Scam Alert: Is This Really Brightwood Law Group, PC?

👉 This scam is actively targeting vulnerable communities, including individuals seeking immigration assistance.

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Scammers are actively using our name and our attorneys’ identities. We have heard from individuals who clicked on fake online advertisements and were contacted by someone posing as “Attorney Sol Núñez” (Soledad Núñez) or representing Brightwood Law Group, PC, using names, photos, and credentials copied from our website and public bar records. These operations spin up new ads, accounts, and phone numbers faster than platforms can take them down, so the honest answer is that we cannot always stop them at the source. What we can do is make it easy for you to verify who you are actually speaking with before you share personal information or send a dime.

If you saw an ad on Facebook or Instagram and someone claiming to be “Sol Núñez” or “Brightwood Law Group” moved the conversation to WhatsApp to offer legal representation or demand an upfront fee, that is not us. Here is how to tell the difference.

What This Scam Looks Like

• Fake social media ads: The impersonators run unauthorized ads on Facebook, Instagram, or other platforms using our firm name, logo, or our attorneys’ names and photos.
• Moving to WhatsApp: Clicking the ad directs you to a WhatsApp chat or an unfamiliar phone number instead of our official website or office line.
• Fake legal representation: They claim to be Attorney Sol Núñez or another lawyer with Brightwood Law Group and offer to handle your case, settlement, or legal matter.
• Upfront payment demands: They ask you to send money, wire funds, pay an upfront “retainer” or “processing fee,” or use payment apps before any legitimate consultation or formal engagement.

How We Actually Contact People

• By phone: We call from (310) 895-9075, or we have you call our office directly at that number.
• By email: Every official email from our firm ends in @brightwoodlaw.com—never a free Gmail, Yahoo, or Outlook address.
• By mail: We only receive and send mail at this address: 9903 Santa Monica Blvd., #602, Beverly Hills, California 90212.
• Official consultations: We onboard clients through a formal consultation and a written, signed retainer agreement—never over a random text thread or messaging app.

What We Will Never Do

• Represent Outside California: We only represent clients in California.
• We will never solicit or represent clients over WhatsApp.
• We will never ask you to send money, wire funds, buy gift cards, or pay upfront fees through a messaging app. That is a scam, every time.
• We will never pressure you to pay immediately or keep our communications secret.

How to Verify a Real California Lawyer in Two Minutes

Soledad (“Sol”) Núñez, Shahran Kangavari, and Amir Navab are licensed attorneys in good standing with the State Bar of California. Anyone can verify a California lawyer for free through the State Bar’s official attorney search at apps.calbar.ca.gov/attorney.

On the public record, confirm the lawyer’s full name, active license status, and official firm address. Keep in mind that a matching public record alone does not prove an online ad or messaging account is real—scammers routinely copy real bar numbers, photos, and bios. For independent confirmation, close the chat and call our office directly at (310) 895-9075.

The FBI has publicly warned about scammers impersonating real law firms and attorneys online. You can read more about these schemes through the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3.gov).

If You Have Been Contacted by an Impersonator

1. Stop responding immediately and do not send any money, gift cards, or personal documents (like your ID or Social Security number).
2. Report the ad and account directly inside Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp as a scam/impersonation.
3. File a report with the Federal Trade Commission at ReportFraud.ftc.gov and, if any money or sensitive personal information changed hands, with the FBI at IC3.gov.
4. Call us directly at (310) 895-9075 if you are ever unsure whether a message came from us. We would rather take a hundred “is this really your firm?” calls than see one person lose money to someone stealing our name.

If you already sent money to someone impersonating Brightwood Law Group, you are not foolish and you are not alone—these are organized fraud rings. Contact your bank or payment provider immediately to report the fraud and attempt to recall the funds, then file a police report and an IC3 complaint.