William Patrick Fennell

William Patrick Fennell

also known as Bill Fennell, Law Office of William P. Fennell, APLC

4.5
Rating: 8.0

Licensed for 33 years

Business Lawyer at San Diego, CA
Practice Areas: Business

600 West Braodway, Suite 930, San Diego, CA

About William

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Business 100%

Representing parties in complex business transactions and litigation matters including business bankruptcy and debt and judgement collections.

34 years

100%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 32 years

State: California

Acquired: 1993

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Colorado for 33 years

State: Colorado

Acquired: 1992

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of William P. Fennell, APLC

600 West Braodway, Suite 930, San Diego, CA, 92101-7924

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William Patrick Fennell's Reviews

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4.5 /5.0

8 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 2 of 2 reviews | Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Posted by Shawnie | January 07, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Would definitely recommend Bill!

Bill and his paralegal, Tiffany, were so great throughout the process of my bankruptcy. I felt Bill was very knowledgeable about both Chapter 7 & 13 filings and was thorough about ensuring I had all necessary paperwork and bank statements to complete the process. Both Bill and Tiffany were VERY respo...nsive and timely when communicating with me which made me feel like they were on top of it and organized! I would definitely recommend Bill for anyone who is going through this tough and emotional process.

Posted by anonymous | September 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Former client

I am writing this review as his former client. He is one of the most unprofessional attorneys I've ever hired, and I have hired quite a few of them over the years in my business career. He seems to care the most about his fees, over his client's best interest. From the start, his firm repeatedly m...ade the same mistakes on our Chapter 11 motion drafts that I had to ask him to correct. Then he insisted to use an auctioneer who is a good friend of his to conduct a sale of our assets to an affiliated company of ours, which would have costed over $100,000.00 in commission. I asked him to take another route, which he refused. He then quit on the spot. After we changed counsel, the new attorney was able to get the sale done without the use of an "auctioneer," which validates my doubt on why he insisted to use an aquainted auctioneer to charge us over $100,000.00 in fees. His firm made about $109,000.00 in fees in the span of a few months. As a result of a change in representation, we spent a lot of unnecessary legal fees to get the new attorney up to date on the case. At last, over a dispute on how his remainder $78,000.00 in fees (in addition to the $109,000.00), he asked the court to convert our case to a Chapter 7 just so he can get revenge. He even threatened to disclose attorney-client information if we didn't pay his remainder of fees in full.

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Experience

Rating:  8.0 (Excellent)

Honors

2012

Mediator of the Year, Southern District of California Bankruptcy Court

Work Experience

2005 - Present

Founder, Law Office of William P. Fennell, APLC

Associations

2015 - Present

Our Lady of Grace Church Finance Council

Board Member

1995 - Present

National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees

Member

1993 - Present

San Diego County Bar Association

Bankruptcy Section

2016 - 2018

San Diego County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section

Director at Large

2013 - 2017

San Diego Bankruptcy Forum

Director

2012 - 2014

Southern District of California Local Rules Committee

Committee Member

2006 - 2009

San Diego Bankruptcy Forum

Director

2005 - 2005

California Bankruptcy Forum

Annual Conference Education Co-Chair

2003 - 2005

California Bankruptcy Forum

Board of Directors

2003 - 2004

California Western School of Law Alumni Association

President

2001 - 2003

San Diego Bankruptcy Forum

Director

2001 - 2004

California Western School of Law Alumni Association

Board of Directors

1998 - 2011

San Diego Crusaders

Soccer Coach

Sample of Legal Cases

In re View Tech

$1m Judgment in favor of Bankrutpcy Estate

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Education

1992

California Western School of Law

1983

College of Santa Fe

Languages

English

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