Brian John Holohan

Wow! Is he still around? It's been many years (1996).... Hired him on a child custody matter. He agreed with the other counsel to dramatically reduce my son's child support without speaking to me first (from $5** down to $102 or so). It's not as the father paid since the attorney didn't have any cons...ideration of a single mother (no family & no partner so yes completely alone) struggling to raise her 2 (at that time) very young babies. He (married man) was more focused me than the case. All I needed was to keep my baby safe, provided for my babies & sacrifices to paid for attorney fees as I attended college, worked, .... child support would of greatly helped ... Not needing to be insulted by a yucky attorney who assumed I lacked self-respect & would be an easy target... Sorry but this review to all but it's something that caused my son the lost of the financial support that could have helps. ... My personal regret is not speaking up then... I was broken & weak back then but did not lack self-respect.

Mr. Holohan is very knowledgeable and aggressive in court, which is great if you are having difficulties with the other party. This divorce/custody situation is new to me, and throughout the process I have had a lot of questions. He is often unavailable and would not return my calls, unless I called ...again and again. There was an incident in which my ex was threatening me legally (I was out of state and he was telling me that I was violating the stipulations in the divorce summons). I felt anxious, threatened, and worried that I was not following the law. I left a message with his office on Sunday and never heard back from them. I called Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Finally he called me back on Wednesday and said that he hadn't called me because I was fine and it wasn't important. Well it was important to ME!!! He's the expert, I don't know the law, and it's HIS job to tell me these things...and if he's too busy, he can certainly have his secretary call me, but he never does. He didn't prepare me for mediation, and not knowing what to expect, I was nervous and called his office several times to ask for advice. He was on vacation, but because of my urgency and multiple phone calls, called me while on vacation (to his credit). This was the NIGHT before mediation, so he did finally help me prepare, but it took MY initiation and many calls. A week before court, I took a packet of information to his office (including the mediation report and various documentation). He did not get back to me about receiving the packet or to prepare me for court. The day before court I called his office, and as usual, he was not there. I was nervous and had no idea how the process was going to go for court the next morning. He did not call me. His paralegal told me that he would find me that morning. I showed up to court early, but he was an hour late (did NOT inform me, I found out because he called the court and I heard the clerk tell the judge). He did not prepare me at all for court; what documentation I needed, how the process would go, etc. After showing up an hour late, he called me into the hall and rushed me through the negotiation process for visitation (had I known, I would have had a plan in mind). He had not even looked at the mediation report that I had given him a week prior. Luckily, I had done extensive documentation, preparation, and research on my own. He was excellent in his negotiations with the other attorney, and we were able to come up with an agreement. When we were done, he did not give me copies of the agreement or anything (said he'd have his office mail them to me). He didn't tell me the date that the visitations would start, nor did he tell me when our next court date would be. My ex's attorney gave him all of that information, and thankfully we are amicable, or I would not have any of that information. I emailed his paralegal the following day with some questions, and still have not received a response (2 days later). I do think he's excellent as an attorney (in regards to his interaction in court and with opposing attorneys, etc), and I plan on keeping him through my divorce/custody process, but will be much more assertive about what I want, and when I have questions and concerns.

He charged $3200 for custody agreement. He said he can get me full custody - but after he is hired, he changed his tune. No professional advise, insights, suggestions - if is simple case, you can do your self. All they have done is prepared the paper and filed. Use your free legal system if you... can - or do your self. It is not that difficult - don't think the lawyers care - they don't. They know you are in a bad spot. Shop and interview, review and do your homework before hire.