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Posted by Pamela | September 26, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Family

Excellence * Integrity * Honesty

Bill Bratton is a rare find in a family law attorney. His combination of decades of experience, compassion as a person and care for his clients causes a difficult situation to be bearable. He will not fill you with false promises, but rather will tell you the truth right from the start which will hel...p you prepare for the reality of what lies ahead. Once your case starts, he will be in your corner and you will feel very protected by him because of his knowledge right down to the most minute details of how assets are divided within the laws of California. I am a CPA and have a fair knowledge of finance and asset division; but I knew nothing compared to what Mr. Bratton knows. His staff is also far above average. His paralegals are experienced and conscientious and extremely professional. I know people who have hired a family law attorney who will tell them everything they want to hear, collect the retainer fee and then they can't even get through to the attorney's paralegal, let alone the attorney. Even as busy as Mr. Bratton is, he always took time to call me if I needed to speak to him. He is clear and concise when he explains things which makes everything easier. His billing is fair. His billing statements are detailed to the level that you never wonder if you are being over-charged. There would be several things on my billing statements that they had done and there was no charge for it. When you read your statement, you will not feel like you are being taken advantage of financially. Bill Bratton is an attorney of the highest caliber. I give him my highest and best recommendation.

Posted by J. | September 24, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Awesome lawyer!!!

Met with Bill. He came highly recommend from my Brothers good friend. Very knowledgeable about all areas of Divorce etc. I wish I would have met with him before I was married because he had great advice which saved me 10s of thousands of $$. Easy to speak with, with direct advice. With his advice I w...as able to reconcile with my wife and he gave back most of my $5000.00 retainer fee with no hassle. I recommend to anyone looking for solid advice or pre planning before marriage. If I need him in the future, he will be the one.

Posted by Wayne | July 20, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Family

Mr. Bratton knows how to handle an acrimonious case

My ex had decided to use our child as a weapon to punish me and was systematically denying the court-ordered visitation schedule. Mr. Bratton listened to me, outlined what could be done, and he used his many years of experience with the courts to stop her claim to reduce visitation so she could get ...more child support. He worked hard to make sure he called me back, communicated what I should do to help myself, and made sure that my best case was presented to stop the madness. Mr. Bratton was better prepared than opposing counsel, had all of the right answers and the right paperwork to back my side. Because of my ex, I had to call on Mr. Bratton three times for separate and different attempts to harass me and try to keep me from seeing my child over 3 years, but each time I was very satisfied with Mr. Bratton's efforts, his explanations about the process, and the outcomes. He was able to get the court to uphold my rights and preserve visitation. I would recommend him highly if you need an attorney, if you are having problems with your family law case, or if you are concerned that your ex is using your child to hurt you --Mr. Bratton will have your back.

Posted by Tiffany | July 12, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Awesome Family Law Attorney

William Bratton was extremely professional. I used Bratton in two case as my Attorney. He was always honest up front and an expert in his field of work. I built an extremely trust and confidence in his abilities that if he said something I never hesitated I told him to just do it. I have seen him in... court and he out performance any Attorney out there with great skill talent and high success. He always got everything he sought out for me legally and in both case I received all that I was entitled to fairly and legally. Not only does he out shine any Attorney I know of but he is fair and never overcharged me and always saved me money in my cases. His office staff in very timely in getting back with you and friendly and easy to work with. If there were any delays in my case it was never on his end. He always did his part at a prompt timely matter and followed you with other party involved. If you want what you are entitled to legally and at a fair price you need to have him represent you! You will always come out on top I know I did.

Posted by Kari | July 03, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Best in a bad situation!

Mr. Bratton and his office helped to make a horrible life event manageable. I doubt anyone wants to retain an attorney, but sometimes life forces that decision. In my case I was going through an unexpected divorce after 36 years of marriage and although much of the settlement issues were amicably dec...ided upon between the parties, I still wanted the security of having an attorney handle my side of the divorce. Mr. Bratton was recommended to me by two different people whose opinions I trusted and ultimately he made the entire process as painless as possible. I highly recommend Mr. Bratton!

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