Paul Edward Lerandeau

I am fortunate to have Paul Lerandeau as my divorce attorney. Paul is highly compassionate, brilliant, helpful and charismatic to my legal information needs. Furthermore, he is very quick to respond to my inquiries and provides multiple options of solid advice and counsel. Paul made sure I receive...d an order of temporary support and payment of attorney's fees. I am always updated on my case and receive every piece of documentation produced. I highly recommend Paul for legal representation.

Having lived in Canada and knowing no-one as Family Law Attorney in Fresno California, I was so lucky to have been referred to Paul and his team by my lawyer in Canada. I was so stressed and had a really difficult time going through a complicated divorce filed far away from where I used to live. Hiri...ng Paul was one of the best decisions ever. He was always supportive, caring, diligent and understanding. My calls and emails were always responded by him or his nice and kind staff quickly. The service was phenomenal. I couldn't be more pleased. Thank you for all the time and effort you put in for me. I will never ever forget your help and support in my case. I highly recommend him to any person who needs to hire a Family Law Attorney.

I was blessed to have had Paul Lerandeau as my divorce attorney! After being in my marriage for over 25 years, I was in complete devastation when it came to an end. Paul took my case and was very sensitive to my emotions and needs. I had no idea how to begin my divorce. He guided me on how to begin a... new chapter in my life as my divorce process began. He made the best recommendations on how to begin by moving on with another home. As I was stressing on how to support my three kids through college as well as hire a divorce attorney, Paul became sensitive to my fears and worked with me. He was always available to me and was able to produce the best case in my defense. He did his best to be as affordable as possible for me. I was always updated on my case and received every piece of documentation produced. Paul saw a lot of my tears and yet I always was reassured that I would be okay. And he was right. When my divorce was final he gave me his final advice on how to continue a safe and healthy life with my kids. I was sad to know that I would no longer see him and cried. Years later I have continued to share my sad and happy, successful life events with him via email. I have grown to be the best mom and friend to many others. And I can thank Paul and his staff for this success. Because my case has been closed for almost six years, his office was kind to have called me and offer copies of any of my files before shredding them. I have so much respect and love for this attorney and friend! I highly and strongly recommend him to any person in need to hire a family law and divorce attorney!

Paul very ably handled my complex child custody dispute involving three jurisdictions (including one in a foreign country), an appellate angle, and a very deep-pocketed ex. He was accessible when I called, his staff were unfailingly polite and capable, and ultimately the matter was sent to the jurisd...iction where it belonged. I was impressed, and I'm a lawyer myself. Even more importantly, he knew what his strengths were as well what he needed to defer to outsiders. He found a superb expert for me, and brought a subpoena against a branch of government that I frankly wouldn't have thought would result in a reply--but it did. That was great work. Paul's fees were quite reasonable. And he impressed me as a fundamentally decent person who works his way through the family law courts by dint of his outstanding knowledge of the law. But also because other people--judges and opposing counsel--respect him for his forthright, fair, and results-oriented outlook. Often family law litigants feel compelled to engage a jerk for a lawyer, which is ultimately counterproductive. Paul is not that; he is tough, and certainly not a pushover, but he was always conscious of what was in the best interests of my child (who, as it turns out, is the same age as his). The result was certainly good for me and for my family. I recommend Paul to other family law litigants without reservation.

I have worked with many attorneys in my personal life, but more so in my professional career and I have to say that Paul Lerandeau is without question the finest attorney that I have ever met. Simply put, he is a real stand-up guy. But what makes Paul a special attorney is his dedication to his clien...ts, the "diplomatic tenacity" that he applies to his work ethics, and his natural ability to "think outside the box". He doesn't miss a trick. In my situation he performed what I called "Paul's magic". I was married to a lady who was a French citizen. Prior to us getting married, with the belief that she would inherit a sizable amount of high valued property in the South of France, my soon-to-be-wife asked me to sign a prenuptial agreement. I had no problem with that. Six years later we were going through a divorce. Paul represented me in this matter. I had told Paul that we had a prenuptial agreement that was written and filed in France, but that my copy had strangely disappeared. The only information I had was that the document was written in July of 1998 by a Notary (a very high level position in France) in a small city about a two hour drive north of Aix-en-Provence. I also remembered that the city had a small "Coca Cola Memorabilla Museum" in it. Paul wrote a letter to my estranged wife's attorney requesting a copy of the document. A few days later Paul called me and said, "I've got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that I received a response from your wife's Attorney and she said that they don't know anything about any prenuptial agreement. The good news is that I found the city that you signed the prenuptial agreement in. It was in Salon-de-Provence. I also found the Notary who wrote the prenuptial agreement and he just faxed it to me. Oh ya and I just faxed it to your wife's attorney so she could have a copy too." Well I was absolutely amazed!! I'm thinking, how did he do that?? But Paul's magic wasn't over quite yet. When we went to Court for our Pre-Trial Hearing the Judge looked at the prenuptial agreement. It was written in French and it referenced French Laws. The Judge told Paul that she wanted an attorney who was a member of the California and French Bar Association to translate the document into English and explain how the French Laws related to California Laws. I thought, oh no, how do I find a guy like that? The next day Paul found that guy. At that point the show was about over. And my divorce was over too. Thank you Paul.... During the time that Paul represented me he consistently displayed the highest levels of integrity, honesty and I would have to say brilliance. If you need help with anything involving Family Law in Fresno County or maybe even anywhere in the Central Valley, do yourself a favor and call Paul Lerandeau. You'll thank me later. Tim O'Leary