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Showing 6 - 10 of 19 reviews | Child Custody

Posted by Sarah | April 09, 2021 | Hired Attorney

Incompetent!!

This law firm is both negligent and incompetent. I hired them for a divorce/child custody case in which timeliness was essential. In the week and a half after I hired them and paid a retainer of $8,500 they failed to do anything whatsoever. My assigned attorney never reached out to me so I scheduled ...an appointment with him. On the day of the appointment I was told he could call anytime during the day, which is very inconvenient if you have a job and life to attend to. At the end of the day, I called the office to inquire as to why he hadn't called and I was told that he got "tied up." In the meantime, I missed the deadline for responding to the divorce petition. The next day, the paralegal messaged me to inform me that they were "about to start preparing the petition"....... I didn't need a petition, that had already been filed by the other party, I needed them to file a response to the petition. Clearly they didn't read through any of the information or forms I had promptly provided them upon retaining their services and they had no idea what was going on. I fired them and hired the Tisdale law firm who, within 24 hours, had filed a response on my behalf which fortunately was accepted by the courts in spite of the passed deadline. I have been trying to get a refund of my retainer fee and they're giving me the runaround. I read the fee agreement and they take $3400 off the top that is non refundable!!! That $3400 isn't applied towards the hourly work they do on your case, it's just their representation fee. As to the other $5100, it remains to be seen if I will ever see that again. These guys are expensive and incompetent. Do yourself a favor and call the Tisdale Law Firm instead. They charge less and they actually get things done and communicate with you.

Posted by Cynthia | August 21, 2018 | Hired Attorney

His Law Firm Legally placed my Sweetheart back into my Life :-)

I'M HAPPY TO SAY I hired Brett Pritchard after a Free Consultation in March of this year regarding a SAPCR Suit in which I filed. During that consultation I felt that he felt my pain and trusted Brett and his firm to do the best job that they could do for my case, which I understood could have been v...ery lengthy and very costly. I cared for a child for over 11 years that I had no legal rights too. After the biological parent decided she wanted her child to live with her, and after the child told me they didn't want to go, I had to do something, so I filed a SAPCR (Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship) afterwards I needed an Attorney!!! Everyone in his office felt my pain, well at least that's how I felt, from the Receptionist, to the paralegals to the Attorneys, everyone was warm, kind, polite and extremely Professional. Brent Sykora was my Attorney from the law firm, he was very helpful, always available if I needed to speak with him, keeping me advised with important information regarding my case. The paralegals are the best in responding to your messages and uploading any and all documentation. I could log into the portal anytime of the day or night to check my case information, which included everything from documents to billing. Whenever I would visit the office, the most wonderful stylish lady greeted me with a smile and kinds words. Without making my story into a book, I am now Joint Conservator Manager of my Sweetheart. We are now able to see each other again without anyone saying otherwise. Through Mediation the opposing party finally agreed to Joint Custody to avoid Trial, we were indeed ready for Trial!! I know who will have my business should I need to seek legal counsel again. In the best interest of the child is the part that most adults forget, it's not about us, it's about that precious child and keeping those he loves in their life. Do your research if this happens to you, clearly you have rights in the State of Texas if you cared for a child for a six month period regardless if you're related to the child or not, but you have a 60 day window to file paperwork or you'll forfeit your rights and lose any chance you have to remain in the child's life. You MUST Seek good/excellent Counsel to ensure that you are Represented accordingly. Thank you Attorneys, Brett Pritchard and Brent Sykora and the total Pritchard Law Firm. You guys took a lot of stress out of my life, and I will surely hire you again, should the need arise!!

Posted by Linda | March 09, 2017 | Hired Attorney

He saved our family

Brett Pritchard stepped into a horrible situation with kids we were going to adopt. It already involved CPS due to fake accusations our potential adopted son was making, which put our biological son in danger of being taken by CPS. Brett was able to file injunctions that prevented CPS from taking ...our biological son, defended our family from the false accusations, and got the mentally ill teen we were going to adopt removed permanently from our house at our request. We would not hesitate to hire Brett again if we ever had a family law situation again.

Posted by Dayton | February 16, 2017 | Hired Attorney

Good

consulted with Brett Pritchard about a family matter. He helped so much just during the consultation. He managed to give the advice to keep my son from being taken out of state. If I did not consult with him that day my son would most likely be out of state at this moment. Ryan Lawton from the Brett ...Pritchard Law firm is who represented us. He was awesome. Within just a couple months I had conservership of my son. He now lives with me. I was able to keep up with everything going on with my case through mycase.com. If i had any questions I could message through mycase. I always got fast responses. I also had access to all documents in the case due to the website the brett pritchard law firm uses. I was also given Mr. Lawtons cell phone number. SOO I was ALWAYS informed and NEVER left in the dark. The whole process was so smooth. I think this was the biggest plus. I do believe they genuinely cared about our case. I would hire again without doubt.

Posted by Robin | March 27, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Brett's compassion outside the courtroom and expertise inside the courtroom are superb!

Brett Pritchard is a bright, intelligent, talented and dedicated attorney. In our sensitive CPS case involving a Motion For Modification regarding child custody, Mr. Pritchard completely focused on pursuing the best outcome for the child while providing the highest level of service. His compass...ion outside the courtroom and his skills and expertise inside the courtroom were superb. I highly recommend him!

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