Heath L Baker

I recently hired Mr. Baker because in the past he had assisted with my divorce as it pertained to the DV and custody issues. Fast forward, five years and I once again didn't think twice about seeking out his services again. This was the worst decision I could have made. He took my case and retainer, ...and in less than two months sent me a letter stating he was closing his firm to go work for reel father's rights in San Diego. Upon my exit conference with him, it was clear he had read little to none of my filed reports. The advice he gave me was not just false and misleading but hurt my case in the most severe ways. Mr. Baker believes he is on a quest to right all the wrongs done to fathers through the legal system and does this almost blindly. He is so consumed with his need to ensure fathers are not slighted through the family courts that he is willing to sabotage a mother's case to see a father have a win in court. Mr. Baker told me to renew my CPO. As a former Riverside Officer of the law, you'd think he would know that you can't renew a CPO. The next detrimental advice he gave me was to recommend an evaluator for the 730 evaluation that was completely biased and leaned towards making the father look great and damaging the mother's abilities with the courts. The 730 evaluation left out essential facts that have now caused my daughter to be potentially in harm's way. His crusade has become a bitter root that has blinded his ability to represent his clients (female) the way a lawyer is expected to in the state of California and the bar association. I will be filing a complaint with the bar ASAP. He never went to court once with me, did not file one court document, and skimmed if anything the documents pertaining to my case. He left me with no retainer to hire another lawyer and he did so unashamed and believing he did something truly righteous for the child. He goes as far as to place verbiage in his agreement with his clients that states he will do what he believes is best for the children in the case even if the parent disagrees. How arrogant to presume he would know a parent's child better than the parent. MOTHERS BEWARE.

Mr. Baker and his staff are amazing. They put me as ease when it came to my family law case. I felt very comfortable on the day of court. Mr. Baker and his staff are very knowledgeable when it comes to the court systems. They have proven themselves to be better than any other attorney I have been to.... I am very happy with the results from this office and the accuracy to handle my very delicate case. I look forward to continuing to work with Mr. Baker and his staff. I would recommend Mr. Baker to anyone and I will continue to send more clients their way.

Heath Baker was my attorney in a family court matter. When I had my first consultation with him I thought he would be the lawyer for me because he was aggressive, attentive, and personable. After I paid my retainer I could only get a hold of him through email which made me worry because my case was c...oming up shortly, Mr. Baker never filed my response declaration to the court (he fax filed it the day of which made him look unprofessional in my eyes and the courts ) nor did he show to my court hearing on time. He emailed me (did not pick up the phone)) the morning of and said he got called as a witness to another case. Really!! you didn't know you had to be on another case. I had to put the case on second call so Mr. Baker could show up 3hours later. He did not familiarize himself with the judge or the case and made the judge angry when he kept asking the her the same question over and over because he didn't like her answer (This was not the time to be aggressive). When I received my bill, he charged me for 25+ emails that his assistant wrote me and for my response but never indicated that I would be charged for them. His assistant would email me a question and I would answer. $50.00 if I responded back and included a question $75.00 he also charged me for work he did not do. I re-wrote my declaration and filed it myself and had to stay on top of him to get my ex's information so he could be prepared in court. I guess those are some of the $50 emails I was charged for. I even picked up my own mediation report and sent it to him because his assistant said she wasn't able to obtain it. Ridiculous!! he charged me $150 for the mediation report I sent to him. Heath Baker can reel you in but cannot produce in court. His attitude towards you even changes after he gets paid. After my first hearing he told me to make an appointment so we could prepare for the next trail date. When I did and showed up he said you called this meeting what did I need. I said, you asked me to set an appointment with you (and shouldn't a lawyer be in contact with their client when they still have a court hearing coming up) At this point I knew he did not care about me but the money because he asked for another $1000. I should have walked away then but I thought I needed a lawyer and it was too late to get someone else. This was the biggest mistake I had made. I did all the work to win my own case.. Fax filing the day of my court hearing after the judge said she does not see my response in the file, come on... . This was the stupidest mistake I could have ever made. If for some reason you think this won't pertain to you then I ask you get a breakdown of his charges before you sign with him and to make sure he is available by phone and most importantly, he shows up to court prepared

Mr. Baker was a Godsend I. An issue I had dealing with a custody issue that involved two to three different states. Mr. Baker is a very knowledgable attorney that is military friendly and really has a heart for what's right for a child. You can't go wrong attaining him for representation. His prac...tice also provides additional services that can assist your endeavors in the best interest of your family or pending issues.