Law Offices of Steven Ibarra
Whittier, CA
The Law Offices of Steven Ibarra provides legal representation for individuals navigating bankruptcy proceedings. Serving clients in Whittier, they offer personalized support for Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 filings, including Spanish-speaking services.
5 Reviews
★★★★★
I had a great experience with the Law Offices of Steven Ibarra after my car accident. The entire team was professional, approachable, and always available to answer my questions and address any concerns I had throughout the process.
A special thank you to Celeste, who was my main point of contact. She was kind, responsive, and made everything much less stressful. I truly appreciate all of her help and support.
★★★★★
As someone who has never been in a major motor vehicle accident. I didn’t know exactly what to do, but Steven and his associates were able to help me find medical attention and take care of my case. Throughout the process, they were very communicative and told me what steps we were in and how it was going. I don’t wish to be in an accident anytime soon, but I know that Steven and his team are the people I would trust my life with
★☆☆☆☆
would not recommend hiring Steven Ibarra.
I hired him to represent me in my custody and domestic violence case, and my experience was extremely disappointing. Throughout my case, I provided him with evidence, documents, and information that I believed were important to my defense and custody rights. However, when we were in court, he asked me questions about information I had already provided to him, which made me feel like he had not thoroughly reviewed my case or the evidence I submitted.
I've been fighting for time with my daughters since around 2023, and I trusted that my attorney would be fully prepared and familiar with the facts of my case. Instead, I left feeling unheard, unprepared, and frustrated with the representation I received.
Legal cases involving your children are too important to leave in the hands of someone who is not fully engaged with the details of your case. Based on my personal experience, I regret hiring him and would encourage others to carefully consider their options before making a decision.
This review reflects my personal experience.
★☆☆☆☆
I paid Stephen Ibarra a substantial retainer and was told there would be an intake process, but that never really happened. Instead, I was given a family law packet even though my case was in probate, which wasted a significant amount of my time. I also gave him evidence and declarations that were never meaningfully used, and my family spent substantial time and money helping me for no benefit.
He was repeatedly late, missed scheduled appointments, and did not seem prepared for court. I specifically told his staff not to do anything without first going through me, but that was not meaningfully respected.
At the final court date, I lost the case without my evidence being properly presented. That caused serious harm to me, my daughter, and the case itself. I was then told I would receive a partial refund, but 45 days passed and nothing was paid.
Only after I gave three final notices and posted reviews did I finally receive a billing statement. I was told he wanted to work it out, but communication stopped again. At this point, fee arbitration and a Bar complaint appear to be the only way forward to attempt to get back a quartwr of what this representation has really cost me.
★☆☆☆☆
Do not hire Steven Ibarra for any case involving your child.
I paid Steven Ibarra $6,000 in a case involving my daughter, and hiring him was one of the worst mistakes I made in this matter. This was a high-stakes case involving a third-party guardian, and I made clear from the beginning that delay would only strengthen the other side through status quo. I gave him evidence that took me around 200 hours to assemble. He did not use it. He did not file it. He did very little beyond an initial objection. He also asked me questions about basic family-law and procedural issues that I expected a retained attorney to already understand. I ended up doing work myself while losing time and ground in a case involving my child. He wouldn't provide a receipt of services performed I gave him 6 weeks three notices two final notices and no answer besides in the first couple of weeks and the first couple days he said he's going to give me a partial refund which he did not.. Based on my experience, I would strongly warn any parent against hiring him for a guardianship, custody, or other high-stakes family matter. My daughter is now in the hands of someone that is emotionally and psychologically abusing her in a critical stage in her development of her identity