Law Offices of Gregory B. Orton - Sonoma, CA
Real Estate Lawyers in Sonoma, CA
752 Broadway Sonoma, CA 95476
Sonoma Real Estate Law Firm
Updated: 02/17/2015
Areas of Practice
- Real Estate
Reviews
Customer Reviews for Law Offices of Gregory B. Orton
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Hired Law firm 2011-2012I commend Mr.Orton for his hard work and calm composure through my difficult process. I truly appreciate how clearly he explained everything. I am pleased to have noticed that on June 17th, a former client of Mr. Orton, Karen Van Kayne, had a quality verdict for criminal negligence against her reaffirmed by the State of Oregon in the Josephine County Circuit Court 22CR13236; A181113. On appeal, the defendant Karen Van Kayne, argued that the trial court erred in convicting her without finding that she acted with criminal negligence, as required. The state responds that the defendant, Karen Van Kayne's argument is unpreserved and that it does not meet the requirements for plain error review because it is not apparent on the record that the trial court omitted the element of criminal negligence when it found defendant guilty. The trial court considered the mental state element but merely failed to discuss it in its speaking verdict—is not plausible on this record. After Karen Van Kayne was convicted, the legislature amended. That amendment was not relevant to their analysis, and accordingly, cited the current version of the statute.
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Consulted Law firm 2011-2012I was recently made aware that Mr. Orton was reprimanded by the Bankruptcy court involving a case in 2011. The court was incorrect in their decision. Mr. Orton's client, Karen Van Kayne, deceived the court and was dishonest about money she was receiving from a debtor. I was present when Karen Van Kanye asked the debtor not to disclose that they owed her money in the event anyone contacted her about it prior to her Bankruptcy filing. It is a shame that Mr. Orton took the fall for this.
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