Daniel Ivan Spector

At the end of September, 2017, a six-year-long personal law suit against me was resolved due to the diligence, experience and professionalism of Daniel I. Spector and his team. He illustrated to the judge how this vindictive and vicious example of harassment and abuse of the court system was unfair and unjustified. I was grateful to have representation which personified what all citizens should, but often don't, possess in the form of dignity, preparedness, sincerity and passion for their client's interests. During the past six years, I have experienced how it felt not to have such a force pleading for justice. Mr. Spector has taken a complex case and in one year has brought it to its rightful conclusion. I admire his steady resolve, his humility and insistence on crediting a successful resolution to his entire team. You may count on this team to communicate in a consistent and timely manner and to treat your litigation needs as though they were their own.

Negotiated settlement on a Trust issue. Took some time but learned to listen to what Mr Spector said, he had our backs. Can't thank him and his stuff for the professional way they dealt with us, and we were in the UK, so it was all long distance.

I interviewed several attorneys for my case . It was not a tough choice after talking to Dan who I felt most comfortable representing me in a very delicate situation.. I felt at ease after he reassured me that my case would not drag out and would come to a amicable decision . Highly recommended

I am General Counsel for a mid-sized, Sacramento company. Our company and its Board of Directors and Chairman were sued as part of a series of complex, highly disputed set of claims by a group of former employees. The plaintiffs chose to initially litigate their matters in the Probate Division of the Superior Court, and we were referred to Dan Spector as the expert for litigation in that division. I’m very pleased we hired Dan Spector. Dan navigated and ultimately litigated, arbitrated and mediated the matters to very favorable results for our company and its Directors and Chairman. I deal with plenty of attorneys from local firms and large global law firms. Dan is clearly among the very best. He is exceptionally bright, diligent, effective and easy to work with. Dan communicates clearly and succinctly. In short, Dan Spector is an excellent litigator. I would hire him again in a heart beat.

Dan became my attorney after a negative experience with a so called expert trust attorney. I found Dan to be a most wise and pro active counselor. He represented my needs professionally and thoroughly, as well as calmly and friendly. I was always impressed with his ability to get to the point and be conscious of my time and money. I don't think I ever spent more than 30 minutes on the phone with him....Quite different from my previous representation, who wasted hours and $$$$ talking and talking. When I would get stressed Dan was able to calmly talk me through the various scenarios to achieve the outcome I wanted. And bottom line...the settlement was in my favor! I highly recommend him.

When I found myself in an unforgivable outcome with my parents estate, I talked to several attorneys. Dan clearly stood out in understanding my situation and outlined a course of action. Dan was positive, truthful, and thorough. His attention to detail and timely responses drew praise from the judge. Dan was able to articulate difficult issues and led me to a settlement during mediation. Litigation is a difficult situation to pursue. Dan is a professional, no nonsense, direct attorney that you can depend on.

My family had an intractable issue dealing with our father's estate. Our Trust attorney recommended that we seek a litigator to deal with this issue as she was certain it would end up in court. When I met with Dan Spector it was clear he was extremely competent and understood what we needed to do to resolve the issue. Dan created a plan for litagation which lead to the other side requesting arbitration. He gave me valuable advice which avoided future conflicts. The arbitration successfully resolved our case saving me a great deal of stress, time and money. If you want a effective, professional attorney to represent you, call Dan Spector.

Dan was recommended to our non-profit organization to help with a trust that had become quite contentious. His level of expertise and knowledge was evident from the beginning. We could not have asked for better representation or a more pleasant team to work with. We are so grateful for the energy Dan put into litigating our case and the positive outcome he facilitated.

Living in Florida, I needed an attorney in another state (California) to help with the paperwork involved in a Trust situation. Mr. Spector was very informative, and while answering questions for us, posed a few we had not though of ourselves. He is very caring, considerate and performs in a professional manner at all times. Dan was able to correspond with us as well as the Trust attorney, relay information and bring our case to settlement. I would definitely recommend Dan and his efficient staff.

I hired Dan Spector (at his rate of $500/hr) to represent me and my family involving a case of undue influence and elderly abuse. My decision to retain him was based on 2 factors: 1) his Super Lawyer rating and 2) a referral from a professional colleague. I was involved in a big case against a multinational company several years ago and retained a Super Lawyer who was terrific and won our case. Unfortunately, this was not the case with Dan. I setup a consultation call with Dan to discuss my case. Prior to the call, I sent him an email with the details. During the consultation call, Dan essentially paraphrased my email back to me. Towards the conclusion of our discussion, he told me we had a strong case and despite wanting to put odds on our chances for success, he guesstimated 70%. He also advised me that he didn't write letters, he litigated. If the opposing party wanted to talk, he would certainly take their call. I was impressed with the attitude as we were going to need an aggressive attorney to successfully pursue our claims. Unfortunately, more than $10,000 later, Dan was unable to accomplish anything. He wrote a letter to the opposing party and had a call with opposing party's attorney resulting in absolutely nothing. In fact, when his office sent me an email summary of the call, for a moment, I thought that he was the opposing party's attorney not mine. Furthermore, I gave him critical talking points for the conversation with opposing attorney. To my shock and disappointment, he chose not to discuss them. I just received my final invoice and file. Not surprisingly, 90% of the file consists of my own notes, observations, work, emails etc.....For an attorney who is supposedly an expert in undue influence and elderly abuse, I was extremely disappointed. Dan did not move the needle at all and was subsequently fired. $10,000 and two months later, nothing accomplished.