Brendan J Begley

I hired Mr. Begley to handle an appeal in a case involving my parents' estates. He was able to get the initial ruling reversed and helped negotiate the settlement agreement with my sister in a very short time at a reasonable cost. He responded to my questions with answers that weren't just legalese...- they actually made sense in English.

I felt awful when my former employer convinced the trial court to throw out my entire wrongful-termination lawsuit because it appeared that I did not have enough evidence. Things got even worse when my former employer asked the judge to order me to pay a huge sum for its fees and costs in getting a d...efense judgment. It all seemed totally wrong when my trial lawyer basically said my case was over. She suggested that I should consider giving up my appellate rights in exchange for my former employer decreasing the amount of money that I was going to owe for fees or costs. I hated that idea, so I looked for an appellate lawyer. When I called Brendan, he took the time to understand my case. He said he thought the judge misread my evidence and that I had good arguments to get my lawsuit back on track. He also explained the risks and expense of going down that road. I decided to go for it and followed Brendan's recommendation to ask the trial judge to reconsider the judgment before filing an appeal. Brendan said the odds of a trial court reversing its own ruling in any case are very low, but it was worth a shot in my case. I was overjoyed when the trial court rejected the arguments my former employer made and actually reversed the judgment based on the papers Brendan prepared. Instead of waiting a year or more for the appellate court to put my case back on track, Brendan made it happen within a couple of months. Better yet, the threat of having to pay for my former employer's costs and fees evaporated right away. I felt that Brendan explained things to me clearly without any exaggeration. I believe his knowledge of appeals and his litigation and negotiation skills completely turned my case around and enabled me to get a great outcome.

My opponent's attorney in a probate case filed a motion to strike my petition, which the trial court denied. However, because it was a special motion to strike, my opponent was able to file an immediate appeal without waiting for a final judgment. This maneuver could have delayed the entire probate c...ase for a year or two until the appeal was decided, but Brendan was a really strong advocate for me and my family and he stepped in and took aggressive steps to prevent the extended delay. At all times Brendan explained my options to me and kept me up to date about important developments. His efforts helped us to resolve the case more quickly, and I was pleased with his work and the results he helped us to achieve. To be quite frank - litigation is awful. This case in particular was extremely contentious and exhausting. But Brendan was so kind and so smart, I could at least relax in knowing that I had good counsel. He is a brilliant writer and so skilled - I cannot recommend him highly enough.

Brendan saved our judgment without running up a big bill. A Federal Trial Court ruled "in our favor" and our opponents filed a harassing appeal. Other lawyers might have found lots of work to do in the early stages of the appeal to run up their fees. But, Brendan sensed that our opponents likely w...ould run out of steam. He advised us against having him do unnecessary work, and he was right! The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal when our opponents blew their deadlines and Brendan saved us a favorable judgment and a lot of money." We would "highly" recommend Brendan Begley!

It looked like challenging a flawed property division in my family-law case was not worth the money it would take for me to pursue an appeal, so other lawyers seemed uninterested in helping me. Brendan recommended an approach that no other lawyer thought of -- and it worked! He negotiated capably w...ith my ex-wife and her attorney, got them to focus on the important issues and to realize the financial risks they faced, and helped me to obtain the result I wanted through a settlement within a couple months. He did it in a very economic fashion without marching all the way through the long and potentially costly appellate process. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Brendan and he will be my first call should I need legal representation in the future.