Charles Francis Carbone

Mr Carbone is such an excellent Attorney. My son had been a prisoner for 35 long years. He had several attorneys in that time several board hearings . All of the previous attorneys did not seem to care ,my son was just an item move on to the next . My family and I heard Mr Carbone was the best in Cal...ifornia .We live East about 2500 miles . We needed someone we could trust. . Believe me you can trust him We hired him he went different times to see my son did everything he said he would do .he got a parole date . My. Son has been bless with his freedom a year this month . After 35 years Charles Carbone helped him to be a free man .if you need someone to direct & teach you what to do to go before the board . He is the correct attorney. This family and my son respect Charles Carbone very much he is a very intelligent ,caring, compassionate man toward the inmate and family .We will always be grateful to him .

My name is Sally. I am the mother of Raymond, who is a former client of Mr. Carbone. It was an answer to my prayers that Mr. Carbone began to represent my son, Raymond. He had been denied parole several times. Mr. Carbone is such a unique attorney. He believes in his work and the effort it takes ...to sustain it. Mr. Carbone began representing Raymond, I believe, around 2007. Mr. Carbone took his case up to the 3rd Court of Appeals. Raymond was released on parole July 8, 2012, if I remember correctly. I don't believe anyone could be better represented. Mr. Carbone is such a hard worker and is so dedicated to his clients.

My family retained Mr. Carbone for my 7th board hearing, He worked with me for over a year preparing for my hearing, He was always up front with me and let me know what I needed to do to obtain parole, and in was no cake walk but with Charles guidance and his support I'm a free man now and I truly be...lieve without his help and guidance I would still be in prison, He gave me the tools and knowledge to go into that hearing and achieve my freedom.

I am able too, with pleasure, write this post, because of the professionalism, insight, dedication and hard work Charles displayed while handling my case. I had proclaimed my innocence since my arrest and it appeared to fall on deaf ears (at-least when it comes to attorneys). My past experience was d...ismal at best. All that "they" made sure to be on top of was, their fee. I was blessed to have Charles in my corner. He was able to see through all the extenuating circumstances and get to the heart of the case. In doing so, He was able to ferret out the truth and I am free today because of this. The time between when my family called him and, when he visited me, it was 3 days. During that meeting he was able to formulate a game plan and he followed through to a tee. He was amazing with my family and friends and made me feel heard and supported. At the hearing, he garnered the respect and attention from the BPH commissioners as well as the DA. He performed brilliantly and did so without seemingly having to work at it. His intelligence and knowledge of the law is remarkable. And most importantly, he is a decent man with a big heart! He cares and made me feel supported. It is without reservation that I fully endorses Mr. Charles Carbone! He is the REAL DEAL!!!!!

In the years before retaining Charles Carbone to be my incarcerated daughter's attorney in 2007, my daughter had already appeared before a Parole Board a few times, and had been denied each time. During those appearances, my daughter had struggled with being forthcoming while answering the Board's q...uestions, usually because the Board wanted explicit answers regarding the nature of her crime, and my daughter was still having trouble verbalizing details. As soon as Charles became involved with my daughter's case, she became more self-confident. His support allowed her to believe that she deserved to be set free, and his relentless preparation helped guide her focus toward the most pertinent issues of her case. Together, they developed such a trust in each other that she was then able to reach, and then face, her intermost fears which, in turn, allowed her to present a more stable psychological profile before the Board. In late 2008, I was devastated financially by the economic/bank meltdown, and was rendered unable to continue my financial support for my daughter's legal fees. Instead of dropping the case, like 95% of all lawyers out there would have done, Charles forged ahead with my daughter's case pro-bono until such time as I could get back on my feet financially, and citing as his only excuse that: "I believe she deserves to be set free!" Since Charles Carbone has been involved with my daughter's parole attempts, she has obtained a "Suitable For Parole" verdict from three consecutive, different Parole Boards, all of which have then been denied by the Governor's office. My daughter is still incarcerated today because of those denials but, in no way, should that imply a deficiency in Charles' representation. He's done everything necessary to get those decisions to the Governor's desk. The positive recommendation from the Governor's own Board SHOULD be enough, especially after reaching that level three times. After that, the only explanation available is that there must be some sort of politics involved which, I believe, is something Charles has no control over. Our appeal of the latest denial is under way and our only hope, at this point, seems to be to catch whomever is going to make this next decision having "a good day"! In summary, Charles Carbone has had such a positive impact on my daughter's outlook in life, and in her state of mind in general, that I could never imagine anyone else more capable than he is at handling my daughter's representation. We've got the right man for the job, and now, as a lifelong friend. Thank you for your time.