team-member

Alice M Graham

Marina Del Rey, CA

Licensed for 43 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Real Estate

Language

English

About

My practice area focuses on real estate and business litigation and transactions.  As part of my practice, I focus on neighbor disputes, including boundaries, easements and related issues.

Practices Areas

Real Estate

Language

English

Contact

4640 Admiralty Way Ste 500Marina Del Rey, CA, 90292

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

anonymous
February 20, 2016

Many lawyers have the reputation of being dealbreakers. Granted, in reading the fine print and understanding all the nuances extant in contracts, they can keep one out of trouble in the short and long term. Alice is not only capable of the latter but in the most recent instance was able to salvage an important Contract for our company. Short history: after innumerable discussions between our company and their company regarding portions of the contract and after several iterations, it had come to a stalemate and the Contract was going to be lost. I called Alice to be sure she could/would provide assistance. Then I made arrangements with the other company to be sure it was ok if their lawyer and our lawyer communicated to try and resolve this impact. They were amenable so I notified Alice and within hours each was in contact with the other and within less than an hour a resolution was reached and the contract was saved. Alice is diligent, fair, pleasant, knowledgeable, experienced, and astute but resolute in reaching the best compromise/agreement for her client. I do not hesitate to recommend her highly for anyone who is need of competent lawyering for a successful resolution.

anonymous
February 17, 2016

Alice Graham was recommended to me by an esteemed colleague many years ago. I have consulted with her and hired her in many different Real Estate transactions. She is articulate, honest, experienced, diligent, brilliant, fearless, and passionate about serving her clients. I could not be more grateful for her expertise. Highly recommend!

anonymous
January 14, 2015

At first I went for a cheap attorney who ended up costing us a lot of money. After learning a very painful and hard lesson. I found a very experienced, professional and hardworking attorney named Alice Graham. I did interview a few attorneys before hiring her. She wasn't the most expensive nor was she the least expensive. But I went with my gut feeling and we hired her. The day that we hired her she quickly went to work. I knew this because she was emailing me and keeping the communication that night and days and weeks after. Our court date came up, and she entered the courtroom with knowledge of research. She confidently protected my family's assets that were at risk and helped clean up a big mess. I am extremely grateful for her honest hard work. Because any attorney can just take your money and go to court and not care what your outcome would be. Alice saw the pain and stress we were in and put her heart into her work. I highly recommend her and would not recommend anybody else .

anonymous
August 24, 2011

I am an attorney who has known and worked with Alice over many years. She is extremely knowledgeable, and is obsessed with best serving her clients' interests. She has long dealt with real estate and other complex litigation matters, but -- in light of her legal expertise and gracious demeanor -- is increasingly in demand as a mediator.

anonymous
February 18, 2021

Working with Alice Graham was one of the most horrific experiences of my life. Wish I had read Stella B.'s review above before hiring Alice. Run, don't walk away from Alice Graham. As Stella B. writes before me she is: Just another lawyer that over bills and underdelivers. SO TRUE. Talks a big talk. She told me she was an "expert" on my issue. She always appeared to be afraid to speak with opposing counsel, just sent emails with mischaracterizations. A couple of phone calls could have completed my case in a few hours. She would send me drafts of documents to review. I corrected her mistakes. I would do so and then she'd type in my changes (and then going back with me again), thereby charging me four times the "agreed upon" rate, plus $1.50 for postage and handling. She is beyond impossible to communicate with, and always has to be right. She lets you know this in a very harsh and condescending manner. She tells you she is always busy, but by the looks of it, I would doubt it. The first time I met her in person was when she parked her car in front of my home. She took one picture of the home for evidence, and charged me $180 for the picture which took one second, calling it a "site review." Lacks integrity and I constantly needed to remind her of follow-up. I could go on and on, but each time is worse than the next. Alice needs to get out of this business. I know many good lawyers, but I used Alice as a referral from a personal friend who did not use her as a lawyer, just a friend (my big mistake!!). She did not focus on my case. Find anyone else and you will get better representation. If I could give her ZERO stars I would. Alice - I do not need a comment from you on this Yelp review. We have had them and you are aware of your mistakes. I had such an awful experience with you. The worst. Funny thing, her "good" reviews are most likely written by herself to boost her stardom. Far from being a star.

