Brandon Noel Mcmurtray

Based on his previous glowing reviews, something must have happened to Brandon McMurtray after 2020. I hired Brandon for a high conflict custody case. I should have listened to my gut instincts when he almost immediately became next to impossible to reach or even receive an email response for sever...al days at at time. Brandon never scheduled a trial meeting. Never looked at any of the exhibits and strategic questions I provided to be asked of witnesses. He was effective at times in his knowledge of the law but would become almost comically weeded in details that drained precious trial time. He had no strategy, he did not prepare notes or have questions at the ready. Subsequently, he missed filing deadlines, did not forward communications, would wait until 2 hours before a deadline to say he couldn’t perform a task. I am concerned that he may have a substance abuse issue based on his memory / recall of events that have a paper trail.

Brandon provided prompt and essential counsel to me when evaluating a non-compete agreement. Of course the legal interpretation was extremely helpful. You'd expect that from a good lawyer. What really made the difference was the advice he offered on how to negotiate the desired changes in the agr...eement. This included advice on what was standard under the circumstances, but then went further to identify ways to make requests in the spirit of mutual gain. In other words, he helped me present the desired changes as true improvements to the relationship, rather than demands. His turnaround was extraordinarily fast, which I needed since I was under a deadline. I wholeheartedly recommend Brandon.