Free California Lemon Law Consultation

A free California Lemon Law consultation with McMillan Law Group is a no-obligation, 15-minute evaluation of your Song-Beverly Act claim. Send us your year, make, model, VIN, purchase or lease date, current mileage, and a brief description of the defect along with any repair orders you have — and an attorney will tell you whether your facts support a buyback, replacement, or cash settlement under the California Lemon Law. There is no fee for the consultation and no obligation to proceed. If we represent you and win, the manufacturer pays our fees under Civil Code § 1794(d) — not you.

 

 

What We Need for the Consultation

  • Year, make, model, and VIN
  • Purchase or lease date and original delivery date
  • Current mileage
  • Whether the manufacturer warranty was in effect when the defect appeared
  • Brief description of the defect — what it does, when it does it
  • Repair history — dates and dealer for each repair visit, with mileage and complaint
  • Repair orders if you have them (PDFs preferred)

Don’t have all of this? Send what you have. We can usually evaluate eligibility even with partial documentation and help you obtain the rest if needed.

 

 

What Happens After the Consultation

  1. Evaluation. We tell you whether your facts support a Song-Beverly claim and, if yes, an estimated value range.
  2. No obligation. If you don’t want to proceed, you owe nothing.
  3. Engagement letter (if you choose to retain us). We send a contingency engagement letter confirming zero out-of-pocket cost and § 1794(d) fee-shifting.
  4. Records collection. We pull repair orders and warranty paperwork.
  5. Statutory notice. We serve the manufacturer with the formal § 1793.2(d)(2) notice.
  6. Negotiation or litigation. Most cases settle in 3–9 months. See case timeline.

 

 

Statewide California Service

McMillan Law Group is headquartered in San Diego and represents lemon law clients in every California county — including Los Angeles, Orange County, Bay Area, Sacramento, and the Inland Empire. Consultations are conducted by phone, video, or in person depending on your preference.

 

 

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About the Author

Julian McMillan is the founder of McMillan Law Group and a California lemon law attorney with over 25 years of legal experience, having represented San Diego consumers since 2000. He has been named a Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer twelve consecutive years (2014–2025), recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Lawyer, and listed in San Diego Magazine’s Top Attorneys in San Diego (2016–2025) and America’s Most Honored Professionals (2018–2025).

Julian holds an L.L.M. from the University of San Diego School of Law, an L.L.M. from Nottingham Law School (England), an L.L.B. with Distinction from the University of Exeter (England), and a B.A. (Honors) from the University of Victoria (Canada). He is admitted to the California Bar, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Central, and Northern Districts of California, and the Supreme Court of England and Wales. Before founding McMillan Law Group he practiced at DLA Piper (San Diego) and Ashurst Morris Crisp (London).

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