Brian A. Kruse

Brian’s professional advice ended up with almost losing my children. The guy couldn’t handle a simple 3 year modification upholding an order that was already in place. He will tell you he knows the law and you will think he’s doing something to help your case. But in all actuality you will become j...ust a billable client after you call him out for charging $350 an hour. Do not allow yourself to be scammed like myself. Looking forward to all lawyers being replaced by AI in the near future! Yay

Mr. Kruse was always straight with me on my options. I first met with him when considering divorce and I didn’t follow his advice and failed to file sooner. So I hired him when I needed to fix things. He understood my case and my concerns and continued answering questions after our case was closed. H...e took ownership when his paralegal made a mistake (her replacement was great!) and he dealt with abuse and drama from my ex’s attorney with complete professionalism. I hope I don’t need to, but I’ll hire him again if I need further action on our latest decision.

Brian started out strong for the first month... talked a big game. He then stopped replying to emails and phone calls for several weeks. He was supposed to file two motions but never did.... didn't care that my wife was not allowing me to see my son. Was also charged for work and time that wasn'...t done.

I met Brian last year, and the circumstances of my case were very hard and difficult to deal with. Let me say this, Brian was easy to work with, felt like he had my back from the day I retained his services. Let me give you a piece of advice when dealing with Brian, always tell the truth no matter wh...at. If you give this man and his firm the truth and information he will fight for you and do the best job he can! I never lied to Brian i told him the truth about everything. He assured me over and over to trust him and while sometimes it was hard, Brian and his firm knew what they were doing. He assured me it was a marathon and not a sprint but to stay the course. It was the longest 12 months of my life but being a religious man and having Faith in God and in Brian I knew that I would be okay. As opposing counsel and my ex tried to use false restraining orders to gain the upperhand over and over, Brian tore them up and showed the truth! The thing that I admired about Brian that you don't see hardly anymore is that he would never take a shortcut or lie to gain the upperhand. He did it the old fashion way, hardwork and using the truth! He never once tried to take a fast shortcut to gain the upperhand, he just assured me that we needed to trust the system, and show the truth and put the work in and everything would be okay! Again easy to work with him and to set a plan. As time went out and Brian and I were able to show the truth to the court and the parties involved appointed by the court it was deemed that I should be awarded full custody and that I had the best interest for the children. That's my story in a nutshell, and to tell you where I came from and where I ended up Brian and his firm worked their tails off and got me custody of my kids! Their was times I spoke to Brian at 11 pm at night to have my mind put at ease or to go over my case, sometimes on the weekends, he always returned calls and emails. As a matter of fact my mother just passed away and after the custody and divorce was over he still reached out to me to let me know that he was sorry for my loss. I haven't had a lot of dealings with lawyers but I assure you of this he cares about his clients and he fights for them! I went from only being able to see my children based off lies from my ex to getting full custody as he fought hard for me. While I may sound like a broken record here, I am trying to show you the reader who may be looking for a lawyer that will fight for you, Brian is the man that you need to use! Thank you so much for your help, your partnership in walking with me as it was the hardest time of my life, but thank you! I am very thankful and when I looked you in the eyes and shook your hand I meant what I said! You took care of me like family, I won't forget that! I hope you nothing but the best, and hopefully I won't need you again but if I do, I know that I got the truth on my side and a lawyer and firm who will fight to win for my children and myself!

I hired Brian Kruse to represent me in a visitation matter regarding my child and regret not researching a capable lawyer more thoroughly. I trusted him with the most important matter I will ever face and he let me down miserably. Do your research and do not make the same mistake I did. To begin, his... paralegal Kalli Allen makes multiple mistakes and I am shocked she is still employed considering she made countless errors sending to the wrong email address that compromised my personal information. When I was upset that she had sent things containing my name and information to a wrong email address she did not even offer up an apology. When I was served papers for interrogatories that I was expected to complete for discovery, she did not get them to me until 2 weeks past the filing date. My documents and answers were to be submitted by me within 28 days of the filing, and Kalli’s mistake set me back 2 weeks worth of time I could have to find all the necessary paperwork I needed. Again, no apology. As a full time working single parent, I had to scramble and stay up late to complete the interrogatories in a rushed manner due to this major oversight. As for Brian, I cannot recommend him due to the fact that he does not care a bit about his clients. If you are looking for someone you can trust with something as near and dear to you as your children’s future and the time you spend with them, I suggest you look for a caring and competent attorney. He made me feel as if asking a question was bothersome and he brushed off my concerns as if they were no big deal. If I needed clarification, he would audibly sigh before giving me a curt and monotone response. Even his appearance speaks volumes about his lack of professionalism, he did not bother to comb his hair and often wore wrinkled dress shirts and looked disheveled. He did not show up to the pretrial but luckily his very capable and compassionate colleague Craig Sams appeared on his behalf. In hindsight I would have hired Mr. Sams instead as he answered my questions in a courteous manner and made me feel as if he genuinely has his client’s best interest. After spending nearly $4,000, I can honestly say that it was money wasted on an attorney that does not care about anything except for his paycheck.