M. Bradley Brickhouse

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M. Bradley Brickhouse

also known as Brad Brickhouse, Bradley Brickhouse

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Rating: 8.1

Licensed for 15 years

Guardianship Lawyer at Virginia Beach, VA
Practice Areas: Guardianship, Litigation, Probate ... +3 more

277 Bendix Road, Suite 400, Virginia Beach, VA

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About M.

Biography

Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Guardianship 45%

Unfortunately, due to advanced age, dementia or other illness, those we care for become, over time, unable to care for themselves and make their own decisions. If the individual has not executed a Power of Attorney and Advance Medical Directive, the last resort available to ensure that the individual has good financial, health, social, and quality-of-life decisions, made on their behalf is to petition for Guardianship or Conservatorship.

45%
Litigation 20%

I assist Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Conservators, and Beneficiaries with litigation arising from their duties. My extensive experience in the field of Elder Law gives him an advantage when addressing your individual legal needs. Typical fiduciary litigation cases include: Estate Administration and Probate litigation, Will Contests, Beneficiary Disputes, Augmented Estate claims, Trust Administration litigation, and Claims against a Fiduciary.

20%
Estate Planning 10%

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Probate 10%

Oast & Taylor’s Estate and Trust attorneys can help you with the administration of the estate or trust. If you have been named as an Executor and/or Trustee to perform one of these functions, you may have legal responsibilities to many parties. I can assist you with the administrative duties that come with these responsibilities.

10%
Wills and Living Wills 10%

10%
Elder Law 5%

5%

Fees and Rates

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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 15 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 2010

Active

No misconduct found

Location

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277 Bendix Road, Suite 400, Virginia Beach, VA, 23452

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M. Bradley Brickhouse's Reviews

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4 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | January 14, 2025 | Consulted Attorney

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Soiled diaper Bag

A slob with a propensity to take advantage and harm the lives of the elderly . Stay away from this loser .

Posted by anonymous | February 7, 2024 | Hired Attorney

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Do not Use this Attorney

After retaining Bradley Brickhouse, his demeanor quickly changed. He did not write up in the claim for the case what was discussed and purposely did it in such a way to string it over time, to make more money. He was rude, lied multiple times about multiple things. I had to fire him. I would stay far... away from him and his firm.

Posted by Jim | June 23, 2021 | Consulted Attorney

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would look elsewhere

I consulted with Mr. Brickhouse about him taking over as guardian. He had no patience with me and demanded immediate responses to his questions. Unfortunately, I couldn't hire him due to his temperament.

Posted by anonymous | August 24, 2019 | Consulted Attorney

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Communication not good

Received guardianship over my daughter through Mr Brickhouse about 6 months ago. At first he was really nice, but after a while he got upset for me for doing or not doing things I did not know because he didn’t tell me, and I’m not a legal expert. Then he pretty much stopped talking to me. The gu...ardianship paperwork I have was never fully explained to me. It has a lot of difficulties, for example when my daughter started receiving disability payments recently the bank has rejected this guardianship/conservator paperwork, and the checks are not able to be negotiated with the current document. The checks are made out to me “for my daughter “ . The bank referred to the language as ‘vague” in the guardianship paperwork, and now this money I need for my daughter cannot be accessed as the checks cannot be deposited into an account in her name because I am the payee,and cannot be deposited into my bank because the guardianship language is “too vague” per the bank. The only benefit from this guardianship paperwork was my ability to retain legal counsel on her behalf. I was not able to admit her to a hospital even though the paperwork says I can. Again, the hospital did not find the language in the guardianship sufficient to do so.

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Estate planning lawyer | Apr 16

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"I endorse Mr. Brickhouse, whom I found pleasant to work with in my days as a law clerk. Brad is proficient in several areas of the law including guardianships and conservatorships, estate planning and administration, and elder law, and he is very knowledgeable in navigating the complexities of the various jurisdictions in which he practices."

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Experience

Rating:  8.1 (Excellent)

Honors

2018

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2017

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2016

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2015

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

2014

Rising Star, SuperLawyers

Work Experience

2012 - Present

Attorney, Oast & Taylor PLC

2010 - 2012

Attorney, Oast & Hook, P.C.

2004 - 2009

Firefighter, City of Chesapeake

Associations

Chesapeake Rotary Club

2009 - 2015

Virginia Trial Lawyers Association

Member

Education

2009

Regent University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2002

Virginia Military Institute

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2011

Speaking Engagements

Elder Law Litigation

Publications

2013

Inside Business The Hampton Roads Business Journal Holidays are a chance to talk about your will.

2012

Gray Matters; The Newsletter of the Elder Law Section of the North Carolina State Bar Association Financial Elder Abuse

2011

Virginia Lawyers Weekly; Elder Law Issue Dispensing with formalities: A new approach to Wills

Languages

English

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