Christopher David Brown

Holy cow, reading these reviews would've saved me time. Im ok with giving him one star for providing a free form that took alot of advocacy and work for it to be recognized as a human right. How can you flub up a simple consultation? He literally said he would refuse to give me the form fo...r my advance directives for health care . As someone who helped pioneer the home health hospice service with the Ga director of Pain management and some of the most dedicated people to serve this new service to all of metro Atlanta at the time- I know about advanced directives . I was around when the advocacy began in the 90s to ensure all patients knew and were offered resources to make their wishes known . He should've counseled on making sure you really trust the person you choose to speak for you if the time comes when you cant. Everyday this form was a part of my life from when the advocacy started all through my career and then my husband used to be an estate planner. I heard about this so much and told him I knew but Mr Brown's people skills and comprehension deduced he needed to tell me twice that property has nothing to do with adv directives - why? I didnt need to hear it once much less louder a second time. I felt something was off the minute I sat down but the door was shut. I started to leave and he stopped me. I stayed out of my politeness and the used car salesman like pushy demeanor( thats what someone else said - i find it fits ). Just read the reviews . My inquiries were simple.

DO NOT HIRE MR. CHRISTOPHER BROWN TO REPRESENT YOU unless you want to waste your time and money. Due to unnecessary delays and poor communication, I lost my case. I hired Mr. Brown for a contested divorce and it’s good that he knows everyone in court including the court reporters and judges but what ...is not good is his strategy which is basically to discredit the other party and confuse them with dates and times. If the other party have a stronger lawyer and better strategy then they’ve won which is what happened in my case.

I hired Chris Brown for my divorce. I consulted with him twice before retaining him. He was very adamant that married couples should be able to work out a divorce themselves, and heavily encouraged an uncontested divorced. (This was in stark contrast to other attorneys I consulted with, who right awa...y were told me everything I could do to fight in court). My divorce dealt with adultery (where I had written and video proof and the ex admitted it) and financial abuse (I had some proof). Chris still was adamant that uncontested was the way to go. several acquaintances of mine used chris. Three had used him for an uncontested divorce, and had good experiences. One used him for a contested divorce (also due to the spouses’s adultery). That person said he was good during the divorce, which was successful in mediation, but once the divorce was over it took over 5 months to file some final papers. And in the end, that person was not happy with Chris due to that delay. I felt that I needed someone to be my voice in the divorce, and fight for me on my behalf, so I filed contested with Chris. We were also successful in mediation and didn’t have to go to court. Like my acquaintance, do I think Chris was good during for the divorce? Yes. The outcome of the divorce (my settlement from exspouse) was about what Chris thought it would be. I got exactly what I wanted for child custody. Chris argued successfully on my behalf during mediation, and ensured that our requests were reasonable while still ensuring I was taken care of. The divorce was very difficult and emotional for me. If we weren’t successful in mediation, and had to go to deposition, Chris said he would’ve suggested that I not be present when he deposed exspouse and paramour. Like my acquaintance, do I think he took forever with paperwork? Yes. 100%. After mediation, ex spouse and I immediately acted on the steps outlined in mediation. (Separation of assets, exspouse paying me spousal support, child visitation, etc.). But it took six months for Chris to file the final papers with the court. I wasn’t in a huge rush, but it delayed ex spouse’s plans with the paramour, so I received angry texts about the delay. I also experienced issues, throughout the process, where I would call and/or email for an update, and never hear anything back. Sometimes for weeks. This seems pretty common with attorneys from what I hear. However, if something was important, he did get back with me very quickly. When I emailed him early on in the divorce that ex spouse (who had moved out) was scheduling realtors to come to the house to price it for sale, Chris called me back right away. He told me we were NOT placing the house up for sale. Divorce is a life changing event for the client, but it’s just another day for attorneys, Chris included. I felt like he’d fight for me, but I could also tell that all of this was routine for him. Nothing surprised him. Recently, I met someone whose exhusband used Chris for their divorce. Their divorce went all the way to court, and she said when Chris was questioning her on the stand, he made her cry. I was glad that I didn’t have to go to court, but it was good to know that if it did go that far Chris would fight the good fight for me. (And perhaps make exspouse and the paramour cry, which would’ve been nice also).

I hired Mr. Brown a warrant hearing and had no problems . Then when I ask him if he would file a civil suit he told me " sure I'd be glad to take your money ". I thought that sounded weird but after I paid him $2,000 I received a letter informing me that harassing the secretary would not be tolerated.... I never harassed his secretary and I waited over 3 months to hear something . Finally I called check a d she told me no one had filed a civil case on my behalf . Then I find out that he dont even handle civil cases . Called 3 times was told he would call back each time and have not heard a peep. Am thinking of making a sign and March around near his office to warn others not to make the same .mistake .

DO NOT HIRE MR. CHRISTOPHER BROWN TO REPRESENT YOU!!!! I hired him in the summer of 2017 for a divorce that should not have taken long to finish as there wasn't really nothing to fight for. I was told it should be finished by the end of that year 2017 and here it is 2020 and no divorce. Supposedl...y my ex hired a lawyer that was sick and while I'm sorry for her bad health I fill like Mr. Brown should have done more to persist and pursue to finalize my case in a timely manor. As of May 2020 I hired another attorney and filed a grievance with the state bar of GA And while I have received the remainder of my retainer I am warning others not to hire Mr. Brown. After doing a search on reviews of his firm I see I was not the only one with basically the same complaint the only correspondence with him is when you receive the monthly invoice bill to be paid. Which I decided not to no longer pay as the services were shotty. I tried calling, leaving messages, emails with very little response and an email returned that he would call me the following week but never did. BE WARNED!!!!!