So. Cal. Realty Law, APC

Avoid retaining Shanna Welsh-Levin and So Cal Realty Law if you are involved in a real estate dispute if any of the following apply to you: 1. You expect your attorney to begin working on your dispute soon after your introductory meeting; 2. You expect your issue to be addressed efficiently; 3. You expect to have input into the strategic approach to addressing your dispute; 4. You expect your attorney to read and respond to emails you send to him or her; 5. You expect your attorney to review relevant documents before your scheduled follow-up call, rather than waiting to do so during your scheduled call; 6. You expect your attorney to know the purpose of a meeting when he/she was the one who proposed the meeting; 7. You expect your attorney to communicate with you in a timely manner with regard to postponing or rescheduling appointments; 8. You expect your attorney to aggressively defend your rights, rather than passively allowing opposing counsel to set timelines and expectations; 9. You expect your attorney to express the same level of urgency in addressing your issue that you express, and if not, explain why not, rather than you having to figure that out a month later after having spent several thousand dollars in legal fees; and/or 10. You expect to be able to speak with your attorney directly regarding billing concerns you have, provided the bookkeeper is not able to address them, and to resolve those disputes respectfully and amicably. I recently retained Shanna Welsh-Levin to represent me in a complex real estate dispute, and I had to fire her shortly thereafter as she failed to meet every single one of the expectations listed above. Furthermore, despite representing me for only 5 weeks, during which she had one, brief conversation with the opposing attorney, and never prepared or filed a single legal document with the court on my behalf, I was charged $3,390 for her services! I made 4 calls to her office to request a reduction in her charges and/or to speak to Shanna directly to negotiate her bill. No accommodation was made, nor did Shanna return my calls. I then sent Shanna an email in which I proposed that my bill for her services be reduced to $2,000 so we could amicably go our separate ways. In response, I received a curtly worded email from her office which stated I owed the full amount, and suggested I file a dispute with the San Diego County Bar Association Fee Arbitration Program, which I am in the process of doing.
Feb 14th, 2022

If I could give these guys zero stars I would.They have a poor reputation in the industry. We worked with these guys on a simple case that should have been completed in one court meeting. They tried to drag the case out over months. Then when we told them we werent pleased with their service and they tried to double bill us. We repeatedly told them that we did not want to work with them any longer and then again they tried to bill us for services not rendered. On top of that they ended up sending us to collections. Stay away from this firm.
Dec 2nd, 2021

I love working with Shanna! Shanna is a wonderful problem solver, effective communicator, and very caring and charismatic. We've worked together on several transactions and she has always exemplified extreme professionalism and genuine sincerity in every way. She really cares about her clients. Thank you Shanna!
Oct 6th, 2021

I listened to Shanna Welsh-Levins webinar last week and following up afterwards reached out to her firm for a referral that represents tenants, this I did after emailing her assistant asking for a referral and not receiving a response. When I called her firms answering service I wasnt able to leave a message because they dont represent tenants. I must add that Shannas presentation was great but Im disappointed at the perspective that the difficulties presented owners and landlords due to the evection moratorium i.e. financial plans and goals of owners, among other issues, outweighs the functions of housing, housing supports life and allows all of us to fulfill our potential while also enriching owners, landlords and others. Let that be your highest goal in renting to the less fortunate, please! The profits are there and are abundant and ultimately the system is designed to support life and people.
Jun 25th, 2021

I had the pleasure of working with Attorney Welsh-Levin at a workshop for legal professionals and noticed how passionate she is to improve the law firm so the client is always getting the best experience. She is tech savvy, and thinks outside of the box to achieve optimal results for her clients.
May 28th, 2021