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Posted by anonymous | February 10, 2025 | Lawsuits & Disputes

His wife is a scammer

Not sure about Michael’s business, but his wife scammed me and sold me something online that was falsely advertised. When I asked for a refund she ignored me. I was never rude or disrespectful. She directed me to deal with her husband. I reached out to him and now he is enabling her fraud actions. Th...ey accused me of being hostile and a scary demeanor when I have screenshots of me being very nice and just wanting a refund for what they sold me not being what they advertised. He threatened me with a restraining order and to take legal civil action which is what is the route I have to go now because they kept my hard earned money. I tried buying a bed for my 3 year old daughter and now she is emotionally distressed due to his wife’s scamming. If he enables this type of scamming from his wife I can’t imagine how he runs a business. I did call the police and they advised I have a case for civil court. I feel it’s not even worth it but it’s the principal at this point. I am an honest person and he even told me I sound desperate. I guess I am but I’m honest and I’m a good person. Shame on them both!

Posted by Michelle | March 06, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Not For Tough Cases

We hired Mr. Dedecker for a legal guardianship case in Juvenile Dependency. While Mr. Dedecker is nice and professional, he is only worth hiring if you have an easy case. He isn't an attorney that will fight hard for you and go the distance. He isn't a trial attorney. We had to constantly beg and ...plead with him to address issues we were having. He didn't order the correct study we needed. He advised the day of trial, not to go to trial. If you don't go to trial, you can't appeal. After consulting with other attorneys, we are now aware of how badly our case was handled. We are truly sick of the outcome of our case. Also, please please be aware of attorneys who ask for an upfront retainer that is NOT returned to you if not used. Ask for an itemized bill. We truly regret hiring Mr. Dedecker.

Michael Dedecker

Replied last March 07, 2023

Thank you for your review and comments Michelle. I am grateful for whatever feedback I can get from my clients to help me serve you better. With that being said, I know the results of your case were very frustrating and not what you were looking for. However, the law is very intricate, and it’s very frustrating when justice is not carried out in a manner that benefits my clients. I value every client. As this is a family-oriented firm, I strive to make each client feel as though they are important and their case matters to me. Additionally, had you requested an itemized bill, I certainly would have provided one, which would have demonstrated that the retainer you paid was used, particularly when you refused to pay the remaining balance. I can assure you that extensive legal work was put into your case, including preparing and filing several legal documents, reading extensive amounts of emails, conducting a thorough legal research and case law review, communicating on a constant basis, setting up a bonding assessment, attending multiple hearings including pre-trial and trial dates. Also, please keep in mind that I was not your particular attorney at the trial date, as you were represented by another attorney, and after multiple, difficult conversations with all parties, and receiving 2 tentative rulings from the court, I offered my legal opinion based off my 15 years of experience, including over 100+ trials. I understand the result was not what you desired or hoped for, and it is still difficult to deal with, and I am sincerely sympathetic to your feelings and understand why this is so emotional for you. It was definitely not the outcome I desired as well, and I wish things could have been different for you and your husband. I urge caution when speaking with outside attorneys as they were not present at the hearings, nor spoke with any other parties involved, and do not have a full understanding of the entirety of the case. I do appreciate your comments and review though and will certainly take it into consideration to improve my services in the future. Sincerely, Michael DeDecker

Posted by Shelly | February 17, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Five stars!!!

I can’t say enough good things about Michael Dedecker. He is honest and realistic. He discussed all possible outcomes of our case and helped us be ready for anything. He is professional and prepared and we felt like we were in the best of hands when in the court room. We highly recommend him, he is a...mazing.

Posted by anonymous | September 13, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

The BEST lawyer in the Sac area

Michael is one of the best lawyers I have worked with, he truly cares about his clients and their needs. He lays everything out on the table for you good or bad, and helps you come to a conclusion. I truly enjoyed working with him, he is calm, level headed, and collected in high stress situations and... really knows how to calm his clients down and figure out what would be best for them. He knows the ins and outs of the laws and knows how to take any situation and turn it around and see the good in it which I believe to be an excellent quality. I highly highly recommend Michael to anyone he will get the job done and no matter which way the case goes he will make sure that the outcome is fair and just to his clients, his strategic planning and approach to situations is also very great! Michael is wonderful lawyer, two thumbs up!

Posted by Venetia | July 26, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Attorney review

Michael was a gem to work with! He made the process stress free. And not to mention I won my case because of him! I highly recommend him and if I ever needed an attorney in his field again, I would be contacting him! Sincerely, Satisfied customer

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