Gallegos Law Firm

During the canonization process employed by the Catholic Church, the 'Promoter of the Faith' (Latin: promotor fidei), popularly known as the Devil's advocate (advocatus diaboli), was a canon lawyer appointed by Church authorities to argue against the canonization of a candidate.[4] It was this person's job to take a skeptical view of the candidate's character, to look for holes in the evidence, to argue that any miracles attributed to the candidate were fraudulent, and so on. The Devil's advocate opposed 'God's advocate' (advocatus Dei; also known as the 'Promoter of the Cause'), whose task was to make the argument in favor of canonization. During the investigation of a cause, this task is now performed by the 'Promoter of Justice' (promotor iustitiae), who is in charge of examining the ac

Some time back I had a consultation scheduled with her and I paid $500 for the fee, before my appointment a woman called me and said my appointment was canceled and she would not see me, keep in mind this is after they had checked to see if there was any conflict, determined there was not and booked and charged for a consultation...the lady was rude, ended up hanging up on me after I protested AND they ripped me off for my $500, said they would mail a check to me to refund it, and they NEVER did. This lady is below the belt unscrupulous, don't believe she's one of the best in Humboldt county, my advice is to keep looking for a better lawyer with some business morals, this lady is not to be trusted

Highly recommend! Worth every penny... She represented me very well. She does not waste time. I have used her twice and would use her again in a heart beat!

She's an excellent attorney! A bit expensive but she doesn't like to loose! She has an excellent record for winning!

Joan is amazing! She is quick and efficient and knows what she is doing. She is worth every penny.