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Anna Christine Brace

3.6
Rating: 8.6

Licensed for 30 years

Alimony Lawyer at Newport Beach, CA
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody ... +2 more

901 Dove Street, Suite 120, Newport Beach, CA

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 30 years

State: California

Acquired: 1995

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The Law Offices of Anna C. Brace

901 Dove Street, Suite 120, Newport Beach, CA, 92660

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Anna Christine Brace's Reviews

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3.6 /5.0

28 Client Reviews

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Posted by Tracey | February 17, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Family

The BEST Divorce Attorney in Orange County!

I am beyond grateful for Anna’s incredible work as my family law and divorce attorney in Orange County. From the very beginning, Anna showed immense professionalism, compassion, and dedication to my case. She was relentless in fighting for my rights, and her aggressive yet caring approach made all th...e difference in ensuring I received a fair settlement. Anna’s knowledge of family law is unparalleled, and her team was always there to support me with timely updates and clear communication. I was treated with respect every step of the way. I truly couldn’t have asked for a better attorney, and I highly recommend Anna to anyone going through a divorce or family law matter. Her expertise and care made a difficult time much easier to navigate!

Posted by J | May 30, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Real Estate

EXTREMELY INCOMPETENT HIRE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

This attorney was worthless! She let my ex-wife get away with stealing the title of my 2.2. million-dollar house. She is so utterly incompetent with absolutely NO BACKBONE WHATSOEVER to defend the law or her clients. Because she is so weak-minded and spineless even the judges don't show her any resp...ect. I ended up having to pay back the hard money loan my ex-wife took out with the fraudulent property title! Only because Anna Brace doesn't belong being a lawyer. She should do the rest of the world a favor and quit trying to do a job she clearly can only seem to do on an extremely pathetic level! You are better off hiring a Girl Scout to be your lawyer than this ignorant airhead!

Posted by anonymous | September 13, 2021 | Hired Attorney

Zero Star attorney period

Can write a book on story of incompetency & greed . Look for many others attorneys ps . STAY AWAY.

Posted by Danny | March 04, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Attorney

My boys’ mother wanted to have our current 50/50 court order changed to 70/50 in her favor. I started a new job that required me to travel for training the first several months. I ended up traveling a lot that first year. During this time, my boys’ mother was keeping a meticulous calendar of when she... had our boys on my court ordered time. According to her calendar, she had our boys 70% of the time. Along with some other complaints, she and her attorney brought this calendar into court (thinking it was their winning ACE). What she and her attorney didn’t know was that I had the winning ace. The real winning ace. Anna C. brACE. Anna not only helped me keep 50/50 custody, she had my boys’ mom pay for the investigator’s fees which where around $1,000. Instead of me paying child support, which I did for the first 5 years, my boys’ mom was ordered to pay me child support and arears for the previous year. If this isn’t a win, I’m not sure what is. I give Anna a full 5 stars. Thank you Anna!

Posted by anonymous | October 16, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Family

Inexperienced

Anna represented me from 2-2017 thru 9-19. She managed to drop the ball in my case! My ex wife took my son (who has the same name as me) down to a notary and had an inter spousal transfer notarized transferring my 2.2 million dollar house into only her name. She then took a hard money loan out agains...t it for $185,000. My new wife figured this out her self and I immediately told Anna. Instead of filling an ex parte' or Contempt for Breach of fidicuary duty, she instead filed for an RFO "delay the Trail and reopen discovery" So the judge denied her request and nothing further was ever discussed about the breach of fidicuary duty my wife committed. In fact I was ordered to pay the $185.000 loan back! She often got my case number wrong on documents. As well as when she returned my case to me it had a bunch of 3 of her others clients case documents mixed in with mine! I wish she just would have told me she couldn't handle a case as difficult as mine rather than waste years of my time. Unfortunately she accomplished only giving my ex wife the advantage of keeping the case in the courts jurisdiction even after final judgement! Sadly I would not recommend this attorney she is just inexperienced and over priced considering her lack of abilities.

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Matthew Sundly

Family lawyer | Apr 26

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I have had the pleasure of personally working with Ms. Brace, she is an aggressive and fearless attorney who provides outstanding representation to his clients."

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Walter McKeague

Family lawyer | Jun 26

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Ralph Shelton

Family lawyer | May 07

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Anna is intelligent, personable, and tough, but very good to work with. Family law requires a very delicate hand, requiring an attorney to be tough but fair and exercise reason to advance their client's cause. It's not all about beating the other side into submission - that's not good for families. Anna is a well balanced attorney, an effective advocate, and does the very best for her clients."

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Jennifer Posey

Divorce and separation lawyer | Apr 03

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Anna is an excellent family law attorney with plenty of trial experience. I respect her skills and tenacity."

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John Gugliotta

Family lawyer | Aug 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Brace is an extremely skilled attorney. She has always handled matters in a competent and caring manner. I have referred clients to Ms. Brace and have always been surprised at how great an outcome she achieves on behalf of the clients."

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Robert Burch

Child custody lawyer | Aug 26

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer's work. Anna was oppossing counsel on a contentious divorce case which involved complex property issues and international assets. She aggressively advocated for her client in a professional manner and was a consumate professional."

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Experience

Rating:  8.6 (Excellent)

Associations

Orange County Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

Education

1995

Whittier College School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1992

University of California - Los Angeles

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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