Joedy Paul Defrank

I flat out laugh at these canned 4+ star ratings. I hired Joedy from a pre-paid legal service that I had from my work. Joedy was incompetent from the start. He failed to file my income reports at the first divorce hearing and told me that he would just get a continuance. He was denied the contiuan...ce and my now exwife got 3/4 of my paycheck because he screwed up. He then refused to return my phone calls and it took over a year for him to finalize my divorce. I had to threaten to report him to the CA Bar to get him motivated. I ended up doing all if the leg work from 1200 miles away. But if your soon to be ex is in need of lawyer recommend this joke for sure.

I hired Joedy after speaking with two other attorneys. He spoke for me at a restraining order hearing, throughout my divorce and afterwards at both spousal and child support hearings. He's extremely knowledgeable about law, was able to stop harassing and derogatory tactics by the other attorney, an...d gave me far better representation than I thought possible. In my opinion, the best way to learn about an attorney is to observe how they are received by other lawyers and the judges. I've seen other lawyers come up to Joedy to ask his advice, I've seen judges and pro-tem judges asking his advice as well. He is extremely well liked and respected by the staff and other attorneys. I think that is a far higher recommendation than any that I might give.

very professional and knows what he is doing, very experienced and busy man who takes his time to do what is right, get to know your situation and does not mislead at all, very upfront and honest. charged a flat rate and stuck to his word. never asked for anymore money and stood by me and my family u...ntil the end. very successful outcome thank you Joedy , he will be our family attorney. outcome was was never promised but delivered the right outcome for situation at hand , a genuine person to hire very upfront sometimes blunt and to the point will not wast any time . thank you Joedy. sincerly Abe W.

I retained Mr. DeFrank out of pure desperation I will say Mr. DeFrank talks a good talk. When I explained to him the circumstances, I was very pleased with what he had to say over the phone. But he showed up to court completely unprepared. Could not find papers I had given him. He did not keep me we...ll informed about my case despite NUMEROUS attempts on my end. I had to leave messages daily and email him at the same time to get a response maybe a weeks later. Twice he has scheduled court dates without notifying me until a day or 2 before. He does not advocate for his clients. He offers no advice. I expect to tell my attorney how I feel and for him to advise me on how the court may see it etc. He does none of that. I could go on and on. Overall he seems like a nice enough person that is just going through the motions and collecting a check. If you want passionate and zealous representation he is not the attorney for you. He wasted my time and money both of which I will never get back.

The 2 other positive reviews for Joedy Defrank looked like canned generic response to boost Mr. Defrank's ratings. Simply put his services were severely lacking. I wish I had followed my gut to not deal with him but I didn't do it, I was short on time and scared of having to deal with the divorce. I... had even been online and saw a negative review of this guy through my research but I figured my divorce would be simple and something this or any lawyer could handle (custody, debt and assets were all ready figured out between me and former spouse). I thought I was different. WRONG! Ok what makes Joedy Defrank a lawyer not to recommend? 1. He never follows through without constant monitoring and prodding 2. Uses the age old - needs more money after you figured out a ballpark range for payment 3. you have to HOUND him to update you on ANYTHING 4. He never provides you with copies (said he would get my final divorce notice, never did) 5. avoids you AND your calls 6. 31 year in the business and he showed me he was just going through the motions (no pun intended) 7. Most importantly, you are but a number and the services provided were not even the bare minimum. I know this now only because I used Joedy DeFrank's services and went through the whole divorce process and learned the hard way. If I save one person with this review, then it's one less heartache and scary rollercoaster with a lawyer that won't have your back when you need it most. Please be kind to yourself, always do your homework on your legal representation, and find another lawyer, there are decent ones out there. I cannot recommend Joedy Paul Defrank as one of them.