Tate Lounsbery was recommended to us by a respected and loved attorney friend of ours at the time we received CPS's decision on our case. We were filled with despair, fear, and stress at this time and our friend's glowing recommendation of Mr. Lounsbery gave us the first glimmer of hope. He told us t...hat Mr. Lounsbery was "the best child abuse appeal hearing attorney in Southern California" and was someone we most definitely needed in our corner. Following this recommendation, we ended up interviewing just one other attorney in addition to Tate. Tate's knowledge of the process, the laws surrounding child abuse and child endangerment in our state, and his overall compassionate, yet straight forward and confident demeanor shined through in the interview process. We did not have to think twice to hire him after this initial meeting. You will NOT find anyone better. He charges a flat rate that may seem high, initially, but once you begin the process and realize how many variables there are and how much time is spent waiting, you will clearly see the reason for the seemingly high fee. You cannot predict how long things will take and because these cases are Tate's specialty, we fully trusted him and it paid off. Tate had us fully prepared when our hearing date came around and he worked tirelessly to find laws in our favor and so very eloquently delivered and prepared many indisputable arguments that neither we or, I believe, any other attorney could have. The decision, in our case, was changed from "substantiated" to "inconclusive!" We are forever grateful for Tate!