Brian Geoffrey Saylin

Brian Geoffrey Saylin

2.6
Rating: 9.2

Licensed for 57 years

Family Lawyer at Newport Beach, CA
Practice Areas: Family, Appeals

5031 Birch Street, Suite 100, Newport Beach, CA

About Brian

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Family 60%

57 years

60%
Appeals 40%

Most in area of Family Law

37 years | 120 cases

40%

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 57 years

State: California

Acquired: 1968

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Location

Law Office of Saylin & Swisher

5031 Birch Street, Suite 100, Newport Beach, CA, 92660

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Brian Geoffrey Saylin's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

2.6 /5.0

5 Client Reviews

5 star (2)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
2 star (0)
1 star (3)

Posted by anonymous | November 10, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

If I could give him a zero, I would.

Took the money and kept the case going. Over $50,000 later he withdrew as my lawyer because he didn't do the required discovery. Tried to charge me another $20,000 to remove himself as my attorney. Bad news.

Posted by ronnie | April 28, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Avoid at all cost

Brian was hired to help me with a child support issue. I had a 70% drop in income and wanted a support modification. Not only was Brian unable to assist in getting the child support modified to something reasonable and affordable, the child support was increased over 60% from the previous amount of s...upport. I'm not sure how anybody could be that inept. I would have been much better off never having Brian's "help". It costs me $5000 to get my support raised instead of lowered. The system would not allow me to rate him zero stars or I would have, one star is way too high.

Posted by Ryan | May 16, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Great Lawyer and staff

Brian and his team are great and were able to help out. They were very fair on billing and my bill came out 1/3 of the opposing side's attorney.

Brian Saylin

Replied last May 23, 2017

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this amazing feedback, Ryan! We certainly hope you think of our team here at The Law Offices of Saylin & Swisher the next time you need someone trusted on your side. Take care and have a great day.

Posted by Divorce client | October 25, 2016 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Greedy, unrelaible, not loyal

I hired The Law Offices of Saylin & Swisher, 625 The City Drive South, Suite 260, Orange CA 92868 to represent me when my ex-wife filed an appeal to overturn a judgment about our former family residence. Brian Saylin and Lindsay Swisher not only failed to represent me in my best interest (the trial c...ourt decision was reversed in part and remanded to the trial court for further proceedings) but at the end of the trial, they decided to charge me additional $15,000 on top of the $15,000 I had already paid them. After trying to negotiate with them the terms of their alleged time and charges spent on my case (they produced a 30-page document and wanted to charge me $30,000 for it) I had to bring Mr. Sayilin and Ms. Swisher to arbitration with the Orange County Bar Association. At the end of the arbitration hearing, the Orange County Bar Association concluded that The Law Offices of Saylin & Swisher not only did not have the right to charge me additional $15,000 but they had to refund to me about $4,000 of the $15,000 I had already paid them. These facts should make you think twice before you decide to hire The Law Offices of Saylin & Swisher.

Posted by anonymous | December 7, 2010

Quite the talker

Brian is a good lawyer, but watch out...he likes to talk and your bill will reflect that! Other than that, possibly the most honest lawyer I have met, and never plays games.

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Experience

Rating:  9.2 (Superb)

Honors

2015

AV Rated, Martendale-Hubble

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2012

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2011

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2010

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2009

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2008

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2007

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2006

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

Work Experience

2010 - Present

Partner, The Law Offices of Saylin & Swisher

1991 - 2010

Principal, Law Offices of Brian G. Saylin

1984 - 1991

Partner, Saylin & Schulte

1971 - 1971

Law Professor, Western State University College Of Law

Associations

1983 - Present

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Southern California chapter)

Fellow

1980 - Present

State Bar of California, Family Law Section

Certified Family Law Specialist

1980 - Present

Orange County Bar Association

Member

Education

1967

University of Southern California Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1963

University of Southern California

undergraduate

Speaking Engagements

2014

MCLE

Benefits of Private Judging

Activity

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