Richard K. Isles

Richard K. Isles

4.5
Rating: 8.8

Licensed for 36 years

Family Lawyer at Riverside, CA
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Domestic Violence, Child Custody

10367 Hole Avenue, Riverside, CA

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Practice Areas

4

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Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
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  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 36 years

State: California

Acquired: 1989

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Richard K. Isles

10367 Hole Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92505

Law Offices of Richard K. Isles

1101 California Avenue, Suite 207, Corona, CA, 92881

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Richard K. Isles's Reviews

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4.5 /5.0

75 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 19 reviews | Cost of Services

Posted by anonymous | May 05, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Rip off artist

Our daughter was quoted a total of $5000, for a divorce from an abusive husband. She had printed documentation of abuse. She printed emails and text messages from him about things he had done and was going to do to her. She had pictures of things he had done to her. She gave him a binder full of ...all the evidence with the important things highlighted. She also told him when she left she only took her items she had prior to being married and gave him proof of that. She left him all the furniture, electronics and household goods. She also left the bank account with over $7500 in it. She only took her things and her car. She was told that was an easy case and the $5000 would cover but they would get her divorced and alimony. She told him she just wanted to be divorced. We have since paid well over $10,000 it's been 3 years and still not divorced. Every time court came up he applied for a continuance. Why???? to get more money from a young scared girl. Only 19 years old. He is now trying to milk her for another $2,500 to quit her case. He is a thief and a liar. We are now trying to figure out how to go about getting this "simple" divorce completed.

Posted by Mark T. Rostar | June 06, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Family

Domestic Violence Restraining Order

Retained the law offices of Richard K. Isles to represent me as the plaintiff in a R.O. my ex wife attempted to use for the sole purpose of denying me visitation with our daughter. This was the second time she attempted this tactic. I called most of the family law offices in the area, got their pri...ces and consulted with them. Legal representation never comes cheap but Isles law offices offered me a fair price and I even had other firms offer to lower their retainer but I went with Isles. He offered a fair price from the start, was very knowledgeable and professional even in dealing with me and my nerves (as it was very important I win). Richard Isles crushed the R.O. in 20 minutes but most importantly what he enabled was a little girl to continue a relationship with her father (me) and that I can't put a price on. Top notch attorney with a fair rate that gets the job done

Posted by anonymous | January 19, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Alimony

Great team

I have previously hired hired 2 prior attorneys to represent me in the past. I was divorced a number of years from an ex. She has free legal representation and has so for over 10 years due to a personal relationship to her attorney. Needless to say that this has been a very expensive drawn out pro...cess on my part. Now a number of years after the divorce, there has been a severe decrease in my salary. I attended a meeting with Mr Isles Law Office and met with one of his associate attorney's Cora Dorado. I immediately felt that Attorney Dorado was the first attorney to hear and address my needs. I am currently in the midst of an alimony trial to finally decrease and hopefully cease endless alimony payment to my ex, whose current income is more than mine. Through the years, I have paid thousands and thousands of dollars in legal fees, this is the only time I felt that my side of the case was represented by a competent attorney. Attorney Dorado has researched case law, and presented my concerns in court. She has fought for me and I feel that I am finally making progress with this endless situation. At this time, I can say that she is most competent and plan to continue this review when my case has been resolved. But I am finally hopeful for the first time. Thank you Attorney Dorado.

Posted by Sarah | December 07, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Family

An Expert

I was searching for a family law attorney and came upon the many reviews here. My situation was very similar relating to child custody that another person posted. It was apparent to me that this was the right lawyer for my case. Having already spent the cost of a new car in attorneys fees with a prio...r law firm in Corona, I knew that this would be my last attempt to get aggressive legal counsel. I made the right choice hiring Richard Isles. Richard and one of his associate attorneys both worked on the case and got me the orders that I should have obtained over a year ago. I only regret not hiring them from the beginning.

