Joseph Briscoe Dane

This guy was amazing. My boyfriend was up against a 2nd strike, and some pretty serious charges. Joe Dane laid it all out on the table for him, he explained everything and what the best outcome could be. Joe Dane accomplished everything he said he would do. My boyfriend ended up dying before he was... to complete his sentencing. Joe Dane then went the extra mile, on his own, and went to see the judge. The judge post-humously withdrew my boyfriend's guilty plea, and then dismissed all charges. I was so touched that he did that. Joe Dane has class, and he is a top notch lawyer. I recommend him to anyone seeking a lawyer. He truly cares, for one...but also, he knows the law, and he goes above and beyond for his clients. I can't thank him enough.

Joe Dane IS the real deal. I had a restraining order violation case. I was arrested for washing my front window of my home (violation or restraining order), which was videotaped by the person who had the restraining order on me. I thought this whole case was insane: To arrest someone for ...washing their windows??? The Orange County District Attorneys office disagreed. They wanted to put me in jail for 30 days (I have a perfect record. No arrests ever.) I originally hired an L.A. based attorney (Nick Van Parys) to try to get this case dismissed. That was a huge mistake, as this is an Orange County based case. Eventually, for lack of success, I fired Mr. Van Parys and decided to hire an O.C. based attorney. I turned to Avvo.com (I wasn't aware of AVVO when I hired Mr. Van Parys) to hire my next attorney. My goals were specific: * I wanted a former Sheriff (I was arrested by Orange County Sheriffs), who knew how the Sheriffs worked their game. * I wanted a former District Attorney, who knew how they worked their game. * I wanted a highly rated (AVVO 9.5 or above) Attorney. Lucky for me, Joe Dane fit the bill across the board: Ex-Sheriff, Ex-Asst District Attorney, Perfect 10 rating. The day AFTER I hired Mr. Dane, he and a private investigator HE HIRED were outside my home taking photographs of the property line, taking videos and measuring distances in relation to the restraining order guidelines. In the 8 months Mr. Van Parys worked my case, Mr. Van Parys (or anyone from his firm) came to my home ZERO times! This level of professionalism and diligence from Mr. Dane spoke volumes! Over the months, I became frustrated at the snails pace which this MISDEMEANOR case was moving. And, I expressed my displeasure to Mr. Dane on numerous occasions. Unaware to me, this wasn't the fault of Mr. Dane. The Orange County District Attorney's office assigned this case to a brand new attorney, fresh out of Law School (as they do most low-level misdemeanor cases). This new District Attorney simply would not meet with Mr. Dane to discuss my case in order to have it dismissed. The OC DA's office was clearly dragging their feet. Mr. Dane was frustrated himself at the pace the DA was moving. Eventually, Mr. Dane went to the West Court (where the case was heard) Senior Asst. District Attorney (Susie Price), who knew Mr. Dane very well and vice versa. Mr. Dane showed Mrs. Price the evidence, the facts, the videotape the complainant submitted and the 911 phone call. When Mrs. Price saw all the evidence, she knew this was a bad arrest by the OC Sheriffs department. Mrs. Price further knew there was no way the DA office would ever win this case. Especially up against a seasoned, battle-tested, brilliant lawyer like Joe Dane. Mrs. Price ordered her subordinate, the low-level DA to dismiss the case. And so it was. I know deep in my heart, had I stayed with my L.A. based attorney, who did not know Mrs. Price and did not know the Orange County Judges, I wouldn't have had the same results. I also know, had I hired a less competent attorney than Mr. Dane, I wouldn't have had the same results. You TRULY appreciate freedom, when others are threatening to take freedom away from you. Joe Dane IS your Criminal Defense Attorney if you want RESULTS!! Thank you Joe Dane!

