Brett T Bunkall

Brett Bunkall was assigned to my SSI case, at the last minute, earlier this year. If I had known how unbelievably unprofessional, disrespectful, and incompetent Brett was, I would have requested another legal representative. I first spoke with Brett about two weeks before my hearing. Brett asked... me about my case, and my situation, but continually interrupted me, became quite frustrated, and claimed that many of my mental health diagnoses were irrelevant to my case. Despite the fact that I have been in counseling for the last ten years due to these diagnoses. I was taken back at how disrespectful and unprofessional Brett was, and immediately began to worry about the outcome of my case. During my hearing the Judge asked me specifically about the diagnoses that Brett deemed irrelevant, which contradicted Brett's assumptions, and reflected his poor legal strategy. Because Brett failed to consider these diagnoses as relevant, he was entirely unprepared for the hearing. And, ultimately, I lost my case. Words cannot express how disrespectful, incompetent, and unprofessional Brett proved to be. Once again, if I had been aware of his negligence and legal incompetence, I would have immediately asked for another lawyer to represent me. I cannot recommend Brett to anyone seeking legal representation. Though he failed to represent me, he successfully proved his ineptitude as a legal representative to clients with mental illness.