Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.

Expected more value and insight into my case. Was not prompt at calls..

She's average at best. Used her to modify child support. Would probably use someone else moving forward.

Lesson learned. I should have read the reviews online from Martindale, Avvo and others before I hired this attorney. I hired her in regards to a support order modification as my ex wife's income had increased. I found that the McCune Law Firm did not return calls. Sometimes I waited 7 - 10 days before I got a phone call. This is unacceptable to me and in my professional world I do not engage with vendors who operate with sloppy practices. I felt tied to have to work with her as she charged me a retainer in advance. I also caught typos on paperwork that her staff completed and I ws charged when I asked them to correct their errors. I did not think that was fair and I think there is no accountability with this firm. There seems to be a level of entitlement by this attorney and that she is immune from mistakes. She tried to blame me for the error which I thought was incredibly unprofessional. I cannot recommend this attorney and will not use her for future work should I need to revisit my orders again.

Had the same experience you all did. Took my money, didn't work, didn't return my files or money. Now she is back from Arkansas working as a Realtor under the name Brenda Higgins.

If I could turn back the clock I would. I wasted 3 months with this lady and over $2000 in fees that she still wont return. After my initial consultation with her and rapidly approaching court date I could not get her to return my many phone calls. It was not until I threatened her with termination did she contact me. At court she was an hour late and the family law judge took out her anger on me. I was humiliated with my ex looking on. It looked like McCune had slept in the clothes she was wearing and I thought I smelled alcohol on her breath but I could not be sure. She fumbled through her large briefcase which was a mess. My issue had to do with modification of visitation however as she rambled on it was apparent to everyone that she was not prepared or very familiar with my case. The family law judge put a stop to the proceedings. I fired her on the spot. She is really nice and attentive when you first meet her but that is where it ends. I do feel a bit sorry for her after spending that time in court with her. I will get my retainer back I'm being told by my current attorney. Thank you.

Could not finish my case due to her being suspended by the State Bar of California. I should have investigated this attorney instead of relaying on a recommendation. I now see Ms. McCune was on probation and under another investigation late last year. Why did she take on my case if she knew she had an ongoing case against her which she choose to ignore versus responding to the charges? Did she not know in ignoring repeated request by the State Bar would result in a suspension? Is that why she didn't bother paying her annual attorney membership fee? Why did she not disclose this to me when she took my retainer? Now I need to get another attorney to pick up where Ms. McCune left off. And she has the nerve to tell her clients that she is retiring. Shame on her..

- I experienced a similar issue as others who posted here of Brenda using up my retainer without producing value and results. - I found her disorganized - Sometimes her language of events, especially if she was questioned was very crude and raw. Very unprofessional and defensive as though her self-maturation is very young. - There is a "defensive, hyper sensitive crazy vibe" with her persona which seems to be like two personalities - the one she shows with other attorney's and the one she shows clients. She clearly has two agendas and the agenda with clients comes off as insincere. - Lack of accountability and blaming others for why she is late to court, why my paperwork wasn't filed on time, why she had to go home early. - Honestly, I don't think she could make it in a bigger firm where she would be held accountable. - I imagine with all these reviews if we put a website together we could gather the complaints and organize our efforts so that she can be formally reported to the Bar.

she represented me through Jarvis Kreiger Sullivan firm in oc. She was unprepared , unprofessional and unethical. When I first met her she sounded assuring & competent ; she Talks a good game but delivers lousy . To start , she arrived to court (late), decided to make some copies right before the judge called her . Before she left she told me that if the judge asked for her I should say that she went to make copies ! The judge waited for her until she needed to move on. My case was sent to another judge that was unsympathetic to my side and evantually I lost the case and $50000 along with it . In the afternoon session she made the judge wait again for her to come back . However , this time , the judge asked the bailif to look for her !

STAY away from this unprofessional attorney. She is all talk and does not follow through. We hired her to represent us in court for a child support modification. She showed up LATE to court, over an hour and told us she had been waiting in the wrong courtroom. Who does that? She was not prepared in court and was eaten ALIVE by my ex-husband's attorney. She was speechless and looked dumbfounded the entire time in court. She cost me over $15K in arrearage as well as a portion of my ex's attorney fees. She would make conference call appointments with me and the opposing attorney and would cancel or no-show without informing anyone! Her staff was just as useless and unprofessional just like her. They would stall via email and phone calls. Trying to track anyone down in that law firm was a joke for days on out. She drained my entire retainer of $5000 and did not get any paperwork done in a timely manner. And charged me more on top of that. Even after paying her bill in excess of the retainer, she had the nerve to contact me a year post court and issued me another bill - which I paid for already and sent her a copy of her endorsing the check! Unbelievable!!! I have never wasted my time more, and it cost me a bundle! I have her to thank as I write my child support check each month to an ex who does not work at all.

Brenda did an excellent job handling my family law case. She was able to effectively point out mistakes that my previous lawyer had made in the case and strived to have them successfully corrected and changed. My ex hired a well known Los Angeles law firm to handle her case. The attorney handling the case thought she owned the court room and was a real b****. Her approach was to try and bully me, the judge, and Brenda. Well, neither of these worked. In a nutshell, Brenda beat her up with facts and knowledge and the Judge also didn't buy into any of her redundant, regurgitation of facts not relevant to the case. Brenda held her own against this beast and didn't back down in any way, shape, or form. I was very impressed and proud of Brenda. I would certainly recommend Brenda to anyone needing an honest, reliable, knowledgeable attorney who will fight for what is right. Although my case is currently off calendar, I have a feeling it will be on calendar again soon, and Brenda will be my #1 choice for representation. For now, I'm only hoping that Brenda will willingly accept the invitation to represent me in the near future.