Donna Carol Santo

SANTO MEHAS A Professional Law Corporation Donna Santo Mehas is a very professional lawyer, along with a very professional staff. I was searching for a lawyer familiar with military law, and Donna was the top of the search!! I needed a divorce attorney, and she has amazing military knowledge. S...he kept me up to date on everything and if I did not understand something she was very patient and explained in detail, until I completely understood the situation. When it came down to spousal support, a lump sum was not satisfactory, and Donna "fought" for me until I was awarded a lump sum and full monthly spousal support (we did not have children) and now I am able to live comfortably without worrying if I am going to make ends meet. If you need a professional lawyer, whether or not you need military law, consider Donna Santo Mehas, you will definitely NOT be disappointed!!

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.

I consulted with Donna Santo regarding my complex family law case and was immediately impressed with her professionalism, knowledge and experience. Throughout my case I was given status updates and was able to pick up the phone and contact Donna. I never felt lost during the process. Donna was abl...e to answer all of my questions and respond to all of my concerns. My ex wife went through several attorneys and even was self-represented for a while. Through all of this, Donna stayed the course, went to trial and we prevailed on all issues. Because of Donna’s ability to understand real property laws, ours was in another country, complex income tax issues, self-employment and corporation income components, breach of fiduciary duty in my case, we were able to present our well-prepared case to the court. Donna, through her vast experience, was able to give me my financial life back and has made it possible for me to plan for my future. Needless to say I am pleased with the outcome in my case and highly recommend Donna, and her very helpful staff, to anyone needing a professional Family Law Attorney in Ventura County. Dan G.