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Posted by Tin Cheung Barry | October 17, 2016 | Hired Attorney

the best attorney to get in SF

the case was delay by the DA office a lot of times, it took around 15-18 month before we head to the jury trail. nors was helping me to fight the case, working hard on finding the witness where in the police reports which took a long time from the DA to us. i was worry at the start because it is the ...first time, but nors told me it will be alright. and turn out to be alrite. we finally set a jury trail day after a long wait and in the trail Nors perform incredibly, with all the evident he gathers we win the case with ease. this is the best attorney you can get , he is smart, knowledge, hard working, and just simply great. i m especially thanksful that he help me fight this case and keep me in faith that i will win. with all his hardwork, we finally win the case. he is great and the best PS: i sure do hope that there is a video for the jury trail, so i can show everyone who read this reveiw of how great Nors did.

Posted by Oliver | June 20, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Relieved and happy

Nors definitely provided a sigh of relief. From the moment we gave him my DUI case, I was able to let go of the constant stress that was impacting my day to day life, and focus on the present and future. Nors was able to get all my DUI charges dismissed resulting in a greatly reduced sentence. Nors w...as able to enter a plea of no contest to a reduced charge of wreckless driving involving alcohol, "wet and reckless". I was placed to 3 years of INFORMAL probation, three months of DUI school and $1,073 fine, which is an immense difference in the sentencing I was facing with a DUI charge. He even kept my license from becoming suspended. I received this charge while on vacation, and would not have been able to handle the case without Nors. I am happy I found him. My probationary period is now ending and I intend to hire Nors again to process my expungement. He and his staff are a pleasure to work with and it is my pleasure to do business with them again.

Posted by anonymous | May 30, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Don't be like me. Retain Nors and seat back and enjoy the ride.

Nors is a true DUI trial lawyer. He actually takes many DUI cases to jury trials unlike other DUI lawyers who would rather pressure their own clients to accept DA's offers to close the cases before going to trials. Before you retain a lawyer, ask him/her if he recently defended a client on a DUI ju...ry trial. I bet you most will say no. Why is this so important? Because reputation is everything. When the DA office reviews your case, they know which lawyer is defending you. DA office also knows which DUI lawyer is a pushover (their pet) who will accept any offers they throw at the defendant, and which lawyer is to be respected. So, it is your best interest to retain a reputable DUI lawyer who actually has a track record of winning DUI jury trials. The last thing DA wants to do is waste so much resources and time on a jury trial and lose. Hiring a real deal like Nors will force DA office to think over your case real carefully. I didn't know anything I wrote above last year when I was charged with DUI, and paid huge tuition of retaining two lawyers. My case had a good chance of getting dropped since my BAC was 0.08 on the dot, and 3 out of 4 testings were actually below 0.08. I hold a professional license and it is hell to renew the license with any dent in my criminal record. I wanted my DUI charge to be dropped. I initially retained one of the most reviewed and highest rated DUI lawyers. Unfortunately, I found out first hand that he is a high volume DUI "settlement" lawyer, and not a trial lawyer. When I rejected DA's offer of wet reckless, this lawyer demanded $20,000 up front to take the case to a jury trial, which is a ridiculous rate even for a highly successful lawyer. It was basically his way of saying 'Accept the DA's offer or find another lawyer'. I got the hint and searched for another DUI lawyer who actually takes cases to jury trials. I spoke to Nors on the phone several times before retaining him to substitute in for the other lawyer. Right away Nors requested breathalyzer accuracy check records, which wasn't done by the previous lawyer. A day before my trial date, Nors and I met at the location where I got pulled over, and went over everything in the police report in detail. On the day of the trial, Nors was ready for the battle, and the DA knew they were pushing their luck. The DA office dropped the DUI charge completely. No fine, no class, no record, and not even a traffic violation ticket.

Posted by SR | May 23, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Great experience

This was the first time I've ever needed a lawyer, but given that Nors was fantastic as a person and a professional, and the outcome was what I wanted, I can only give him rave reviews. There is no way I would have received the same outcome with a public defender. Thank you, Nors, for making a nightm...are turn into a relatively painless experience.

Posted by Kevin | February 21, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Outstanding & amazing lawyer

DUIs aren't a joke and a 2nd one is even worse, but when you pin having a few other dreadful details on there as well, things just get more drastic and everything looks grim. I had called a few lawyers after my incident but they all sounded the same during the consultation. Each stated very vague det...ails and answering questions in a broad manner, and some seemed a bit reluctant on taking up my case. However, when I finally came across Nors Davidson, he was spectacular and very understanding. He had far beyond answered all my questions thoroughly, and gave in extra details on how the whole court procedure would proceed, and put in step by step the course of action that would need to be done. Furthermore, he was the only lawyer out of many that I called that actually wanted my case. He had stated with great emphasis how because he had spent a amount of his time in San Francisco and having attended school here, that it was a case he wanted to take on because he is very familiar with the people and court in San Francisco. I knew then and there that Nors was who I wanted to represent me in this case. When the time came for a conference meeting with him, he was very friendly and welcoming. Initially, I had felt restless and terrified about the whole ordeal, and that it was the end of the world, but Nors had reassured me 100% that people make mistakes and that it isn't the end of the world because there was a fighting chance. Whenever I had any questions arise, he would answer with great knowledge and when something was unclear because law vocabulary and the whole procedure may be a bit confusing, he had broken it down into more simple terms. Throughout the whole court hearings/procedures, Nors was very attentive and showed up to the court accordingly and on time. He kept me up to date on whenever I had to show up in court or when it was optional to do so. He's very reputable as a lot of the lawyers were striking up a conversation with him and was familiar with the court officials. Nors represented me at every step in the way and put up the best fight that he possibly could. Even in the event of him getting into an accident himself during his personal time, he still took the liberty to show up to represent me in court when he could've rescheduled, and on his off days he would return phone calls. Most lawyers would take on whatever bargain the DA first proposed, as they want to get the whole procedure over with already, but Nors went beyond and encouraged me to fight for a better deal and that was what I wanted. He believed that he would be able to bargain a much better deal after the first hearing and put forth with confidence that it would be a satisfying outcome. I wanted to minimize as much of the problem as I could but given my circumstances, the evidence was clearly against me and so were the odds but I was intent on putting up a fight. After much negotiations and going back and forth, Nors got the what he believed to be the best deal which to him was outstanding and a very lucky and amazing bargain. The outcome wasnt having a DUI charge dropped, which wouldve been a godsend bargain, but rather I had 3 other misdemeanor charges dropped, no jail time, the least time required for a probation class, as well as SWAP reduced from 30 days to 0 days which was outstanding and a very pleasing outcome, and I'm still very thankful for such an amazing deal! You won't go wrong with having Nors Davidson represent you, and I highly recommend him to anyone who feels like things are grim. Throughout the process, he gave the persona that he wasn't just your lawyer, but your friend as well. Outstanding professional representation in court, and very amiable during outside meetings and phone calls. If you ever run into troubles, give this man a call, because I definitely will be if trouble ever knocked on my doorstep again!

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