Danielle K Wakefield

My HOA was having problems and our property manager was lying often and withholding financial documents, so I hired Danielle Wakefield for help. She gave me information about my rights as a homeowner, and she fought on my behalf to get straight answers from board members and the property manager. Her... expertise changed my situation because she empowered me and let the property manager know that his actions were no longer going to be tolerated. Shortly after I hired Ms. Wakefield, the property manager resigned, and our HOA is running much better. If you are at the point where you are looking for an attorney for a similar matter, I suggest contacting this attorney sooner rather than later.

I hired Danielle Wakefield for my Homeowners Association (HOA) matter and after working on my case and collecting over forty thousand dollars, she made excuses that she was quitting my case because of not taking her advice on mediation. When I asked her why she never explained to me I had multiple me...diation options including a free option the court provides, she then used the excuse that I did not pay her on time, which is untrue. When I questioned this attorney as to her lack of communication with me over long periods of time, she stated, she did not want to “run up my bill”, but when I questioned that texting or emailing is inexpensive, she refused to respond. This attorney’s office billed me for a letter that was produced for opposing counsel. When I pointed out Danielle had emailed me that she “cut and pasted” the whole letter from previous court documents, she refused to explain the expensive charges for the “cut and paste” letter. She billed me for work she inflated pricing on. After she abandoned me as a client, it was then I realized she was never working in my favor. This attorney sold me on she was an expert in HOA matters and is why I signed a contract with her firm, but in the end, I am a disabled Iraq war veteran and regret ever signing a contract with the Danielle Wakefield Law firm.

Danielle is a wonderful lawyer. Her website drew me to her, because it is clear that she is an expert with HOAs. She graciously gave of her time during my free consultation and her expertise, combined with logical suggestions and kindness made her the perfect choice to handle my case. I interviewed... 3 different attorneys and none of them were as responsive or as well versed in HOA law as Danielle. My case was settled quickly and efficiently, because of her help. I recommend her with total confidence.

Danielle helped me fight my HOA when they didn’t want to pay for mold remediation work caused by their negligence. I called several attorneys to get opinions and when I spoke to Danielle for the first time I immediately knew she was what I needed. She is fiery, aggressive, and extremely fair - exactl...y what you need in an attorney. Her response time is always so immediate and she just went above and beyond. Thanks to her, my HOA agreed to completely reimburse me for exactly the amount I asked for, plus, she got them to agree to pay for additional remediation work. I could not have done this without her. I highly recommend working with her - you won’t be disappointed!

If you have a legal problem with an HOA in Southern California, you'd be crazy not to consult Danielle. She is a specialist in HOA law, and it is no exaggeration to say that if I'd hired her in the first place, I'd have paid out half of what I ultimately did. It's clear that once I got rid of the ori...ginal attorney and hired Danielle, the HOA's attorney started treating us with respect, because they know her reputation. Danielle is a no-nonsense, highly efficient attorney. She told me where I stood, and made a quick favorable settlement--exactly as she said she would. She even returned more than 10 percent of the modest retainer she'd asked for. Her overhead is also low, which is reflected in her billing rate. From this case I learned the importance of hiring an attorney who is truly experienced in the area of law you're dealing with. When my then 85-year-old-mother was sued by her HOA for back assessments, piling on the late fees and attorney's fees, I went cheap and set her up with free legal services from a pro-bono law firm. What a mistake! What a disaster! They didn't know HOA law, and they kept this thing going for more than a year with pointless discoveries, racking up the HOA attorney fees. If I had not hired Danielle when I did, god knows how much this would have cost me. I wish I'd know about her in the beginning.