Danielle K Wakefield

I'm a homeowner from a condo community of 100 units. I, along with several other homeowners, became concerned over the financial situation in our community. When we asked to see the financial documents of the community, documents that we were legally entitled to see as homeowners, our requests were... flatly denied by the board and the management company, and we were met with retaliation from the corrupt board members. Our cars were vandalized (broken windows, keyed, etc), wreaths and decorations were stolen from our doors, and slanderous letters and emails were sent to all the other homeowners. We were harassed with excessive violation letters and fines from rules inequitably applied to only us, and my voting rights were revoked. Danielle helped me file suit against the HOA and the management company. She knew how to "legalese" my complaints and put the pressure on the defendants. When they stalled to supply discovery documents, she took them to court by filing a motion to compel and won; the judge ordered the defense to supply the documents and won a financial judgement for failing to supply the documents. In the end, Danielle's consistent pressure on the defendants and victories in court put us in a great negotiating position to settle. The settlement, paid by the HOA and management company to me, covered all my lawyer/court expenses, covered all repairs necessary from the retaliatory vandalism, and put a little extra cash in my pocket. I can't say enough nice things about Danielle. She's very responsive. She fair and straightforward in her billing. She's also very honest in her advice on how to proceed, which is must appreciative. She spent the time to explain things I didn't understand. And, Danielle clearly understands the law and she fights hard on behalf of the little guy (the homeowner). I'm impressed with her ability to maintain her composure and to fight back against aggressive, disrespectful, and misogynistic male lawyers that try to bully her and her clients. I can't recommend Danielle enough.

When I met Danielle in Late July of this year I was in a horrible situation with my landlord and had sought to Facebook for help, advice, anything really that I could get that would be of any potential help to me. One day I got a message from a woman (Danielle) telling me she was an attorney and want...ed to help me. I met with her the following day and when she arrived at my home to meet with me she was nothing less than professional and understanding. She listened with care and took notes walked thru my home with me as I showed her what I was dealing with ( rat infestation) and to finally hear someone validate me and my family and tell me just how unacceptable the living conditions were really put me at ease. What was even better was when I expresssd that I couldn’t afford an attorney and I explained my situation and simply asked for a payment plan. Danielle was willing to work with me. She not only took my case but offered me a payment plan that would work for me and my family. She has gone above and beyond what any attorney ever has for me. She has been prompt in the return of phone calls and emails. Which is huge. There is nothing more frustrating than an attorney that doesn’t return calls or you struggle to get hold of. Danielle breaks things down to idiot terms so the average person can understand. (I’m a paralegal from CO) and some of the jargon in California is different she was and has been very patient with me the entire time. We haven’t settled the case yet but we are getting close and I just can’t rave about her enough. I absolutely recommend her to everyone in need of a good lawyer who goes above and beyond.