Jose F. Vera

I had the privilege of working with attorney Jose Vera, who served as lead counsel in a very contentious will contest. Jose’s sharp mind, strategic thinking, and creativity were key to prevailing in the case. As the team leader, he not only provided excellent legal expertise but also built strong ...relationships with me and the other attorneys. His ability to coordinate and lead effectively gave me great confidence throughout the process. What I appreciated most was that Jose balanced his legal skill with fairness, compassion, and empathy. He truly understood the human side of what I was facing and guided me through it with professionalism and care. I highly recommend Jose Vera to anyone seeking an attorney who is both an outstanding strategist and a deeply committed advocate.

I have worked with Mr. Jose’ Vera since 1990 in many civil and Business cases I honestly say that he is one of the amazing lawyer and jurist I found him to be best part is he is most accessible and honest he tells you like it is, he won me 5 cases records are in Washington State and Seattle I have ...recommended him to 6 of my friends and family members and they all have been very pleased and satisfied I give Jose’Vera 5 Stars and will hire him any time & will continue to recommend to others. Thank you Mr. Vera for your help and considerations. Very Best, Malik Khan Seattle, WA.

This lawyer is all about doing what is right for the client. Honest, knowledgeable and concerned about our interests at all times. This was a difficult case and the opposition had HUGE funds and many "mini-me's" available for the big guns. The Plaintiff's in this case tried to circumvent the cou...rt and the law by doing many "shady" things. We often left the court shaking our heads at the Plaintiff's attempts to twist the truth. When we WON the case and the Plaintiffs had to pay attorney fees, summary judgment and own up to twisting the facts, it was a sweet taste of justice. This man and his firm did everything possible to make sure our story was told properly and that facts were provided to the court in readable, legible form so that justice could prevail.

Failed to follow the judge’s order leading to adverse consequences. Sometimes withheld important documents. Did not amend the complaint to include a defendant. On occasions, didn't respond to us in a timely manner, required reminders before taking action, and did not return important phone calls. Dra...ft documents were often given to us near the deadline, and included many mistakes requiring last minute corrections. Delayed letting us know of a rescheduled motion. Made promises he did not keep. Very frustrating to deal with. The following is an excerpt of the actual court transcript. Unfortunately, it was us who ultimately had to deal with the "consequences" of Mr. Vera's defalcations: THE COURT: Here is the problem, as I see it. This came from a summary judgment motion on the civil motions calendar. Maybe you are not aware of what judicial officers have to do on a civil motions calendar, but during the week there is probably about five thousand pages of reading. And even this . . . is way more than was contemplated being considered on this particular calendar. You have a propensity, counsel, to sort of reframe the issues unilaterally in the way that you best see fit. Now, maybe that's how you are used to practicing, but when I was practicing and the Court gave me specific instructions, I thought it was my duty as an officer of the court to follow them. In this case, you didn't. You missed your thirty day deadline. You have gone way beyond in terms of amending your complaint into areas that I did not contemplate. In order to adequately rule on this, it would have required a lot of study. And I think that the posture in which you've placed this whole thing presumes a lot on everybody, not only counsel but on the Court. In looking at this -- at the time of the summary judgment motion, I thought that, and I still think this, that with regard to the overt acts that were committed against your clients that there were some outstanding, or outlying causes of action that could be plead with regards to the individuals that I named. MR. VERA: Yes, sir. THE COURT: I gave you thirty days to do that. You didn't do it. The motion that you presented is entirely a motion outside the scope. Now, what I did to try and facilitate what you called a more streamline and economical future. MR. VERA: Yes, sir. THE COURT: Is I retained jurisdiction in this case, because I knew the case somewhat because of the summary judgment motion. That was -- what was the phrase you used? I forget what it was. But that was a pretty substantial benefit. Let me use my own words. That was a pretty substantial benefit that I extended towards you gratis without your request. MR. VERA: Yes, sir. THE COURT: And you just abused it. MR. VERA: Sorry, sir. THE COURT: What you did in response can not be described any other way than you just abused that. And technically you didn't follow it. This was supposed to happen within thirty days, and it didn't happen. All right. So your motion to amend is denied. I'm denying it without prejudice. And what that does is that removes the grace that I gave you for me to review it when I knew something about the case. If you want to amend your complaint, file a new complaint, you will have to do it with a different judge. MR. VERA: Thank you, sir. I'm sorry, sir. I honestly did not mean to abuse the -- THE COURT: Mr. Vera, I don't need an apology. I don't think it's important. I just want you to sort of see my point of view that, you know, this is -- the practice of law is something that we do as a group between the attorneys and the judge. And if you want to ignore instructions that go to your benefit, so be it. But then what happens is you are going to have to deal with the consequences and these are the consequences. MR. VERA: Yes, sir.