Kermisch & Paletz, LLP

My wife an I had a fantastic experience with Kermisch & Paletz. Daniel proved to be the most efficient and competent attorney we had ever worked with. Thank you K & P. I would recommend you all to anyone. Frank I

My experience with Kermisch & Paletz was top notch! Mr Kermisch was highly attentive, available, responsive, and professional in my child custody case. He demonstrated his intelligence, expertise, and experience in a way that made me completely trust him throughout my difficult ordeal. He ensured that I had the best strategy in front of me and he made me feel confident in choosing him. I couldn’t be happier in my experience with this law office. I highly recommend their firm for just about any of your family’s legal needs. Will be hiring them again if the need arises. Thanks K & P!

I met William a couple years ago after I had left my ex with a restraining order. He helped me with the restraining order and helped me finalize my divorce case. After contacting many lawyers who either charge way too much or if they charge little they are also worthless, I was happy to find someone that would be always available through phone or e mail, who made me feel safe and someone who is always looking out for the best interest of the client.
He advised me from the beginning to settle to avoid further expenses which I ended up accumulating because of my ex who didn’t want to settle but in the final phase of my divorce he managed to negotiate a reasonable settlement for me which helped me avoid spending another $ 10 000.
If you need someone to handle your divorce case he is the person to do it. He can be aggressive and he truly looks out for your best interest. He is a good negotiator and he is honest about your case.
He is also reasonably priced in comparison to some lawyers that charge between 300 and 500. Yes indeed, some of these lawyers could bleed you dry of your money and your case may still not be resolved. It wasn’t the case with him.
I was very pleased with his professionalism and I recommend him.

Hello again. My name is Grace A, and this is now my second review on my Atty. Jorge Velasco, who is still representing me in my ongoing divorce. Jorge’s brilliant lawyering saved my house from going into foreclosure. Having a top notch lawyer certainly made my life easier and less stressful. My ex took me to the cleaners, but Jorge made sure he did not take away the roof over my head. Having a good lawyer is everything. Grace A

Great attorneys! Daniel and Jorge handled my case. Saved me my custodial rights and were a pleasure to work with.

My ex is an attorney driven to cause conflict even after the divorce had been done, using finances and the children in a desperate attempt to «win». My original attorney and I had hoped that the constant RFOs would cease once the divorce was done, but if anything, that just ramped up the litigant drive of my ex. Once the ongoing conflict was understood, my first attorney suggested that I needed an attorney who would be able to not only be ready to compromise, communicate and mediate as he was, but also be ready to fight.
That attorney is Daniel Paletz.
In the face of lies and misrepresentation from my ex, along with a false report to DCFS, the judge was predisposed to believe her story and reduce my time with the children. Daniel advocated like a champ and was able to get a PPA2 ordered. The PPA2, in conjunction with a finding of the DCFS report as ‘Unfounded’ resulted in a continued ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ custody arrangement.
Daniel worked with me personally, putting in the time, making sure that I understood how to explain the situation to the Evaluator in the language that they would understand. My ex’s plan may have been successful if it were not for his understanding of how to navigate the legal system — I had no clue as to what to do.
Daniel is a realist with a good heart — although he may deny the latter part of that statement.
;-)
Hire him and let him know who you are. He will help you.

Very professional, honest and helpful family law firm. Jorge helped me get my paperwork back on-​track and explained everything throughout the process. Highly recommended!
(Service — divorce judgement review)

Under Promises, Over Delivers
My son wanted to move in with me. We needed a ruling before he started school in the fall, six months. This is impossible to do with a slow court system. Originally my case was with Lauren, one of the less expensive attorneys at this firm. Unfortunately she had an accident and was unable represent me in court. Daniel, the full partner, called me and told me that he would be representing me. I worried because I felt in that Lauren was on top of case. She is sharp and managed to get a court date that I thought impossible. My first surprise with Daniel was that he would be charging me at Lauren’s significantly lower rate. The judge in my case was going to request an evaluation with my son. Doing this would have prolonged my case months after my original court date. On the morning of my court date Daniel was able to find minor’s counsel to represent my son and get the other side to agree. My second surprise with Daniel was that the judge on my case accepted the minor’s counsel in lieu of an evaluation. The judge ruled in my favor on my first court appearance.
Over the years I have become hardened and distrust lawyers. Daniel told me that he is selective of his cases and only takes the ones that should be fought. I thought ya right. Daniel told me that I had a good chance of losing my case. Other firms told me that I had the highest chances of winning. After spending lunch with him I truly believe he is decent person. Every week the partners take the entire staff out to lunch just to bond and catch up. In one of these lunches someone mentioned that they should every have a company Starbucks card. Now the entire staff has free coffee from the Starbucks next to their office. Several times Daniel said bless you to people sneezing nearby that day. After spending the day with Daniel, I truly believe that he cares and will tell you like it is. He will not tell you what you want to hear just to make a buck. If I lost my case, I would post this same review.

