Michael Ralph Bruggeman

I have known Mike for many years. He is not only a pillar in the Orange County legal community, but is also one of the most dedicated, intelligent, and client-focused attorneys I have ever met. Mike is committed to staying in the forefront of his industry, keeping himself abreast of changes in the la...w. He is compassionate, yet fierce, and works tirelessly to ensure his clients' best interests are furthered. I recommend him with the highest of confidence.

Mike Bruggeman is a lawyer whose main focus is payment.  He will act, engage the client and work hard to get his money.  Once paid he becomes unresponsive, passive and it can even be characterizes as ambivalent.  One item that Bruggeman does do well is spend the funds he is given.  During our pre...-trial preparation he went on more vacations than 5 families combined.  During our year interaction up to and during the trial, Bruggeman continued to ignore the wishes and directions of the family, while never actually conveying the reasoning of "his" defense to anyone except himself.  Even his own paid investigator could not understand the rational of the defense or support its execution.  To be clear the case was framed as a 2nd degree murder trial, tried as such, but resulted due to his "bumbling" with 1st degree w/life.  Don't hire unless your looking to ensure failure and imprisonment.