Vijay Dinakar

I hired Vijay few months back for my petty theft case, He was very helpful. At the first meeting he gave insight of all the possible outcomes. He was very patient while explaining all my silly questions. As promised he was able to get me a diversion program after talking to DA. Now my case is dismiss...ed and case was not filed by DA. It was the best possible outcome for my case considering my Immigration status. I would highly recommend anyone to Vijay . Thank you Vijay. God bless you.

Words can not describe how fortunate I am to have found Vijay Dinakar to take up my case. Vijay literally saved my life and my future. I came to the US from India several years back on H1B visa after graduating with masters degree from high ranking university. A couple years back I got married... in India. Things were good but shortly we began constant arguing. She wanted to go home and began talking to relatives on how to do this. Once after we argued she called 911 and lied and said I hit and choked her and hit her many times before. I told the truth but the police arrested me and charged me with felony domestic violence. I later found she had consulted domestic violence shelter on what to say to try to get U Visa. After paying bail bonds I frankly had no idea what to do. I called few attorneys and hired a very famous attorney. In meantime my wife had flown back to India and filed dowry case against me. I tried to explain this background to my attorney but he did not care to hear. I frankly did not feel comfortable explaining the Indian issues in the case. In fact, I had great problems talking to him directly and only reached his assistants. This case dragged on for months and attorney wanted me to take deal which would deport me or he wanted more money to go to trial. Finally I found Vijay who agreed to take up the case. He understood exactly what had happened and said he had other cases just like this. He is born in the US but understands the Indian issues perfectly well. He personally interviewed many witnesses and took time to have Indian court documents translated. He consulted with my attorney in India that was taking care of dowry and marriage cases. He was expert in every device in the law and really fought to prove this case. I told Vijay that I could not take any deals so he went for the dismissal. He had investigator take statement from my wife which was contradictory. Finally we went to trial. On day of trial, the prosecutor decided to dismiss for insufficient evidence! I am now filing petition for factual innocence with Vijay to fully clear my name. Vijay is outstanding attorney who understands the concerns of immigrants like me. Highly recommended.

Last year I got in a lot of trouble during a crucial time in my life. Vijay got my felony case with immigration consequences down to a misdemeanor and made to so that I would not be in trouble with immigration because of this. This was a very important stage in my life as I am about to finish school ...and look for jobs soon and without Vijay I would not be still here.

Last year, I was charged with a DV case and also other counts of charges. Needless to say, this is very serious to me and my family, especially with the immigration consequence. With Vijay's help, the case was dismissed this April. Initially, I was really stressed and had no ideas of the legal p...rocesses and consequences. I quickly found 2 local lawyers by googling. Both have great reviews from Google/Yelp. One seems to be experienced and engaging but was not really interested in my story; after 10 mins of the conversation, the only thing he talked about is the consequence of this charge (which everyone could google to learn) and the amount of money he would charge for the case. I thanked him and talked to another for obvious reasons. The other one is great, she was friendly and listening carefully to me. And she did walk me through some general guidelines, the legal processes of the case, and the possible anger management courses we could take to help the case at that point. Still I had my doubts, so I later posted a question in AVVO. Vijay responded promptly; I talked to him through the phone for around 20 minutes-- the first impression of the conversation was great that I knew he is knowledgeable and professional-- he CARED to give you advice, no matter you are retaining him or not. I then asked for an appointment. During the meeting, he again carefully listened to my story the 2nd time, although we just went through this from the phone conversation. In fact, I brought my wife with me and he provided brief consultation for her and clarify all questions she had as well. The meeting lasted for over an hour or so. He literally articulated all the details in ways that we could understand, not just legal terms. He then enumerated the possible outcomes of the case, and the strategies he would take at each stage. Again he really cared to listen to and explain the details to us-- only after I asked to retain him, he then bring up the topic and his charging is fairly reasonable. I immediately retained him as my attorney after the meeting. Of course, he could not be my wife's advisor, so he recommended another lawyer to stand for my wife. During the course of the case, It's a long dragging process, months after months and one court appearance after another. He responsively answered any doubts I have through text, email, or phone calls. Vijay constantly advised me on the case, informed me the development and then explained the strategies against the case. He resolves a case with a methodological way like he stated in our first meeting. He is thorough with all the details and evidence, and that's how I got the case dismissed in the 2nd pretrial. I am very thankful to him, my wife and my friends-- they have given me the 2nd chance to move on with my life and I have learned my lessons. I wish Vijay all the best and will highly recommend him to anyone in need!

I am so pleased with my decision to hire Vijay Dinakar! I immediately felt a sense of ease upon entering his office as I was able to comfortably speak with him regarding my domestic violence case. In fact, after meeting with him, I felt like he was my brother...my friend...my warrior all in one ...and was confident in his ability to fight for me and defend my life. I was facing deportation and loss of my job as well as my child and was completely hopeless. However everything changed for the better due to the efforts and persistence of Mr. Dinakar who was able to have my case dismissed! He delivered as promised and I absolutely owe him much more than words can ever express. Thank you for being an amazing attorney!