Stinar Zendejas Burrell & Wilhelmi, PLLC

As a business owner they tell you that your CPA and Attorney are your best friends. While I'm still learning and growing everyday, this firm has quickly become my legal team. They've supported me through everything from drafting and enforcing Operating Agreements, to purchasing business/entities, navigating hostile partnerships, and providing legal defense in frivolous employment disagreements. I would not be where I am today without the specific support from Paul Kloster and Chris Wilhelmi. Chris helped me navigate a 2.5yr legal battle with a disgruntled former employee. The case concluded with the opposing counsel dropping the case, firing two associate attorneys, and paying their own legal expenses. In the end, I didn't pay a dime to anyone other than my own legal team. Paul has supervised and counseled me on numerous entity acquisitions and business dealings. One example was where a partner turned hostile and was willing to drive a real estate acquisition into default. We were able to remove the partner and secure their shares well below market rate which allowed me to save the deal. I would not have been able to do any of this without Paul's guidance. All of this to say, if you're a business owner looking for a firm that knows their stuff and is able to navigate everything you might face, these guys have been invaluable to me. While their fees are respectable, they have always kept their word, and at times waived menial expenses on my behalf. As a small business owner, I put my stamp on Paul, Chris, and this firm.

Zendejas is a terrible lawyer! Maybe he's a good golfer. If you enjoy getting firewalled by a receptionist every time you call. If you enjoy having your emails go unanswered. If you enjoy getting charged for 5 min phone calls where your attorney tells you nothing of substance. If you enjoy racking up $10,000 in lawyer fees for an open and shut case. If you and your local magistrate enjoy court mix ups and a missed court appearance. If you like doing more research into the relevant law than your attorney does. If you enjoy repeating yourself and being ignored. If you enjoy hearing nothing from your attorney until 5 days before you have to appear in court. If you enjoy excuses about being stuck in traffic on court day. If you enjoy all of these things, then Zendejas is your man. Oh, and inform your assistant that when you schedule a meeting with a client you should prepare in advance so that you may offer legal advice to that client. If for example, extenuating circumstances require that you call a client from your car mechanics waiting room. You should follow up with that client promptly. (Edit: I can't reply to the business owners response directly). This was an open shut case. Your team did nothing to prepare for this case. In fact they didn't even bother reading the covenants. They displayed incompetence at every step of the process. The judge himself referenced MY personally written argument when he made his ruling. Your apology is completely empty. You have my phone number why don't you try apologizing in person?

Evan is ineffective, lazy & unprofessional. His lack of communication and work ethic in such a time sensitive process is appalling.

Attempted to contact them via phone and email on five different occasions. Ian Burrell would not respond back. Their receptionist would not connect me with anyone else in their firm.

The lawyer we worked with was not very professional or helpful. We were very dissatisfied with the work and communication. The lawyer and I discussed my unhappiness and there were 101 reasons why there was a breakdown. I asked for some of my payment refunded, didn't hear anything. BUT his paralegal was very helpful and attentive. Kudos to her!