Michael Robert Bracamontes

Mr. Bracamontes handled a tenant - landlord law suite on my behalf back in 2011. I knew what my landlord was doing was wrong; what I didn't know was whether he actions violated California law. Michael was very upfront with the retainer costs and made no promises regarding outcome. He did feel we had ...a good case. So we proceeded. The process took around 6 months. Michael and his team did a very good job in keeping me informed and making sure we did not miss any steps. Eventually, we made it to court and won a significant settlement. I will not hesitate to call on Mr. Bracamontes again.

This guy has a pretty office in a high rise in San Francisco, takes too many cases and so he screws them up along the way and takes advantage of his clients. There are some good attorneys out there but this guy is NOT one of them. Biggest mistake of my life. Reporting him to the state bar on ethic...s violations it was so bad. He is despicable. Beware.

After billing me for a procedural mistake that cost several thousand dollars and without as much as a goodbye, this lawyer ended his representation of my case to pursue his own personal interests, leaving mine in the hands of an attorney who was not prepared, not interested, and busy defending himsel...f against a long list of serious violations the State Bar Association was charging him with. Mr. Bracamontes refused to answer or return my phone calls for months and when he finally took one of my calls, claimed he could not remember any of the particulars he had gathered during conversations he'd had with the opposing side. He could not or would not provide an accounting or explanation of his time where the hours that were billed, seemed unusual or excessive. He could not refer to his notes because he said he had given them to the other attorney without making a copy for himself. He offered nothing in the way of retrieving them or locating these notes for review. The hourly rate of $275.00 was not comensurate with the level of experience in the specific area of law one should have nor the total time he had in practice of the law in general since passing the Bar. It may very well be the case that this lawyer had nothing to do with the invoices that were sent, but It is my opinion the charges on the bill were inflated. For example, if this lawyer had another attorney read the same letter, I was charged. If this lawyer didn't know the law, I was charged thousands of dollars for the time he spent reviewing it. Perhaps I am wrong in my believing that a lawyer who charges $275.00 an hour, should already know the law and any review should not be charged to the client. With regard to responsive, again, I found this area to be poor as it took 5 months to obtain an order for support. This lawyer provided inadequate means in which to reach him (during appropriate times) and as such, should have checked his voicemail from the office number. Because he failed to do so, damage to the case resulted and I incurred avoidable costs. If there were concerns with privacy, a $20.00 pay as you go cell phone could have been used. This attorney's actions or lack thereof had a direct impact on the final outcome of my case. I was ill prepared to represent myself, but as I was now holding a case, that, at this point no other attorney wanted and as I was now financially bankrupct, I had no choice. My technical/clerical mistakes combined with a Judge that hated self represented litigants, gave way to the most devastating final ruling I could have possibly received. My future outlook is very dim. This lawyer's attitude was cold and without concern for my situation. He made no effort to remember facts, he made no offer to provide notes, and his "best of luck" wish was of no value whatsoever. I was misled. This attorney came off very friendly, kind, and appeared as ethical as they come. If there was a category for ability as an Actor...I would have given a rating of excellent. If I had known what I do now...Mr Bracamontes would never be considered a candidate. In keeping with the community guidelines, my review is meant to provide those seeking legal representation something to consider when choosing. This was my experience. It does not mean it will be someone elses. I regret that I did not receive the level of representation that other people have reported here, however, the source of those reviews may be questionable.