Michael A. Alfred

Michael Alfred is an incompetent attorney. He was passive and un-knowledgeable. He made mistakes on our contract and he was never available, seemingly on vacation the last two weeks of every month. He would ask for money, disappear and do nothing. He was reactive to the other side of the case and n...ever seemed to have a plan of his own. When we were being beaten on every aspect of the case he recommended a settlement that benefited the other side. He was late submitting interrogatories then blamed it on me when all he had to do was ask for an extension. Avoid this guy, you can do better.

Mr. Alfred helped us with a consumer issue regarding a contract dispute with a car dealership. He returned our calls quickly (even giving us his cell phone number to get a hold of him), and answered all of our questions thoroughly. Mr. Alfred took the time out of his day, and met us at the dealersh...ip to make sure we were taken care of, and not taken advantage of. He was extremely professional, genuine, a pleasure to work with, and very personable. We felt blessed to have him working on our behalf!

Told me he could handle my bankruptcy case, and claimed to have years of experience. He misfiled things and missed deadlines. He charged me thousands of dollars, told me the situation was my fault not his lack of competence, and ultimately I lost my case. I can understand losing the case, I just wish... he hadn't pretended to have experience and knowledge that he didn't have. When it became clear he didn't know what he was doing, he still insisted he did. Don't trust him with your legal matters because he simply doesn't understand them. But, he will charge you for them.

This attorney lead my wife and I down the prim rose path, strongly advised we file a lawsuit which was over his head, promised us both in writing and verbally "on tape" that he would waive his legal fees and did not perform and took a great deal of money. He never admitted he was in over his head an...d never recommended we hire a different attorney who was experienced in the area of the lawsuit. My wife and I are reporting him to the California Bar Association on ethics charges. I would recomend everyone stay as far away from Attorney Alfred as possible.