anonymous
February 20, 2016

Many lawyers have the reputation of being dealbreakers. Granted, in reading the fine print and understanding all the nuances extant in contracts, they can keep one out of trouble in the short and long term. Alice is not only capable of the latter but in the most recent instance was able to salvage an important Contract for our company. Short history: after innumerable discussions between our company and their company regarding portions of the contract and after several iterations, it had come to a stalemate and the Contract was going to be lost. I called Alice to be sure she could/would provide assistance. Then I made arrangements with the other company to be sure it was ok if their lawyer and our lawyer communicated to try and resolve this impact. They were amenable so I notified Alice and within hours each was in contact with the other and within less than an hour a resolution was reached and the contract was saved. Alice is diligent, fair, pleasant, knowledgeable, experienced, and astute but resolute in reaching the best compromise/agreement for her client. I do not hesitate to recommend her highly for anyone who is need of competent lawyering for a successful resolution.

anonymous
February 17, 2016

Alice Graham was recommended to me by an esteemed colleague many years ago. I have consulted with her and hired her in many different Real Estate transactions. She is articulate, honest, experienced, diligent, brilliant, fearless, and passionate about serving her clients. I could not be more grateful for her expertise. Highly recommend!

anonymous
January 14, 2015

At first I went for a cheap attorney who ended up costing us a lot of money. After learning a very painful and hard lesson. I found a very experienced, professional and hardworking attorney named Alice Graham. I did interview a few attorneys before hiring her. She wasn't the most expensive nor was she the least expensive. But I went with my gut feeling and we hired her. The day that we hired her she quickly went to work. I knew this because she was emailing me and keeping the communication that night and days and weeks after. Our court date came up, and she entered the courtroom with knowledge of research. She confidently protected my family's assets that were at risk and helped clean up a big mess. I am extremely grateful for her honest hard work. Because any attorney can just take your money and go to court and not care what your outcome would be. Alice saw the pain and stress we were in and put her heart into her work. I highly recommend her and would not recommend anybody else .

anonymous
August 24, 2011

I am an attorney who has known and worked with Alice over many years. She is extremely knowledgeable, and is obsessed with best serving her clients' interests. She has long dealt with real estate and other complex litigation matters, but -- in light of her legal expertise and gracious demeanor -- is increasingly in demand as a mediator.

anonymous
February 18, 2021

Working with Alice Graham was one of the most horrific experiences of my life. Wish I had read Stella B.'s review above before hiring Alice. Run, don't walk away from Alice Graham. As Stella B. writes before me she is: Just another lawyer that over bills and underdelivers. SO TRUE. Talks a big talk. She told me she was an "expert" on my issue. She always appeared to be afraid to speak with opposing counsel, just sent emails with mischaracterizations. A couple of phone calls could have completed my case in a few hours. She would send me drafts of documents to review. I corrected her mistakes. I would do so and then she'd type in my changes (and then going back with me again), thereby charging me four times the "agreed upon" rate, plus $1.50 for postage and handling. She is beyond impossible to communicate with, and always has to be right. She lets you know this in a very harsh and condescending manner. She tells you she is always busy, but by the looks of it, I would doubt it. The first time I met her in person was when she parked her car in front of my home. She took one picture of the home for evidence, and charged me $180 for the picture which took one second, calling it a "site review." Lacks integrity and I constantly needed to remind her of follow-up. I could go on and on, but each time is worse than the next. Alice needs to get out of this business. I know many good lawyers, but I used Alice as a referral from a personal friend who did not use her as a lawyer, just a friend (my big mistake!!). She did not focus on my case. Find anyone else and you will get better representation. If I could give her ZERO stars I would. Alice - I do not need a comment from you on this Yelp review. We have had them and you are aware of your mistakes. I had such an awful experience with you. The worst. Funny thing, her "good" reviews are most likely written by herself to boost her stardom. Far from being a star.