Charles Francis Carbone

I wouldn't be the free woman I am today if it weren't for Charles Carbone. Each legal visit and mail correspondence left me feeling empowered and aware that I did have a chance of being released. He answered all my questions, listened to my fears and was through in preparing me for the most importan...t day of my incarceration... my parole hearing. Charles protected me under the law and made sure it was adhered to. Charles consistently communicated with my family and also prepared them for the parole hearing process. He was compassionate and answered any questions they had. He also helped me better understand how my actions and decisions landed me in prison. This was important to gaining insight and aided me in articulating myself. I am grateful I had Charles as my attorney because of his drive, tenacity and skill I am free and reunited with my family.

And I mean real life saver. I had given up hope for my bother to ever come out from prison. Then one day someone recommended Mr. Carbone I spoke to him and hired him . He worked very hard on his case always courteous and would always called me back on timely matter. Long story short we couldn't have ...done it without his knowledge and expertise. My brother is to be released soon. My mother is very old now but she will get a chance to be her son before it is too late. Thank you from all of us. God bless you.

Charles Carbone is an excellent Attorney. He know the law and he really cares about his clients. I was excepting a 5 years for my initial at least that was what I was told. When I had asked Charles he did not lie to me. He is a honest person with high expectations. Today I am a FREE WOMEN its been 3... years and I an totally grateful to Mr. 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 .

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.