Reviews

The staff along with Brian have made a significant difference in my case. Brian has immersed his professional talents and knowledge into a complex case and taken the personal time and effort to really understand my situation. He has been very skilled at how to apply the law in order to make things work and literally help me in a very difficult experience in my life. I highly recommend this law firm to someone who wants the absolute right kind of representation. I have experienced another attorney prior to this and it it has been day and night. Plus their staff has helped immensely in the details with gathering info and doing much needed foot work. They offer the complete package and will allow you to live your life while going thru such a difficult situation. In short you don't need to shop around. These guys are the only ones you should consider.

I interviewed several reputable attorney's but Brian was the only one that sat down with me, prior to asking for a retainer and rolled up his sleeves to review my documents for a solid hour. He offered up sound and realistic advice, gave me his honest opinion and invested in my case with great care and concern. I've worked with many attorney's and have never felt this kind of attention or commitment. Carol and Dollie became like family offering up sympathy and support every step of the way. My case was a difficult one involving reopening a long since settled divorce after finding fraudulent discrepancies. Brian does not waste a lot of time with the obvious roadblocks thrown at us by the other legal team, which were made to drag out the process and drain me financially - Brian handled everything like a pro and kept moving forward. We were selected the best option for me and finalized everything to my satisfaction. I highly recommend this firm, Brian and his team for good, clean, no-nonsense legal defense.

The absolute incompetence was indescribable. The entire experience was like a 3 ring circus. As if Brian not knowing anything about my case at deposition was not bad enough, after they almost had 10k of my money, but they tossed me to a new attorney who's name was Sarah who began to ask me questions as if she had never even read my case. So essentially after months we were starting over. I complained about that, and Brian came back to my case to continue the mess he had begun months earlier. I just kept thinking it was too late to get a new attorney, and praying to god that they would pull their heads out and begin to become competent. That day never came. NEVER! :( They only thing that was remarkably competent and efficient was their billing department. I swear I am not at all being cynical. I often was surprised at the girl they had on top of that part of the business. She was professional and did not miss a beat. I used to think how could they have such a top notch billing department. But then have attorneys that were bumbling idiots. Listen Brian Mullen is a very nice guy, but he is truly truly in the wrong profession. He was always unprepared. On several occasions he told me I did not have to be present at things that I would later come to find out from my ex after everything was over and we talked was a really bad thing for my case, as well as upon further investigation found out in my absence he did not present very pertinent information we had agreed he would present. I mean the entire experience was a joke. A waste of my time, and a huge waste of my money. I was just so stunned at the mistakes that were made during my experience with this law firm that I personally witnessed, and then to ad insult to injury the horrific discrepancies uncovered once I left them finally. I am not the only one surprised by my representation, so were attorneys for the other side, as well as the lawyers I had to hire after he, well and the law firm botched my case for the better part of a year. In fact it cost me a fortune to have someone come in and review what I had already paid Wilkinson & Finkbeiner to do, and then take the appropriate action on a case that should have been done 10 months prior. Once the attorneys I hired took over the mess Wilkinson & Finkbeiner had made for me completed reviewing documentation from them for my case, he shared with complete conviction that I needed to turn them into the state bar. He said he had never seen so much incompetence in his life, and he has been doing this work for over 40 years. I hope that everyone takes the time to say the absolute truth about their experience. Up to now many of them have avoided accountability because of the authoritative nature and knowledge they hold behind that profession. The same platform you and I would have to use to stop them is where they do their expert work. ugh!!. Puts us all at a slight disadvantage wouldn't ya say? Unless of course you're another attorney. I feel like lawyers are unfortunately probably always going to be a necessary evil in this litigious society we live in, and sadly much of the small print we generally have to sign protects the bad ones from responsibility for bad behavior, and or even malpractice. Although I do believe there are really honest and good attorneys out there, there are a lot of very bad attorneys like these that so often overshadow the good ones.. It is just mind blowing some of the things I have witnessed attorney's not have to answer for. So now if social media has created a tool positively affecting the responsibility and accountability to the people that have to seek their help, often people in total desperation, despair, fear of what we don't understand but have been told we should get a lawyer for, then THANK GOD. This tool might just work to get the good attorneys from behind the shadows of these awful ones!! I will be happy to share more with you if anyone has any questions regarding the nature or facts of my experience with this law firm. Please feel free to contact me

