Sheila Gropper Nelson

Sheila Gropper Nelson is a very kind, thorough, intelligent and dedicated professional. She cares deeply about her clients and is a smart and savvy advocate. Sheila helped me with my problem quickly and was so wonderful about all of the details and keeping me informed. We were able to resolve the issue for far less than what the matter was originally going to cost me. I am very grateful to her and would highly recommend her to my closest friends and family.

I recently was seeking legal advice from Sheila. She was very helpful and answered my questions and provided me insight to a unique situation I was facing. Sheila was knowledgeable in the area of real estate and bankruptcy. She was easy to talk to and took the time to listen. I am glad I found her.
Thanks,

We’ve worked with Sheila with our case and we can’t say how happy we are that we found her. Prior to us going to her office, we’ve gone to another lawyer for consultation and it didnt feel right, it felt like we were just a number to him. A friend of ours suggested that we meet with Sheila and see what she can do to help us. We’ve met with her and from the beginning she was very helpful, she explained what she’s able to offer with our situation and we’ve decided to proceed with her. She’s great, she prepared us mentally and emotionally on what to expect on our first meeting with the trustee.
We’ve never had any problems with communication either. If I contacted her via email or by phone, I usually get a response from her either the same day or the next day.

I found Ms. Nelson to be pleasant, cheerful and highly knowledgeable regarding my situation. If you are looking for a stiff, sterile, «suit behind a mahogany wood desk» type of representative you probably won’t be happy here. If you want to be treated like a human being and operate in a relaxed environment I would recommend contacting Ms. Nelson. She advised me in our first meeting that she prioritizes her time based on multiple deadlines. As such, when my case was a lower priority for her I felt like I was on the back burner. I realize I was not her only client but this lead me to feel that the one area of improvement I would suggest is following up with her clients during the waiting periods between events. My case lasted several months and I found myself checking in with her to see what the status was rather than her communicating with me. However, she always made time to answer my questions and when I had my various meetings she was spot on and with me the whole time with great personal attention.
—-update — - 9÷4÷12
Nine months after my case was settled it turns out there are some loose ends that, based on her advice and guidance, were never taken care of during the proceedings. Indeed, one of those loose ends has ended up costing me further legal expenses to another law firm which add up to be an additional 60−70% of the fee I paid her for her services. Additionally, we had discussed this issue back in December, 2011 and she had suggested a course of action. I thought she would have made some kind of progress on our plan. However, in July, 2012, I received a final notice from the other law firm that I was being assessed additional legal fees AND potential court costs due to my situation being escalated by the third party.
I immediately approached Ms. Nelson and inquired as to what was going on. She advised me that she was in contact with the other law firm and was waiting to hear back from them. However, in speaking directly with the other law firm in July, 2012, they said they had NOT heard from her since April, three months prior. I contacted Ms. Gropper again and advised her that I would prefer to handle my own affairs from this point on before she started charging me for services rendered. She replied that she was still waiting to hear from the other law firm but that she was comfortable with me taking over negotiations on my own.
I can’t say for certain what was happening between Ms. Gropper and the other law firm but whatever it was has cost me substantial added fees and almost landed my case in court again, and at my expense! And this was all based on counsel she provided in August of 2011, which turned out to be bad advice, in my opinion.
Rating changed from five stars to two based on bad advice that has increased my legal fees substantially and incredible lack of communication, both with me and with other entities on my behalf, during my legal proceedings.
[as this is a consumer forum that discusses performance reviews, this statement reflects my own opinions of the services I received in exchange for payment]

We sought the services of Ms. Nelson to advise us on and ultimately execute our business bankruptcy in the end of 2007. A year later, we had to remove her from our case. Not only did she give us incorrect information, she was extremely unresponsive, hard to get in touch with, and generally negligent. By not following the plan that she herself laid out for us, she left us open to potentially negative ramifications by our debtors.
According to another attorney I have since consulted, she has acted in violation of a number of ethics codes, including her fee structure, client communication, and failing to act competently. I am in the process of reporting her to the California State Bar.
Steer clear of this attorney. Unfortunately, she is the type that gives others in this profession a bad name.

I was looking for someone to deal with a bankruptcy case and would represent a creditor. I have looked high and low with no avail.
I found Shelia through Unilocal and was very please with the review from NIck R. I gave Shelia a call and was informed that she did do bankruptcy work for creditors. She was able to give me a free consultation over the phone on what to do and if she would be able to take on our case. She was very helpful, pleasant and provided us information on what should we do and the next steps we should take. I highly recommend Sheila because she was able to provide information and resources so that we could deal with our case.