Kristine S Karila's Reviews

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4.6 /5.0

33 Client Reviews

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Posted by Suzanne | April 30, 2012 | Employment & Labor

Expert in Employment Law

Kristine Karila helped me with an employment situation. I found her very knowledgeable and helpful. She assisted me in understanding my case and available options. I would definitely use her again and refer her to anyone that needs help dealing with employment issues.

Posted by anonymous | April 29, 2012 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Overtime Issues

Ms. Karila has been nothing but helpful and informative through this whole process. It is nice to feel that you have someone helping fight for you when it feels like an entire company is against you. I have had no issues with her even remotely close to what is described by the previous reviewer and... this seems to be her area of expertise. I would say she was the perfect choice for my needs. Just to clarify, the other side has gone through 4 lawyers because her excellent representation. I would say that is pretty good.

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Posted by anonymous | April 25, 2012 | Employment & Labor

Consider someone else...

Reconsider if you're planning on retaining services, attorney agreed to write a settlement demand letter to my employer. Attorney agreed to write letter knowing I had no "right to sue" nor did I plan on closing case with DFEH. Attorney requested funds on a Tuesday, by Friday attorney informed me she ...could not write letter unless I provided her with "right to sue" from DFEH. The following week, I reminded attorney of agreement, then attorney told me she was charging me per minute for our conversation (something we never discussed). Following the conversation I decided to end our client/attorney relationship, I asked for my documents/funds back, she refused to return funds and told me I would have to wait 3 weeks before I could have my documents back. Huh? Her reasons for not returning funds, she reviewed documents and charged me for every conversation (minus free consultation). However, attorney never told me she was charging me for our calls, we only agreed to letter and the documents she reviewed were Workman Comp documents, a practice attorney does not specialize in. After being accused of being "under the influence" by attorney, I gave up and filed complaint with State Bar. Never compromise, just keep looking even if the offer is too good.

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Posted by anonymous | March 06, 2011 | Discrimination

Excellent Attorney!!!! Very Smart

Ms. Karila represented me in a pregnancy discrimination case. The case went very well. She did an excellent job.

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Calvin Chang

Employment and labor lawyer | Nov 04

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Mark Clay

Business lawyer | Aug 28

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"I highly endorse Mrs. Karila. Truly exceptional and caring attorney who achieves great results in representing clients! I want all people to contact her for help."

Jacklin Rad-Rastegar

Employment and labor lawyer | Jul 20

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William Bernard

Employment and labor lawyer | Jun 25

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George Henderson

Employment and labor lawyer | May 18

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"I endorse this lawyer. Based on her fine contributions here on the Avvo forum i find Attorney Karila to be first class advocate."

Aryeh Leichter

Employment and labor lawyer | May 06

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Sarah Hennessy

Unknown lawyer | Apr 21

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"I endorse this Kristine Karila. Hard working, skilled, and dedicated to the clients. A respected member within the legal community."

Raquel Fernandez-Flaherty

Business lawyer | Apr 20

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"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Karila provides excellent responses on the AVVO board and is a great asset to AVVO."

Michael Zoldan

Business lawyer | Feb 19

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Douglas Borthwick

Employment and labor lawyer | Jan 03

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Steven Alves

Employment and labor lawyer | Oct 17

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"Ms. Karila has earned a great reputation in the industry through years of providing good legal work to her clients. Her generous contributions to Avvo also showcase her expertise and advocacy skills through her thorough, analytical answers she gives in plain English that any client can understand. I would confidently recommend Ms. Karila to anyone seeking representation in the employment/ labor area of law."

Anna Stathis

Employment and labor lawyer | Oct 01

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Business lawyer | Jul 23

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Scott Miller

Employment and labor lawyer | Jun 04

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"Ms. Karila has been generous with his time in answering questions on Avvo. I have reviewed a number of those answers. She is an experienced and able attorney. I endorse Ms. Karila."

Abraham Chaparian

Employment and labor lawyer | May 27

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"I endorse this lawyer. It is clear by reading the answers and comments to questions posed on AVVO that this lawyer is a top notch attorney who is highly respected in the legal community."