Leslie Anne Slade

Leslie Slade guided us on a the purchase of an investment property in Santa Barbara, CA in October of 2010. She was a true professional throughout, and I wouldn't hesitate to use her again. Not an easy sale, due to extreme conditions of the property (disrepair) , and the requirement for multiple i...nspections and estimates to be coordinated with the seller. She put up with all of our requests for extra visits prior to closing, making certain that everything that needed to get done was completed, on schedule. She has excellent people skills. She's also a detail person. Leslie was acting in a dual agent role - representing both buyer and seller. There's a delicate balance that has to be struck when acting in this capacity, and I give her high marks for treating both sides fairly. There were compromises in which we, the buyer, and the seller had to meet in the middle, and Leslie made both parties feel like her role was simply to facilitate a fair and ethical transaction. She did this with true professionalism. I've worked with many lawyers and agents over the past twenty years as an investor and manager of property. Leslie ranks among the very highest.

Miss Slade has all the positive virtues one expects from a good attorney. But then she startles you with her best and overriding quality, imagination! She views your situation with fresh eyes and a new perspective that make other, less obvious solutions suddenly apparent. She has advised me on many p...roblems over several years: 1). “A property line dispute with neighbors over the border of my home"; 2). "A Major Studio employment agreement, dealing with creative rights"; 3).“A custody battle being waged by my son over my infant grandson." In these three cases she was able to view the problem with original insight and an imaginative approach to ending the dispute. An additional perk: Leslie Slade is a very pleasant and comfortable person to work with.