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Donna Carol Santo
also known as SANTO MEHAS A Professional Law Corporation
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Biography
Founder and Board-Certified Family Law Specialist Donna Santo has over 39 years of experience resolving complex family law issues. Ms. Santo believes in the importance of redefining the family unit after a divorce and stresses the importance of collaborative divorce. Her central focus is keeping a “family first” when it comes to family law issues, and she works tirelessly to see that her clients are satisfied.
Co-Founder of the Family Law and Wealth Preservation Mediation Center and an active volunteer in Ventura, Ms. Santo is not just a passionate legal advocate, but a cornerstone in her community as well.
Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Family
95%
48 years
Elder Law
5%
19 years
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Licensed in California for 45 years
State: California
Acquired: 1980
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SANTO MEHAS A Professional Law Corporation
840 County Square Drive, Suite 247, Ventura, CA, 93003
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Posted by anonymous | October 17, 2018 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Do NOT use her
This woman is very good at presenting herself as a caring professional until you engage with her on the case. Once she has you secured she essentially ignores the case, doesn't do her homework, has spotty knowledge of the case, doesn't know details, seems like she is just winging it in court. Very po...
Donna Santo
Replied last October 17, 2018I'm truly sorry that you were not happy with the services you received from our firm. I cannot respond with specifics to your very general claims as you left your review anonymously, which makes me suspicious that yours was not a legitimate review to begin with. Furthermore, I am bound by the Attorney-Client Privilege which would preclude me from discussing the details of your case in this public forum if you really had hired me. But your claims are very general in nature and you say nothing specific as to what I did wrong to you in representing you in a family law matter, thus it's difficult to take your review seriously. It appears to be "fake news". In August President Trump wrote on Twitter: "When you see 'anonymous source,' stop reading the story, it is fiction!" Should this rule be applied to you Mr. or Mrs. "anonymous"? Should we stop reading your story because it is fiction? We believe so. I don't think we ever actually represented you, and that's why you left your review under "anonymous". Our very experienced and highly qualified staff is instructed on setting up office appointments or phone conferences with our clients to deal with any type of problems that might arise relating to their family law matter. If you truly were our client we would have discussed this with you during our initial consultation and you would have understood this. We communicate directly with our clients to move their cases forward. There's no other way. We can't deal with a client's case without strong communication with our client. We make ourselves available to deal with our clients' family law issues, period. That's why you would hire us. We at the Family Law and Wealth Preservation Mediation Center work hard to succeed on behalf of our clients in all aspects of representation and I am certain we would have done the same in your case, if you really had hired us. If you had an issue with how your case was handled, you would have known to contact me directly rather than just defame me on social media. What you did really makes no sense but we wish you the best in all you do.
Posted by anonymous | October 08, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Domestic Violence
BEWARE!
I retained Donna Santo so I thought. After She collected the retainer she was never to be heard from again. WIthout my consent or knowledge, my case handed over to her partner who may be one of the cruelest women I have ever encountered. I was going through a domestic violence situation and this woma...
Donna Santo
Replied last October 08, 2018I'm truly sorry that you were not happy with the services you received from our firm. I cannot respond with specifics as you have left your review anonymously, which makes me suspicious that this is not a legitimate review to begin with. Furthermore, I am bound by the Attorney-Client Privilege which would preclude me from discussing the details of your case in this public forum. In August President Trump wrote on Twitter: "When you see 'anonymous source,' stop reading the story, it is fiction!" Should this rule be applied to you? Should we stop reading your story because it is fiction? Nevertheless, our very experienced and highly qualified staff is instructed on setting up office appointments or phone conferences with our clients to deal with any type of problems that arise relating to their family law matter. If you truly were our client we would have discussed this with you during our initial consultation and you would have known this. We can't deal with a client's case without strong communication with our client. We make ourselves available to deal with your family law issues, period. That's why you would hire us. We at the Family Law and Wealth Preservation Mediation Center work hard to succeed on behalf of our clients in all aspects of representation and I am certain we would have done the same in your case. If you had an issue with how your case was handled, you should have contacted me directly rather than defame me in social media. Sometimes clients just don't want to follow their attorney's advice. There can be disagreement going into court and a client can do the opposite of what an attorney might advise him or her to do in court. Sometimes a client just needs to pull it together before going into court and an attorney's job is to try to help a client do that. We wish you the best in all you do.
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Experience
Education
1980
Whittier College School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
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