Bruce D Brown

Hard to fit this into a limited space, but here goes. For this story to make sense, it helps to know I was 19 when I had a one night stand with a 35 year old (then married woman). I found out I had a daughter with that same woman when the state came to my work for child support in 2012, the child was... 5 at the time and we had never met. In December of 2012, I was ordered to pay $583 per month in support in addition to nearly $19,000 in arrears (state able to retro payments for 36 months), and the mother retained full custody and legal decision making. Parenting time was not even addressed, so Mother would choose if and when I could see the child (IV-D matter is a completely separate entity I would come to learn). Fast forward to December of 2015....I am still attempting to establish custody, but have managed to get my daughter enrolled in the school in my area, and have her from Wednesday morning before school until Saturday evening. By this time my wife has been accepted to medical school and we are relocating to Tucson, and the mother has no intentions of letting me see my daughter because of this. The final straw was having to leave my daughters Christmas presents on the doorstep because the mother was continuing to abuse her custody power. Commence the attorney search... After using many "free one hour consultations", it was clear my case was much too complex to get any meaningful advice in this amount of time. My uncle happens to be retired from the U.S. Attorney Generals office, and Bruce Browns name came up, but he required a $100 fee for his first consultation. It wasn't until an accident lawyer a family member used recommended Bruce, that I knew I had to give this man a call. It is now January 2016, and I have not seen my daughter for 4+ weeks (still paying support though). I scheduled a face to face with Bruce sometime in January, and it was immediately clear he was different. He spent the first 30 minutes simply getting to know me, my family situation, and what exactly I would like to accomplish. He then took time to explain how the (lengthy) process will work, checked the Judge and commissioner on file to get insight, as well as answered my numerous questions. One thing that really stuck with me was when he said "many of these family cases get to me on a personal level, and at times, I feel like I care more about what happens to the kid(s) than the parents do". He also acknowledged there is no fame or glory in family law, and it is obvious he does this because it is his passion. Due to my graduate program and medical school, our financial situation was very limited. Bruce and his team would constantly have contact with me via email and phone, and allowed me to do much of the behind the scenes work (printing documents, filing with courts, etc.) to limit costs. When our trial was finally set for September of 2016, I actually had funds remaining in my trust from my initial retainer! Bruce also has a wonderful way of thinking. Our whole case was void of personal attacks or what he/she does or does not do for the child. We simply presented the facts (43 exhibits!) and had the mindset of this is the life we can give the child. He also knew exactly what she would say in court, and was prepared at every turn to refute her claims. The judge took her ruling "under advisement" and made a decision within 48 hours of our trial..... I won full custody of my daughter and she lives with me in Tucson (mother has every other weekend), birth certificate and last name were updated to reflect my last name, and numerous little "wins" that were laid out in the court order. We just recently went to IV-D court in October for child support on this case, and not only was my child support terminated as of 9-30-2016, but the mother was ordered to pay me effective 10-1-2016.... If you asked me 1 year ago if this is where I would be, I would have thought you were crazy. Be patient, be persistent, and hire Bruce D. Brown.

GREAT EXPERIENCE! I have recommended 3 more of my friends to Bruce for child support/parenting time issues. He is very friendly, knowledgable, has a great demeanor and makes me feel comfortable and confident when asking any degree of questions. His staff is friendly and efficient. I wouldn't go anywh...ere else. Bruce and his staff respond to correspondence and requests quickly.

Bruce Brown won everything I asked for in my custody battle, including child support being cut in half. He fought every step of the way for me! Bruce is a very tough and intelligent lawyer, and yet affordable too. I paid half of what my ex paid her lawyer and won! Buce and his staff were understandin...g to my questions and concerns, and were very knowledgeable and quick to respond. Yes, a lawyer that responds to you in a timely manner! In the past, I trusted a lawyer that just took my money and did nothing for me. This was not the case with Bruce. Even though I was worried at times with the games my ex and her attorney played, such as a false restraining order, Bruce was so smart that he used their games against them everytime. Because Bruce was such an excellant lawyer, I now have a lot more time with my children and I am so happy! Bruce Brown gets the job done!