Business ProfileforLaw Office of James V Bickford IV

I am a retired military officer and college professor and do not write this review lightly.I find Mr. ********************** to be dishonest, greedy, unprofessional, unethical and incompetent. This opinion is shared by the Arbitration Judge who awarded me everything I asked for in a Mandatory Fee Arbitration case, the Superior Court judge who Confirmed my Award and the second Superior Court Judge who has ordered Mr. ********************** to repay me the almost ten thousand dollars he misappropriated. He is a scofflaw in that he has ignored the Arbitration Judge order to pay me and he has ignored the Court order. He asked me to pay him upfront as he had difficulty collecting from past clients. Since he had such high ratings on the various sites AVVO and others, I trusted him big mistake. After I paid him upfront, I realized I was premature and did not require any legal assistance. He provided no significant legal assistance but did give me some bad council designed to gain for himself more fees. He ceased all communication with me, refused to repay any of the unearned monies and simply disappeared until a year later when he showed up at the Arbitration Hearing. My total involvement with him was less than 10 working days during the distracting Christmas season. He ran up a ******************* for more than $ ****** !!!! The Arbitration Judge saw through this ruse as the billing was never seen or presented until 2 days before the Arbitration hearing ! Mr. ********************** has no office; he works out of a restaurant and PO Box ! Visit the ** Bar site and discover that he has been disciplined in the past and has had his license suspended twice. Go to Superior Court San Diego(Central) web site and discover that he has been sued several times in which he has been the defendant; including a recent eviction from his rental. All this is in the public record. I am a senior citizen self representing non-lawyer and won both the Arbitration Award and the Confirmation process. The highly paid 5 star attorney couldnt even defend himself against a senior citizen. I DO NOT recommend you hire him or work with him. He and his wife ( office manager ) have charming personalities...do not be fooled... they are a flim-flam team. His website claims he went to VMI, implying he is a graduate with a military background. He is not a graduate and not a veteran. He is purposely misleading potential clients. QED