Attorney Stephen Penner recently represented me in a divorce case which is now resolved. A friend referred him to me because of his 40+ years of law experience. His performance in my case was outstanding and I would recommend him to anyone looking for a competent, capable and great attorney!

Now that my case is over, in hindsight I would say a couple of greatest client benefits of working with Mr. Penner are his many years of practicing law in Santa Barbara (in different capacities) have resulted in him:

1. Creating great and meaningful relationships with many of Santa Barbara's law professionals (across the board in many different places).
2. Having a deep understanding of Santa Barbara's legal system and its unique politics.

This inside knowledge is a VERY strategic advantage for any client to have. (It's like having a treasure map in hand!) In my case, he worked well with the opposing counsel and saved me additional legal fees by getting us to mediation quickly and avoiding a lengthy and costly trial.

Divorce is such a difficult time in anyone's life, as it was for me. It gave me peace of mind knowing that Mr. Penner was there by my side fighting for my best interest and in fairness during such an emotional time. He kept it to the facts, followed the law, and got to the prize!

In my personal experience, he has the expertise, confidence, competence and connections to successfully represent any client. It is my pleasure to recommend Mr. Penner to others seeking similar counsel.

I went through dozens of lawyers, retained a few with zero results. Spent thousands and thousands of dollars and waited over 5 years to resolve my difficult family law case.
Mr. Penner and his staff thought outside the box and created many different strategies to try and win my case. He did just that, even without the opposing attorney and other party present in court. He knows how judges think and works with them well. He is well established in the area. If I didn’t live 450 miles away, I would use him for everything.

Steve Penner is truly an outstanding attorney. I had a difficult case involving my daughter. She was uncooperative, which made everything extremely difficult. Steve was patient, kind, compassionate and understanding. He was able to work with the attorneys that were representing the other side and the judge. Through creative planning, Steve came up with solutions that worked and were effective. Two misdemeanor cases were dismissed. Without Steve’s professionalism and acumen I do not think we would have achieved the same result with another attorney.

Mr. Penner helped my sister & I with an inheritance case.
It took a little while but at the end we were very satisfied.
His staff was always so up beat and professional. I would
recommend his services to all.
Thank you
Cathy Gentry

Very helpful and eficient

The staff is very attentive and professional. They are taking care of my needs.

I went to Mr. Penner to help with my Aunt's estate documents. I am in deep gratitude to him and his legal staff for the exemplary work they did on our behalf. The fact that they went out of their way to expedite our request and to make a personal visit to our home was greatly appreciated and unexpected. Efforts like that were truly a gift for clients like myself. I highly recommend Mr. Penner and his firm.

Went to Stephen Penner for some simple estate planning...I do not recommend at all - he was rude, a poor communicator, and attempted to do a bait-and-switch on his pricing. When we arrived for our appointment he ignored us for almost an hour, then finally took down all our information that I had already given him over the phone, and at the end proceeded to tell us that he wanted to charge us many times over the previously negotiated rate for the service. This was for a simple will! I referred him to the previously negotiated rate - then he totally dropped us like a hot potato - no calls returned, no follow up with us, no apology for misunderstanding, nothing. Wasted hours of my time. Some research I should have done PRIOR to meeting with him also shows that he's had his license to practice law suspended more than once - not trustworthy.