Need a good lawyer in San Diego (re: used car ripoff)?

Q: I'm posting this for a good friend of mine in San Diego. She recently bought a used car from a private party. On my advice, she took the car to an auto shop and paid for a full diagnostic inspection, they told her " the battery was low" and that was it. She looked on carfax.com and found the car was in an accident, and the seller assured her it was very minor, just a few dents, no airbag deployment, etc. She bought the car, took it in for a tune-up to the authorized dealer, and they found there was major damage to the engine, airbags had been deployed and removed, parts of the engine were held on with plastic zip-ties (!!) and she had been totally lied to. So now it's court time and she needs a good lawyer, she is poor as a church-mouse so pro bono would be great, thank you!!

A: Depending on how much the car is worth, it will not be worth it to get a lawyer. She can get a free 30 minute consultation from the San Diego County Bar's Lawyer Referral Service 1-800-464-1529 to get legal advice (Way better than looknig in the yellow pages). She can also see the small claims advisor of the San Diego Superior Court.

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