Darrell Gene Brooke

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Darrell Gene Brooke

also known as Darrell G. Brooke

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5 reviews
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Rating: 9.0

Licensed for 40 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Pasadena, CA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning

301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 407, Pasadena, CA

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About Darrell

Biography

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Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Licenses

Licensed in California for 40 years

State: California

Acquired: 1985

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Darrell G. Brooke

301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 407, Pasadena, CA, 91101-1920

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Posted by Irma | August 8, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Rude, Unprofessional, Horrible!!!!

Unfortunately, Darrell deserves a ranking of zero stars but I have to leave one star in order to write this review. Please stay away from this attorney. He is inept and does not take responsibility for his errors. My entire family went to him for a probate case and he seemed very amiable at our first... meeting, since he was trying to make a good impression. At our first meeting, I did observe that he spoke in circles and never clearly answered questions. I was not the executor, my brother was, and so he chose Darrell as the probate attorney to our detriment. I really can not write everything that went wrong with the case due directly to Darrell's actions because then I would be forced to write a novel. One huge flaw is that Darrell does not like to be questioned and takes things very personally. I and other siblings (non-executors) had sincere questions but he dismissed them each one by one and took each question as an insult to him personally. This showed lack of character and confidence in his abilities. Darrel was definitely not professional and did not take accountability for his actions or errors. Please steer away from him, he will cause you grief and frustration! I am not sure what law school he graduated from but his bed side manner is atrocious! Because I was not an executor, his mantra was, "Go find an attorney to represent you because I represent the executor(s)." Talk about not being represented by an attorney you thought was the attorney for all the beneficiaries. His main objective is to make sure he gets paid and charges a ridiculous amount of "Extraordinary Fees." I would hate for any other family to undergo the anguish we had to endure for almost two years. It was a trying time because we lost our mother and then had to undergo such a horrible experience perpetrated by Darrell. I am certain there are professional, knowledgeable, and earnest attorneys in the area but Darrell is not one of them.

Posted by anonymous | October 29, 2014

rude

This attorney is rude. He made my situation worse than it had to be by withholding information he thought would benefit my case but actually created a mess for me. Stay far away from this guy. Bad attorney.

Posted by anonymous | February 29, 2012

Extremely Rude Attorney

He is extremely rude when asked any questions and his office staff are always too busy to get things done in a timely manner. I would never use him again and would never refer him to anyone. Stay away from this attorney!

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Experience

Rating:  9.0 (Superb)

Honors

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2011

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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1900 - Present

Member, The Brooke Law Group, PC

Associations

State Bar of California

Member

American Bar Association

Member

1999 - 2000

Estate Planning Council of San Gabriel Valley

President

Education

1984

Southwestern University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1981

University of Southern California

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

Spanish

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