Stanley James Bacinett

Stanley James Bacinett

2.3
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 30 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at San Diego, CA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Child Custody, Family, Child Support

1350 Columbia Street, Suite 701, San Diego, CA

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Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


Payment Methods

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 30 years

State: California

Acquired: 1995

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Location

Bacinett Law Offices, PC

1350 Columbia Street, Suite 701, San Diego, CA, 92101

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Stanley James Bacinett's Reviews

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2.3 /5.0

6 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | August 16, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Do not hire!

Stan knows the law, but he does not listen to his clients. I 100% agree with the other person who said not to hire this attorney. And since Stan has been a member of the bar, good luck getting your money or life back.

Posted by anonymous | February 15, 2023 | Divorce & Separation

DO NOT HIRE STAN BACINETT UNLESS YOU WANT TO PAY FOR HIS FAMILY TO GO ON VACATION.

Where do I begin? Let's try to make a long, painful story, short; my husband and I filed for divorce. My husband filed with the court, and hired an attorney right away. I was leary of hiring an attorney, because I didn't want to have to waste thousands of dollars. Too late. $6K later, I was awa...rded minimul child support, and spousal support going off of my OLD wages, from a job I had a year ago, prior the divorce. The divorce is not final, and I see no end in sight. My husband has the house, all the assets, including cars and toys. I have a high rent payment in a crappy apartment, that I struggle to pay each month. Emails sent to my attorney went unanswered for weeks. I would get an email from the opposing party with my attorney noting at the bottom, "how would you like to proceed?" I thought that was what I was paying you for?! We originally agreed on me paying a $1500 retainer (which was paid for) and $300/mo. being automatically drafted after that. If that was the case, why am I being charged interest, and my account showing 30/60 days past due? I'm overwhelmed, disappointed, and even more confused than when this all started. And don't forget the $6K in debt that will take me years to pay off. I should have stuck with my gut, and represented myself; I would have been out the gas money it would have costed me to get to court. I think my breaking point was when my attorney's assistant charged me $50 to drive to court, and $50 to drive home from court. Really?? Mr. Bacinett assured me mutliple times I had a strong case. He also told me during the first meeting that his business worked off of referrals. My referral; don't hire Stan Bacinett.

Stanley Bacinett

Replied last February 12, 2023

These comments do not reflect how we represented this client. We advocated the client's position and the Court did not agree to use the Mother's part time employment, but used her historical earnings. Child Support and Spousal Support are based upon Husband's income, Wife's income, and timeshare with the children. Sometimes during a marriage, a spouse may not work or only work part time. Some people feel entitled to maintain this practice during a divorce and want the Court to base support on their reduced earnings. The other side will contend that the spouse is under employed and should be imputed income he/she was previously earning. In California, each parent is obligated to support their children to the best of their ability. Each spouse is obligated to use their best efforts to become self supporting. Sometimes the Court's will not accept your reduced earnings because of a history of higher earnings. In this case, this client was imputed income based upon her history of working full time. The client had a history of higher earnings than what she earned at the time. The client did not think this was fair and she blamed the Court's decision on her attorney. This decision happened at the very start of the case. This attorney advocated the Client's position and the Court did not agree with the Client's claim she should be able to only work part time. This firm never charges for driving to a court hearing, ever. This client's case was handled professionally.

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1994 - 1996

Attorney, Friestad & Giles

Associations

2008 - Present

Foothills Bar Association

Officer - Board Member

2017 - 2017

San Diego Family Law Bar, Summer Seminar

Co-chair

2016 - 2018

San Diego Family Law Bar

Director

2016 - 2017

San Diego Family Law Bar, Winter Seminar

Co-Chair

2011 - 2011

Foothills Bar Association

President

2010 - 2010

Foothills Bar Association

Vice President

Education

1995

California Western School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1991

University of California - Berkeley

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2018

CLE

Spring Seminar

2017

CLE

Winter Seminar

Languages

English

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