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

109 Client Reviews

Showing 26 - 30 of 63 reviews | Advocacy

Posted by Leslie | October 09, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant

Phenomenal and Knowledgeable

To summarize, I had a commercial landlord who was ruthless during the Newsome-mandated shut downs of non-essential businesses in CA. In good faith I continued to pay 50% of the lease payment even while we weren't allowed to open. When the lease expired, the landlord was demanding $25,000 of back ren...t that was due "due to COVID." I consulted Ken and his team, and he and Brittany Torbert, Esq. provided me with case law that insulated me from having to pay anything as they found case law that provided protection for me. I am very grateful for their knowledge and resourceful nature! I will use them again, I am a business owner with multiple businesses and leases. I can rely on this team they are phenomenal!! Leslie Gray Entrepreneur

Posted by Sheila | September 10, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant

Glad A Friend Recommended This Firm!

We had to rent a home for a year. Just to get it, there was supposedly a bidding war, where we paid $500 more per month than original asking, paid six months in advance and 2 month’s security deposit. We ended up having to terminate our lease 2 months early, primarily over mold, although there we...re several maintenance issues. Brittany Torbert Provided exceptional advice and crafted a draft letter to terminate the lease. She knows her stuff and was very easy to work with. If you need the best advice for your situation, the consultation will be worth every penny. I am hopeful I don’t have to re-engage Ms. Tolbert as now our landlord has not returned our deposit.

Posted by Gina | August 12, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant

Professional, knowledgeable advocates

Attorney, Monique Harris at Cal Tenant Law made a very stressful situation with our landlord bearable. After enduring years of harassment from our landlord over habitability issues at our rental, we finally found a true professional, caring advocate! Ms. Harris answered all our questions, kept us up-...to-date on our case, even checked in just to see how we were doing. In the end she was able to help us reach a favorable outcome, all within a few months! Even the free legal information is helpful in knowing your rights as a tenant. I highly recommend the services at Cal Tenant Law.

Posted by Charise champion | February 27, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant

He knows his stuff

I found ken few months back by researching, and I was so glad that I found him. I was facing eviction during the pandemic because landlords wanting to sell, but because of ken I was able to negotiate, and leave without paying anything, and no eviction on my credit, and best of it all I’m living som...ewhere 10x better. I was scared I never had been in a situation like this before, but it all worked out at the end. Thanks ken

Posted by Idiocracy | November 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Landlord & Tenant

Eviction Attorney(s)

I see all these bad reviews, capitol letters, over-explained personal bad encounter with this firm and only one to blame for their bad dealings is themselves. If any of the complainers would of just read these reviews, you wouldnt have been scammed. Theres 100's of these types of scam 'n' jam attorne...ys and they usually end up with 1 too many formal complaints to the Bar. Reality with this group is 'They Will Never Be Fined, Dis-Barred (sp), will never be disciplined, and will never have anything negative happen to them even after being caught 'red-handed'. Why, the court system looks at renters/evictions as sub-humans, complainers, non-bill payers, etc. And cause the Courts/Clerks/Legal-Aides think this way, the Carlson group is shoveling out the 'scum' and clearing the calendar for real humans and meaningful cases. Im an example, I read the bad reviews, paid them over $1000 and they did absolutely nothing except argue with me on amount owed after every email, call, text, sentence, word, letter. They pocketed $1000 for email chatting, never 1 word of legal advice, not 1 form, nothing. And like all these others, filed formal complaint, proper channels. etc. and the entity that handles Attorney complaints closed the case with 'no-wrong doing' and rejected any/all of my evidence (90% of all emails were all about what is/isnt owed was not allowed to be submitted, recorded every phone call which contradicted everything they claimed to have done to assist me legally and would of proved their 100% scammers, not allowed, etc.). When you file, anytime in next couple days to 4+ weeks, they contact you with a THREE DAY deadline to prove your case against Carlson group. With emails, phone call recordings, texts, etc., i had @300 pages to submit in 3 days, while moving out, while working 8-10 hours a day. I submitted @40% only due to time frame and all rejected, not-recognized, wrong format, etc. So if you have a couple thousand dollars you just want to flush down the toilet and dont care about your case what-so-ever, hire Carlson Law Firm Group. A daily chat, even with a question on how to email them attachments will rack up, at the end of the day, an easy $500 and your original 1 sentence question will never have even been answered. Towards the end, my 2nd biggest formal complaint against them, they would email me 5,6,7,8, times in a row, breaking up 1 email so they could charge 8x$60 for what should of been 1 email. Each sentence became an entire email @$60 each time, BOTH WAYS (meaning when I responded to 1 of their 1 sentence emails, it was $60X2=$120). Bar Association that handles complaints against Attorneys said they did nothing wrong, nothing illegal, nothing immoral, they have full right to charge whatever they want even if it was a ONE word email! A 30 word email, broke up into 30 emails X$120= One stupid person who still hires this firm, even after reading this! I even offered them $5000 on top of my $1000 already paid to extend my winable eviction. They refused it. Why, THEY DONT DO ANYTHING and take peoples money by chatting with you, not by doing any type of any legal 'stuff'. $60 for a 'good-morning' email/text x2. So read before doing anything. Cant read, theres free Apps that will do it for you. Dont be a sucker like me and the rest of the 1-star raters.

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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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