Nathaniel Burney

Has done very efficient job with my B Felony case from conference with D.A , mitigating circumstances & written motions & follow up,etc. he has a vast array of resources to utilize & great social workers to intervene & advocate alternative resolution besides jail. but as an addict its hard to live ...up to your "End" of the bargain & i may be needing a higher level of care.As pending charges may arrive i am hoping for help thru Mr. Burney once again & a favorable disposition is reached.

First of all, I would I don't like to give five stars because there is generally room for improvement. However, what Mr. Burney has done for me over the past year has been exemplary and exceptional. Mr. Burney has restored my faith in attorneys! After an unfortunate incident while on vacation in NYC,... Mr. Burney accepted my case. Not having very much money, Mr. Burney worked diligently on my case for a fraction of his normal fees. As it turned out, there was more to be done than originally thought. Mr. Burney met the challenge without asking for additional funds. I am really truly appreciative for what Mr. Burney has done for me and my family. It was a stroke of luck that I found him in my time of need. He did not take advantage of my desperate situation as may have been the case with many attornies. I speak for my family when I say thank you Mr. Burney for doing for us what we could not do for ourselves at that time. In closing I would like to say that I hope that when Mr. Burney is in need someone comes to his aid.

Nathan Burney comes off as a very weird character. Which tricked me as he tries to make that pass that as "genius" and "too smart to be understood". I made a poor decision in hiring him, based on the fact that he didn't appear to "hardcore" sell his services as some do, and that he had worked w...ith the DA's office which according to him, made him the best choice and justified him "being very expensive". I regret that my distressed state of mind led me to hire him versus a more "traditional" and aggressive lawyer. He is very ill at ease and shy when you meet him, strangely his name is unknown at the registration desk, nor does it appear anywhere in the office he shares. He pretended to not know I was coming from Avvo, or that he was well rated here and comes on top of searches. This white lie was a red flag. Nathan Burney gets ALL of his clients through Avvo. By the way I have asked Avvo to look into his reviews which I find very surprising. The main issues I faced with him : - he only responds per email, often after a week or two. He will never, ever pick up the phone, so don't expect reactivity. He failed to respond to other attorneys I then hired to make sure my case was going in the right direction. - while I didn't particularly expect sympathy, he became plain rude and unresponsive the minute he received the retainer. - he hardly took any attention to my case, as he "was busy writing a book". The only reason he took me on was to finance his lifestyle but he could not show more disinterest in what was happening to me, and the blatant and obvious fact I was wrongly accused by my spiteful ex. - his lack of attention and available time resulted in his total failure to negotiate anything (which takes time and understanding of the case). In fact, he was indeed the DA's best friend and besides sending rude and contemptuous remarks, he never lifted a finger to close the case in my favor. - he never read all the material I sent him to give strong arguments against my ex's ludicrous claims. - he took the opposing counsel's first offer and left it at that, and did the same thing with the DA. Of course, because that required no effort. I would strongly recommend you think twice before hiring him.

In my experience with Nathaniel Burney as my criminal defense attorney, he was an incredibly charming, and witty gentlemen. Unfortunately, that is where much of appreciation for his service ends. In my experience with Mr. Burney, he has continued to maneuver around granting me the services that he cl...aimed he would provide. Some of my issues with Mr. Burney are as small as providing copies of paper work that has been submitted to him and being able to communicate thoroughly about the issues of my case. Some issues are much bigger because they stem from his decisions to reject, redirect and flat out avoid my questions and the services that I reasonably asked him to implore. Other issues stem from a fundamental disagreement about the direction of my case going forward. After paying a HEFTY retainer fee for his legal services, Mr. Burney had said that his services would require much more money and he would be less than zealous in my defense if those fees were not received. It is abundantly reasonable for a professional to charge a significant fee for a significant matter. What is not reasonable is paying such a fee when you are not comfortable with that professional's level of service and/or efficacy in the case up to date. I would have been much more able to invest my trust in Mr. Burney's abilities if his continued assurances were not hollow and repetitive. According to Mr. Burney, he is a busy man. In his own words, he stated that he had not had a trial "in ages and was aching for one". At the time, he indicated he had no expectation to become occupied within the near future. After receiving his retainer fee, Mr. Burney immediately told me he became a representative in two other criminal court trials. This inconvenience is furthered by the week that he formally requested to handle prior responsibilities. Mr. Burney fairly informed me he would need three specific days out of the week to invest in other responsibilities. As we proceeded closer to these dates, his need for time grew into that entire week. This issue of availability is furthered by the fact that he is unavailable over the weekends. Nathaniel Burney is an incredibly intelligent and charming professional. It is unfortunate that his choice not to serve my best interest in my case ultimately led to his dismissal.

I was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and issued a DAT. From an employment perspective, no professional wants any sort of criminal record. I was worried about the possibility of having to disclose this information when I apply to graduate school or potential employers. M...r. Burney was able to meet with a court supervisor prior to my arraignment, something NO other lawyer would even consider as it was impossible. This made my whole arraignment process simple, and the case resulted in an ACD, which is the best possible outcome given the circumstances. Mr. Burney totally took the burden of stress and hassle off my hands and has allowed me to move forward with my life with this unfortunate incident now behind me. If you you are in a jam, you definitely want him by your side in court.