Northern California Law Center

WOW! HUGE SCAM ARTIST
DO NOT HIRE SEAN GJERDE!
I do not care to go into the personal details but I HIGHLY recommend you keep shopping and find someone that is happier to help than fill his wallet.

By far the worst attorney I have ever had to deal with. He will take your money, show up to court with out all your paperwork, never bill you when you fire him and the tell you your out of time to dispute your bill. I had to go to the state bar website and file a complaint. The only reason he gets a star is because I have to.

This Law off is horrible My family and I attempted to go through Sean Gjerde and he has not filed our bankruptcy in a year. You call his office and he never calls you back just sends email saying he’ll look into it. My next move is going to the State Bar because services were never rendered and he has not us our money back.

Horrible! DON’T HIRE SEAN PATRICK GJERDE. Nothing but excuses and incompetence. DON’T PAY HIM UP FRONT. I paid all of the money up front, but then I didn’t hear from him again until I called to find out why my case was dismissed!
Mr. Gjerde lost my bankruptcy case after he failed to show up for a court hearing. Mr. Gjerde took my money and never even filed a complete application with the court. He failed to file some of the paperwork for the initial application for bankruptcy. When the court scheduled a hearing about the missing paperwork, Gjerde didn’t show up, so my case was dismissed. I had to wait six months to re-​file. I lost my house.
Even though he never filed a complete application for bankruptcy, he kept all of my money and refused to refund anything. To add insult to injury, when I looked at the final bill, he even charged me for the phone call I made to his office asking why my case was dismissed! Find somebody else to represent you.

Mr. Gjerde assisted me with a contract dispute. I found him professional and expert in this capacity. The agreements that his office put together for me were pretty bulletproof and really helped me resolve my issue. The only thing was I didn’t get to spend much time with him directly, but I understand that attorneys are not babysitters! The main thing was, though I couldn’t always get Sean on the phone, one of his staff was always in touch with me. If the office couldn’t answer my question it might not be instant but they would always find out and get back to me.
As with all attorneys it pays to fully research your issue first. Any time I consult a lawyer, and am unfamiliar with the topic I go on the internet for several hours and make a list of questions. This way you know the process and there are no surprises.