Andy Van Le

Andy Van Le

also known as An Van Le

4.1
Rating: 7.7

Licensed for 24 years

Personal injury Lawyer at San Diego, CA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Employment & Labor

1551 4th Avenue Suite 102, San Diego, CA

About Andy

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Personal Injury 95%

Managing Attorney of Personal Injury Firm with a staff of 6 including 3 attorneys and 3 clerical.

26 years | 1,000 cases

95%
Employment and Labor 5%

16 years | 5 cases

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Contingency

100%-100%


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Licenses

Licensed in California for 24 years

State: California

Acquired: 2001

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No misconduct found

Location

Andy Van Le & Associates, PC

1551 4th Avenue Suite 102, San Diego, CA, 92101

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Andy Van Le's Reviews

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4.1 /5.0

9 Client Reviews

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Posted by Mel | December 09, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Car Accidents

Super lawyer

Had a case with team Andy just recently. I was skeptical about the long process but was reassured throughout the time and kept well informed. In the end we got a great result which was not for the case with my friend who was also in the same accident but used a different lawyer she ended up regrett...ing it. Lots of lawyers out there but use one you can talk to. It was the deal breaker for me.

Posted by anonymous | September 08, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Car Accidents

Professional legal service

A driver reared end me but refused to provide his insurance info. even after 25 minutes of arguing with me. I finally called Andy Van Le office and was advised to call the police if the driver refused and not to take his word for it. Driver still refused so followed attorney office advise and call... a dispatcher. The dispatcher actually had to get on phone with him to threaten him before he would render his insurance info. Afterward the attorney office handle the case for me so I would not have to deal with this driver any longer. Bottom line; I got solid good advise and with their help I was able to get paid for damages. I recommend Andy Van Le attorney office for your legal needs. They are professional, knowledgable and care about you as a person. They will make sure you get the best legal service and not being taken advantage of.

Posted by anonymous | September 07, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury

Not aggressive. Do not hire

After 4 years, I was asked stop pay court fees upfront before continue service. $5000. I was not prepared for this and was forced to settle case. Andy aid himself first a sum of 11,250. Then offered me 2,195 for future care. When I told him that's not what we discussed, he said that what he was givin...g me. Filling a fee arbrutation with bar association.

Andy Van Le

Replied last September 07, 2017

We are sincerely saddened by your review. Facts are your case had issues with gaps in care and treating almost exclusively with chiropractic care to the tune of $15,000 in medical bills. Our office communicated with you of the importance of seeking help besides chiro care but you chose all these chiro's yourself which as expected the insurer had issues with. Nonetheless, we got you $25,000 from a pre litigation offer of $12,000. We did not force you to accept the offer you voluntarily chose to accept the offer at the MSC which was just 1 day b/f trial. We believe the results were outstanding. However, as you treated with your own doctors it was very difficult to negotiate these doctors/chiros lien reductions. We wish you the best.

Posted by anonymous | August 17, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury

Stay away from this Law Firm

2014 Andy Van Lee from Accident Law Center took my injury case over the phone and assigned an attorney to my case who called me twice over the phone and then quit the firm without notifying me so after 2 years I finally get to meet Andy Van Lee behind a desk and he calls me old while wearing a neon... pink jacket as if he's Joe Pesci in my cousin Vinny. He then assigned another rookie attorney with 2 years immigration experience by the name of Roberto Dominguez to take on my injury case. Long story short, after 3 years and all expenses, I ended up getting $2558 for my bulge disk injury. Insurance initial offering was $1250. Andy charged me 44% + expenses without going to trial. Did I mention they don't validate parking but charged me $88 for court parking fees? Back in the 90s majority lawyers would charge 15% for settled cases and 33% if the case went to trial. This is a legitimate review and I have documents to prove.

Andy Van Le

Replied last August 17, 2017

We are are sincerely saddened you are unhappy with our services. However to be fair, all facts should be told. This was a car accident case that occurred on 9-18-14. 2 months a/f accident, client was referred our office wherein he signed our standard contingency fee agreement outlining all costs and fees (client also initialed above the costs and fees). At the time, client had only just visited chiropractic care more than 2 months post accident. Client was then referred to obtain an MRI of the cervical spine. MRI revealed a minor herniation (1.5 - 2 mm) which showed the herniations were degenerative in nature. Client was then referred to orthopedic and Pain Management Specialist. Client refused injections. Treatment completed w/o injections on 4-8-15. A demand was sent to the insurer shortly a/f all medical records were received. Insurer offered $0 based on the 2 month delay in care. A pre litigation letter was timely sent to client advising of offer, fees, costs and requesting how client would like to proceed along with the $0 offer. Client sent back pre litigation documents authorizing our office to file suit in early 2016. Suit was filed early 2016. Case settled for $15,000 just 1 day b/f trial. We did not call client old, we stated that due to client's age (in 60's) the 1.5-2 mm herniations are very likely due to degeneration as we get older. Further, when client doesn't want to get injections this would indicate client wasn't bothered by the minimal herniations. The fees were explained to client multiple times, client even initialed the fees multiple times and was again explained in the pre litigation letter to client b/f suit was filed. The $88 fee was not a parking fee but was from ACE which is our process server. A complaint must be served on the defendant which in this case defendant moved and thus required our office to locate him through our own paid database subscription which we didn't charge the client. Andy is the managing attorney at all times and never "quit the firm." Robert is an associate attorney with over 4 years experience graduating from UC Berkely Law. Had it not been for our efforts, client would be left owing all the medical bills for which client sought some of the care b/f our office was retained. Instead all bills were paid and client got in pocket over 2k which is great considering the $0 offer. Most clients and other attorneys would believe we did a great job. We have helped over a thousand clients with great results. It is unfortunate though that some clients will never be happy.

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Domini Pham

Insurance lawyer | Sep 06

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. I worked with Mr. Le on a case involving personal injury and other matters involving insurance coverage issues. I respect his analysis of disputed provisions of various insurance policies. I have high regard for his tenacious negotiation style."

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Jeffrey Joseph

Personal injury lawyer | Aug 26

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Andy is committed to his clients and is always prepared."

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Experience

Rating:  7.7 (Very Good)

Honors

2014

Member, Million Dollar Club

2006

Named, Who's Who In American Law

Work Experience

2006 - Present

Managing Attorney, Andy Van Le & Assoc., PC

2001 - 2006

Attorney, Ault Davis & Schonfeld

Associations

2001 - Present

Consumer Attorneys of San Diego

Member

2001 - Present

San Diego County Bar Association

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Leticia Zambrano

$1,000,000

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Education

2001

Creighton Univ SOL

JD

N/A

Creighton Univ

BS - Bachelor of Science

Publications

2014

Verdictsearch publication Zambrano

Languages

English

Spanish

Vietnamese

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