Laurie Melissa Cortez

Laurie Melissa Cortez

5.0
Rating: 6.6

Licensed for 12 years

Employment and labor Lawyer at Garden Grove, CA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Business, Class Action

12832 Valley View St Ste 106, Garden Grove, CA

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Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 12 years

State: California

Acquired: 2013

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Location

Emilio Law Group APC

12832 Valley View St Ste 106, Garden Grove, CA, 92845-2543

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Laurie Melissa Cortez's Reviews

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5 Client Reviews

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Posted by la tow | February 27, 2024 | Hired Attorney

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manager

Laurie was on top of our case and made sure we resolve the issue quickly and efficiently at the best lowest cost possible

Posted by John | September 23, 2023 | Hired Attorney

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Highly recommend

Laurie Cortez recently helped us settle a labor wage lawsuit. I was very impressed by her knowledge, experience and overall attitude. She was patient answering my many questions and explained everything in detail. I felt her genuine willingness to help us obtain the best outcome. She was able to ...reach a settlement amount that satisfied both parties fully. I would highly recommend contacting her for a consultation.

Posted by Infinity | September 22, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

I would give 10 stars if I could

Words can’t even describe how pleased I am with Laurie Cortez and her team for fighting for me and justice in my case. Laurie knows what she’s doing, my case took 2 1/2 years to settle and even though there were times I felt so doubtful, she always reassured me everything would work out and that ulti...mately gave me hope and stopped me from having doubt. When I first walked into Emilo Law Group and met Laurie, I knew right away that I could trust her and would be in good hands. She was honest and never stopped working on my case. I just want to thank you again Laurie from the bottom of my heart thank you so much, God bless you always!

Posted by Kevin | May 18, 2017 | Hired Attorney

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Most honest, patient and responsible attorney I have ever been working with

I hope I have an option of more than 5 stars!!! In the end of January 2017, I Called Emilio Law office and left a message when I got worried about my case (sued by a big and public listed company and initially being asked for multi-million dollars...) and was not really confident with my existing a...ttorney, Laurie called me back with a positive willing to help and scheduled me a meeting on the same day. After about one-hour meeting (even no charge!!!), I felt I have no reasons to stay with my existing attorney and walk away from this honest Lawyer, Laurie Cortez. Remember, I did not tell her that I had an existing attorney that I had been working with but without sufficient confidence until the last minutes when I left her office. I Signed agreement next day (maybe the first day I just forgot it) and hired her. Laurie reviewed my case very carefully, investigated all details by spending a lot of time, she also browsed my company's websites very carefully to see if we really did something wrong. She walked me through all the procedure with more than enough patience, she was always patient and tried hard to educate me that I have to stay calm and act reasonably even when I feel I got a little bit depressed, angry or even crazy with my situation. She educated me how to process at each step yet let me decide what and when to make a response to the opposing counsel. She definitely worked much more than what she got paid, at least this was the fact in my lawsuit case. Because of her experienced working and honesty, I am quite certain that Laurie at least saved my company thousands of or even tens thousand dollars legal fees on my case comparing to my previous attorney. I do not want to owe somebody else but this time I feel that I owe Laurie Cortez once, she just did much more than I paid her, as a business man I understand that everybody's time is valuable, I wrote her email that she can invoice me for her extra work but she never did. Now my case was settled with pleasure and I am a happy man again! I just hope my english is better and have more and better words to express my thanks to my attorney, Laurie Cortez! You can't go wrong with Laurie, as she let me feel that she would never charge one dime for anything she couldn't be helpful. Laure, Thank you so much for everything! Kevin Lee

Posted by Almirante | October 29, 2015 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Employment and Labor case

My name is Almirante, I am the owner of a small janitorial business and I had about three cases where I need legal assistance since the workers were not really happy with their wages and I was scare since I di not know what to do so Laurie took care of everything and I could breath and be free of thi...s problems. She advised me what to do to avoid more similar problems. Thanks Laurie.

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Experience

Rating:  6.6 (Good)

Associations

2013 - Present

Orange County Bar Association

Member

2013 - Present

Orange County Women Lawyers Association

Member

2012 - Present

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Member

Education

2012

Northwestern California University, School of Law

Juris Doctor

1999

Vanguard University of Southern California

Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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