Law Office of Brian P. McMahon

I was hired by Mr [redacted] back on September 28, to represent him in his divorce I filed for the divorce and discussed our plan of action We originally were going to go to court for Temporary Orders and to have the judge speak to the daughter but then wife hired an attorney that I know and we discussed trying to resolve this matter through mediation to expedite the case for the parties I filed the Motion to mediate and attended a hearing and was Ordered to mediation Because of the holidays the earliest available date was January 5th We attended mediation that days and after or hours the parties came to an agreement and both signed an IRREVOCABLE Mediated Settlement Agreement The agreement states that mom will still have primary custody of all girls but that the oldest daughter can decide where she wants to live (with dad) and we negotiated a reduced amount of child support for him to pay based on an offset of what the wife should have to pay for support of the oldest daughter The attorneys agreed that I would take Mr [redacted] down to court to prove up the divorce and get it finalized and that the opposing attorney would draft and send me the proposed decree I received the proposed decree on January 24th and I sent it to Mr [redacted] within hours of receiving it explaining to him that it was a large document (pages) and I wanted him to begin reviewing it and letting me of any issues I do this with all of my clients so that they won't be rushed to review the document and can make notes and contact me of any issues or questions they may have While reviewing the decree myself along with the MSA I find that it basically states the essence of the agreement reached by the parties on January 5th but that some of the terms could possibly be clarified given that this case was not your standard divorce I tried calling the opposing counsel but had not heard back and so I have emailed her explaining that my client did not agree with the decree and have requested some revisionsAs far as not responding to his requests for updates I can not begin to estimate how many phone calls, emails and texts I have received and responded to to Mr [redacted] I am still working on his case and trying to get it resolved I filed numerous pleadings and motions, been to court several times and spent a half day in mediation I even met with him and his daughter on a Saturday morning at a restaurant to accommodate him and his work schedule I believe that if I go back and tally up all the work I have done on this case and all the time spent communicating with him I have probably lost money on this case If opposing counsel will not make the changes in the decree that we are requesting then I will probably have to appear in court at least one more timeI hope that we can resolve this matter as soon as possible and as amicably as possible When I first met Mr [redacted] he stated his biggest issue was being able to have his oldest daughter live with him and to pay less in child support His daughter is living with him and he is paying less child support One of the problems is that his ex wife keeps telling his daughter things to manipulate her and tick off Mr [redacted] .Please let me know if you need any further information I would like to resolve this matter with Mr [redacted] and get his case finished [redacted] Attorney at Law

I was hired by Mr. [redacted] back on September 28, 2017 to represent him in his divorce.  I filed for the divorce and discussed our plan of action.  We originally were going to go to court for Temporary Orders and to have the judge speak to the daughter but then wife hired an attorney that I...

know and we discussed trying to resolve this matter through mediation to expedite the case for the parties.  I filed the Motion to mediate and attended a hearing and was Ordered to mediation.  Because of the holidays the earliest available date was January 5th.  We attended mediation that days and after 4 or 5 hours the parties came to an agreement and both signed an IRREVOCABLE Mediated Settlement Agreement.   The agreement states that mom will still have primary custody of all girls but that the oldest daughter can decide where she wants to live (with dad) and we negotiated a reduced amount of child support for him to pay based on an offset of what the wife should have to pay for support of the oldest daughter.   The attorneys agreed that I would take Mr. [redacted] down to court to prove up the divorce and get it finalized and that the opposing attorney would draft and send me the proposed decree.  I received the proposed decree on January 24th and I sent it to Mr. [redacted] within 3 hours of receiving it explaining to him that it was a large document (46 pages) and I wanted him to begin reviewing it and letting me of any issues.  I do this with all of my clients so that they won't be rushed to review the document and can make notes and contact me of any issues or questions they may have.  While reviewing the decree myself along with the MSA I find that it basically states the essence of the agreement reached by the parties on January 5th but that some of the terms could possibly be clarified given that this case was not your standard divorce.  I tried calling the opposing counsel but had not heard back and so I have emailed her explaining that my client did not agree with the decree and have requested some revisions. As far as not responding to his requests for updates I can not begin to estimate how many phone calls, emails and texts I have received and responded to to Mr. [redacted].  I am still working on his case and trying to get it resolved.  I filed numerous pleadings and motions, been to court several times and spent a half day in mediation.   I even met with him and his daughter on a Saturday morning at a restaurant to accommodate him and his work schedule.  I believe that if I go back and tally up all the work I have done on this case and all the time spent communicating with him I have probably lost money on this case.  If opposing counsel will not make the changes in the decree that we are requesting then I will probably have to appear in court at least one more time. I hope that we can resolve this matter as soon as possible and as amicably as possible.  When I first met Mr. [redacted] he stated his biggest issue was being able to have his oldest daughter live with him and to pay less in child support.  His daughter is living with him and he is paying less child support.  One of the problems is that his ex wife keeps telling his daughter things to manipulate her and tick off Mr. [redacted].Please let me know if you need any further information.  I would like to resolve this matter with Mr. [redacted] and get his case finished.  [redacted]Attorney at Law

Complaint: [redacted]
I am rejecting this response because:The comment about losing money on my case is irrelevant. I met Mr. [redacted] told him of my concerns and he agreed to accept my case and I agreed on his fee.  I should not have received sub-standard representation because he felt like he should have charged me more.  Mr. [redacted] asked me to provide him with a "detailed" list of the items I wanted addressed at mediation which I did provide him.  He said he would be my voice at mediation and we would address all the items I mentioned.  None of the items were brought up.  I purchased a vehicle for my step son who attends the same school as my daughter and requested it be mentioned that my ex-wife help me get [redacted] to school 5 days out of the month. It was not mentioned at all.  If she would have agreed to it at mediation then it becomes enforceable.  I provided proof of my income down to the last penny and my ex-wife merely stated she made $900 a month which Mr. [redacted] balked at but did not insist she provide proof of her income as I did.  There was no action taken until today after I made a complaint with Revdex.com. No emails to opposing counsel or phone calls as stated.  I asked Mr. [redacted] if he would put pressure on the other attorney and I got nothing.  Yes I sent numerous emails and text messages because I was not getting any response or results.  I expressed my concerns several times and as I mentioned in my original complaint Mr. [redacted] did not speak for me and provide me with legal advice at mediation he was only worried about what time it would be over.  Yet here we are a month after mediation and I am in a worse position now than I was before.  Now I am being forced to take my daughter to counseling sessions her mom refuses to help me pay for because she wants to live with her dad.  I work 6am-6pm 5 days out of the month and I still struggle getting [redacted] to school those days which was one of my main concerns.  She cannot walk anymore because of her feet issues she is in a boot now which her mom also refused to help me pay for $288.Mr. [redacted] did not address the issues I sent him and talked to him about several times.  If he wanted more money he should have said so and not agreed to take my case through the referral program he is a part of. 
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