Michael F. Brown

I’m usually not the type to write reviews online, however after reading some of these other reviews here I wanted to voice my thoughts about this attorney. Mike has done an excellent job helping and representing me in an employment related matter over the past 15ish months. I would highly recomme...nd him to anyone needing assistance. I do not understand the poor reviews about his communication. From our initial consultation until now, Mike has been responsive and personable. Mikes always gone above and beyond in helping me understand the confusing and technical nature of employment and contract law. He takes the time to explain things clearly. It may not always be what you want to hear, that is to be expected in litigation. I respect that he’s a straight shooter, who’s not afraid to tell me if my own (or my opponent’s) interpretation/intuition doesn’t align with how the law actually operates. He does a good job of managing expectations and outlining risk clearly. Maybe that doesn’t work for everyone, but you need to understand that Mike (and I’d imagine any good lawyer) isn’t here to be your therapist, cheerleader, or your drinking buddy. He may not always have the time to hop on a phone whenever you want, that is normal and acceptable for lawyers who are busy with other cases. If your case is one of the only things going on for your lawyer, well then you probably don’t have a very good lawyer. With that said, I’ve always found Mike to be professional, empathetic, easy to talk to and get to along with. He has never once been rude to me, he has never been condescending, he has never been dismissive of my questions or concerns (and there’s been more than enough of those). If he’s unable to jump on a call, he explains why, and still sends me a detailed email to answer my questions. I’ve had no issues with this. Additionally, and most importantly, is that he’s a sharp lawyer. There’s been many times over this process where he’s literally anticipated (correctly) what the opposition is going to do next. He isn’t at all bothered by these “big shot” law firms that companies retain. Even when they threw their “biggest punches”, Mike either already saw it coming or didn’t flinch and knew how to handle it. He’s an experienced litigator who does a great job at every step of the case. His briefings and court filings have been sharp and get to the point quickly. Most of all, I get the impression that he does actually care about the outcome of the case. He wants to win just as much as his clients do. So maybe this review is a little long-winded but I found some of these one-star reviews to be pretty ridiculous. Hopefully I never find myself in the middle of a legal situation like this ever again, but if I do - I wouldn’t hesitate to retain Mike Brown.

I saw a communication first hand from my colleague with how unprofessional and rude he acted. My colleague and I had similar situations with similar outcomes and my interaction with him was different. However I could tell that when things were not going a particular way, Mike seemed to become rude ...and lose interest. He treated my colleague poorly, so much so I wanted to give my review time to be rational and honest and sadly my thoughts have not changed . Always check reviews and get a feel for your lawyer before you hire one. Something I should have done in this case. I originally was going to give a 2 star rating but with how he treated my colleague I am giving a 1 star rating.

Mike is very unprofessional and starts playing victim once he loses the case. We had a contingency agreement and when things didn’t go our way he started by being very rude saying we need to start paying him when we followed up with a few questions. Obviously he doesn’t read the documents that he ma...kes his client signs which clearly says that we don’t owe him a single cent unless we win the case. Wouldn’t hire him ever or recommend him to anyone