Donna Carol Santo

Donna Carol Santo

also known as SANTO MEHAS A Professional Law Corporation

4.6
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 45 years

Family Lawyer at Ventura, CA
Practice Areas: Family, Elder Law

840 County Square Drive, Suite 247, Ventura, CA

About Donna

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Family 95%

I am a Certified Family Law Specialist, the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. We focus on serving family in all aspects of family law and helping them preserve their family's wealth.

48 years

95%
Elder Law 5%

We deal in all areas of Elder Law.

19 years

5%

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Licenses

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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Donna Carol Santo's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

22 Client Reviews

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Posted by Chris | December 27, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Supportive and Professional

Concern for my personal well being through the divorce process was present from our initial meeting. The process was thoroughly described and projections on the length of time to achieve the outcome made clear. The financial projection was painful but provided me time I needed to arrange my assets. I... have the highest recommendations for this office.

Donna Santo

Replied last December 27, 2020

Thank you, Chris, we so much appreciate your kind words. We had a lot of work to do with your case but you were a wonderful client who understood exactly what needed to be done to get through a very difficult time. We wish you great luck with your business, family, and all that you do.

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...or communication, I was unable to get a hold of her throughout the proceedings, she avoided talking with me. Costly loss on my end. She seems like she is just burned out. AVOID.

Donna Santo

Replied last October 17, 2018

I'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 David | September 12, 2018 | Divorce & Separation

Donna and her staff are great at guiding a case and reducing contention.

Donna Santo and Patricia Lamas did a great job on my divorce, steering and guiding me on matters when possible, insisting that I take other actions when necessary. They kept the case on track, knew which options were optimal, and responded well to my preferences for proceeding. They kept legal bills ...to a minimum as they worked expertly on my behalf, using their extensive experience and good relationships with other lawyers to reduce contention. Their office staff, especially Chad Hogan, were always helpful, and billing was always fair.

Donna Santo

Replied last September 12, 2018

Thank you for the your heartfelt accolades. Our entire staff appreciated the opportunity to work with you.

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Experience

Rating:  6.7 (Good)

Education

1980

Whittier College School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

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