M. Sean Breen

We had used Sean for several years and trusted his guidance until recently. We recently had our trial and before, during, and even after he was more concerned about how the judge portrayed him and not making the other party (who was pro se) look like we were picking on her even though we had provide...d all the proof necessary to prove that she was a continued drug addict and criminal. After receiving the answer from the judge we met and discussed what we were going to do moving forward. It was at this time we were basically lied to - we were told to put together a list of what we would like to see/added to the new and from the old agreement from what the judge had ruled on. We had also discussed continuing the case for another issue and were told to work with his associate and to bring down the information when we were able to. We brought down the paperwork a week after the judge's decision and while we were down there we asked his associate if she had an update on our case because, we were told the week before that we would have a draft sent to us on Friday to review. She took our paperwork and said she would find out and get back to us. The following day we get a hostile email from Sean telling us that asking about the order and the due date is pissing him off and how he didn't appreciate us showing up to his office unannounced because he meets his deadlines. Well no unfortunately the deadline was not met and when we received the draft there were several items that were incorrect and needed to be corrected. We were told that the information was listened to several times but when we listened to it the first time we heard very clearly what the judge actually ordered. We were then charged for the time the draft order was created to include the hours where we emailed back and forth regarding the inaccuracies based off the judges comments. After several email conversations going back and forth we thought a phone call was more appropriate however, this turned into a pissing match that got each of us more angrier than before. We would not have been so upset if we were not told one thing after the judge's decision and then something completely different when being drafted and then having to pay for Sean's errors on the draft order and it then having to be redone at least three timess due to the continued inaccuracies. It felt like at one point that he leaned more towards the other parties side instead of our interest. Over the years we have paid over 20k to Sean and to have it end like it did is very disappointing. All we needed was better communication and a chance for us to actually be heard instead of being shut down. I know Sean is a good lawyer however, I believe that Sean carries a much too heavy caseload and should actually take a look at decreasing that workload so that he can spend more time on cases and maybe help with not getting cases confused or saying something that actually cannot happen. We know another couple that is currently using Sean and they are having very similar issues. So I truly believe that decreasing his workload could help bring him back to the caring even-keeled lawyer he was when we first hired him 5 years ago. I will give his support staff 5 stars as they do work hard and are amazing and easy to work with.

I am an attorney in Texas and was referred to Mr. Breen by a law school classmate because I had a client who required local counsel in Idaho. I was extremely satisfied with my dealings with Mr. Breen and was impressed with his knowledge of local practice in Boise, his responsiveness to my client's ne...eds and the skill with which he successfully prosecuted my client's case.