Hodes Milman Liebeck

I am a Northern California government attorney who referred a family member to DANIEL HODES for an initial consultation. As an attorney who deals with different law firms everyday, I know there is wide spectrum when it comes to finding legal competence and professionalism. It was very important for me to not refer my family member to a «hack» firm or a soul-​less attorney that only evaluates cases by mere dollar signs. There are human dynamics and complicated relationships in life that require the best attorneys to take a more intellectual and holistic approach to case evaluation. Fortunately, we found that Mr. Hodes fits that bill.
Mr. Hodes returned all calls promptly and maintained proper discretion throughout our dealings with him. He provided an honest, straightforward analysis of the case. And, he did something fairly rare in the legal field, he provided a prompt, follow-​up phone call at no extra expense. Although it is uncertain if litigation will be pursued at this point, I do know that I made the right choice in calling Mr. Hodes. It really is harder than you would think to find an exceptional attorney, so I would definitely highly recommend Daniel Hodes to anyone looking for a Southern California injury attorney.

I would like to start by saying to anyone, like I, who has never been a party to a lawsuit and is genuinely in need of a good medical malpractice attorney, PLEASE STAY FAR AWAY FROM HMLM. Daniel Hodes ended up being the attorney who destroyed my viable medical malpractice case. I found out that a sketchy surgeon (whom I put all of my trust into) was recommending major spine surgeries. I TRUSTED HIM. (Hypocratac oath means nothing anymore). This surgeon ended up leaving medical equipment inside of my body and closed me up. I ALMOST DIED. I was smart enough to get a copy of all of my operative reports, which are legal documents, and I was totally shocked to learn the reason for my MRSA and emergency surgeries and hospitalizations was right there in the operative report, signed and reviewed by the surgeon. It stated that medical tubing had been left in my body.
I saw a commercial on TV and it was one that pertained to my situation so I called. After sending in the operative report HMLM CONTACTED ME.
Then attorney Daniel Hodes got involved and gave me what I now know was FALSE HOPE. I honestly had to stay on him just to get him to work on my case. He even accused me of being a «Schizophrenic junkie «I have never been so disrespected and looked at like I was less than in my life. I have had 8 major spine surgeries and every single surgery that the quack in question did, had to be completely RE DONE by a competent specialist. I always felt that Dan Hodes at HMLM was trying to just blow me off.
So, after YEARS of dealing with Dan Hodes, the only thing he could then guarantee me was that it should be no problem to get $xx, ooo per each defendant, because he said that this would avoid going to court & it would make me go away. Hodes said there was lack of proof. OPERATIVE REPORTS THAT ARE REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE SURGEON ARE LEGAL DOCUMENTS. Hodes got nervous and told me it’s in my best interest to write my own letter of dismissal of the lawsuit because he didn’t want to go to trial, he didn’t think defense wanted to pay anything and he is LAZY. Hodes just cherry picks his cases and only is interested in the easiest cases that will get him paid with very little effort.
After my case was closed, I got a notice from the post office that I had some packages waiting. I was appalled and slapped in the face to see 2 big boxes of THEIR OWN PAPERWORK. HMLM said, «Sorry, we just don’t have any room in which to store our closed cases. I could not believe that this cherry picking law firm not only destroyed a viable case, but they also had the audacity to expect me to store their own paperwork.
HMLM IS A SELFISH, SELF –SERVING, CHERRY PICKING FIRM. RUN INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IF THEY CALL YOU, BECAUSE ALL THEY DID WAS INSULT ME AND WASTE MY TIME.
I apologize for the lengthy review, but if I can prevent one person from going thru what I went thru then this lengthy review was worth it. Thank you all.

My family and I have had the pleasure of working with Kevin Liebeck and his firm on a medical malpractice/​wrongful death case WHICH WE WON in a jury trial. He has a very strong and experienced understanding of the law and of our subject matter. He’s someone I can trust 100% and would highly recommend his services. He’s not only personal, friendly and professional but has always been there for us day or night when we’ve had questions or concerns. The compassion that was extended to me and my family was what I would not expect from a «lawyer» but from a family member. He truly cares about the client and the situation and will take the time to listen. If someone were looking for a lawyer/​law firm to represent them like a real person and not just a dollar sign, look no further. Kevin Liebeck, a compassionate human being… and a lawyer. Kevin and his firm would be the only law office I would turn to for legal advice and services and we consider him now part of our family :)

By far Hodes Milman is one of the best medical malpractice and mass tort law firms out there — I wouldn’t hesitate to refer clients to them

Yes that’s 5 Stars for Dan Hodes, he is simply the best! If you’re searching for a great medical malpractice attorney you should call Dan Hodes now! I know firsthand what you and your family are experiencing. After retaining and firing three large law firms we finally retained Dan Hodes and his firm until the case concluded. Dan recovered one of the largest Medical Malpractice Awards in California for our family. The excellent work by Dan Hodes has enabled our family to support and help our injured family member for over 13 years now. Dan is the ultimate professional in his field, he is hard working, compassionate and very responsive. He returned our calls and emails right away. Even after the malpractice case closed successfully we asked Dan for help in another related case which Dan could have taken on. He recognized this related case would require an attorney with a great understanding of worker’s comp law. He very respectfully referred us to another great attorney who again recovered additional funds to care for our family member. I cannot thank him enough for his tireless work and professionalism throughout our case. I would highly recommend Dan Hodes and his firm to my friends or family.

Jeff Millman and Dan Hodes are malpractice attorneys and are very professional and knowledgeable in that field. They are friendly and honest and fought for what they believed was best in our interest. They would return our calls or emails right away even though they both have such busy schedules or made sure someone from their office did. I would definitely refer them to anyone that is looking into finding a malpractice lawyer.

Hodes, Milman, Liebeck was there for me at a very difficult time in my life. I worked directly with Dan Hodes and cannot thank him enough for his tireless work throughout my case. Dan treated me like a human being, not just another client and he showed he cared by how hard he worked on my case. I would refer any of my friends or family to this law firm, because I know anyone is in good hands when being represented by Hodes, Milman, Liebeck.

WARNING, WARNING, WARNING!!! Without a doubt one of the worst law firms in Orange County. This firm is completely inept and incompetent. Their lack of communication is only surpassed by their lack of compassion for their own clients. I would NOT recommend this firm to anyone under any circumstances… do yourself a favor and avoid this firm at all costs!