Harland L. Burge Jr

I was a client of Burge’s for a period of years. A retainer agreement was signed based on Burge’s representations of his breadth of experience in a wide range of legal topics. I hired Burge with the upmost sincere trust. He is proficient at shuffling papers and creating a convincing illusion that h...e is working hard for you. In reality, he did not properly advance my case, he refused to provide copies of certain documents to me during his representation of me, he hid documents from me, he told me that I could be held criminally liable if I discussed the terms of my settlement agreement with any third party before it was signed which is untrue, he refused to require the opposing party to produce documents requested by the court, he refused to address inconsistencies in multiple depositions, he coerced me to sign a settlement agreement based on false promises that he would advance my case by other means once the settlement agreement was signed and many more instances of professional misconduct. During his representation of me, he seemed to be working more for the opposing parties than representing me pursuant to his sworn oath. Worse yet, he lied to me over and over again on many issues, all of which were not discovered until much later following his “quitting” his representation of me. In addition, he attempted to defame my character both during his representation of me and afterwards. I sought legal representation not because I am vindictive but to seek justice and redress for very personal legal issues. Rather, I hired one who, I believe, should no longer be practicing law anywhere. Please consider hiring this person as your counsel very carefully. I feel it is my obligation to caution those seeking legal representation.