Kenneth Herbert Carlson

Kenneth Herbert Carlson

4.4
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 45 years

Landlord or tenant Lawyer at Idyllwild, CA
Practice Areas: Landlord & Tenant

PO Box 2417, Idyllwild, CA

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Licensed in California for 45 years

State: California

Acquired: 1980

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Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2003

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Kenneth H. Carlson

PO Box 2417, Idyllwild, CA, 92549

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Kenneth Herbert Carlson's Reviews

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4.4 /5.0

107 Client Reviews

Showing 11 - 14 of 14 reviews | Responsiveness

Posted by anonymous | June 29, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Neglectful. I filed a claim with the Bar Assoc and will press further.

Monique Harris, Mike Hanna, and Ken Carlson took over $3000 from me to file a complaint. IT NEVER GOT FILED, NOR WAS IT EVER WRITTEN. Each time they mentioned that "The time you paid for has exhausted please remit another payment" I would send them an email asking for a detailed description of what w...as accomplished and then paid them. I never got a detailed description of what I paid for, or what they had done. I contacted them many, many times and was not responded to. I even made additional payments to them to cover future emails, letters, phone calls and writing the actual complaint, yet they never contacted me. I had to ask for Monique Harris for her bar assoc number 3 times. They sent me an email to ask me to "resend an email with the attachments in a particular way", then they charged me for sending and receiving the email. From the beginning they tried to upsell me to choose to litigate instead of small claims, it often felt like I was working with a salesperson and not an attorney. Go the extra mile, get an attorney you can meet with, one who has a physical address and has a Secretary or ParaLegal to help with the paper work. Working with them was a disorganised mess that resulted in nothing !

Posted by Tony | April 25, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate

Ken is super-nice person

Ken is very personable and gives you a 'relief' when you talk to him. You must read his 'This is how we do things' VERY thoroughly, word for word, beginning to end. Its in black and white: $6/minute for calls (no matter what is discussed or accomplished, $75/email (no matter the topic, if its a reply... or even asking what the balance is), they only prepare you for court and dont appear (they can also ignore you on or right before your hearing if they choose to do so), they can charge any amounts regardless of what is on their website or what was quoted to you (a $75 Quash can end up being $1000, even if the Quash was filed incorrectly and in their accidental/purposeful actions), they may/may-not ever tell you your balance and each time you ask 'whats my balance as of today' they can charge you another $75 for your email and another $75 for their response which is always 'please call us' which is another $6/minute or $50 or whatever they feel like doing, and on and on. If this is acceptable, by all means hire them. If you want NOTHING done except calls/emails regarding what you owe them, look no further. If you want some type of assistance that actually helps or moves your case forward, STAY FAR AWAY. All these bad responses posted, are 100% true. All the good posts are done by them. Our opposing attorney even stated 'By hiring Carlson, we automatically won without a fight. Its only a matter of time before it catches up with them (Ken) and what their actually doing but he is making so much money of people like you (that would be me) that him and his team can retire and 100x over. I gave them $1150 and what I got in return was a 8 minute consultation where Ken never even looked at my case before, a rejected Quash and @30 emails all asking 'What is my current bill? What is the total?' Even after the Attorneys Bar Official complaint in Feb 2021, I still have NO idea where my $1150 went to. Had to do my court appearance without ANY help from them what-so-ever resulting in loss. My case was actually winnable. Provable real estate fraud from buyer and escrow duo. But without legal representation, which I assumed I had per $1150, I lost my house, lost my $150k equity, got 3 years of bad credit and ALL judgement went in the Defendants favor. Thanks You so much Ken & Julie, and Britneys constant emails (which I never opened/responded to, but still charged for)! We are now homeless & sleeping from park to park, my wife spent weekend in hospital trying to hurt herself, buyer got all of my possessions (16 years of contracting, tools, materials, etc.). Lost everything so you can have a measly $1150. How do you & your team sleep at night? I know, on piles of money!!! So do your research first, read their terms thoroughly. Theres 1000 other honest attorneys out there. Be smart and cautious!

Kenneth Carlson

Replied last April 25, 2021

Due to confidentiality, I am greatly restricted as to what can say. We handle evictions, but not foreclosures or other real estate transactions, so a loss of property or any equity in it was outside of our scope of work. We did what we were hired to do, but the judges and clerks went haywire. We need our client's cooperation and assistance in getting court papers and filing papers in court, which includes reading emails with those directions. We are accessible by Hotline for those who need action immediately. Those who follow our direction almost always do well, as the vast majority of my reviews reflect. All reviews are authentic, none by us, nor can we remove any.

Posted by Patrick | March 03, 2019 | Landlord & Tenant

This Man is a Saint. He is doing God's work.

It took me weeks of cold calling lawyers and being bounced around from one office to the next only to find out that most tenant lawyers strictly represent Landlords/Owners. Easier to win in court I guess? Ken has provided me with a plethora of resources to fight off unruly landlords and unscrupulous ...owners. Within 24 hours of consulting Ken, I was released from my lease and my deposit was returned in with 48 hours. Before I consulted him, I was being forced to live in inhabitable conditions with threats to evict me if I decided to withhold rent for repairs.

Posted by Lorna | April 15, 2015 | Landlord & Tenant

Ken Carlson is the BOMB!! He is a ROCK in the storm and he DOES ROCK!!

Ken Carlson was absolutely the best thing since sliced bread for me. I was dealing with the King of Difficult Landlords and facing an unlawful eviction until he explained to me that all hope was not lost. Ken provided me with a wealth of information, assisted me with filings, trial preparation, and... gave me the courage to face a very difficult Landlord who does little or nothing to maintain his property and nothing at all for the benefit of his tenants. Ken was patient and available at my beacon call, and made the process understandable for me and in essence it ended up being an enjoyable experience. What I liked best was that his materials were "right on the money", and he did not waste my time with 'nonsense' papers that the court clerks were attempting to require me to fill out. Ken held my hand through the whole thing and was even available to me during the settlement conference with my landlord and his lawyer. The icing on the cake was when my landlord's attorney stated the following: "You were a nightmare for me to defend my client, and I was flustered after dealing with you. You were the BEST prepared defendant I have ever encountered in my entire legal career." I thanked him for the compliment, and I just need to say that this is a testament to the power of what Ken Carson can do for you!! I would use his services again without hesitation, and I highly recommend him. He is easy to work with, has a phenomenal sense of humor and more importantly, if you use Ken's services and do everything the way that he tells you, YOU WILL WIN YOUR CASE!! I did. I basically got to stay in my home for another 45 days rent free, I got my security deposit back and he cannot put an eviction on my record. I also wiped out 6 months of back-pay on the rent, based on what Ken taught me. If I can do this, so can you! That's why I say that Ken Carson is the BOMB and he ROCKS!!

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Kenneth Herbert Carlson's Lawyer Endorsements

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Brittany Torbert

Landlord or tenant lawyer | Apr 26

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Ken knows his stuff and doesn't back down to bully landlords. Ken is creative in his methods and gets results. He is a pleasure to work with."

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Deborah Vasquez

Landlord or tenant lawyer | Feb 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Ken has a brilliant mind and is a true advocate for tenant rights. I endorse this lawyer."

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Deborah Vasquez

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Experience

Rating:  7.1 (Very Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2003.

Discipline, Probation; no Actual Suspension issued in CA, 2003

updated on 01/20/2016

This sanction means the attorney had a suspension placed on hold (and ultimately removed) by complying with certain requirements.

Education

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Loyola Law School

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University of California - Berkeley

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