Paul E. Schonauer

I recently saw Paul after learning he had successful experience representing tenants in landlord-tenant disputes. I was pleasantly surprised by his simple, yet effective strategy of initiating contact with my landlord after receiving a Notice of Termination of Tenancy. In my mind, I assumed we would ...approach the situation by throwing all the legal formalites and jargon in a letter, but I was quickly impressed with his idea of starting out with a simple phone call. Knowing that my landlord was well within his legal right to evict me, I was amazed to hear that Paul was able to get the Notice rescinded and allow me to continue my tenancy at a place I've called home for more than 6 years. Not only was I satisfied with his assistance, but so was my landlord. Paul is affordable, wastes no time, and will treat you (and those you're disputing with) with the utmost respect, and truly speaks on your behalf as he would his own family. As someone in the legal field with many connections, take my word for it, Paul Schonauer is one of the few attorneys in Santa Barbara that truly cares for his clients, and will treat your problem like it was his own, which is uncommon these days. Thank you, Paul, for all your assistance in a very stressful situation!!

Paul Schonauer has recently worked on a case for me. He works fast and thorough. His knowledge of the laws that are relevant to my situation went way beyond what I'd heard from (6) other lawyers. He was also quick to discover specifics that others had not seen which are extremely important to my case.... Schonauer is sharp & skillfully - doesn't waste anytime. I trust him- no fluff - but real.

Paul handled my divorce case, and I was impressed by his organizational skills and professionalism. He is practical in dealing with all the parties concerned, uses his knowledge of the law to inform my real-life situation, and is flexible enough to work with what is relevant in my case (something no...t all attorneys do).