1. Years in practice. The Law Offices of William R. McGee, California Lemon Law Attorneys, is a law firm that has 20 years of case management and trial experience, settling /winning thousands of cases, growing to be California’s Largest Lemon Law firm. Mr. McGee, the firms lead counsel, has years of extensive court trial experience with foreign and domestic auto manufacturers, a requirement in making the auto “giants” think twice about whether or not to settle a case, or risk going to a court trial.

2. Practice Exclusive to Lemon Law. The Law Offices of William R. McGee practices Lemon Law – exclusively – for 20 years. Mr. McGee was one of Lemon Laws “pioneers”, when lemon law legislation was being passed in the mid-eighties. He is one of California’s most experienced Lemon Law attorneys.

3. Size of Law Firm / Law Firm offices based/located IN California. The Law Offices of William R. McGee is a California based Lemon Law firm fully staffed with numerous experienced Lemon Law attorneys. Our offices are located in California and serve all California residents. We are are California’s largest exclusively Lemon Law attorney firm. Our attorneys practice nothing other than Lemon Law, and travel throughout California to visit the firm’s clients during the course of many Lemon Law cases, as required. All attorneys at the firm are under the direction of William R. McGee. We are NOT an "out-of-state" Lemon Law firm with main office(s) and/or attorneys based in another state, which you may find on the internet.

4. Research and Technical Department. Letting auto manufacturer’s know that you know what they know about known problems with their vehicles is tantamount to a successful Lemon Law case. Our law offices feature a fully staffed Research and Technical Department. The Lemon Law attorney requires this information about each vehicle’s problems to properly pursue a Lemon Law case. You can speak with our Research and Technical Director simply by calling our toll-free number to discuss your vehicle. Simply knowing about common manufacturer’s documents like TSB’s (Technical Service Bulletins) is only the beginning. We have access to documents that no other attorney firm in California has, and use them extensively in settling (winning) Lemon Law cases.

5. Free Case Reviews & Evaluations. Free Consultation. When you call our offices regarding a potential Lemon Law claim, your call, case evaluation & review, or consultation with the attorney is at no charge to you.

6. Attorneys Fees. Our firm accepts cases on a “no fee” or “contingency fee” basis. This means no “up front” Retainer Fee to start your case. No money required from you during the course of your case. If applicable, you only pay the contingency fee once we have made a settlement with the auto manufacturer. If we are unable to resolve your case, you owe us nothing.

7. Costs of Suit. Our firm will advance all costs of suit for our clients, while many other firms will ask the clients for costs of suit during the course of their case. We put out the money, and we put it in writing for you.

8. Contingency Fees. Many cases are accepted at no cost to the client. If applicable, some cases are on a “contingency fee” basis. With this, you only pay the “contingency fee” to our firm once we have made a settlement with the auto manufacturer. And of course, if we are unable to resolve your case, you owe and pay us nothing.

9. Trial Record. The Law Offices of William R. McGee has extensive civil court trial experience. Though very few of our cases go to trial, it’s important to know that Mr. McGee is one of California’s most trusted – and respected– Lemon Law attorneys. Our office will be pleased to fax you written summaries of past and recent trial results. Our clients are routinely awarded additional “Civil Penalty” monies in trial cases, in addition to their Lemon Law repurchase and monetary refund.

10. California State Bar certified Attorneys. William R. McGee, and the three associate Attorneys of the firm, are all California State Bar certified to practice law in California, Associate attorneys at the firm have been practicing California Lemon Law for many years.

11. Seeing the Case Through. Some cases will settle quickly without a lawsuit. Many will not. This is where our firm’s experience counts. This is the Lemon Law attorney “litmus test”. We will vigorously pursue your Lemon Law case against the manufacturer to get the results you need. When needed, we come to you. Our attorneys travel the state, offering our clients a minimum of inconvenience.

12. Expert Fees Responsibility. Our law firm advances all costs including expert fees. Experts can run from the hundreds to thousands of dollars. We advance this, and do not ask you to.

13. Vehicle Defect Verification. Our law firm advances the costs to hire an automotive mechanical expert in certain cases that require this step to effectively pursue the manufacturer.

14. The Human Touch. Your experience with our office will be met with friendly, knowledgeable representatives that take a genuine interest in not only your Lemon Law case, but you, the client. This is the “personal touch” our offices have been recognized for during our 20 years of service to California residents pursuing Lemon Law claims.

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*There may be an occasional claim where it is determined that the filing of a lawsuit is the most expedient way to recover full lemon law entitlement.

