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William Robert Brendgard

3.0
Rating: 1.0

Licensed for 34 years

Mediation Lawyer at Vancouver, WA
Practice Areas: Mediation

215 West 4th Street, Vancouver, WA

This attorney is currently not accepting new clients.
Reason: Not Practicing
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2018
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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 34 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 1991

Suspended - Discipline

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2018

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William Brendgard

215 West 4th Street, Vancouver, WA, 98660

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William Robert Brendgard's Reviews

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3.0 /5.0

11 Client Reviews

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Posted by Kristi | January 13, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Bad experience

Mr Brendgard agreed to take my case over 3 years ago and 36 days before my divorce was to be finalized Mr Brendgard got in trouble with the bar and was unable to continue with my case. Luckily I have a cousin who is an attorney and he advised me on what to do. The judge assigned to my case was very u...nderstanding of my situation & in the end I prepared my final documents myself and represented myself.

Posted by anonymous | April 23, 2015 | Divorce & Separation

Just not the guy you want for family court..

I was really low on funds and NEEDED a lawyer for custody/divorce. The divorce part was a piece of cake, his help wasn't needed there. As for the custody case, I should have just represented myself. He hardly said a word and let my ex's lawyer completely plow right through him. He's way too mild mann...ered to be a lawyer in general. I actually had to get up and speak for myself at one point because he was just sitting up at the stand saying NOTHING AT ALL. My daughter had no clue who her dad was and he was granted every other weekend and a midweek overnight! It lasted about two months and he disappeared again, but thanks to William (Bill), he can now legally show up at random and have full access to my child. Outside of that, I rarely was able to get ahold him. I always got his voicemail and had to call multiple times to get him to answer his phone. I never knew if he was going to actually be in court, which is what scared me the most. I actually had to go to the family court facilitator once, for advice, because I absolutely could not get ahold of him. I found out I wasn't allowed to get advice elsewhere when their is a lawyer already on the case. So I started making attempts to get ahold of him to ask him to please drop my case so I can seek help elsewhere. He would not pick up my calls, my emails, texts, NOTHING. I actually called from a different number and thats how I eventually got ahold of him. When you're going through something as stressful and scary, like a custody battle or family court, he just isn't the guy you want.

Posted by Matt | May 23, 2014 | Divorce & Separation

Not suited for Divorce cases

Mr. Brendgard represented me in a divorce proceeding a little over 5 years ago. He was as responsive as I would expect, but was completely bulldozed by my ex-wife's attorney. His most glaring error, in my opinion, was to recommend that I agree to pay spousal support even after my ex remarried. I h...ave yet to find a single person who has ever even heard of such a thing. Incompetent and spineless. His advice cost me $90,000.

Posted by melissa | November 28, 2012 | Family

could not ask for a better lawyer

i hired bill as my lawyer at the last min to help me with my case to get my grandson he has always been at every court date he has always kept in touch with me on what is going on always has returned my calls emails or text messages i know that i can walk in his office and he will always take the t...ime to talk due to an awesome lawyer i got custody of my grandson. bill is now working on another case for me to get my other grandson great job

Posted by anonymous | April 12, 2012 | Child Custody

Relocation

Bill was helping me with my relocation case. At first he was pretty good at keeping me informed and listening to what I wanted as an outcome. But as time went on he would take days or weeks to return phone calls or emails, if he returned them at all. He was served a notice that we would need to be in... court on a specific day, I found out about this from him the day before and then he left me on my own to represent myself. If communication was better on his part I think he would be an amazing attorney, but communication just wasnt there on his part.

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"Bill does a great job figuring out QDRO work for dissolution matters and is very enjoyable to work with."

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Experience

Rating:  1.0 (Extreme Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2018.

Suspension issued in WA, 2018

updated on 03/21/2018

This means the attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Suspension issued in WA, 2015

updated on 04/20/2015

This means the attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Suspension issued in WA, 2013

updated on 05/01/2014

This means the attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

William’s comment:

“Reinstated”

Reprimand issued in WA, 2004

updated on 03/03/2011

This means the attorney did something wrong, but the Bar did not suspend the lawyer. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Reprimand issued in WA, 2003

updated on 03/03/2011

This means the attorney did something wrong, but the Bar did not suspend the lawyer. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Work Experience

1989 - 1991

Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney's Office

Education

1991

Lewis & Clark Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1988

Western Washington University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Languages

English

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