Posted by Robert Dreyfuss | October 31, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Terrible representation

I hired Richard Isles to present my case. I had custody of my daughter 5 days a week because of medical neglect by mom for years. The neglect continued until our daughter was old enough for school. During that time the doctors had called cps on my ex for not picking up meds and more. All my paperwork... was very neat and in order by date. Everything was documented, even messages. When cps put on their report that they were investigating my ex for medical neglect for the fourth time, the first three saying mom was ordered to give medicine as prescribed by law officials and cps, mom failed to do so, case closed... wow right? So when they said she is guilty again and wanted to just close it I set up a meeting with cps to find out why they can't do their job. I left several messages for Richard, who had still done nothing on my case, as I needed advice on what to do during this meeting because I'm very emotional over my daughters condition that is worsening. Richard literally ignored me every time and would never call me back. During the meeting I called cps incompetent supporters of child abuse since they tried to say that the notes I had in my hand don't exist.. and the lady made a false report against me. (Later when I went high up and showed notes that lady was fired and a new report made saying my concerns were real and listed mom as neglecter. Before it was fixed though, I had to go to juvenile court. Richard Isles finally got a hold of me and told me don't worry, that he does juvenile cases and because I had just hired him and he hasn't used my retainer yet, he will allocate it all to that and I need to pay another $500. I then went to Richards office to pay and he wasn't there. His staff was and said I need to pay $1,500. (This whole incident is over 5 days) I told them I'd like to do what Richard said for $500 because my retainer of $3,000 is still full. They told me he will call me later. I called Richard every day morning and night for 4 days (juvenile court happens right away) and he refused to call me back. Finally, the day before court at 4:30pm I got a hold of him and all he told me is that he, over 4 days, used $2,850 preparing a 3/4 page draft declaration with tons of mistakes and misspelled words for FAMILY court and that I don't have enough time now for him to prepare. I told him this is wrong because I did everything I could to get a hold of him for juvenile. His response "I know you did everything you could and I'm telling you now I am not going to represent you. You can come pick up your remaining $150 and we are done." Next thing I hear from Richard is a bill for $500 and that $150 I can pick up wasn't there anymore. Richards lack of professionalism not only harmed my daughter physically and emotionally by him refusing to be there when I needed him even if he took $300 an hour for it.. then he told me not to worry he has me covers for new court only to quit on me 30 minutes before business close the day before.. but he also decided to take the entire $3,000 over a course of 4 days. His charges were $2,400 for a 3/4 page declaration with no supporting evidence and then some other misc charges.. again all over 4 days and AFTER juvenile court started.. so basically he knew it was worthless to do but Jesse a way to steal money then bail..and that's exactly what he did. I later told Richard I will be taking us to his licensing board and tribunal or whatever it's called to get your money back and he responded saying to come back in and we will talk about a full refund since he knows he was a crook. I told him I don't want to drive 90 miles to him for him to Jack me around and maybe refund.. his respond.. "I never said I'd maybe refund anything." Everything out of Richards mouth is a lie. His other reviews said a lot of what I did, especially stealing retainers and at this time he has 4 open cases against him for retainers and his license. STAY AWAY !!!

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Richard K. Isles's Lawyer Endorsements

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Cora Dorado

Divorce and separation lawyer | Oct 04

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer."

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A. Felsen

Divorce and separation lawyer | Nov 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. From Divorce to DUI Richard does it all! =)"

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Rebecca Perkins

Family lawyer | Nov 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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David Smith

Family lawyer | Sep 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Richard is a credit to the Family Law Community and a worthy adversary."

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Sally Lofstedt

Family lawyer | Sep 23

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer. Richard Isles worked as my law clerk while he was attending law school. He is a smart, sharp, and caring attorney. I highly recommend him."

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Michelle Stevens

Family lawyer | Sep 22

Relationship: Worked for lawyer

"I endorse this lawyer. I have found Mr. Isles to be very professional and an outstanding litigator."

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Paul Molinaro

Family lawyer | Sep 12

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Michael Harrington

Family lawyer | Sep 10

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Mr. Isles is an experienced attorney, a top rate lawyer. Well respected in the legal community."

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Michael Waddington

Family lawyer | May 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Richard. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

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James Madden

Family lawyer | Jan 17

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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David Blaisdell

Family lawyer | Dec 31

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Richard is a top rate attorney. He is knowledgeable about the law. He is a skilled negotiator and presents his case well in court. Richard is also very ethical. Dave Blaisdell"

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Edmund Montgomery

Family lawyer | Apr 17

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I have had several cases with Mr. Isles representing the other party. He understands the law and represents his client to the fullest."

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Experience

Rating:  8.8 (Excellent)

Honors

2019

California Family Law 10 Best Attorneys: Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys

2015

Client's Choice, Avvo.com

2012

"Best of" 2012, Kudzu

Work Experience

1989 - Present

Senior Attorney, The Law Offices of Richard K. Isles

Associations

1989 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

1989 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1989 - Present

Riverside County Bar Association

Member

1989 - Present

Federal Bar Association

Member

American Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

Member

Education

1988

Western State University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1986

California State University, Fullerton

JD

Languages

English

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