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California Lemon Law – Quick Reference Guide The California lemon law offers protection for buyers of new cars, trucks, motorhomes, and motorcycles. The California lemon law provides different options to the consumer and manufacturer.  For California lemon law to apply to cars and trucks that qualify under the statute, the manufacturer must offer to replace or repurchase the offending lemon law vehicle, with the consumer not being forced to accept a replacement. California lemon law treats motorhomes and motorcycles differently. The California lemon law allows the manufacturer to repurchase or replace under the statute, at their discretion. Automobile manufacturers will print warranty books that contain “instructions” for consumers that think they may have a lemon law vehicle that qualifies under California lemon law. Consumers must remember that these lemon law “instructions” or “steps to follow” are what the automobile manufacturer wants you to do, and is NOT the California lemon law. For example, many manufacturers warranty books will attempt to direct the consumer with a California lemon law claim to attend an arbitration hearing. Arbitration is NOT required under the California Lemon Law to pursue a lemon law claim. Nor is there any requirement under the California Lemon Law to bring a lemon law claim within 18 months or 18,000 miles. You as the consumer have the entire new vehicle limited warranty period (usually 3 years/36,000 miles or 4 years/50,000 miles) to bring your California lemon law claim. If the repeated problem continues AFTER the expiration of the warranty under the lemon law, in certain cases you may still be applicable to protection under the California lemon law. The California lemon law also uses the manufacturers “extra power-train warranty coverage” as lemon law protection for consumers. These “power-train” warranties often provide for repairs as long as 100,000 miles, and under the California lemon law can be utilized to qualify a vehicle as a “lemon”. When our California lemon law was passed many years ago, the automobile manufacturers were allowed to set up NON-binding arbitration as an OPTION for the consumer to utilize in an attempt to settle their lemon law dispute. Consumers in California must realize that these dispute resolution mediums are often nothing more than a way for automobile manufacturers to be given “another chance” at fixing the consumers vehicle. One of the three potential decisions that can be handed down at an arbitration hearing is “the repair decision”. The automobile manufacturers representative argues to the arbitrator that the manufacturer should be given an additional attempt to repair the vehicle, or argue that they (coincidentally) “now have a fix developed” for the consumers repeated defect. The consumer often goes into a arbitration hearing expecting a “win” or “lose” decision, but becomes stunned when finding out that the outcome of their arbitration hearing for their lemon law claim is simply to have their vehicle repaired again! Arbitrators are not lawyers. Arbitration is NOT required to pursue legal remedy in California under the lemon law. “Customer Assistance Centers”. Consumers can call the manufacturers toll-free “assistance center”. They can explain that they feel they have a vehicle that qualifies under the California lemon law. The representatives will give out a “case number” to the consumer. Often times the unknowing consumer thinks this “case” number means something, especially when followed by the potential language of “we are opening a case number for you”. Consumers can be potentially mislead that this is the “opening” or “start” of a legal California lemon law case. It is NOT. A “case number” is often nothing more than a REFERENCE number to the consumer calling in their complaint(s) that allows the automobile manufacturer to establish a numerical file on the consumers call-in.  “Dealer Trade Assist”. Consumers need to be VERY aware of this “trick of the automobile trade”. Consumers who have been having repeated problems with their vehicle will often seek lemon law relief by asking their car dealer to “buy back” or replace their vehicle. What the consumer does NOT know is that the dealer has nothing to do with the California lemon law, nor do they have any responsibility under the California lemon law to repurchase or replace the offending vehicle. This is where “opportunity knocks” for the car dealer in many instances. The car dealer “responds” to the consumers request by “offering” to resolve the consumers dreadful car situation by offering “to take them out of their car” or “get you out of this car and into a new one” or similar verbage. This is NOT the California lemon law. This is an example of an opportunistic dealer sales tactic of making the consumer believe that they are getting California lemon law relief, but in reality the car dealer is taking the offending vehicle in trade, and simply selling the consumer another vehicle! The dealer often hears consumers say “you have to get me out of this vehicle”. They are simply taking the customers grief and turning it into profit, while the consumer loses part or all of their earned equity in their vehicle, often resulting in the loss of thousands of dollars. This “dealer trade assist” can often result in the dealer inflating the price of the “replacement” car and putting the consumer further into debt. Consumers should be very aware that the car dealership is in business to make a profit, and to sell cars. The “dealer trade assist” is just another example of how a consumer in California can unknowingly THINK they are getting relief from the California lemon law, but are simply being taken advantage of. What is the consumer to do? Consumers can simply the entire California lemon law process by utilizing the services of a lemon law attorney. We are The Law Offices of William R. McGee, California Lemon Law Attorneys, California’s largest lemon law firm. You can call us toll-free at 1-800-CA-LEMON (1-800-225-3666) for a free consultation or review of your repair documents to see if you qualify for protection and relief under the California lemon law. The California lemon law has a provision for attorney’s fees, making the automobile manufacturer pay the attorney for time spent on a lemon law claim.