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Hawk Barry

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Attorney Christopher “Hawk” Barry joined the Auto Fraud Legal Center in 2002, and was made a partner in 2006. With over 20 years of consumer protection litigation experience, Mr. Barry has served as trial counsel in numerous auto fraud and lemon law cases resulting in precedent-setting punitive damage and civil penalty awards across California, including San Diego County, Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Kern County, Sacramento County, and Imperial County.

Hawk has successfully litigated cases on behalf of consumers who were victims of the following auto fraud practices:

  • Lying about the need to sign a new contract
  • Failing to disclose prior accident damage
  • Selling over advertised price
  • Improperly certifying used vehicles
  • Improper contract preparation
  • Improper DMV fees
  • Charging to smog a vehicle that wasn’t smogged
  • Failing to make proper disclosures to customers
  • Failing to provide prior rental history

Mr. Barry has also helped California consumers by obtaining injunctions prohibiting fraudulent practices from multiple dealerships. Trial and arbitration successes include:

  • Olivas/Vasquez v. Three-Way Chevrolet (lumping, odometer fraud)
  • Watkins v. Power Toyota Buena Park (backdating)
  • Gains v. Bosch Kia (undisclosed prior rental and accident damage)
  • Graciano v. Robinson Ford Sales (undisclosed negative equity and failure to provide Spanish-language documents)
  • McClanahan v. Fleetwood and Freightliner (lemon law claim)
  • McLucas v. Autoville Motors (failure to comply with buy-here, pay-here law; seller unmeritable vehicle)

Mr. Barry was also the lead attorney in Graciano v. Robinson Ford Sales, Inc. (2005) 144 Cal.App.4th 140, Lewis v. Robinson Ford Sales, Inc. (2007) 156 Cal.App.4th 359, Nelson v. Pearson Ford Co. (2010) 186 Cal.App.4th 983 which involved California auto fraud issues. Mr. Barry has spoken at multiple National Association of Consumer Advocates Auto Fraud Conferences, and has spoken before the United States Navy JAG attorneys on California auto fraud and lemon law issues.

Hawk received his undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1992, and graduated from the University of Southern California Law Center in 1995. Mr. Barry has been admitted to practice before both state and federal courts in California since 1995. Mr. Barry is a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, Consumer Attorneys of California, and Consumer Attorneys of San Diego.

If you are in need of an experienced California lemon lawyer who is well-versed in California Lemon Law and Auto Fraud issues, contact Hawk Barry.

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Angela Fraticelli
01:40 15 Oct 22
Awesome!! Lilia Guizar got us out of a nightmare we were in with with a non operating vehicle. I was turned down by other firms after discussing my case. Lily took time to hear me out and was thorough with the information I provided her about my complaint. We are completely satisfied with our outcome!
Tiffany Sidwell
04:51 08 Oct 22
Lilia Guizar was my attorney in a recent fraud case and I am so impressed with the outcome. The process was quick and easy. We even countered the first offer to get what was fair and I’m happy to say that the car was picked up today, I am free of that burden and I feel validated for all the time and money wasted trusting a dealership that took advantage of me. Widowed military wife and mother. That dealership thought I just give up. I’ve read that these cases can take a year or two to settle, I remember when speaking with Lilia and she said, ”I’d like to wrap this up by the end of the month,” and she absolutely did. Car was picked up Thursday, by Friday I received tracking from FedEx for the settlement check. That’s pretty incredible for this kind of litigious case. I read some of these other reviews and I have to say, once they take the case, don’t pester them, let them do their job. They always communicated when necessary but I didn’t need someone to hold my hand through the process. She was an aggressive attorney. Recommend her 100%!
Jocilyn Hubert
21:25 09 Sep 22
This legal team is amazing! Yes our case took time but they were always ready to answer any of our questions and we had a lot! They helped us every step of the way. nobody really wants to deal with going through all of this but they made the process a lot easier to deal with we can't give them enough praise!! Thank you guys for everything!!!
Vianey Salgado
20:49 09 Sep 22
I want to thank the whole team. If you are looking through this review don’t hesitate to give them a call!They are super understandable and nice.They will email you with every detail. Just sit back and put everything in their hands,because that’s how great they are. No worries at all next thing you know I got my money back plus more. I give them an 100/100!Also….I want to thank Michelle as well as Jason Stones. For making everything understandable.Thanks for everyone who was involved in this case, especially Hawk.I will for sure recommend you guys to family and friends when ever a situation comes up. (Hope not)
Pocho Productions
20:03 08 Aug 22
Had a Jeep with several issues. Called Auto Fraud Legal Center and they were able to help me out. They had the dealership buy back my vehicle and give me my money back + extra. They are an amazing team, especially Lilia Guizar, she was with me from the beginning all the way to the end. She would call me and text me whenever there were any updates, she guided us through the process and helped us make the best decisions. I couldn’t have asked for a better result, thanks to Lilia and the rest of the team. In total, it took about 4 months to resolve my case, which was fast. Again, thank you Lilia and everyone at Auto Fraud Legal Center, you guys are the best!
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