Shelley L. Brandt

Ms Bryant Reoresent myself and a number of my acquaintances over the past 20 years Her professional upfront attitude is commendable I appreciate her dedication and family values ,Many times cases do not reach a conclusion that makes all parties happy , The main thing is She does puts forth the ef...fort and experience to reach that covclusion

Had a ex attempt to file a restraining order against me in Thurston County. “Commisioner Pro Tem” Brandt fell hook, line and sinker for her obviously scripted wording, and approved the order. After consulting two lawyers who said “no way” with one saying “Brandt always sides with women in these” t...he RO was later overturned by the judge as not even close to meeting the threshold of an RO, and the case was closed. But not before this went on my record. Thanks, Shelley, for allowing yourself to NOT be impartial.

I wish I would have seen these reviews before hiring Shelley. She was a nightmare! She takes you on at your most vulnerable, and has no empathy or compassion whatsoever! I was hoping to have representation that would fight for me, and look out for my best interests, but that could not have been fa...rther from the truth. I have been screwed in every way possible. She would not answer questions that were asked of her repeatedly, her emails were rude and abrasive, and it felt like she was working for apposing counsel! As if a tumultuous divorce was not trying enough, I felt like it was an uphill battle with her constantly! From what I’m reading, it’s her MO to withdraw when she has racked up enough billable hours, or finds a new bank account to drain. She never concluded my case, and told me to either speak directly with apposing counsel, or take my ex to small claims court for the very things outlined in the divorce decree that I begged her to help me with! I would not wish her on my worst enemy, and my ex walked away unscathed.

I quickly learned that she was billing me every time she looked at an email, so I started gathering my questions together for one large email instead of many smaller ones. Once I sent several questions and then remembered one more important question. She responded to that last email separately with... a one word response, but billed me for an entire email. She would wait until the last minute to tell me of the information I needed to obtain when she should have known months earlier that we would eventually need some of my military retirement records. She would tell me that I was not required at a certain court hearing and then call me the night before and tell me my presence was required, making me miss work. She would send me a 50 page legal document prepared by the other side, instruct me to read it, and sign it if I agreed, with no input on if it was a good document to sign or not. I told her there was a reason I hired a lawyer and that included some advice on documents printed in legalese, but she just called me rude and hung up, having her assistant call me back. Her younger sister, assistant, is very kind and helpful, but if you want any legal assistance, do someplace else. I could have obtained the same results had I went in with no lawyer at all. Stay away from this woman as she is worthless as an attorney.

Shelley Brandt is not interested in anything other than the almighty dollar. She will go on the offensive with opposing counsel by making crazy assertions based on her selective memory and not actual facts. She will not spend the time doing her research prior to firing off nasty letters to ensure w...hat she says is correct. She will resort to all kinds of low brow tactics to destroy any chance of reasonable negotiations between parties, and once she is found out to be less (much less) than honest, she simply withdraws from the case leaving her clients high and dry. Of course, this is all her strategy to increase her billable hours. Her paralegal, Rae, is as rude as they come and gets very defensive when one points out her numerous typos and contradictions in the declarations she types up. Of course Brandt tries to charge for the corrections made by her staff. There are much better family law attorneys in Thurston County-why waste your time and money on someone that doesn't care about anything other than herself?