Kern Legal Document Assistance
Your first choice for all your Legal Document Preparation needs.

Meet The Owner

My name is Michael J. Vitale.  I received my Juris Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University School of Law and have more than 40 years of experience working in the legal profession. 
  • My initial experience in the legal field involved commercial collection and general civil litigation;
  • I then spent a little more than 10 years in the group legal services field gaining experience in general consumer law, landlord/tenant and family law;
  • That was followed by spending more than a decade working with attorneys Robert Tafoya, George R. Horrigan and Nieves Rubio with a focus on family law;
  • After working in the private sector I spent 8 years working for the Kern County Superior Court in the Family Law Facilitator's office where I was involved in furthering the court's accessibility for self-help litigants. I also presented Domestic Violence Trainings as well as presentations regarding Self-Help topics at both state and national Self Help/Family Law Conferences.
  • Over the past 10 years I have also taught Legal Research classes as an adjunct professor for the CSUB Extended University Attorney Assistant Certificate Program and upper division classes at Lady Justice Law School.
LDA Services for individuals representing themselves
Given the increasing numbers of court filings by persons representing themselves, and the fact that most normal people are unable to afford to hire an attorney, I decided to focus my efforts in serving those individuals needing self-help by way of legal document preparation. Many people confuse the term "Legal Document Assistant" with "Paralegal".

                                                                      LDA                                                       Paralegal
                                                [Legal Document Assistant]              A person (by definition) that must
                                               Must be certified through the            work under the supervision of a
                                               "governing" entity (State Bar,             licensed attorney in order to
                                               Court) to prepare documents             prepare documents for the general
                                               for the general public.                            public.

I am a Bonded and Registered Legal Document Assistant in Kern County, California, LDA#171.


Legal Research/Pleading preparation Services for Attorneys
I am available to private attorneys for a variety of services.  I am available to meet with clients and draft declarations, perform legal research and draft issue specific memos and/or pleadings.
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