Lynne Berry Morris

Lynne Morris

This review is untrue and defamatory. AVVO recommends going offline to resolve negative reviews but as demonstrated below this woman is fixated on me and I deem further contact or communication with her unwise for my own well-being. She came to me after she was served with a stalking protective order pertaining to a minor country music celebrity. She had a court appearance scheduled within a few days and was desperate for help. While she had not been prosecuted criminally for stalking, a lifetime order prohibiting her from a vast array of actions was being sought. The order sought was civil in nature but the man accusing her of stalking was represented by an assistant district attorney. There was no right to have a jury decide the facts. The same judge who granted the emergency order also heard the request for the permanent order; this meant that the judge was familiar with the applicant's affidavit. At the conclusion of the evidence the judge ruled immediately, found that my client had engaged in stalking and granted the applicant's request for a protective order. The order is very harsh order and it is for a lifetime. As I walked out of the courtroom I thought, and still think, that she was done a disservice. But not by me. She procured a pro bono attorney from a very powerful law firm to prosecute her appeal. I spoke with that attorney several times and helped in any way I could with the appeal. This included a review of the transcript of the proceeding. The appeal was denied with a written opinion. There was no criticism of my representation by the appellate court. After the appellate court ruling she filed a grievance against me. The State Bar determined that my conduct was not actionable, and indeed did not rise to the level of investigation. She appealed that decision and the outcome was the same. She then filed a negative review on here that I disputed because it made no sense and from the information contained therein I could not verify that it was from an actual client. It was removed and she posted this one. There is a vast difference between being unhappy with the result of a judicial proceeding against you and receiving bad representation during the proceeding.