Juanita Guillen

Juanita Guillen

also known as Juanita Guillen-Mellman, Esq.

4.1
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 10 years

Estate planning Lawyer at San Diego, CA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Landlord & Tenant, Litigation

600 W. Broadway, Suite 700, San Diego, CA

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Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


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Licenses

Licensed in Texas for 1 year

State: Texas

Acquired: 2025

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 10 years

State: California

Acquired: 2015

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Mellman & Mellman, LLP

600 W. Broadway, Suite 700, San Diego, CA, 92101

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Juanita Guillen's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.1 /5.0

13 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | November 20, 2020 | Landlord & Tenant

Unprofessional lawyer

Juana Guillen Mellmen along with her husband Stuart Mellmen work for the law firm Mellmen. This couple of lawyers are both highly unprofessional to both OPPOSING parties and OPPOSING attorneys. Stuart & Juanita accuse OPPOSING parties of very serious things such as an ongoing homicide case with a mis...sing shooter, without having any evidence to back up their accusations. How unprofessional and disrespectful of a “lawyer” they could get into serious trouble for this. Overall, I want to let everyone know that is looking for a landlord/ tenant attorney this law firm is a 0 overall. I will also be filing a complaint with the California Bar of Attorneys.

Posted by Danny | July 30, 2020

Amazing and Honest!

I had a very weird and annoying case and frankly I was just in no mood to put up with some of the back and forth hat so many lawyers make you go through just to talk you BUT this was NOT how Ms. Guillen acted toward me. She answered the call and right away skipped all of the dumb verbiage and went st...raight into listening and actually trying to help me rather than just thinking about herself like most lawyers do. I explained to her my situation and she gave me so much valuable advice that I literally had no more questions after that and felt so satisfied even though my case was really weird and ridiculous to say the least! I am so happy that I called her and that I found her in general. She was so honest throughout the whole conversation and her intention was actually to help and not just to make a quick buck from you which is extremely RARE these days, specially in her field! Thank you very much and you truly helped me and gave me a happy week this week! God bless you!

Posted by Joe | February 25, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant

Had eviction lawsuit quickly dismissed

Was served with unlawful detainer for the apartment I was living in after months of dealing with an awful property management company. After I retained Juanita, she quickly negotiated a settlement (just had to pay for the extra month I stayed) and had eviction lawsuit dismissed. I would highly recomm...end retaining this highly experienced law firm!

Posted by Chris | October 09, 2018 | Landlord & Tenant

New landlord tenant help

My apartment came under new ownership, and I was presented with a lot of paper work to sign as well as a rent increase. Ms. Guillen was very helpful explaining the language in the paper work what it meant to me as a tenant, and what my rights were concerning my new land lord, my new lease and my incr...ease in rent. This gave me such peace of mind knowing my rights and that I was not being taken advantage of as a tenant. Juanita was excellent in translating all of complex language of leases and agreements into layman's terms for me. I highly recommend Ms. Guillen to anyone that needs help with tenant issues.

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Diana Sensale

Landlord or tenant lawyer | Nov 19

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I had the privilege of working with Juanita Guillen-Mellman this past year, doing mostly housing law. Juanita is a knowledgeable, thoughtful, and compassionate attorney; but she is also strong and resilient. She does an amazing job at helping people to remain focused on their goals, or on the other pressing matters at hand. She is thorough and organized, but can also push through if there are bumps in the road. I sincerely think that Juanita is a great person to have by your side."

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Stuart Mellman

Litigation lawyer | Mar 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Juanita is an excellent and experienced attorney. She has superior research and writing skills and will go above and beyond for her clients. She is an attorney who truly cares about her clients and is very personable. I endorse this lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  6.7 (Good)

Work Experience

2018 - Present

Partner, Mellman & Mellman, LLP

2016 - 2018

Shriver Housing Attorney, Legal Aid Society Of San Diego, Inc.

2014 - 2016

Associate Attorney, Castelblanco Law Group, APLC

Associations

2017 - Present

American Inns of Court

Associate

2015 - Present

State Bar of California

2014 - 2016

Community Lawyers Inc.

Board of Directors

Education

2014

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

English

Spanish

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