Donahue Fitzgerald LLP - Oakland, CA
Business and Corporate Lawyers in Oakland, CA
1999 Harrison Street 26th Floor Oakland, CA 94612
- 12 Super Lawyers®
- 1 Attorney Rating
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25
Years
Experience
Oakland Business and Corporate Law Firm
Updated: 02/03/2025
Areas of Practice
- Business and Corporate
Reviews
Customer Reviews for Donahue Fitzgerald LLP
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Hired Attorney Kristin A. Pace 2021-2022I had wills, powers of attorney, & a trust done for myself & my spouse. The process took a full year to complete. Her work was subpar. Not only was it full of misspellings & grammatically incorrect sentences, but there were substantive issues with the drafts that could have been fixed with ease if she paid attention to her work. E.G., the trustee indicated that tangible personal property should remain outside of the trust. When she corrected this she only corrected it half way. Also, she only had the power of attorney execute upon incapacity & not at will. There are numerous examples of substantive corrections that often took her 2-3 times to correct (even when I gave her specific language for the correction). Then she sent an invoice when 2/3 complete that was for 1.5 times the original estimate. We agreed on a fixed fee at that time. After completion she sent another invoice for some fixed costs. I considered paying it as the amount was small, but given the year long agony she had put me through, I opted not to. Then she sent an extremely unprofessional email and finally she showed her true colors. My edits were straight forward, specific, and provided within 1-2 days each time. Lawyers are supposed to pay attention to details. Legal documents are, by definition, precise. But when you change paragraph numbers and repeatedly forget to change the references to the paragraphs, that is just lazy and incompetent. Once she told me that her clients generally do not proofread her work. That is her defense for poor quality work - that it is great work if you don't proofread it.
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1999 Harrison Street
26th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone Number: (510) 451-3300
Fax Number: (510) 451-1527
Website: http://www.donahue.com
Hours: Mon - Fri, 9 AM - 5 PM
Additional California Locations
Walnut Creek, CA (14 miles)
Growers Square
1646 North California Boulevard
Suite 250
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone Number: (925) 746-7770
Fax Number: (925) 746-7776
Website: http://www.donahue.com
San Rafael, CA (20.2 miles)
4000 Civic Center Drive
Suite 315
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone Number: (415) 381-4161
Fax Number: (415) 381-7515
Website: http://www.donahue.com
Los Angeles, CA (342.9 miles)
Wells Fargo Center
355 South Grand Avenue
Suite 2450
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone Number: (510) 451-3300
Fax Number: (510) 451-1527
Website: http://www.donahue.com
Los Angeles, CA (343 miles)
Wells Fargo Center 355 S. Grand Ave
Suite 2450
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone Number: (510) 451-3300
Fax Number: (510) 451-1527
Website: http://www.donahue.com
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