I am a retired veteran. Out of the blue, I was surprised with heinous allegations of domestic violence that sent me to jail and took away my ability to see my young daughter. The charges required the hiring of a criminal attorney to keep me from going back to jail and losing my job. After winning there, I really had no choice but to file for divorce. Having a daughter I love deeply, I was very hesitant to do so. Trying to work and live each day, knowing my daughter was being kept from me for an indefinite amount of time, was torturous. I knew I needed a divorce attorney. A daunting amount of legal work was required to ensure my goal of maximizing the amount of time with my daughter was guaranteed me and I was not comfortable representing myself. Due to the initial allegations against me, I wanted an attorney who, after hearing my case was not only willing to take it, but was confident of our success. I found that in Brian Mullen at the law offices of Wilkinson & Finkbeiner. In the initial conversation with Brian, he made my goal his goal. My case has required skilled work from Brian and the Orange County office as well as Wilkinson & Finkbeiner partners to combat the seemingly endless stream of lies being filed in court by opposing counsel. Wilkinson & Finkbeiner have continually remained confident and focused on our goal. The courts closely scrutinized me and my behaviors for years. The judge on our case made no assumptions and ensured every decision he signed off on was supported by unbiased professionals’ recommendations first. Brian ensured we properly documented every step, guaranteeing we always moved forward in the eyes of the court and in our own. Many times I was convinced we should quit fighting. I wanted to give in to whatever opposing counsel kept throwing at us and end the seemingly infinite process which never seemed to turn in my favor. Though the entire process, Brian never lost faith in our original course of action and often, had to calmly remind me the end result would be achieving the goals I desired so adamantly during our first meeting. At this time, my divorce is not final. However, due to Brian’s talented council, sage advice and unwavering focus, our position in the court has gone from one where Brian was constantly required to prove my innocence to one where the court views the opposing counsel as a hindrance to closing the case. There is finally light on the horizon. Wilkinson & Finkbeiner are invaluable to me. Other firms told me nothing is guaranteed and prepared me for failure. Wilkinson & Finkbeiner fiercely supported me from the start. Words cannot fully express my gratitude. They believed my case held merit and told me to expect great things. Then, they proved they were right.

Wilkinson & Finkbeiner handled a very complex case of mine with integrity and precision. W&F allowed me to go on with my day to day life without letting this case consume me. W&F always respond to my emails and phone calls promptly which is more than I can say for the previous law offices I have hired. W&F truly cared about the outcome of my case and I never felt that they were only in it for the money. They went out of their way to help me and even did a lot of work without billing me for it! I would definitely use W&F again... in fact... I am using them again for a separate legal matter and I am 100% confident that they will handle this case with the same methodical and hard working approach that proved to be successful in my previous case.

I spoke with an attorney there by the name of Sarah, and I will just say she was less than helpful. I am taking my business elsewhere...

Before I hired Brian and Wilkinson & Finkbeiner, LLP, I tried to represent myself in a divorce case that involved a very wierd situation. I went through a trial in the 1990s to divorce my husband, but no documents were ever filed. So although the judgge granted my divorce in court in 1994, there were no documents that showed I was divorced. When I went to get remarried, I needed those documents. Brian and the team at W&F were able to file and obtain a divorce judgment for me so I could get remarried. Overall, Brian was very kind and took the time to explain everything to me and he obtained excellent results. I highly recommend this law firm.

While searching for an affordable and reputable family law attorney in Orange County CA, I came across W&F law firm and was pleased with the service they provided, the free consultation, and their prompt responses to my concerns. In the unfortunate event where I need to use legal counsel again, I would certainly return to them. The staff and the attorney, Brian, where all great, realistic, and always available. Thank you.