Paul A DiNenna Jr

Paul A DiNenna Jr

2.5
Rating: 7.7

Licensed for 21 years

Family Lawyer at Spokane, WA
Practice Areas: Family

7 S Howard St Ste 425, Spokane, WA

About Paul

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 21 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2004

Active

No misconduct found

Location

DiNenna & Associates, P.S.

7 S Howard St Ste 425, Spokane, WA, 99201-3816

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Paul A DiNenna Jr's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

2.5 /5.0

12 Client Reviews

Posted by anonymous | September 18, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Do not recommend

Keep looking , Paul is easily overwelmed, doesn’t Return calls. Check your bill over to make sure there isn’t Any mistakes.

Posted by anonymous | August 7, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Keep looking for someone better!

Paul might be the worst lawyer ever and that’s saying a lot. If he was a public defender lawyer id try to hire anyone else. He’s over priced. Doesn’t Return calls. Super unreliable! Keep looking. You will regret Paul as a lawyer.

Posted by anonymous | August 6, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Dont Hire him you will regret it!

Please dont waist Your Time and Money. Paul will Talk Like he cares but I fact he proves otherwise. He doesn’t Return calls or emails forever…. He makes promes he doesn’t keep. Doesn’t communicate about important issues. Unprepared for court. Doesn’t show up for court if he’s too busy. Drags things ...out for years. Sends Bills but doesn’t Return calls. He has his wife email or Call if he is doubt a horrible job or failed to do what was talked about.

Posted by anonymous | August 5, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Paul lacks follow through and rarely responds in a timely manner

Buyer beware. Although Paul is a nice guy, He is slow to respond, if ever. On multiple occasions emails were not responded to, & phone calls not returned for unreasonably long periods. Paul always had an excuse for delays, yet very little action after. Requests for documents, or even inform...ation had to be requested over and over, at one point over a year before a request was received. He misrepresented facts in our case, was slow to respond, failed to perform in a timely manner, and misinformed us, and his legal team, costing us valuable time and resources. In a nutshell, after failed promise, after promise, Paul finally put one of his team to work on our case, we prevailed, but had post work to do. Unfortunately Paul drug his feet and made poor decisions. He billed for large amounts of preparation time, and showed up unprepared and unable to perform in the court room. Instead of following through to the end as promised, he filed intent to withdraw Leaving us hanging after what should have been a slam dunk victory on a very complicated and long drawn out situation.

Posted by anonymous | August 14, 2024 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Terrible attorney

Stay away from Paul. The guy seems very nice but once you get to know him it's all a front. Always unprepared for hearings and always bending the truth to try an manipulate situations. Only in this profession for the money. Paul will try to convince you to do unnecessary things just to get paid for t...hem. Save yourself time and money.

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Experience

Rating:  7.7 (Very Good)

Honors

2004

Status Conference Advice Clinic Attorney of the Year, Volunteer Lawyers Program

Work Experience

2015 - Present

Founding Attorney, DiNenna & Associates, P.S.

2004 - 2015

Attorney, Law Office of Paul A. DiNenna, Jr.

2002 - 2002

Summer Extern, Washington State Attorney General's Office

Associations

2017 - Present

Washington State Bar Association, Family Law Section

Executive Committee Member

2004 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Member

2004 - Present

Spokane County Bar Association

Member

2004 - Present

Spokane County Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

2004 - 2007

Spokane County Young Lawyers' Group

Trustee

Sample of Legal Cases

Fairfax v. Simpson

Favorable

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Education

2003

Gonzaga University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1995

Bucknell University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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