Melvin C Belli

Melvin and his partner, Robert helped me in a very long lasting and serious and complicated case that many attorney's did not want to handle. Melvin and Robert went above and beyond their call of duty in the case and fought hard to get results in a case that was based more on integrity and what was right than a financial incentive. In the end, I was able to prevail, finding peace with a difficult situation and restoring my faith in the Justice System. I am very grateful to these two attorneys and give my highest regards. Thank you Melvin and Robert, I am eternally grateful!

I was sued for the second time in 7 years by a family member for partition of a home and property that had been a family gathering place for decades and was important to the family (at least to my half of the family). It had traditionally been jointly owned with no issues that were serious, but that had changed. The attorney I hired for the first lawsuit had averted the forced sale of the property through mediation, however he had retired so I hired a local attorney for the second lawsuit (same partition action) and he was just was not approaching the case the way it needed to be so I let him go and desperately sought a go getter. I needed someone special who cared about the human side of our story and had empathy and that was exactly what I got when I hired Melvin Belli. Mr. Belli changed everything. He left no stone unturned and with his no nonsense manner he was aggressive in fighting every aspect of the case which was important to myself and my family. Since a partition sale is a forced sale we had few options but Melvin made sure those options were beneficial to our side. We ended up in mediation again but Melvin had prepared a surprise for them. He instituted the help of a neighboring third party adjacent to the property when they placed their offer for the property in front of the judge. The third party pushed the cost of the property to three times what they had offered for our half and to nearly the full cost of the entire appraisal. If we were going to be forced to sell Mr. Belli wanted to ensure that the beneficiaries to our half were not left with nothing. Losing the property to a family member that didn't value the sentimental attachments any of us had to the property was upsetting and the money in no way replaced the property, however in the end, the amount they did pay was a hugely satisfying as their heart was tied to money and the last thing they saw coming. Mr. Belli out lawyered them and once he sunk his teeth in he didn't let go. Mr. Belli's father was a famed attorney from Northern California whom I had heard and read about. I can tell you that those that know the Belli name shudder when they hear the name if they are up against him and with good cause. I can tell you first hand that Melvin C. Belli does not work in the shadow of his famous father but makes his own shade. I highly recommend Melvin C. Belli. He is a wonderful human being as well as an attorney.