Howard Shopenn Howard Shopenn. Sly Attorney Play you, Then Dump you as Soon as You Pay him. Beverley Hills California

I paid Mr.Shopenn 15k retainer for an illegal search&seizure case. After a couple of hearings,he demands another 15k, right before court session, to continue. Under duress, and with promises of "sewing this thing up",he gets his check.

(yes, im stupid. should have read the signs then)
After the session,(included in the initial retainer) with no progress, he tells me the only way for me is:
Plead guilty at the next courtsession as to being an addict, and enroll myself in rehab, which will show co-operation, thus ensure just a wrist slap.(even though the "drugs" on final evidence was LESS than an 1/8 of an ounce, a $100 misdemeneour in California, and was found (illegally), in a studio with other people there as well).Shopenn NEVER told me that a $100 could pay me off.He put the fear of god into me,telling me that i need him, to prevent me from losing my greencard status.
After thinking it over a few days, and consulting another attorney , i told Mr. Shopenn that i am unhappy with his services, and to refund me the final check, since ALL services up till then,had been FULLY paid for.
He then told me that he had allready drawn up a "Next" plan, and the cost will go to that.

15k for WHAT?? What "grandplan" cost THAT much? Especially when it turned out it consisted of a few pages of references to old cases, which had Nothing to do with my case.

At the next session, with my new attorney in attendance,the judge called the case nonsense,since it was established that the officer committed perjury,and dismissed it..... PROVING Howard Shopenn not only a Fraud,(seems to play "One for You, One for Me" with the prosecutor) but an Idiot. He is a smooth Cowboy, WHATCH OUT!

Ogw
Los Angeles, California
U.S.A.