Michael R. Daymude
Virtual Lawyer — “Representation Made Easy”
“Just the facts, ma’am.” — Sergeant Joe Friday, “Dragnet”
- Experienced: since 1974
- Ethical. Dependable. Respectful. Responsive. Competitive. Personable
- Active Member, State Bar of California. My profile is here.
- Admitted: California Supreme Court
- Admitted: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Admitted: United States District Court, Central District of California
- Admitted: United States District Court, Northern District of California
- Admitted: United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California
- UCLA School of Law, J.D., 1974
- Invited Member, UCLA Law Review
- Invited Member, UCLA Moot Court Honors Program
- University of California Irvine, A.B, 1971 (Honors, Economics)
- Memberships: American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU), Democratic National Committee, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Lambda Legal (Lambda), American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA), The Humane Society of the United States, and PBS SoCal.
- Supporter of the following non-membership organizations through regular financial donations: Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Native American Rights Fund (NARF), Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), Shriners for Children Medical Center, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and Planned Parenthood.
I make the following promises to clients. I promise to:
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- Treat you with respect and courtesy;
- Be honest in all communications with you using words you understand;
- Use my best efforts on your behalf;
- Handle your matter timely, competently, and diligently — meeting all deadlines;
- Be accessible and responsive — I will return phone calls and respond to email and other correspondence promptly, usually within a few hours;
- Keep you informed about significant developments, forward copies of all important documents and emails, and respond to your requests;
- Promptly convey all amounts, terms, and conditions of any settlement offer;
- Maintain your confidence and assert the attorney-client privilege on your behalf whenever necessary to protect them;
- Exercise my independent professional judgment — always in your best interests;
- Charge only an agreed fee pursuant to the terms of our agreement;
- Render detailed true statements of account, including an accounting of any funds held in trust, usually monthly and at your specific request;
- Respect your decisions and objectives with respect to your matter, as permitted by law and the State Bar Act;
- Personally provide all professional services — I will not delegate my responsibility to associates or paralegals unless we have agreed otherwise;
- Comply with the State Bar Act, including the Rules of Professional Conduct, during and after my representation.