Joe was actually my third attorney. I interviewed many attorneys but at the time really did not know what distinguished the good from the bad. They all sell themselves well. My first lawyer was well respected, high profile and very experienced. However most of the case work was handled by lower ranks... of his staff and after a few months I felt it best to find someone else that could put my case higher on his priority list. My second attorney was a much better experience. He represented me through my Preliminary Hearing and did an above average job. However, I felt he wasn’t fighting for issues I felt were important. Leaving this attorney was a difficult decision. My case was fairly complicated and I was afraid another attorney would never catch up and understand the details that took this attorney nearly a year to fully comprehend. Then came Joe. I first learned of him from a case of his in published in the local paper. I then became aware of avvo (wish I had much earlier) and saw his excellent rating, reviews and endorsements. More importantly, I read his contributions and felt extremely confident he was sharp and knowledgeable. I had one concern..he had only been a defense attorney for 5 or 6 years. In my mind I ‘thought’ I needed someone that had been a defense attorney for 20+ years. However I quickly noticed he had been a prosecutor since 1996. In the end this was actually better in my opinion, as Joe was an experienced DA with great knowledge of exactly how the Orange County DAs office functions. My first meeting with Joe was time consuming and I never felt rushed. As stated my case was complicated, but Joe is a very fast learner. My case was multiple counts of the most serious felonies, that carried many years in state prison had I been convicted. Joe was honest and made me no promises. He even questioned my problems with previous attorneys to make sure hiring him was an actual benefit to me. After collecting all of the details of the case, I felt that regardless of the ultimate outcome, Joe would at least fight for me and do everything within his power to put me in the best possible position should the case go to trial. I hired him that day and left him with hundreds of pages of discovery and transcripts. Joe had one week before my first hearing and to my astonishment, he already knew 95% of the entire case and could quote page numbers of information within discovery. He simply told me..”I like to read and write”. I assure you, this is a VERY important and underrated quality to look for in a defense attorney! Working with Joe was very comfortable. When new information came in he made sure I was up to date. He took the time to stay and talk with me in the lobby after each and every court date. He legitimately seemed to care about my case and I never felt like it was just another job to him. I had several hearings after hiring Joe. Most of the hearings were regarding issues contested by the DA. Joe puts his client first and is willing to fight for what he thinks is the right move. An example of his work was a contested subpoena that required 2 additional declarations of facts. This resulted in an in-camera review by the judge which we ultimately prevailed on after 5 or 6 months of fighting for this document alone! Point being, Joe works hard to get results for each issue at hand. In the end his hard work will put you in the best possible position. After receiving all of the facts/discovery of my case the DA asked Joe if he was ready to set a trial date. Joe responded with “I am ready for motions and hearings”. My case was definitely aimed for trial. Yet, while the DA ignored flaws in their case, Joe worked relentlessly to get results that left the DA little choice, other than a full dismissal of all felony counts. I have no doubt that no matter how small the case, or if you are as unfortunate as I was to be facing a long prison sentence, that Joe fights for his clients and gives it his all.

I came to Joe with an uncommon legal trouble involving DUI and an additional felony charge from the OC DA. Having experienced hell with a very incompetent and fraudulent attorney in LA (who actually catapulted me into deeper legal complications through unethical maneuvers), I thoroughly interviewed q...uite a few DUI & Criminal Defense firms in LA & OC counties. Joe was the most genuine and helpful from the initial complimentary consultation, had compassionate advocate's perspective and poured through the facts and strategized with me and gave me the straight facts and realistic expectations that in hindsight, was accurate and firmly grounded in his deep knowledge of the law as a busy criminal defense attorney, former deputy DA, and his work in law enforcement. I think he also teaches law enforcement trainees. He was accurate in assessing all the realistic moves the DA and the judge may make, and he was very sharp on details and nuances and is very good at explaining both the big picture and the fine prints. The entire legal ordeal has taken a lot out of me, it was painful and painstakingly long, and since it was a DUI it has ongoing consequences in my life, and the it did not go away altogether, but Joe certainly made sure that I was aware of every thing, that we prepared absolutely everything we could. He is extremely busy and sometimes hard to get a hold of sometimes, but always returned calls and emails promptly. I highly recommend Joe as any criminal defense matter, and I will continue to trust him to advocate myself, my family, and my business' legal interests for lifetime.

Mr. Joe Dane is an excellent Lawyer! Mr. Dane was able to get my serious charge of (pc 242) DISMISSED! From the first contact I had with Mr. Dane, he was calm and knowledgeable. I felt I had selected the best Lawyer to represent me. He answered all questions I had, his patience and expertise kep...t me confident while awaiting my court date. Getting this case DISMISSED, was more than I had hoped for! He made my day! Thanks again Joe, my family thanks you!