Bradley Reed Kirk

Bradley Reed Kirk

4.4
Rating: 7.3

Licensed for 33 years

Wills and living wills Lawyer at Irvine, CA
Practice Areas: Wills & Living Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning ... +2 more

2600 Michelson Drive, 17th Floor, Irvine, CA

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Licensed in California for 33 years

State: California

Acquired: 1992

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Bradley R. Kirk & Associates, Inc.

2600 Michelson Drive, 17th Floor, Irvine, CA, 92612

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Bradley Reed Kirk's Reviews

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4.4 /5.0

26 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Responsiveness

Posted by Lorna | March 14, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Elder Law

Diligent, Thorough and Knowledgeable - Highly Recommend

I personally am in the medical field, taking care of patients and making their lives easier, more tolerable if I can. I take pride in what I do and do it honestly. When my family member was being assisted by the neighbors I had no idea how cruel people could be. My family member was isolated from ...all of us for 18 months because of the situation. With a little hope they reached out to us for help. Fortunately by this time there was enough documentation from medical/social/other professionals to begin reclaiming their life and the estate. My sister and I needed to find someone that wasn't just an average lawyer but someone that was well versed in a complex set of laws. My criteria was we needed the meanest sob we could find because we were dealing with real creeps. Bradley was recommended by a lawyer friend, he is brilliant, professional, well versed in different areas of law, prepared for any situation, personable, and compassionate. This case took on so many different angles and so many different aspects of law, constantly taking different directions of how devious a person could be. Bradley was never phased by the situations and was always prepared for what came next. His trial performance was impeccable, he arrived on time, looked professional, prepared everyone for what was going to happen, and then performed. The court proceedings at times seemed like a ballet of words, he never stumbled, always had the next line ready. This case was complex, lasting 3 years. Bradley was always patient with us, taking time to explain the legal aspect of situations over and over at times. He always responded to our requests in a timely manor, always took the time to truly understand the wishes of my family member. This is an important statement, Bradley always made sure that he followed the clients wishes. Another aspect of the whole legal world that was surprising to me is that of the attorneys that have a premier reputation, Bradley is well regarded as one of the top attorneys. We will always be grateful to Bradley and his firm for giving our lives back intact. He continues to follow us to this day, always happy to get an update on the family, always courteous. We were fortunate to find him.

Posted by Lucretia | October 05, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Trusts

Bradley R Kirk and Jacob DeVilliers

We worked with Jacob at first but when it came to trial Brad took over to my dismay, he did not follow through with anything that we gave him. I did become trustee of the Evelyn June Luna Trust, but the real property in the trust had been encumbered with an illegal loan taken out by the former trust...ee, Brad kept telling me to just pay the loan but the loan company would not work with me because the loan was a personal loan of the former trustee beneficiary. Nothing got resolved with that loan and it has cost the beneficiaries approximately 60,000. He recommended an attorney he knew to go forward with the illegal loan but that attorney Patrick L Lund had been taking clients funds and not following through which he did once again with us to the tune of$92,000. Mr. Kirk wrote up an illegal contract with us which I did not know at the time, but since have researched and found to be a voidable contract because of the writing of it. Still nothing has been resolved even though I have gone to the state bar with it.Be careful on how they write up a contingency contract with you, research how those contracts should be written up and make sure they are written up correctly because it can cost you many years and funds if it is not written up right right

Posted by anonymous | May 14, 2015 | Probate

Highly Recommend

Upon the sudden death of a friend, I became Executor of her Estate and Trustee of her Trust. All of the beneficiaries were out of state. I didn't know where to start, but Jacob of Bradley Kirk & Assoc helped me get organized and get through the many steps in the process to perform my duties on behal...f of the beneficiaries. He always responds to my emails and phone calls in a timely manner. There was an outstanding debt due to the Estate that posed a more complicated issue, but Jacob’s experience, knowledge and communications skills continue to help me work the issue. I appreciate the integrity of Bradley Kirk & Assoc and recommend them highly. I feel I have received excellent value for the fee I've paid.

Posted by anonymous | April 21, 2015 | Probate

highly recommend

Jacob De Villiers of Bradley Kirk and Associates was wonderful in assisting me with the probate process after the death of my mother. The most important thing was that he kept me informed and was very responsive to my emails and questions. He usually got back to me within a few hours but always by t...he next business day. He made a stressful process less stressful and for that I am grateful.

Posted by anonymous | April 20, 2015 | Lawsuits & Disputes

How I feel

I am joint to the hip with Mr.. Kirk and Associates. I need to find a way out of the situation that I am in with him and his firm. Lack of communication is horrible, I have had excuses after excuses, year end documentation was not and has not been sent to me. Mistakes that his firm has cost me th...ousands of dollars. I believe he is knowledgeable but is he and his firm capable?

Bradley Kirk

Replied last April 25, 2024

“We are very proud that over the past ten years our firm has earned twenty-two 5-star reviews on Avvo. We invite you to read all of them. Our lead attorney, Bradley Kirk, is a certified specialist in trust and probate litigation and has tried over 100 trust/probate cases through to judgment. We are known to be a firm of tough litigators that obtain stellar results for clients in the industry's most challenging complex trust and probate litigation cases. We don’t know who posted this review in 2015 [they never contacted us before posting - and they posted anonymously], and we do not know any of our clients to have had this type of experience in working with us. We are certainly disappointed that this particular poster felt this way, but we will continue to work hard to ensure that our clients receive the highest quality legal representation available. ”

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Bradley Reed Kirk's Lawyer Endorsements

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Amy Gostanian

Litigation lawyer | Apr 09

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Although Brad is extremely knowledgeable in probate law his strengths lie his straightforward and pragmatic approach to litigation. He sees right to the heart of the problem and knows how to use the litigation process to bring out the best result possible for the client."

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Mark Powell

Litigation lawyer | Apr 02

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"By the time Brad got involved with this matter, there were 5 or 6 other attorneys sending self-serving paperwork with the court. Brad filed a simple set of paper that pinpointed the important issues, which served as an island from which the judge was able to regain control of the situation. Brad is now my top choice for probate court litigation."

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Amy Gostanian

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J. Douglas Kirk

Business lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.3 (Very Good)

Associations

Orange County Bar Association

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Education

1992

Pepperdine University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

N/A

Westmont Coll

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