Representing clients
for over 25 years
with skill,
compassion and
integrity.
LEGAL MALPRACTICE
Legal malpractice is a type of "professional negligence"
claim.  Professional negligence is like any other form of
negligence, but committed by a professional acting in
their professional capacity.  Other forms of professional
negligence include medical malpractice, architectural
malpractice, accounting malpractice, and real estate
malpractice.

Our attorneys have decades of experience handling
professional negligence claims, representing both
defendants and plaintiffs.  In the specialized field of
legal malpractice, we currently only represent plaintiffs,
and we only take cases where the attorney's error is
clear and the financial harm is significant.  Also, we do
not handle legal malpractice claims against criminal
attorneys.  Because we are selective in the legal
malpractice cases we handle, we are able to keep our
rates low while still providing exceptional individual
attention to each case and each client.

If you believe you have suffered significant financial
harm from an attorney's negligence or other misconduct,
we can offer you the following benefits:

Free Initial Consultation
You can speak to a lawyer by telephone or in person
(and in some cases we can come to you) for a free
consultation about your case.  This consultation does
not obligate you to hire our firm.

Free Estimate of What Your Case Is Worth
We can never guarantee victory or any particular result
for any client.  However, if you get a free consultation,
you can also request a free estimate from one of our
attorneys who will tell you what he or she feels your
case is worth based on the information provided to us
at your initial consultation.  This is a "no obligation"
service -- we will provide the estimate whether or not
we take your case.

We Charge No Fee Unless You Win
We can take your case on contingency, which means our
legal fee will be a percentage of your final recovery.  If
you do not obtain any recovery, we get no fee.  (Note, if
you prefer, we are also willing to take these cases for
an hourly rate, in which cases our fees are not
contingent and are paid whether you win or lose.)

We GUARANTEE Our Contingent Rates Are Lowest
Generally, our clients are seeking the best lawyers, not
the cheapest lawyers, and cost is not a critical factor.  
However, by being selective about the cases we take,
we are able to profit while charging contingency fee
rates that are lower than most firms.  Thus, we can
guarantee that if a client finds another firm whose
standard contingency fee rates are lower than ours for
substantially the same services, we will match their
rates plus refund 10% of our fee to the client.  (Please
note that we may sometimes take a case that we feel
involves an unusual amount of risk or work, such that
we negotiate a higher than usual contingency fee rate,
and such cases are expressly excluded from this
guarantee.)

Flexible Appointment Locations and Times
Our normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
on Monday through Friday.  However, to accommodate
clients and potential clients, we can make appointments
outside of these times and on weekends.  In addition, if
you cannot come to either our Woodland Hills office or
Santa Barbara office, we can have an attorney come to
you.

Help Seeking An Advance On Your Potential Recovery
We have experience dealing with companies that offer
cash advances on legal claims.  We can assist you in
contacting and applying for such an advance on your
claim.  (Please note that such advances are usually only
provided on high value cases where liability is very
clear, and we cannot guarantee you will receive such an
advance.)

FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO SPEAK AN
ATTORNEY, PLEASE CALL:

(818) 906-1441 (Los Angeles)
(805) 560-6918 (Santa Barbara)
(800) 435-2130 (Toll Free)
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LAW OFFICES OF
KENNETH W. DRAKE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
21241 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 288
Woodland Hills, CA  91364
(818) 906-1441 / Fax (818) 906-2532
LAW OFFICES OF
KENNETH W. DRAKE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
655 Del Parque Drive, Suite A
Santa Barbara, CA  93103
(805) 560-6918 / Fax (805) 899-3937