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Posted by anonymous | February 23, 2012

Professional, responsive, knowledgeable

Stephanie was a great attorney to have for my DUI case. Her experience includes having worked with the Santa Clara DA's office, which gives her a perspective from the prosecution side of things. She very clearly explained to me what angles we could attack my particular case from. She saved me the tim...e of having to spend hours scouring the web on the legal and DMV associated issues with my case. I ended up getting the best outcome I could for my case. She would respond to my inquiries and questions promptly. Most importantly though, I felt I could trust her as my attorney as she came off as genuine and seemed to really care about helping me get the best out of my case. The same cannot be said for some of the DUI attorneys hired by my friends, who ended up with a harsher sentence and spent more money.

Posted by anonymous | June 20, 2011

Anyone is legal misery must consult her for the best possible solution

- June 2011- Stephanie is the most compassionate, genuine and reliable criminal attorney in the Santa County with high level of experience and expertise in dealing with the most complicated cases in the best possible manner. We are so very grateful to her for rescuing us from the DV nightmare we pa...ssed through recently. My husband and I are blessed to have her by our side. We would recommend her to any one suffering from a legal despair and not knowing whom to approach. She is the most reasonable and undoubtedly the best in bay area. A Very Thankful Client-Couple (B & M)

Posted by Valerie | February 03, 2011

Caring and reliable, excellent attorney.

I was impressed with Stephanie right away. I left her a voice mail and she returned my phone call within 45 minutes. I had been in a car accident and was arrested with DUI charges. I was very stressed about what was going to happen, and Stephanie made me feel very comfortable and it was so easy to be... myself and talk to her openly about the whole thing. She never made me feel like I was the bad guy, she was very empathetic. Any time I called and left messages, she always called me back right away. I believe Stephanie helped me out tremendously with my case and I am so happy that I had her to defend and support me. When I was not able to leave work to meet with her to review the details of my court case coming up, she offered to come meet me at my place of work and did just that. In my place of business, we strive to go "Above and Beyond", and I feel that this is exactly what she did for me, was go above and beyond. I would definitely reccomend her and would absolutely use her services again. (Although that will not be happening, I have learned my lesson!)

Posted by Rene | November 09, 2010

Stephanie is a life saver!

Stephanie saved my life by representing me. She is a great Lawyer and a great person all around.

Posted by anonymous | September 05, 2010

Stephanie helped us achieve the best result we want

My husband got an accident and under influence of medical condition. He left the site without exchange information to the other party. The police was not convinced by his statement and he was charged by hit and run. It was the worst nightmare for him and the whole family. It is also our first time t...o deal with lawyer. I found Stephanie's name in the Avvo recommendation list and she is exactly what we were looking for. She helped us dismiss the case. This is the best outcome that we liked to have. Here is what my observation of Stephanie and why she can achieve: 1. Stephanie is not a non-sense person. She is a very frank person and always get the point. She will not waste her time. When she tells you what she can do, I feel very comfortable with her. If any significant thing happen, she will update you right away and tell you to do as soon as possible. If she does not contact you, that means everything is well taken care of, no need to worry. 2. Stephanie is very competent and proactive. She spent most of her time up front and preparing work. She deals with DA at the earliest time and set the tone for the whole process. Because of this, she can handle the case very effectively. Way before the first court appearance, she pretty much already finishs the case and the final thing you are waiting for is the paper work. 3. Stephanie is very good at the critical thinking and very creative. She can find out some bargain that does not looks so obvious to benifit her client. She created her point to convince the DA and to achive the best results for her client. 4. It seems to me that Stephanie does has the talent in what she is doing. It almost looks like no effort but the best result. 5. Because Stephanie can effectly solve her cases, the fee she charged is quite low compare to the other firm which I can not believe. Some firm will charge a flat fee which includes trial. For us, the trial fee and regular fee is seperated. If your case will not go to trial, the the fee is low. If it really needs to go to the trial, we need to make sure she will do all the work and hence should pay her and motivate the best job. We are definitely very happy with Stephanie and feel very lucy we were in the best hand. I can not imagine if our case were in some less competent lawyer's hand. The hardest part of deal with lawyer is to find the right person. I hope that Stephanie can help more pepole who really need help.

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