Daniel Paletz has been our attorney for the past year out of the 7 years I’ve had to rely on relief from the family court. In that one year, he accomplished more than had been accomplished by our previous attorney in the six years she represented us. The first time I knew of Daniel, we were in court (being represented by our previous attorney). His clients case was called before ours and we were SO impressed with his ability to command the proceedings, while still giving all due respect to the court. My dad and my current husband got his card that day, without knowing the other had asked.
Daniel is an AMAZING litigator, when we needed to litigate, but was able to successfully negotiate several issues before we even stood in front of our judge. His office staff (Jillian and Eddie) are amazingly helpful, professional, and always responsive. I also had a wonderful experience, considering the circumstances, with Daniel’s associate attorney, Aja. Daniel knew money was an issue for us, and therefore had Aja handle most of the pleadings for us because she charges a lesser fee. Aja is EXTREMELY competent, attentive, and responsive. Daniel and Jillian were extremely flexible with payment arrangements and retainer fees. But above all else, Daniel was able to keep focused on the end result and fought extremely hard for our children. His firm is the best thing that has happened to us in our extremely difficult family court experience. Family court is an emotional experience, and Daniel was able to keep us calm throughout the entire process. When you are called to stand in front of the judge, things happen VERY quickly — he never missed a beat. He is beyond impressive and worth his weight in gold.

Daniel Paletz is absolutely the best in the biz at what he does. I have never seen an attorney have such rapport with other attorneys and every judge that we have been in front of since the day that I hired him.
For a reasonable price, Daniel brought my 2 year old son back from Georgia when his mother abducted him against a court order, and Daniel has helped to abolish false domestic violence allegations against me in order to give me ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ custody of my son.
I owe Daniel greatly for the relationship that I now have with my son, and hope that you read this review and understand that there really is no other choice in Family Attorneys here in Los Angeles. Daniel is the best. Period.
I am not just friends with Daniel and attempting to just get him business… I am a client that found Daniel off of the Super Lawyers website, and I will not ever use another Family Law attorney again.
If you would like to speak with me to get any further information please respond to this posting and i will e-​mail you or call you.
This is the right choice if you are having any type of Family Law problems. I guarantee it.
–Justin O.
Burbank, CA

This law firm is so good. Each time we’ve been to Court (and it’s been a 4 year case) my lawyer is prepared and handily beats the other side. They have extremely reasonable fees and try to minimize your billings. Often, my lawyer will say, «Well we could do THIS, but it will just cost you money and not get you what you want in the end.» These people genuinely care about their clients and justice. I can’t thank them enough for what they’ve done for me. I’ve used other lawyers in the past and K and P is so superior to any I’ve dealt with in other cases. All I can say is you will save money AND hopefully win with these guys. I have referred them to several of my friends and they have all been very happy their results too.

After getting the runaround from two other local firms regarding a simple modification to my divorce settlement, I was lucky enough to be connected with Lauren at K&P. Even though it was not a big money maker for the firm, she handled the issue faster than I could have hoped and with nothing but the utmost professionalism. And at a much fairer rate than either of the other two! I don’t write reviews often enough, but I wanted to help boost their rating a bit as it almost prevented me from calling in the first place.

Why is someone in Connecticut reviewing my lawyer? This is very suspicious. I have had BEYOND the opposite of this reviewers experience… It honestly sounds like someone disgruntled in the opposing side. I hired one of the most renowned lawyers in LA at $ 850 per hour… Daniel has been FAR superior in EVERY way. I have already referred him to 3 people and I will continue. He’s AMAZING. Btw. His associate is not just out of law school. She KICKED my Ex’s lawyers ass in court. Good luck underestimating her… Very sexist! She’s terrific.

I saw William in court the other day — what a fantastic attorney! I’ve known William for years — we both started our law practice together: we used to share tips and documents! Over the years, his practice has grown behemoth, but he is still the same wonderful and reliable attorney I know. If you are looking for a straight-​shooter, sharp and smart attorney who is kind, this is your guy.

I used this firm in 2011 and overall I was satisfied with the service. My attorney Lauren did a good job with my case. The price for a young attorney was also pretty fair.
I had a couple of billing issues but am currently working with K&P to resolve them. Overall, I am satisfied with my experience.
My only suggestion if you are considering using K&P (or any law firm) is to very closely examine your bills (especially process service) and make sure there are no mistakes or double bills. Keep every bill together and cross reference them! Also, keep track of the minutes you speak to the attorney and also match that to the bill. Whatever reason you are there, it is easy to just pay the bill because you just want to resolve the legal issue, but make sure everything is correct from the beginning.

You will not find a more professional, knowledgeable, hard-​working, and helpful group of lawyers in the Los Angeles area. They really work hard for YOU, and they do so diligently, accurately, and efficiently for a really great price. They saved me a lot of headache in my divorce case and child custody battle. And they really care. Highly recommended!