On some matters I had to ask several times because she didn't respond--for instance, I think I asked nearly half a dozen times before she would do the paperwork to complete my divorce before the child custody case. It felt like it was sometimes harder to work with her than it was to deal with my ex-husband--and it was hard to have that extra stress at such a difficult time. Her knowledge was ok, but she did not complete two fairly standard procedures correctly in my case and it forced me to settle one issue for a quarter of what I should have received and the second issue I had to call a whole bunch of people to finally get corrected. Ultimately, I think she would be fine to complete some basic paperwork and she would charge reasonably for such work., but she hasn't paid enough attention to being responsive and even-handed and being able to give clients an objective assessment of their cases (maybe this comes with more experience?) to make me want to hire her again for a trial. Also, her office staff was bilingual, which was great, but very hard to understand in English.

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Leslie Lohelani Abrigo's Lawyer Endorsements

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Anne Gyemant Paris

Family lawyer | Nov 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Jania Braswell

Family lawyer | Nov 29

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Kamilla Chan

Unknown lawyer | May 01

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. I have known Leslie for many years, including during the time that I practiced law in the San Diego area. She is knowledgable, hard-working, and cares about her clients."

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Eva Moreno

Family lawyer | Mar 27

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer. Leslie is a very knowledgeable and aggressive attorney who works tirelessly to protect her clients' interests. It is a pleasure working with her."

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Jason Baker

Divorce and separation lawyer | Mar 26

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I've recently had 2 family law situations where the clients wanted me to remain in the case, so I brought in Leslie to lead. She's competent, creative, forceful (when necessary) and not afraid to litigate. I highly recommend her for your referrals or potential co-counsel arrangements."

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Steven Haskins

Business lawyer | Mar 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. She is an honest and hardworking attorney with a lot of integrity."

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Experience

Rating:  8.6 (Excellent)

Honors

2016

Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of California - Certified Specialist

2016

Silver Star Best Attorney of South County, Star News

2000

Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, State Bar of California

Work Experience

2009 - Present

ATTORNEY/PRESIDENT, LESLIE L ABRIGO, APC

2005 - 2009

Attorney, ABRIGO ESTOLANO

2003 - 2005

Attorney, LAW OFFICES OF LESLIE L ABRIGO

2003 - 2005

Associate, LAW OFFICES OF FRANK T MORELL

2001 - 2001

LAW CLERK, CITY OF HONOLULU CORPORATIONS COUNSEL

2001 - 2001

INTERN/LAW CLERK, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE APPEALS AND WRITS DIVISION

Associations

2016 - Present

FALSD

2016 - Present

PALSD

2016 - Present

National Native American Bar Association

2016 - Present

NABA-SD

2016 - Present

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

2016 - Present

San Diego County Bar Association

2014 - Present

HUI O HAWAII

2010 - Present

San Diego Hunger Coalition

Vice Chair

2003 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

2014 - 2015

SAN DIEGO FAMILY LAW BAR ASSOCIATION

2013 - 2014

American Civil Liberties Union

Education

2003

California Western School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1998

University of Puget Sound

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2015

TV interview

prenuptial and postnuptial agreement

2014

Second Saturday-Guest Speaker

Divorce Litigation

Languages

Spanish

English

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